Barkley Severe Wounding Sparks Roanoke Rapids Casualties
In Roanoke Rapids a surge of wartime news centers on Corporal Charles R. Barkley of the Machine Gun Battalion severely wounded in action. Parents were notified by wire, and a later letter confirms he is in an American hospital and recovering. Barkley is noted as the community’s first enlistee, first in France, and first countywide to be wounded. The item also covers local social notes, mail unclaimed listings, and Moose organization updates with plans for a Mooseheart showing and a German Kultur lecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis N. Taylor
Rosemary Boy
Blue Ridge
Black Mountain
N. C
Tillery Robertson
Lee Hall
Virginia
Charles BR. Barkley
Adjutant General's Office
Washington
C. R. Barkley
Youn
Charlie’ Barkley
France
Roanoke Rapids
Loyal Order of Moose
Lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose
Order
Roanoke Avenue
The
Moose
W. Pf, Joyner
J.T. Stainback
J. L. Cobb
M. McRae Faison
J. M. Underwood
D. L. Leslie
A.B. McAlister
E. F. Cagle
J. W. Martin
R. C. Sale
J. B. McGee
Mooseheart
Rosemary and Roanoke Rapids Roundup Hit With Local Moves
Local notes list residents visiting relatives in Norfolk and Raleigh area, job changes, and community events. Board actions authorize Lyne septic system installation as part of town health measures, financed by property owners with 12 month installments, to replace indispensable waterworks and sewerage delays. Submarine activity near the coast wanes, boosting Navy Reserve enrollments as eager men rush to serve. Local officials, clergy, and families are referenced in daily life notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Cement Uroilers Company
Roanoke Rapids
Lyne S
T. W. M. Lange
K. RS
Cement Products Company
Gereman
Naval Reserve
United States Navy
Norfolk
Main
Granby Streets
Halifax Items Update on Local Visitors and Moves
Rob Fenner of the U S N has returned to Norfolk after a few days with his parents the Misses Hancock of Scotland Neck visit their cousin Miss Mildred Campbell Mrs Cary Williams guests of her parents Mr and Mrs J H Norman this week Mrs Duncan Faison and her little daughter Nora of Hopewell Va and Miss Gay Bear of Richmond visit Mrs Annie Gowan this week Julian Coppedge has gone to Norfolk where he has accepted a position.
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Fannie Warren
Robinsonville
W.G. Lynch
M. E. Faison
Estelle Hamlet
Massey Business College
Richmond
W. G. Hamlet
Ashley Liverman
Murfreesboro
L. M. Spivey
Josephine Vincent
A. L. Clark
W. S. Hancock
J. L. Price
N. C
J. W. House
Oxford
J. A. Wearren
Durham
J. M. Jackson
Grand
The
Eastern Star
K. F. Mason
U.S. S. Antigone
A. F. Mason
E. F. Mason
U. S. Transport Service
G. A. Savage
Norfolk
Harriett Cotton Mills
L. L. Bellamy
Heathsville
W. Sanders
A. and E. College
Raleigh
R. M. Sanders
Addie Speight
Lon Daughtry
T. W. Mullen
Wilmington
Wrightsville Beach
Southern Textile Association
J.J. Wade
Halifax
J. J. Speight
Rocky Mount
New York
A. G. Carter
Mocksville
H. Harris
Rosemary Manufacturing Co
W. L. Rogers
Franklin
Suffolk
W. A. Carpenter
Messrs. G. L
Edward Branch
Enfield
S. H. Brooks
Red House
Brook
Henry T. Speight
T. M. Jenkins
Alice Medlin
Oxford Orphan Assylum
St. John’s Day
H. G. Coleman
Rob Fenner
Hancock
Scotland Neck
Mildred Campbell
Cary Williams
J. H. Norman
Duncan Faison
Nora
Hopewell
Gay Bear
Annie Gowan
Julian Coppedge
C.H. Hale
Mary Portis Hale
Dolly Grizzard
Rosemary
Elizabeth Applewhite
Tillery
Lucile Merchant
Weldon
Harris
Sater Hotel
Methodist Church Rev Eugene C Few Pastor Services at 1115 am
Sunday School at 10 30 am with W V Woodruff as superintendent and Arthur Gregory of Raleigh guesting for both morning and evening services The presiding elder Snipes preached Sunday night Old resident Mae Clark died last Sunday and was buried with Masonic honors. Justice of Peace for years. War Savings drive led by M. Gary with volunteers. many local social visits and gatherings listed.
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Snipes
Mae Clark
Halifax
Clark
Pease
Cora Fenner
3. M. Gary
War Savings
War Savings Pledge urged for family stamps in June canvass
Winston Salem June 28 State War Savings Headquarters urges the family head to obtain accurate counts of War Savings Stamps owned by each member and pledge purchases for the remainder of the year. Fathers must canvass dependents, ensure the pledge reflects the true family holdings and intended December totals.
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Winston Salem
Stat
War Savings
War Savings Lodge
State Headquarters
Old Fashioned Song Recalls Classic Aged Car Image
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes Grandma and Granddaughter recalling an old fashioned tune about a horse drawn scene, twisting to a one cylinder car joke. The fragment hints at nostalgia and rural life with a playful exchange.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Quick Benediction Heard as Sinners Rest Easy
A rustic speaker, the Rilliile brother, warns locals they should head home peaceably while a fiery benediction and a promise of a hotter thing to come are proclaimed. The crowd remains wary as suspicious threats echo through the gathering.
Superstitions of Royalty on an Unlucky Day
The article notes rulers like Henry VII Edward and Elizabeth died on the same day deemed unlucky. It lists Caesar Napoleon and other leaders as sharing this superstition and questions why they fell on that day with a focus on royal fates and dates.
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Caesar
Napoleon Hismarck
Henry VII
Hedward
Mary
Elizabeth
Church Services Announced for Sunday and Week
With the churches inviting the public, Sunday School meets at 10 15 a m Worship at 11 15 a m and 8 30 p m Men's Bible Class is Tuesday at 8 30 p m Supt W S Hancock oversees Sunday services and church activities.
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J.B. Boyd
New Hope Church
W. S. Hancock
First Christian Church Raleigh Roanoke Ave Gorner 9h St
First Christian Church Raleigh announces preaching next Sunday by Minister L Topping with morning subject Praying to God and evening The Life of Service. Sunday School at 9 45 a m. lesson reviews Mark's Gospel. Christian Endeavor meets Wednesdays. next at Mrs L F Brewer Patterson town then at Mrs Lizzie Bailey Rosemary. Young peoples singing next Sunday night. Anniversary service first Sunday in August.
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First Christian Church
Roanoke Ave
Gorner
Raleigh
L. Topping
Mark
Christian Endeavor
L. F. Brewer
Patterson Town
Lizzie Bailey
Rosemary
Young Peoples
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Charles R. Barkley
Hargrave
Kennemur
Pearle Hargrave
Sam Hargrave
New Hope
Henry W. Kennemur
L. H. Kennemur
C.H. ‘Trueblood
Roanoke Rapids | Baptist Church
Sam Powell
Vulatare
Browght
Sam
Washington, D.C
Geo. Ammons
B. J. Bailey
J. D. Brown
Jodie Bratsher
Jennie Lee Brown
Jim Bennett
A. 2. Edmonds
W. A. Jefferson
Alf Jefferson
Willie Knight
Willie B. Kennerly
Laura Moore
Nora Lee Williams
W. E. Medlin
Martha, Minga
Ebla Mosslio
Annie Price
Willie Rook
Annie Stoak
Ellie Daniel
Nettie Duncan
Hedgepeth
R. L. McGee
W Len Evans
Len Sam Underwood
M Davis
Hattie
Harrison
Ben Johnston
Robert Jones
L. L. Phillips
Stanley Clary
Mary Clary
W. ©. Bass
Elizabeth Robertson
Atlanta
C. T. Everett
Hamilton
O. A. Daniel
W. G. Lynch
Messrs
John Davenport
EB. A. Matthews
Annie Sykes
Estill
8. C
Mortimer White
Newport News
Margaret Lawrence
Ayden
Mrs. W. P. Taylor
W. E. Criteher
Mr. Criteher
Posstar
W. G. Hockaday
R. H. Stevens
Dayton
Ohio
P. C. Spivey
Rich Square
Germany
Rosemary Personal and Board
Alvin Gay
J. H. Williams
Franklin Powell
Ninstead Coleman
Boykins, Va
Clyde Taylor
Methodist Star
Mamie Gray
Thelma Mills
Bonnie Miller
L. A
Naval Reserve Office
Eugene C. Few
K. L. Applewhite
Fannie Sater Harrell
Scotland
Neck
Sater
N. L. Stedman
Nannie Gary
Henderson
Rutie Ousby
Josh Young
Petersburg
Sam Richards
Little Katharine
Joseph Weller
H. B. Fergurson
T. $. Dickens & Co
Rocky Mout
A. mM
J. T. Chase
Smith's Church
Board of Stewards
Gregg
BY. P. U
All Saints Church “Episcopal
Trinity
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