Summer plan closes stores and offices on Wednesdays
Merchants and clerks close Wednesday afternoons in July and August. Workers attend ball games, picture shows, or picnics with families. Dr E D Harbour, optometrist, moves back to Roanoke Rapids and will reopen here. Cotillion Club hosts Friday dance at Town Hall with the Grady Jones Orchestra. Kiwanis meets at Chocoyote Country Club Thursdays. Philathea Class serves a plate supper Saturday July 9 from 5 to 8 at the Christian Church basement. Nineteen teams enter the State Junior Legion race. Roanoke Rapids won last year. Mr and Mrs C W Davis and children travel to California. Rev S J Starnes conducts services at Battleboro NC.
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E. D. Harbour
Roanoke Rapids
Philathea
Young Ladies of the Christian Church
Christian Church
Williamston
Twins Birthday Party for Betty Wynne and Margaret Anne Ingram
Betty Wynne and Margaret Anne Ingram celebrated their fourth birthday Wednesday afternoon June 29 from 3 to 5 with a party for friends. Games, ice cream, and mint-filled baskets followed. Guests included Ann and Clara Belle Clark, Margaret Hines, Joseph Kidd, Kathleen and Lorraine Kidd, Helen Ray Johnson, Patsy Parrish, Alice Marie Hitchens, Elizabeth Stokes Suiter of Garysburg, Grace Taylor, Josephine Webb, and Vernon Mustian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Wynne
Margaret Ann Ingram
Margaret Anne
Ann and
Clara Belle Clark
Margaret Hines
Joseph Kidd
Kathleen
Lorraine Kidd
Helen Ray Johnson
Patsy Parrish
Alice Marie Hitchens
Elizabeth Stokes Suiter
Garysburg
Grace Taylor
Josephine Webb
Vernon Mustian
Mrs Fannie Manning Returns From Extended Vacation
Mrs Fannie Manning arrived back Tuesday after an extended vacation visiting Ohio New Jersey District of Columbia and Virginia.
Lower power rates announced by Virginia Electric and Power Co
Virginia Electric and Power Co vice president J T Chase announces lower electricity rates effective July 1 for home small power and commercial users. A domestic strike near Littleton over the weekend led to two shootings two miles apart, one fatal. James Johnson, 30, died at the local hospital from wounds said to be inflicted by his wife Ruth. Flossie Farrel is hospitalized with a breast wound from her divorced husband George Bobsit, who remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric and Power Co
J.T. Chase
Littleton
Ruth
George Bobsit
Tragedy in Enfield as Pittman Killed by Train
Thomas Pittman aged 25 died after being struck by a train near Enfield. His body was found in a mangled condition at 6 a m on Sunday morning, after the incident occurred late Saturday night or early Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Pittman
Enfield
Henry blasts Cam Morrison over issues and leadership
The speaker denounces Cam Morrison as a self serving schemer and claims he has buried real issues for 40 years. He argues for sound thinking and courageous action, criticizing Washington and endorsing Robert R. Reynolds in the upcoming vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cam Morrison
Democratic Party
North Carolina
Robert R. Reynolds
Taylor announce birth of son at Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Mr and Mrs W P Taylor announce the birth of a son on Friday June 24 at Roanoke Rapids Hospital.
Ballot Instructions On Marking A Vote And Ballot Return
The text directs voters to place an X in the square next to a candidate’s name to cast a vote and instructs that if the ballot is damaged or marked incorrectly they should return it to the registrar to obtain a new ballot.
Prohibition Repeal Plank Endorsed by Democratic Convention
Chicago June 30 The Democratic plank on Prohibition approved by the committee and adopted by the convention 934 to 213 calls for repeal of the 18th Amendment. It urges Congress to propose a Constitutional amendment to be acted on by states and supports temperance measures under state supervision. It also seeks federal power to curb liquor importation and, pending repeal, favors modifying the Volstead Act to legalize beer and other beverages within constitutional limits to provide revenue.
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Chicago
Congress
Weldon Woman Buried In Episcopal Service
Mrs. Nita Hayward Cochran of Weldon died at Park View Hospital Rocky Mount after an operation. She ran the Central House and was active in church and civic life. Survived by husband A L Cochran and two sons A L Jr and Haywood, plus sister and brother. Funeral at Grace Episcopal Church with pallbearers and honorary pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Jr
Haywood
McCain
Asheboro
E. L. Hayward
Weldon
Grace Episcopal Church
D. P. Moore
Chas.Dickens
Ferdinand Clark
Gilbert Leigh
Wiley Gregory
C. S
C. F. Gore
H. P. Sechler
E. A. Daniel, H. Farber, M. Fried and
D. W. Seifert
Roanoke Rapids Weekend Visits Noted in County Families
Mrs F G Taylor and children of Seaboard and Mrs Joshua Rhodes and children of Northampton County spent the weekend with relatives in Roanoke Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. G. Taylor
Seaboard
Joshua Rhodes
Northampton County
Roanoke Rapids
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kiwanis Club
Chockoyotte Country Club
C. W. Davis
Lenoir and
Charles
California
S. J. Starnes
M. E. Church
Battleboro
James Johnson
Flossie Farrel
Henry
United States
Cameron Morrison
Richard T. Fountain
J.C. B. Ehringhaus
LABOR
Clarence E. Mitchell
A. E_ FLETCHER
J. Crawford Biggs
State Board of Elections
Elizabeth Hale
Meade H. Mitchell
A. Paul Kitchin
County Board of Elections
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