Seniors Named At Woman's College Greensboro
Miss Priscilla Muller is among 23 seniors chosen for the Honor Society at Woman's College Greensboro. In Roanoke Rapids an essay contest by the Building & Loan at the high school yielded prizes of 10, 5, and 2.5 dollars for James Kirk Beaunie Holliday Margaret Long and Willis Batton. A Norfolk to Greensboro food truck rolled over near Deep Creek after being forced off the road. the driver stayed with the truck overnight. Shorty Sims forms a local dance band planning weekly practice and performances. The Soldier's Monument in Weldon is reported to be moved amid heavy Route 40 traffic. Presbyterian services to include morning and evening worship continue after Reverend Hugh Bradley's departure. An unusual want ad offers to give a dog away free. the dog frequently barks at Alfred Martin's late-night returns.
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James Kirk
Beaunie Holliday
Margaret Long
Willis Batton
Roanoke Rapids Building & Loan Association
Greensboro
Deep Creek
Alfred Martin
Alfred
Concrete pouring begins on Roanoke Rapids sidewalk project
The Roanoke Rapids ten mile sidewalk project started with the first concrete pour between 5th and 6th Streets on Hamilton. About 150 men worked the initial shift, many near 24 hours for the week, while 96 on payroll and 125 new cards today will push next week’s payroll over 200. Children, dogs, and adults damaged the new concrete, prompting officials to urge keeping dogs penned and avoiding the walks until ready. Two concrete mixers will operate starting Monday.
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Roanoke Rapids
Hamilton
Dr Long Announces Candidacy for State Senator
Roanoke Rapids physician Dr T W M Long announces his bid for State Senate from Halifax County. He currently holds the seat and previously served in the 1933 General Assembly. Opponent Julian R Allsbrook, local attorney, also announced two weeks earlier.
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Herald
T. W. M. Long
Roanoke Rapids
Halifax County
Dr. Long
Julian R. Allsbrook
Peeper Caught Peering Into Store Window
Joe Hunter a colored employee at Halifax Paper Co. was found on the back steps of Rose's 5 & 10 at ten p m Tuesday night peering into the top of a window. He said he sought his sister who he claimed worked nearby but no such girl was employed there. Coroner Billy Williams detained him until Police Officer Carl Green arrived.
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Rose
Miss Greenberg Returns Home After Bus Mishap
Miss Fanny Greenberg has returned from Trenton New Jersey where she suffered injuries in a bus mishap while traveling home from a market trip to New York.
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Fanny Greenberg
Trenton
N. J
New York
Passion Play Set For Thursday At Roanoke Rapids High School
The Passion Play by the Berg Players directed by Dr. Alfred Woolf features a cast of 100 plus 100 locals in Roanoke Rapids. The event, sponsored by schools churches and civic clubs, tours major North Carolina cities and offers 2:30 matinee and 8 p.m. shows with tiered ticket prices.
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Freiberg Players
Alfred Woolf
Germany
Christ
Roanoke Rapids
North Carolina
United States
Marks family announces March 10 voyage to Europe
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Marks report their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. F A F Schmid, will sail from East Africa on March 10 visiting Switzerland and return home later.
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Wade Marks
F. A. F. Schmid
East Africa
Switzerland
Changes dates of stories in Marvel Cullom murder case
Travis Pierce a local textile worker held in connection with stories about Marvel Cullom’s murder was released Sunday after testimony to the solicitor and coroner. Earl Raines a Suffolk furniture man supplied records showing he worked in Dendron Waverly and Wakefield Va around October 6 the night Cullom was murdered. The Coroner received a letter from Southern Furniture Co stating Raines had nine years of service and no dishonorable acts.
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Travis Pierce
Marvel
Dendron
Waverly
Wakefield
Marvel Cullom
Williams
Southern Furniture Co
Suffolk
Raines
Washington orders Roanoke Rapids postal cuts and furloughs
Orders from Washington reduce Roanoke Rapids mail carriers to two, allow one daily delivery in residential areas, maintain two business deliveries, and place all postal workers on a one day per month furlough. The Post Office faces a nine million dollar deficit and acts to balance the department through July.
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Washington
Roanoke Rapids
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Woman’s College At
Smith Bldg
Shorty Sims
Weldon
Route 40
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Presbyterian Church
Hugh Bradley
Knox Presbyterian Church of
Norfolk
Joe
Senate
Walter Brown
Hoover
James A. Warley
Roosevelt
Senator Black
Senate ‘Airmail Committee
Farley
Joe Hunter
Halifax Paper Co
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