Textile and Chaloner Vocational Buildings Planned for Roanoke Rapids
Superintendent W Davis announced immediate work on a new textile building for Roanoke Rapids schools and an addition to John Armstrong Chaloner Negro School for vocational education. Halifax County approved about 5 000 dollars for the textile project with funds from per capita taxes. the rest to come from local taxes. The Chaloner project, costing around 5 000 dollars, will be partly WPA funded and include two classrooms a workshop and home economics facilities in a one story building.
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Hugh Joyner
Wilson
Roanoke Rapids
Warrenton
Norfolk
Virginia
Joyner
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Simon Tidwell
W. O. Thompson
U. S. District Court
Jessie Britt Tidwell
Raymond H. Vogel
Charlotte F. B. I
W. Davis
Davis
John Armstrong Chaloner
Halifax County
N. C. State College
John Armstrong Chaloner School
WPA
County Superintendent of Schools
V. C. Matthews
Halifax County Exceeds USO Drive Quota
Halifax County surpassed its United Service Organizations three day fund drive by over 600 dollars as of the latest report. Chairman Frank C. Williams credited generous citizen support for providing recreation facilities for the troops and thanked the town for meeting and surpassing the county quota.
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Halifax County
United Service Organizations
Frank C. Williams
Halifax
USO
Negro dies from injuries after fight at The Zoo
Jesse Jarrell 22, a local Negro, died at Roanoke Rapids hospital of a streptococcal infection from a facial wound believed to have arisen in a fight at The Zoo last Sunday. Junius Garner and Charlie Davis were jailed for investigation. an inquest later released them.
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Jesse Jarrell
Roanoke Rapids
Junius Garner
Charlie Davis
Garner
Davis
Jarrell
Jake Walker
South Rosemary
Weldon
T. M. Cooper
Enfield
Walker
London School
James
McDonald
Jar
Woman Burned When Oil Stove Catches Fire
Mrs. L. L. Storey of 1025 Hamilton Street was burned on the lower limbs when an oil stove in her bathroom burst into flames this afternoon around 3 15. She was admitted to the local hospital with non serious burns as the fire department fought the blaze.
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L. L. Storey
Hamilton Street
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