County Tobacco Referendum Meetings Planned for July 10
County wide meetings to discuss the tobacco referendum will be held July 10 across Halifax Edgecombe and Northampton counties. W O Davis Halifax County Agent leads sessions to present factual angles for growers to consider in voting. Leaders from State College B T Furgerson and B C Mangum helped convene the prior regional meeting with county agents and farmers.
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Halifax
Edgecombe
Northampton
W. O. Davis
Halifax County
Agricultural Conservation Associations
B. T. Furgerson
State College
B. C. Mangum
Christian Science Society Services Schedule and Lesson Text
The Christian Science Society at 930 Roanoke Ave invites the public to Sunday service at 11 a.m and Wednesday prayer meetings at 8 p.m Reading Room hours are 3 to 5 p.m Tuesdays and Fridays. The Sunday Lesson Sermon centers on Is The Universe Including Man Evolved By Atomic Force God The Preserver of Man. The Golden Text is Psalms 18 2 and includes citations from the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. Miss Joy Bowman visits Benson with her grandmother while in town.
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Roanoke Ave
God
Christian Science
Mary Baker Eddy
Miss Joy Bowman
Mrs. E. B. Bowman
Benson
10 Divorces Granted In Superior Ct Halifax June Term
The Halifax Superior Court last week disposed of cases including bastardy and larceny charges. Divorces granted during the term include Margaret Johnson Weeks versus James Wilson Weeks and several other filings with listed parties.
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Superior Ct
Halifax
Lee Smith
Scotland Neck
Buddy Prince
Roanoke! Rapids
Lewis Putney
Roanoke Rapids
Tommie Pearce
Enfield
Margaret Johnson Weeks
James Wilson Weeks
Lyla Baird Willcox
W. H. Willcox
Nannie Whitby Jones
William David Jones
Willard Edward Vaughan
Lola Lee Stutz Vaughan
Louise Ballance
Curtis Ballance
Rebecca Bond Harrell
W. H. Harrell
Hazel T. Rook
James R. Rook
Gladys Ford McCloud
Landres McCloud
Pauline Devereaux Wilkins
Tom Wilkins, Jr
Kelly Vann Parrott
Alice Grace West Parrott
Woodland Bride-to-Be Honored for June Nuptials
Miss Lois Parker of Woodland N C who will wed Frank Meacham son of Mrs P E Ransom of Roanoke Rapids was the guest of honor at a three course luncheon hosted by Mrs William Thorne Jr on Jefferson Street The event featured bridal place cards decorative bowls of mixed flowers and a thoughtful gifts for the honoree Attending were Miss Parker and guests Miss Janie Parker Miss Mary Snipes Miss Claire Benthall Mrs George Culberson Miss Gwendolyn Crowder Mrs Jack Still Mrs Alex Johnson Mrs Henry Ruark and Miss Mary Virginia Jenkins all from nearby towns.
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Lois Parker
Woodland
N. C
Frank Meacham
P. E. Ransom
Roanoke Rapids
William Thorne, Jr
Jefferson Street
Miss Parker
Janie Parker
Mary Snipes
Claire Benthall
George Culberson
Gwendolyn Crowder
Raleigh
Jack Still
High Point
Alex Johnson
Weldon
Henry Ruark
Tarboro
Mary Virginia Jenkins
South Rosemary Home Club Meeting Recalled
The South Rosemary Home Demonstration Club held its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday June 12 at the home of Mrs M E Faison. Mrs Faison presided and roll call was answered with the number of books read. Mrs Hazel E Wheeler led the lesson Household Skill and a salad plate with tea was served.
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South Rosemary Home Demonstration Club
M. E. Faison
Scouts Return From Balance Rock Camp
Girl Scouts of Troop 2, who have been camping at Balance Rock, will return Saturday afternoon. Parents should pick up the girls and their baggage at the Scout Hut around five o'clock. Miss Mary Cole departed tonight for a ten day vacation with relatives at Sanford North Carolina.
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Troop
Balance Rock
Mary Cole
Sanford, N. C
Camp Charles Scout Camp Opens With Improvements
A June 18 1940 letter from Camp Charles Boy Scout camp Halifax district leaders two cabin leaders named Billy Grimes and Lewis Hasty outlines new facilities including a T dock enlarged kitchen re screened cabins and a volleyball court. Mrs A E Bailey has returned home to Bluefield West Virginia.
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Camp Charles
Boy Scout
Bailey, N. C
Mr. Wilson
Camp
Charles
Eastern Carolina
Lana
Halifax
Billy Grimes
Scotland Neck
Lewis Hasty
Roanoke Rapids
A. E. Bailey
Bluefield
West Va
Caswell Superintendent Visits Halifax County School Building Program
Caswell County Schools Superintendent Holland McSwain and Board of Education members, with W. C. Matthews, toured Halifax County units to inspect the building program. The plan uses sand and cement block construction and aims for September occupancy of the new school No 12 near New Hope on Highway 158 with stucco finishing planned in white.
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Caswell
Holland McSwain
Caswell County
Halifax County
W. C. Matthews
McSwain
Matthews
New Hope Graded School
Highway 158
Marriage of Verlia Vivian Medlin and Earl M Harper
Mr and Mrs G W Medlin of Roanoke Rapids announce the marriage of their daughter Verlia Vivian to Earl M Harper son of Mr and Mrs R W M Harper of Littleton on June 15 1940 in Emporia Virginia Mesdames C N Wheeler and R B Barrett have returned from a visit to relatives in Beckley Bluefield and Webster Springs West Virginia
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G. W. Medlin
Roanoke Rapids
Verlia Vivian
Earl M. Harper
R. W. M. Harper
Littleton
Emporia, Va
Mesdames
C. N. Wheeler
R. B. Barrett
Beckley
Bluefield
Webster Springs
W. Va
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Christian Science Society
South Rosemary
Oracles
Harper - Medlin
Goodyear
Rock Bottom
Vansea Aha
Roanoke Avenue
Roanoke Rapids, N.C
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