Florida trip ends with palm beach luxury and tarpon tales
The narrator travels from Okeechobee to Palm Beach then Miami, noting Dykes protecting the Everglades, the Sun and wealth in Palm Beach, jai alai in Miami, and tarpon fishing near Fort Myers. He describes beaches, coastal roads, and Edison’s winter retreat ending with a Sarasota stop.
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Roanoke Rapids
N. C
Florida
Okeechobee
Big Lake
Keys
Everglades
Miami
Neverending Flats
West Palm Beach
Palm Beach
Newport
Bar Harbor
Long Island
Flagler
2Nd Avenue
New York
Orlando
Miami Beach
West Coast
Fort Myers
Gulf of Mexico
Thomas A. Edison
Caloosahatchee
Sarasota
County Commissioners Create Reward for Police Chief Murder Case
Halifax County Board meets March 2 1936 with five members present and offers a 250 reward for the capture and conviction of those responsible for the murder of A P Moore Chief of Police at Scotland Neck North Carolina. J B Hall files February report. W P A aid discussed for an Agricultural Building project with acceptance of the proposal and instructed actions.
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Board of County Commissioners
Halifax
J. W. Whitaker
N W. Warren
W. J. Collier
J. R. Wrenn
M. W. Perry
N. W. Warren
A. P. Moore
Scotland Neck
N. C
J. B. Hall
Mr. Askew
Halifax County
Outstanding Agricultural Senior at State College
J. S. Liles of Aurelian Springs, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Liles, will graduate from North Carolina State College with a degree in vocational agriculture. He is a cadet lieutenant in ROTC, member of the Agriculture Club and State College Grange, and chairs the annual agriculture dance committee.
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North Carolina State College
J. S. Liles
E. W
Liles
Aurelian Springs
State College
R.O. T.C
Agriculture Club
State College Grange
Thaw Stays in Weldon as He Seeks Re nomination
Harry K. Thaw registered at the Terminal Hotel in Weldon with three elderly ladies, en route from Winchester to Florida. He announced his candidacy for re nomination to his current office, subject to the June 6 primary in Halifax County. Rumors linked him to the Stanford White case, a notorious 1897 killing connected to Roanoke Mills Co.
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Roanoke Rapids
Halifax County
Harry K. Thaw
Terminal Hotel
Weldon
Mr. Thaw
Winchester
Florida
Altho
Stanford White
New York
White
Roanoke Mills Co
Kiwanis Minstrel Revue to Feature 125 Cast at High School
The sixth annual Kiwanis Club Minstrel Revue is set for Friday March 13 at 8 p m in the High School auditorium. Director John Hutchings touts a metropolitan production with new costumes lighting effects and a large cast including about 100 dancers. Proceeds benefit the Crippled Clinic and work for underprivileged local children.
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Kiwanis Club
John Hutchings
Petition Sought to Build Lincoln Heights Road Bridge
Lincoln Heights road lacking a bridge to the suburb after the 4gymer bridge washed out. Highway Engineer Gore says he will approve a petition from adjacent property owners and urge the State to take over the road and construct a new bridge. The road is not currently a county or State road.
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Lincoln Heights
Gore
Scout Dance at Rose Garden Ballroom
A Scout Dance is set for Friday night March 6 at the Rose Garden Ballroom from 10 until 2. Music will be provided by Dot Bennett and his Collegians.
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Rose Garden
Dot Bennett
Collegians
Father Dies in Holland
Cornelius Hendrik Koolwyck father of Captain Peter Koolwyck of this city died at his Middleburg Holland home on Feb 14. Captain Peter left home at 14 and has not seen his father for 38 years. Surviving are his mother a Holland sister and a Dutch East Indies sister never seen by Peter. He thanks well wishers for condolence since the news reached Patterson Mills Co that his father had died.
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Cornelius Hendrik Koolwyck
Peter Koolwyck
Middleburg
Holland
Dutch East Indies
Peter
Patterson Mills Co
Richmond Died Mrs Alpheus Isles Former Northampton Resident
Mrs. Alpheus Isles, formerly of Northampton County, died in Richmond Virginia last Thursday. Funeral services were held at Spring Church with Rev G L Kerr officiating and interment there. Pall bearers included J W Crewe R G Crewe T H Cook E L Barnes J W Dunham R E Coker. Her husband and two sons survive.
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Alpheus Isles
Northampton County
Richmond
Spring Church
G. L. Kerr
J. W. Crewe
R. G. Crewe
T. H. Cook
E. L. Barnes
JW. Dunham
R E Coker
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. E. Murphy
Sanitary Board
County Board of Commissioners
J. R. Allsbrook
Lincoln Heights Road
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