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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1946
Page
15
Marjorie de Morggenstierne, daughter of Norway's ambassador, wins the Miss United Nations pageant in New York City, triumphing over 41 contestants.
Local column reports a July fourteenth air show with thrills for all ages at the Halifax County Airport. It notes David Nobles solo flights, the first charter flight to Rockingham by Howard Pruden and son, and Bob Ponton as the field’s only Black student of Mr. Copenhaver. A new Piper Cut trainer was bought by Crumpler and Dorset, two more students join from Roanoke Rapids, and a Lexington visitor pilots a Stentson plane. Happy landings.
Read about amazing legal kinks that couples face when seeking a divorce in different states as they tell it to the judge. Feature in the July issue of The American Weekly Nation's Favorite Magazine with Baltimore Sunday American.
The Superior Court of Halifax County begins an action by Aileen Hux Butler against Curtis Samuel Butler to secure an absolute divorce. The defendant is notified of the suit and the court proceeding in Halifax County.
The defendant is required to appear at the Clerk of the Superior Court in Halifax County North Carolina within thirty days from July 25, 1946 to answer or demur to the filed complaint. If not answered by August 24, 1946, the plaintiff will seek relief in court. George A. Hux, Clerk, Halifax County. 7-18-ch.
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