Halifax County Faces Republican Challenge in Local Politics
In Halifax County, a Democratic stronghold, Republican votes appeared in a recent primary tied to the Commissioner of Agriculture race. The election scene reflects a shift in party alignment as locals weigh the implications of cross-party support. Meanwhile the State Employment Service highlights Roanoke Rapids High School graduates, urging local employers to consider them as capable, educated workers after years of dedication and parental sacrifice.
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Halifax
Halifax County
North Carolina
Weldon
Gragg
Make Every Day a Memorial Day
Sunday marks the fourth anniversary of D-Day as Western Allies landed in France. Many fallen heroes are being returned for re burials and families mourn, reminding readers to honor the dead daily and commit to making every day Memorial Day.
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France
Herald News
Day of Materialism Urges Vacation Bible School Effort
In an era of materialism ministers across the United States promote Daily Vacation Bible Schools each summer to place young congregants in spiritual study. The piece urges faith and notes the refreshing uplift these programs provide.
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United States
A Proper Move Toward Roanoke Rapids and Weldon Music Group
Citizens of Roanoke Rapids and Weldon unite in a Musical Promotion Group to boost local music. Previously delays and fragmented effort hampered programs with only scattered support for North Carolina Symphony visits. Organizers expect a stronger, coordinated effort to bring better music to the region.
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Roanoke Rapids
Weldon
North Carolina Symphony
Years Ago A Backward Glance
A collage of Roanoke Rapids history notes various people events and institutions from 1947 to 1988. Highlights include local governance changes in Halifax County and Roanoke Rapids, school graduations and honors, college addresses, civic projects, and wartime community preparations.
Rhododendron Bloom Near Mt. Mitchell Draws Visitors
Rhododendron in full bloom along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Little Switzerland continues into June. A fine display lies 14 miles south toward Mt. Mitchell, and Crabtree Meadows recreational park, 6% miles south, has opened and attracts picnickers.
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Little Switzerland
N. C
Blue Ridge Parkway
Mt. Mitchell
Crabtree Meadows
Local Social Roundup and Visit Notes from Morhead
Weldon Mr. and Mrs. Natt Capel spend several days in Morhead with Mr. Capel attending a Production Credit Association meeting. Mrs. Tommie Bravelle and daughter Ellen of Clayton visit Mr. and Mrs. Bill Joyner. Elizabeth Wyche and Dorothy Howard depart for Woman's College Greensboro for summer school. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Alston and Christine Alston visit RoVe Crew for Mrs. Crews 82nd birthday. Mrs. E. S. Jones seriously ill in Park View Hospital. Frances Scott of Washington DC visits the Scott home. F I Robinson of Raleigh visits his parents. Friends of W. L. Scott regret a Roanoke Rapids parent status.
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C. Shields Alexander
Scotland Neck
Halfax
G. H. Johnson
M.D. Cole Lier
Roanoke
T. J. Davis
Chockoootee Park
Ray Sumner
Biltmore College
Weldon High School
Katherine Wood
Helen E. Daughtry
Marilyn F. Vincent
Evelyn Nancy Shaw
Woman's College At
Greensboro
L. T Chase
Board
Mrs. Natt Capel
Morhead
Mr. Capel
Production Credit Association
Tommie Bravelle
Ellen
Clayton
Bill Joyner
W. L. Alston
Christine Alston
Rove Crew
New Fishing Cruiser Dolphin Joins Atlantic Fleet
Captain Ottis Purifoy expands his Gulf Stream fishing operation with the Dolphin, a 50 foot vessel built at Harkers Island by Brady Lewis. The new craft joins a seven-boat fleet offering weekend and weekday Gulf Stream trips from Cape Lookout to Cape Hatteras with other boats including Sea AVen Beth Shearwater Barrac Little Sister and J Ray.
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Aycock Brown
Dolphin
Ottis Purifoy
mid-Atlantic
George Bedsworth
Shearwater
Sea Aven
Beth
Barrac
Little Sister
J. Ray
Gulf Stream
Purifoy
Barracuda
Arthur Midgette
Frank
Susan
Blue Water
Cape Lookout
Cape Hatter
Weekend Visitors and Relatives Share Raleigh Area
Local social notes list visits and guests in Raleigh and nearby towns. Names include Mrs. E L Crawley Mrs 2 H Lambert Leigh Glasgow Jim Newsom Carrie Myrick Alice Browning and others visiting from Norfolk Portsmouth Enfield Roanoke Rapids Wake Forest and Roanoke. The items highlight extended family stays and weekend hosting at several households.
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E. L. Crawley
2. H. Lambert
Leigh Glasgow
Raleigh
Local Family News From North Carolina Weekend Visits
Mrs. George Herring of Roanoke Rapids guests of Mrs. W. B. Chappell on Sunday. Mrs. D. P. Spell and daughter Henderson visit her mother Mrs. H. Reid Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Tant visit relatives in Nashville Sunday. Rev. W. F. Little and Mrs. Little visit Lake Virginia weekend. Rev. and Mrs. Julian King move into new parsonage. Mrs. Willis Harvey and daughter Harriet spend Tuesday in Raleigh. Mrs. Selma F. Johnston visits Raleigh with daughter Mrs. Lacy Rowe then to UNC summer school in Chapel Hill.
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D. P. Spell
Henderson
H. Reid Miller
Jack
Nashville
Sunny
W. F. F. Little
Selma F. Johnston
Raleigh
Lacy Rowe
Johnston
Chapel Hill
The
University of North Carolina
Births List from Roanoke Rapids Hospital Last Week
Birth announcements from Roanoke Rapids Hospital include a boy for Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Jarres Margarettsville on May 31. A boy for Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Keeter City on June 8. A girl for Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pearson Garysburg on June 8. A girl for Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Pope Newsom Virginia on June 4. A boy for Mr. and Mrs. Byron Gurley City on June 5. A girl for Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Hasty City on June 6. A boy for Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Helms City on June 5. A boy for Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Shearin City on June 4.
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Roanoke Rapids Hospital
R. C. Jarres
Margarettsville
Douglas Keeter
City
Walter Pearson
Garysburg
Floyd Pope
Newsom
Byron Gurley
R. C. Hasty
E. B. Helms
Woodrow Shearin
Town Talk Highlights Duke Graduation Attendees
Dr and Mrs E D Harbour attended Duke University graduation exercises on Monday with their daughter Marie Harbour among the graduates. They were joined by Mrs Curtis Shell Miss Ernestine Smith Mrs I L Evans and son Cecil and Mrs B T Conner visiting from Wake Forest Raleigh last Thursday. Mr and Mrs Alton Hoggard and Tommie of Norfolk visited Mrs Hoggards parents Mr and Mrs Madison Shene Monday. Rufur Jackson of Emporia visited his brother Lewis Jackson last week.
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E. D. Harbour
Duke University
Marie Harbour
Curtis Shell
Ernestine Smith
I. L. Evans
Cecil
B. T. Conner ii
Wake Forest
Raleigh
Alton Hoggard
Tommie
Norfolk
Rufur Jackson
Emporia
Lewis Jackson
Deaths Mrs Edward J Barrett and Staton Rites
Funeral services for Mrs Edward J Barrett 60 who died after a short illness in Roanoke Rapids Hospital were held at the First Christian Church Roanoke Rapids Rev John J Sangster officiating Survived by husband one son W E Barrett three daughters all of Roanoke Rapids two brothers and ten grandchildren Also obituary notices for Mrs Bertha House Staton with services at Scotland Neck Funeral Home and interment at Sunny Side Cemetery list surviving family members and multiple Whitehead staton and Cannon relatives.
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Edward J. Barrett
Roanoke Rapids
First Christian Church
John J. Sangster
W. E. Barrett
Daugh‘ters
Henry Yatte
Henry Beale
Jimmy Wallace
Roanoke Rapid
Jack Wheeler
Conway
Dempsey Wheeler
Bertha H. Staton
Bertha House Staton
Chapel of Scotland Neck
A. B. Denson
Rocky Mount
Sunnyside
Staton
H. S. Staton
William Staton
Scotland Neck
Louis Staton
Frances Staton
Rowland
Ralph Whitehead
Hobgood
Lawrence Whitehead
Norfolk
Marshell Whitehead
Seaboard
Lena Allsbrook
Portsmouth
Charlie Cannon
Mary W. Yemend
Oakland
Calif
Sertha House Staton
Chapel of
Sunny Side
Louise Staton
Rojland
Hob Xood
Marshall Whitehead
Mary W. Vermont
John J. Langston
Sig
W. FE. Barrett
Kenry Beale
Jimmie Wallace
Mollie Rook Dies in Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Mrs Moll Rook of 02 Star Route Emporia Va died Saturday evening June 5 at 7 o clock in Roanoke Rapids Hospital Funeral at home Monday afternoon at 430 conducted by Reverend Northern of Richmond Surviving are four daughters Mrs G W Clements and Mrs Tommie Seward of Emporia Mrs Lewis Deldridge and Mrs Tommie Norwood of Roanoke Rapids one son G M Rook of Emporia 23 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren
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Emporia
Moll
Rook
Roanoke Rapers ‘Hospital
Northern
Richmond
G._ W. Clements
Tommie Seward
Empoia
Lewis’ Deldridge
Tommie Norwood
Roanoke Rapids
G. M Rook
Hospital News Patients From Out of Town Headed to Rosnoke Rapids
Out of town patients listed in Rosnoke Rapids Hospital include Larry Burnett Warrenton Mrs L E Butler Emporia Mrs A L Barrell Portsmouth Va Mrs N G Davis Seaboard Rommie Davis Seaboard W W Ferguson Emporia Mrs Lewis Glasgow Weldon H J Haith cock Littleton Mrs J T Har tis Littleon Mrs T Hall LaCrosse Va Barbar Ann Lynch Skippers Va Mrs Calvin Lassiter Conway Mrs Essie Overman Aulander W B Payne Garlock Mrs Betty Price Garysburg Mrs E P Powell Skippers Mrs G L Ricks Conway Mrs M A Shearin Emporia Mrs C P Summer Conway WL Scott Weldon Henry Stratton Lawrenceville Va Mrs Ida Tanne Broadnax Mrs Beulah Vick Baylows Va Mrs George Williams Conway Mr L B White Plans Willis Ed wards Gaston Mrs R O Harris Gumberry Mrs John White Margarettsville
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Rosnoke Rapids Hospital
Larry Burnett
Warrenton
Mra
L. E. Butler
Emporia
L. S. Brittan
Pendleton
A. L. Barrell
Portsmouth
N.G. Davis
Seaboard
Rommie Davis
W. W. Ferguson
Lewis Glasgow
Weldon
H. J. Haithcock
Littleton
J.T. Hartis
Littleon
T. Hall
LaCrosse
Barbar
Conway
Scott
Henry Stratton
Lawrenceville
Ida Tanne
Broadnax
Beulah Vick
Baylows
George Williams
L. B. White Plans
Willis Edwards
Gaston
R. O. Harris
Gumberry
John White
Margarettsville
State warns North Carolina forests burn prone
The message warns that North Carolina forests are highly inflammable and at risk of fires like Bar Harbor. It urges vigilance and the public to prevent fires, stressing individual responsibility to avoid disasters.
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Bat Harbor
Maine
North Carolina
United States
Bar Harbor
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