Negro Held Under Two Hundred Bond In Fatal Wreck
Clan Purnell a local Negro is out on 200 bond awaiting trial on charges of careless and reckless driving after a head on collision near Tilghman s Cross Roads injured Miss Marie Merritt about 20 and sent her to hospital with a broken leg and facial wounds. The crash involved Purnell s vehicle and another driven by H B Powell with Custer Kilpatrick and Miss Gertie Lanier. Powell and the others suffered only minor injuries. Police and highway patrol officers investigated the wreck at the scene three local roads north of the city. The car Purnell drove was owned by W C Williams a local funeral director and employer of Purnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clan Purnell
Marie Merritt
Miss Merritt
Purnell
Tilghman's
H. B. Powell
Custer Kilpatrick
Gertie Lanier
Parnell
J. R. Adams
H. W. Rothrock
Adams
W. C. Williams
Miss Betty White Resigns From Local Hospital Dietician Post
Miss Betty White resigns as assistant dietician at the Roanoke Rapids hospital to accept a position in Galveston Texas. She joined the Roanoke Rapids facility in February replacing Mrs J A Wood who was injured in an automobile accident. Mrs Wood has since recovered at home and plans to resume duties in about a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty White
Galveston
Texas
White
Roanoke Rapids
Richmond
J. A. Wood
Wood
Halifax Bridge Club Enjoys Evening Gathering
Mrs Elizabeth White hosted the Halifax bridge club Monday night at four tables. Prize winners included Mrs Chas Boykin high, Miss Anne Hale visitors high, and Miss Ursula Marshall consolation. Guests received prizes and an ice course was served to listed members and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. M. White
David Griffin
Mamie Blanchard
Woodland
Hugh House
A. W. Gregory
Emily Gary
Russell Weeks
H. A. Cole
W. R. Caudle
A. L. Hux
John Fenner
Boone Grant
R. L. Applewhite
Turner Stephenson
S. S. Norman
Milton Norman
Caswell Shaw
Quentin Gregory
Chas. Boykin
Maynard Hicks
Ida Mae Cheatham
Edith Avent
Clem Read
Callie Mae Dickens
Anne Hale
Nannie Gary
Elizabeth White
Bridge Club
Chas, Boykin
Club
Ursula Marshall
P. C. Draper
Raymond Coppedge
W. A. Parks
Fred Davis
Asheville
Effie Avent
Jack Whiteshead
Bray Purchases Local Business in Roanoke Rapids
R. O. Bray buys the Roanoke Avenue business at 101 Roanoke Avenue formerly run by J. W. Taylor. Bray has lived in Roanoke Rapids since 1903 and operated the shop since 1917. he purchased it from the widow of his former employer at the start of the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. O. Bray
Roanoke Avenue
J. W. Taylor
Bray
Roanoke Rapids
Shearin Couple Attends Raleigh Graduation Exercises
Mr and Mrs J D Shearin attended the graduation exercises in Raleigh. The brief item notes their presence at the ceremony and reflects a семейный social moment in the local report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Shearin
Raleigh
Hostess at Wednesday Night Bridge Club Meeting
Mrs. i Carter hosted the last bridge club session before fall. Miss Helen Apple won high score with Mrs. A. Le Gilliam second. After scoring, a sandwich plate was served to attendees Francis Starke, R. M. Pope, Chas. Fitts, A. L. Gilliam, Calvin Kennemar, H. B. Gibson, Janie Lassiter, and Helen Apple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I Carter
Helen Apple
Local Visit Highlights Taylor Family Gatherings
Claude Pearson of Elkin spent last Wednesday and Thursday with his sister Mrs Grover Taylor. Sam Taylor Miss Eloise Taylor Aliwell Taylor and several Taylors visited Ebony Virginia as guests of Mr and Mrs Johnie Taylor and Mrs Grover Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Hale, Jr
Newport News
Harvey Roberts
Mary Frances
Raymond Mitchell
Pheobus
Littleton
E. Gray Jones
Hendricks
Gray
Baptist Church
Edwin Sheavin
Hobgood
J. V. Shearin
E. Powers
Norfolk
Mesdames Churchhill Brown
T. R. Walker
Harold Keeter
Ozella Keeter
Richmond
Patricia Shearin
J. E. Stansbury
Herbert Pope
Aulander
Robert Kirkland and Son
W. T. Smith
Faison
Charlotte
Lake
Littleton Home
White Lake
Carolina
Goldston
Jean May
Jean King
Nettie Dixon
Carleen Spain
Beulah Adkins
Evelyn Bob
Claude Pearson of
Elkin
Grover Taylor
Sam Taylor
Eloise Taylor
Aliwell Taylor
J. L. Williams
Lewis Clary
Ebony
Johnie Taylor
J. S. Williams
Hazel Rook
Bracey, Va
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J. M. Twisdale
Henderson
Edwin Stansbury
Edwin Shearin
W. J. Perry
Petersburg
Evelyn Newsom
Robert Newsom
Edward Hall
Reidsville
C. B. Austin
Florida
Donald Porter
Norfolkx
Curtis Porter
Horace Palmer
Langley Field
Edwin Harvey
Harry Cassada
Fort Bragg
Frank Jones
Bertha Thrower
Enfield
Buddie Herbert
W. T. Threewitts
F. M. Rightmyer
Weldon
Greensboro
Louise Abbott
W. B. Myrick
Rebecca Leach
J. P. Leach
Kathleen Holloman
Elizabeth Bridges
Wilson
J. H. Newsom
Harry Midkiff
Chase City
Jim Warren
Mary Elizabeth Toppings
N. Vunn
Hugh Morson High School
Sam Arvin
Helen Davis
Spe
Kara Ried Cole
M. L. Cole
Kenneth Kennedy
Durham
Jim Spivey
Jackson
Kate Griffin
J. C. Williams
Franklin
Exum Whittaker
Edna Woodlief
Mary Bland Hedgepeth
T. E. Epps
C. G. Moore
M. Roy King
Ola M. Gardner
Buddie Bragg
George Cecil
High Point
Robert Kirkland
Don Garber
Washington, D. C
Billy Aiken
T. J. Miles
A. G. Waters
Ben Hicks
Cleve Stallings
Mary Ellen Edgerton
J. Frank Cameron
Cameron
Maynard Hale
Mary Virginia
Hamlet
N. C
Elizabeth Johnson
E. Gillam
Warrenton
Alice Browning
Rom Parker
A. P. Farmer
Elliot Clark
J. E. Threewitts
John Threewitts
Wilton Browning, Jr
Washington, D
Bliss Electrical School
Louise King
J. B. Moore
D. G. Jones
Watts Hospital
R. T. Kiirkland
F. M. Smith
T. W. Smith
Henry Morris
Walter Warren
Bettie Coppedge
Eric Rogers
Rebecca Bryant
Scotland Neck
John B. Parker
Luther Marshall
Portsmouth
Hugh Pittman
Snow Hill
J. G. Butts
Rocky Mount
Billy
Arizona
Hospital
Halifax
Dad
America
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