Woman Alleged Slayer of Her Lover In 1930 Farm Killing
A long manhunt ends as Eli Putney is arrested in Baltimore for the killing of Ruth Eva DeLoach, 15, at the Matthews place near Rosemary in January 1930. Police recount the violent kitchen confrontation and Putney’s flight to Virginia and Maryland, where he lived with common law wives and fathered children.
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Eli Putney
Putney
Ruth Eva DeLoach
Matthews Place
Rosemary
H. E. Dobbins
Henry Deach
Murfreesboro
DeLoach
de- Loach
Dragonsville
Maryland
Baltimore
Din
Roanoke Rapids Woman Called Murder Suspect In Slaying
Mrs. Gertrude Storey was jailed on murder charges after the Monday night shooting of Henry Kinnin in Northampton County just across the Roanoke River. The case ties to a family dispute involving Storey’s daughter and a threat she reportedly carried out with a gun.
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Gertrude Story
Kinnin
Henry Kinnin
Gertrude Storey
Roanoke River
Roanoke Rapids
Northampton County
Storey
Iliose
Henry
Oklahoma S/Sgt Braswell in Army hospital at Camp Gruber
Staff Sergeant James Braswell 26 son of Mr and Mrs R G Braswell of Rich Square is hospitalized at Camp Gruber Oklahoma after eight weeks of illness from a hiking incident. He married former Miss Marjorie Bridgers of this city. He enlisted August 25 1943 and served in the Rainbow Division after leaving Roanoke Mills.
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James Braswell
R. G. Braswell
Rich Square
Camp Gruber
Oklahoma
Braswell
Marjorie Bridgers
Sergt. Braswell
Rainbow
Roanoke Mills
Elting Promoted to Distribution Superintendent
C L Elting, longtime Virginia Electric and Power Company employee, is promoted to Distribution Superintendent of the Roanoke Rapids District. The Carolina Division staff endorses the appointment, noting his extensive experience in this field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. L. Elting
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Roanoke Rapids
Elting
Carolina
Safe Overseas Pvt Arthur B Kidd Arrives Safely
Private Arthur B Kidd has arrived safely overseas per information received by his wife indicating he is now in foreign service.
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Pvt
Arthur B. Kidd
Two Negroes Arrested For Theft In Roanoke Rapids
Local officer A J Brigman arrested Mark Arrington and John Burns for stealing shoes from Coburns Shoe Store. The suspects, roving on road crew duty, were trustees on the state prison chain gang and were working on Roanoke Avenue when Brigman took them into custody.
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A. J. Brigman
Mark Arrington
John Burns
Coburn
Brigman
Roanoke Avenue
Roanoke Rapids
Chairman Lee Optimistic Over Fifth War Loan Drive
The Fifth War Loan campaign opened nationwide with the slogan Buy an extra Bond. Halifax County aims to raise 1 657 000, with agencies Roanoke Bank & Trust, Citizens Bank & Trust, Roanoke Rapids Building & Loan, Rosemary Building & Loan, the Postoffice, and WCBT distributing E F and G series bonds.
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Halifax County
H. E. Lee
Roanoke Bank & Trust Company
Citizens Bank & Trust Company
Roanoke Rapids Building & Loan Association
Rosemary Building & Loan Association
Post
Gov Inspector Moves To City
Mrs. Florida H. Cauthen and her daughter Barbara of Anderson South Carolina have moved into the apartment of Mrs. John M. Smith on Hamilton street. Cauthen is a government inspector at the Roanoke and Petterson mills.
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Florida H. Cauthen
Barbara
Anderson, S. C
John M. Smith
Hamilton Street
Cauthen
Roanoke
Petterson Mills
Air Service promotes F M Ridenour to First Lieutenant
1st Lt. F. M. Ridenour has been promoted at the Air Service Command Training Center in Fresno California and transferred to Stinson Field San Antonio Texas. He entered the Army over seven years ago and has served in Alaska.
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Cpl
Robert G
Bobby) Martin
R. L. Martin
Roanoke Rapids
Hammer Field
Fresno
Calif
Army Air Field
Laredo
Texas
Bobby
Roanoke Rapids High School
Keesler Field
Miss
California
4Th Air Forces
West Coast
F. M. Ridenour
Air Service Command Training Center
Stinson Field
San Antonio
Army
Alaska
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