Roanoke Rapids Students Compete in March Music Contest
About 200 students from Roanoke Rapids High School travel to Greenville for a district music contest on March 28 and 29. Vocal events on Friday include girls and boys glee clubs, mixed chorus, solos, and quartets. Saturday features band and orchestra with listed instruments and contest numbers, plus drum majors majorettes and flag bearers. The event serves as a qualifier for the state meet in Greensboro in late April.
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Roanoke Rapids High School
Greenville
Greensboro
Girls Glee Club
Boys Glee Club
Uniform Charges Adopted by Roanoke Rapids Weldon Beauty Shops
Beauticians from Roanoke Rapids and Weldon approve a uniform price scale for many services due to rising supplies and operating costs. The plan aligns with nearby cities and aims to improve service and regulate trade practices. Weldon shops include Edwards Beauty Shoppe Favorite Beauty Shop and Mabel's Beauty Shop. Roanoke Rapids shops include Frances Beauty Shop King's Beauty Shop Lady Fair Beauty Shop Lucy Hasty Beauty Shop Peacock Beauty Salon and Ruth's Beauty Shop. Future meetings planned to enhance offerings and patron service.
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Roanoke Rapids-Weldon
The
Herald
Weldon
Edwards Beauty
Favorite Beauty Shop
Mabel’s Beauty Shop
Roanoke Rapids
Frances Beauty Shop
King’s Beauty Shop
Lady Fair Beauty Shop
Lucy Hasty Beauty Shop
Peacock Beauty Salon
Ruth's
Beauticians
Roanoke Rapids Tarboro Greenville High Debate Triangular
Triangular debates among Roanoke Rapids Tarboro and Greenville high schools set for Friday March 28. The Roanoke Rapids affirmative faces Greenville negative at Tarboro. Victoria Vester and Charles Davis square off Tarboro's affirmative in Greenville. Local negative meets Tarboro's affirmative in Greenville. Topic: United States compulsory military training. The Roanoke Rapids team, same members as district champions, previously reached state finals.
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Roanoke Rapids
Tarboro
Greenville
Margaret Robinson
Nick Long
Victoria Vester
Charles Davis
United States
Chapel Hill
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Illness and Death
Mrs J D Garrett and Miss Sara Lassiter express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during illness and death of husband. Floral offerings appreciated. Miss Sara Lassiter returned home near Jackson after visiting sisters Miss Margaret Lassiter and Mrs A J Lynch.
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J. D. Garrett
Sara Lassiter
Jackson
Margaret Lassiter
A. J. Lynch
Rogues Gallery of Allergies Identified in The American Weekly
A promotional note describes allergen culprits masquerading as harmless agents and lists hay fever asthma hives and related disorders. The American Weekly with the Washington Sunday Times-Herald announces the expose now on sale.
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American Weekly
Washington Sunday Times-Herald
North Carolina General Assembly Advances Farm Legislation
Commissioner of Agriculture W Kerr Scott notes 1941 General Assembly enacted statutes strengthening regulation and inspection laws and marketing measures to improve farmers incomes and agricultural conditions in North Carolina.
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General Assembly
North Carolina
W. Kerr Scott
Agricultural Legislation Highlighted by State Official
Commissioner Scott praised the Legislature for boosting agricultural research and enacting key measures. He cited reforms to fertilizer and seed laws, a marketing authority for fair milk payments, a farm product trademark, protection of livestock, and lower farm truck license costs.
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State Department of Agriculture
Scott
North Carolina
Negro Men Sent To Fort Bragg
Ten colored men inducted by Local Board No. 2 left Enfield last Wednesday morning for Fort Bragg. They were Quinton Wilkins, James Osie Worsley, James Ivory Nicholson, Clarence Edward Bailey, Willie Crowell Jr, Frank Williams, Bynum Junior Trice, Tommie Hilliard, Gable Johnson, Jimmie Jordan Core Jr. Moses West was named as a replace
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Enfield
Fort Bragg
Quinton Wilkins
James Osie Worsley
James Ivory Nicholson
Clarence Edward Bailey
Willie Crowell, Jr
Frank Williams
Bynum Junior Trice
Tommie Hilliard
Gable Johnson
Jimmie Jordan Core
Moses West
Induction Offer Tied to Army Camp Rejections
A note states that induction is contingent on whether any of the named individuals are rejected at the Army Camp.
Firemen Met In Enfield Last Week
The Roanoke Firemen's Association with delegates from Enfield Roanoke Rapids Weldon Halifax Scotland Neck and Whitakers met in the Enfield Community House for a supper served by the Dorcas Class of the Baptist Sunday School. Harold Burrows chief of Enfield Fire Department and president of the association presided. Enfield Town Commissioners attended along with Halifax County Board of Commissioners. Speakers included Sherwood Brockwell state fire marshal Raleigh and Dick Joyner Farmville vice president of the State Association.
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Roanoke Firemen's Association
Enfield
Roanoke Rapids
Weldon
Halifax
Scotland Neck
Whitakers
Dorcas
Baptist
Harold Burrows
Local Socials Highlight Norfolk Roxboro Visits
Mrs. Lucille Cherry Mrs. Dora Hawkins Mrs. John Matthews Mrs. Mary Lillian Meade and Howard Hawkins spent Sunday in Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Martin and Mrs. Lacks spent the weekend with relatives at Roxboro.
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Lucille *Cherry
Dora H Hawkins
John Matthews
Mary Lillian Meade
Howard Hawkins
Norfolk
Lonnie Martin
Lacks
Roxboro
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de Molay Commandery
Hall
Butchell
Yoder
Gluck
Atilla
Gondor Karoly
Chas. J. Roberts
Triangle Debates
King's Beauty Shop
Ruth's Beauty Shoppe
Mabel's Beauty Shoppe
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