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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1932
Page
5
Clinton Lincoln 16 of vy was killed Friday when his bicycle wheel hit a rough spot and he was thrown against the curb after riding on the rear of a truck.
A blaze in Clinton caused an estimated 15000 dollars in property damage, gutting a general store and a fire shop. The fire origin is listed as unknown with no injuries reported.
Francis Ferguson, 30, died from a pistol shot while seated in his car on a rural route near Miles City. Police found the body Friday. foul play is not suspected. Authorities are investigating the exact circumstances of the suicide.
The State Corporation Commission cites higher freight rates between Carolina cities and Virginia than between Midwest cities and Virginia and has filed a brief with the Interstate Commerce Commission seeking a general revision of southern rates.
Burglars entered John Turnage’s Greene County home Friday while several people slept and stole a trunk containing over $1,000 in gold coins and bills.
Jack Weston aged 22 was instantly killed last week when his car ran off the road at a railroad crossing and was badly mangled.
The body of Samuel J. Sykes 46 was found Saturday morning at his filling station east of Greensboro with a revolver wound to the head. Domestic trouble was blamed for the act.
Four inmates escaped from a Wilkes County jail cell last week and were recaptured shortly after. Authorities did not disclose identities or exact escape details.
J. Dewey Dorsett of Raleigh and Mrs. Mary F. Evans of High Point were chosen permanent officers of the Young Democrats of North Carolina at a June 16 Raleigh meeting.
Fayetteville resident James Autry, one of three convicts at the State Prison Farm who killed steward B. H. Brantley, is charged with murder in a Raleigh warrant. Robert Cook and Bud Travis remain at large.
Dr Charles E Maddry longtime general secretary of the North Carolina Baptist Convention resigns to take the role of promotion secretary at the Southern Baptist Church. Also brief social notes mention Tommy Jenkins visiting Newport News Hubert Collins and W H Daughtry in Norfolk and visits by Mr and Mrs Frank Mitchell of Emporia to Mr and Mrs A B Tudor.
John Frank Thames is held under a $1,000 bond by the coroner in Fayetteville after an inquest into the death of Emmett Bundles who died Saturday night. Mack Clanton, owner of the cas, was also named in the inquiry with details incomplete.
The N C Building and Loan league opened a three day convention at Wrightsville Beach on Tuesday with A P Harris of Albemarle as president and Phillip Leiber of Shreveport La as vice president and chief speaker of the national organization.
David N. Chadwick, ex Wilmington city commissioner, jailed in Jacksonville Florida for five days on charges of complicity in a forgery ring. He also faces a heavy bond in Richmond Virginia for disposing of bonds stolen in Philadelphia.
The text reports a veteran detective accused in the murder of Louis Chispeta a Texan who died Monday from a pistol wound to the stomach. Witnesses say Banks entered the car cursed kicked them off and fired at the floor hitting Chispeta while he slept during a return from Washington.
Wallace N. Scales of Greensboro was bound over to Forsyth Superior Court last week in a case tied to a March 1 1931 burglary at A H Galloway's Winston-Salem home. Mrs Galloway and bridge companions lost jewelry valued at $15000.
Twenty one applicants for state pharmacist licenses passed the state examination held on June 14 and 15. C B Strickland of Stedman achieved the best mark as reported by the secretary of the examining board.
Kelly Hendrix and Fred Beal were wanted for jumping a $20 000 bond tied to a 1929 Police Chief O F Aderholt killing appeal. Hendrix was captured in New York last week and held for North Carolina officers.
Duncan McDougal aged 22 drowned in Little River near Sanford on June 16 while swimming with three friends. Boat traffic rescue crews recovered his body later that day. Local authorities investigated the drowning and warned swimmers of currents in the river.
Luther Medlin of High Point was chosen president of the North Carolina Convention of Christian Endeavor during the June 5 16 meeting held in High Point. The event brought together local leaders from across the state to chart plans for youth ministry and group activities.
Roy Hayes aged 23 was fatally shot when a jetgun slipped from a hunter’s hand and discharged hitting him in the chest near Boone on June 16. Hayes, seated on a stump, rolled 50 feet before a companion stopped his body.
The merger of the Armour and the Virginia Carolina fertilizer corporations creates the Virginia Carolina Chemical Corporation. Chas. G. Wilson of Richmond is named president. The new firm becomes one of the largest in the fertilizer field.
A deadly blast at Montreal dockyards killed several workers and injured more than fifty others. Officials estimate property losses run into millions as fires raged among oil tanks and wrecked vessels. Fire crews battled flames for hours amid chaotic scenes.
The Senate rejected the Patman cash bonus measure for veterans by 62 to 18 last Friday and tabled a motion to reconsider. The outcome ended hopes for payment to about 20,000 veterans encamped at the capital.
A roundup of local social notes lists visitors and hosts across the town. Mrs. Lynn Norwood, Mr. Belish Cooke, Mrs. P. A. Reid, Rev. J. N. Bynum, and others are mentioned with Sunday visits to Ocean View, Virginia Beach, and Richmond area stops.
The Associated Charities drive reports only half the pledges received to date compared with last year. With fewer donations and reduced pledges, the local board warns its effectiveness may shrink unless stronger support emerges, as the campaign continues to aid the city's neediest through winter.
Mrs H P House, Lawrence Kidd and W J Spence of Charlie Hope visited My area and Mrs L J Jones on Wednesday.
Miss Lucille Kathleen Vincent and Mr. Robert Batchelor wed Sunday at the bride’s Jackson Street home in a small ceremony. The service featured Lohengrin’s march and a vocal by Agatha Moore with piano accompaniment by Mrs. Clyde Martin. Rev. D. M. Sharpe officiated in the presence of close family and a few friends. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Mary L. Vincent, has long resided in the community, while the groom is a Roanoke Rapids businessman.
Former House Speaker Hon. Walter Murphy spoke at Roanoke Rapids High School last night in support of Senator Cameron Morrison who ranked second in the first primary. The address drew a crowd under 100 and was introduced by W. Long.
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