Owls, Waverly Set First League Clash Here
Roanoke Rapids Owls hold first place in the Southside League after weekend wins and prepare for a pivotal home game Saturday against second–place Waverly. Waverly arrives with a four game edge in league play and a strong lineup, while Simmons Park drew a record crowd for Talley’s near no hit win over Emporia.
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Owls
Roanoke Rapids
Waverly
Yeague
Simmons Park
Talley
Emporia
Pep Slagie
Boys
Lawrenceville
Reward Firemen With Barbecue At Aulander
Merchants and citizens of Aulander plan a barbecue to honor Roanoke Rapids firemen for aiding at the Charles H Jenkins Co garage fire. A June 23 letter from L S Bunch invited the firemen to attend on July eighth pending weather.
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Roanoke Rapids
Aulander
Chas. H. Jenkins & Co
Roanoke Rapids Seeks Swimmers For City Team
William Harris announces a plan to organize a Roanoke Rapids swim squad for state meets and invites boy and girl applicants. Practices run daily at 5 30 p m at Rosemary Pool with aims for a July 4 dual meet and possible meet here next Monday. Harris trained under Yale and Princeton coaches and helped officiate a Tarboro Goldsboro meet.
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William Harris
Roanoke Rapids
Rosemary Pool
Harris
Yale
Princeton
Tarboro
Goldsboro
Firemen Prepare for Dues of 15 Attendees
Fifteen of twenty five firemen are planning to attend an upcoming event. Expected attendees include assistant chief W. W. Jones B. B. Brown Clayton Matthews R. P. Smith EB S Hasty Robert Sledge J J Ingram B G Whitby L Floyd J C Justice R P Bounds Sherrod Crumpler Godwin Lane and Rufus Britton Misses Virginia Clark Elsie Brewer and Mrs Mabel Seward of Charlie Hope visited Mrs Ira Ed monds last Tuesday.
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W. W. Jones
B. B. Brown
Clayton Matthews
R. P. Smith
EB. S. Hasty
Robert Sledge
J. J. Ingram
B. G. Whitby
L. Floyd
J. C. Justice
R. P. Bounds
Sherrod Crumpler
Godwin Lane
Rufus Britton
Virginia Clark
Elsie Brewer
Mabel Seward
Charlie Hope
Ira Edmonds
Liquor Prices Rise After New Federal Tax In Halifax County
Effective July 1 County ABC Stores will raise most liquor prices by 5 to 15 cents per pint and 5 to 25 cents per quart amid a new 25 cent per gallon federal tax and higher freight rates. The increases affect 18 classes of liquor except champagnes and wines, with the “50 cent pint” eliminated except possibly one low stock.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Halifax County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Cutlar Moore
Raleigh
Halifax County
ABC
Eddie Ricks
Two Roanoke Rapids July Fourth Baseball Games
Roanoke Rapids hosts two home games on Monday July 4 with the Owls facing Lawrenceville at 10 30 am and the RR Weldon Junior American Legion team meeting Wilson at 3 00 pm. Juniors from Roanoke Rapids play in Raleigh this afternoon and will travel to Wilson Saturday. Transportation is needed. volunteers should contact Post Commander A N Martin.
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Roanoke Rapids
Roanoke Rapids Owls
Lawrenceville
R.r.weldon
American Legion
Wilson Legion
Raleigh
Wilson
Kinston
A. N. Martin
Readers seek hunting accommodations and seasons in North Carolina
A 1938 letter expresses thanks to the Department of Conservation and Development and requests details on simple clean lodging with guides and dogs in Pamlico Onslow Martin and Halifax Counties. It asks how to reach them by train or car and inquires about quail duck and goose seasons plus nonresident license costs. signed inquiries from Herald subscribers.
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Robeson County
Lumberton
Pamlico
Onslow
Martin
Halifax
Marriage of Gertrude Mae King to Raymond H Johnson in 1937
Mrs B O Ayscue of Inez announces the marriage of her sister Gertrude Mae King to Raymond Horace Johnson of Roanoke Rapids. The couple, both linked to North Carolina families, plan to live in Emporia after July 4 following a March 12 ceremony. Mrs Johnson is a nurse, a Roanoke Rapids Hospital Class of 1934 graduate.
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B. O. Ayscue
Inez
Gertrude Mae King
Raymond Horace Johnson
Roanoke Rapids
Emporia
Johnson
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
P. W. King
N. C
C. T. Johnson
S. A. L. Railway Co
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County Abc
Roanoke
Dr. Legion
North Carolina
Carroll Wilson
T. E. Pickard, Jr
Department of Conservation and Development
Paul Kelly
Mr. Kelly
Arthur W. Fairchild
First Wisconsin National Bldg
Milwaukee, Wis
Southside League
Johnson - King
Milwaukee
Schlitz Brewing Co
Wisconsin
Schlitz Beer
Harrison
Williamston, N. C
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