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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1942

Page

3

Road Commission Member Dies Early Wednesday

Edward Gaskill Flanagan 66 district State Highway Commissioner and former state legislator died suddenly at his Atlantic Beach summer home after returning from a fishing trip. He had served five terms in the Legislature and chaired the Flanagan Buggy Company before retirement.

Edward Gaskill Flanagan Atlantic Beach Greenville Reconstruction Finance Corporation Charlotte Highway Commission Flanagan J. M. Broughton North Carolina Broughton

Seaboard Wreck Kills Eight Early Sunday

A freight train crashed into the rear of the Silver Meteor near Kittrell in Vance County, killing eight passengers and wounding as many. The same day district superintendent H M Terrell was found dead in Raleigh. coroner's jury says self-inflicted. Ermittations ongoing with cause not determined.

Roanoke Rapids Seaboard Kittrell Vance County H. M. Terrell Raleigh Seaboard Railway Terrell Weldon New York Henderson J. C. Wroten Seaboard Air Line Railway Norfolk Wroten Here Hamlet

Enfield-Buck Fowlks Graduates From Wake Forest

Enfield resident graduates last week from Wake Forest College with a B S in Medicine. He plans a month’s vacation before entering the medical college in Winston Salem with the summer class.

Enfield Buck Fowlks W. M. Fowlks Wake Forest College Medical College Winston- Salem

Enfield Student Wins Meredith College Scholarship

Enfield High School Valedictorian Scholarship recipient is Enfield native Kitty Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs D Mac Johnson awarded by Meredith College for high standing and graduation this year.

Enfield Kitty Johnson D. Mac Johnson Meredith College Enfield High School

Burlington Visit for Mrs Everett Spikes and Daughters

Mrs. Everett Spikes and her daughters Camilla and Norma from Burlington are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Vaughan.

Everett Spikes Camilla and Norma Burlington W. P. Vaughan

Is The Universe Evolved By Atomic Force Sermon

Christian Science Society at 930 Roanoke Avenue invites the public to Sunday service at 11 a.m. and a reading room open 3 to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays. The June 14 Lesson Sermon topics include God The Preserver Of Man and Psalm texts about divine defense and healing.

Roanoke Avenue Weanesday, & P.m God Man Christian Science Israel Jesus

Tires must be taken care of warning from Speight

H. B. Speight, chairman of the local tire rationing board, warned that tires will not be issued where there is wanton waste. He urged certificate holders for new tires or retreads to use due precaution to prolong tire life or face rejection of future applications.

H. B. Speight Speight

Chicken Fry Brings Church Group Together at Poplar Springs

Circle No. 4 of the First Baptist church hosted a chicken fry at Poplar Springs Tuesday night with guests including Mrs. Henry Fitts Mrs. John King Mrs. Mattie Corbitt Mrs. J H Langston and other local attendees.

Poplar Springs Circle No. 4 First Baptist Church Henry Fitts John King Mattie Corbitt J. H. Langston Katie Langston John B Baird E. R. Pearson Jack Jordan Julian Bell Mary Vincent Alice Cole L. R. Hasty Sadie Askew Inez Williams Marie Catherine Burnett Gladys Pearson

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Road Commission John D. Simons Memorial Baptist Church Col. Flanagan Pitt County Flanagan Buggy Company Guaranty Bank and Trust Company East Carolina Teachers College Christian Science Society Johnson Frank B. Taylor Mgr
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