Daylight Saving Time Begins March One Nationwide
Volume V Number 1 notes all clocks move forward one hour from 200 a m Sunday March 1 to last Sunday in October. The Daylight Saving Bill aims to save daylight, with trains and businesses adapting schedules. Local mills and churches decide operating times, urging citizens to set clocks ahead Saturday night to attend Sunday services on time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Alaska
Congress
Germany
France
Great Britain
Rosemary Manufacturing Company
Patterson Mill Company
Poancke Mills
Roanoke Rapids High to Debate State Question in Enfield
Roanoke Rapids High School along with Weldon and Enfield forms a triangle for a state wide debate under UNC auspices. This year Weldon has dropped out leaving Roanoke Rapids and Enfield to argue whether Congress should enact compulsory arbitration of industrial disputes with Roanoke Rapids defending the Negative and Enfield the Affirmative. The winner on each side may advance to Chapel Hill for the finals. Public invited with no admission charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids
University of North Carolina
Weldon
Enfield
Congress
Grants School
Alma
Roanoke Rapids High School
Bessie Hedgepeth
Minnie
Carolina Lodge to Elect Representative at April Meeting
A regular meeting of Carolina Lodge No. 225 will be held in Rosemary at the LG Shell Company store rooms on Monday April 1. The purpose is to elect a representative to the Grand Toil and to conduct other necessary business. All members and visiting brethren urged to attend. Secretary C A Dickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina Lodge
LG. Shell Company
Rosemary
C. A. Dickens
Local Halifax News Roundup Shows Weddings and Illnesses
Halifax items note Norfolk trip for Nelson Gibbs wedding and Weldon visit, church services by Rev. Reuben Meredith, Red Cross plans for April, and D A B gatherings. Local illnesses include pneumonia cases and a sick child. a marriage in town ties Jack Bass and a Fairmont groom.
Canteen Service for Sammi es in France
The American Red Cross plans a front line canteen cartoon service behind the front in France used to supply hot drinks to troops. Fifteen operations behind French lines serve fifty or more large containers daily, often under shell fire, free to men on duty. The Red Cross aims to connect with medical relief stations near the front and enlist qualified volunteers for near front line work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
France
War Council
James H. Parkins
Red 7
Amy
Red Cross
Rosemary Personal and Local Items
Rev A G Carter left Monday for Mocksville North Carolina for a two week visit to friends and relatives C M Lynch of Camp Sevier spent a few days here this week with relatives G E Rose of Henderson was in town Sunday to see friends W J Clark of Aurelian Springs spent a few hours here Tuesday on business Mrs W S Dean of Oxford arrived the past week to be with her husband in charge of classes in vocational training Mrs Walter Kidd of Warrenton is here for a few days visit to relatives W T Hodges spent a few days out of town this week on business Mrs J E Kinker left Wednesday for Richmond to enter a hospital for treatment A J Wade motored to Halifax Sunday spending a few hours there with friends W A White has accepted a position with the Peoples Store Company succeeding W C Thompson who has resigned Mr and Mrs J J Spencer were called to Seaboard Tuesday on account of the death of Mr Spencer s mother T M West left Sunday for an extended visit to friends Miss Nora Taylor of Lawvi is here for a few days visit in the home of Mr and Mrs Irving Stark Fenton Garris of Norfolk spent a few days here this week with relatives Messrs Curtis Shell Ollie Mahorn Jank Henry and Clyde Stallings left Thursday for Camp Jackson Sr C G F Medlin of Weldon was in town a short while Wednesday on business H G Coleman recently purchased the home on Jackson Street formerly owned and occupied by R S Merritt and is moving there this week C B Moore of Henrico spent the day Wednesday here on Mrs A G Harris of Fairfield on her way back from Raleigh where she attended a meeting of the committee of the Third Liberty Loan Bond issue stopped over here to see her sister Mrs T M Jenkins T O Vaughan of Weldon was here Wednesday on business
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A. G. Carter
Mocksville
N. C
C.M. Lynch
Camp Sevier
G. E. Rose
Henderson
W. J. Clark
Aurelian Springs
W.S. Dean
Oxford
Walter Kidd
Warrenton
Relati
W. T. Hodges
J. E. Kinker
Richmond
A. J. Wade
Halifax
W. A. White
Peoples Store Company
W. C. Thompson
J. J. Spencer
Seaboard
Mr. Spencer
T. M. West
Nora Taylor
Law- Vi
Irving Stark
Fenton Garris
Norfolk
Messrs
Curtis Shell
Ollie Mahorn
Jank Henry
Clyde Stallings
Camp Jackson
C. G. F. Medlin
Weldon
H.G. Coleman
Jackson Street
R. 8. Merritt
C. B. Moore
Henrico
A. G. Harris
Fairfield
N.C
Raleigh
T. M. Jenkins
T. O Vaughan
River Road
Hobson Powell
Emporia
G. D. Shell
Lucille Edwards
Sea‘board
W. C. Graham
Milton High
Garysburg
F. M
Ruth Rook
Jackson
B. F. Williams
Pattie Bain
Easterville
John Smith
Paisley Fields
S. F. Patterson
Winston-Salem
Frank Henry
Schoolfield
Special Easter music program at All Saints Episcopal Church
Easter Day service music list includes Processional Welcome Happy Morning Anthem Christ our Passover Te Deum Jubilate Introit The Strife is Oer Gloria in Excelsis Old Chant hymn Christ the Lord is Risen Today Offertory Jesus Christ is Risen Today Recessional At the Lambs High Feast We Sing choir members and organist listed with service time 7 46 P M
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Saints
F. van Boskerk
F. Aldrich
Christ
Jesus Christ
Sancio
Camillo
Roanoke
Rapids Port
Gloria
Abner Davis
N. R. Turner
Rowls Turner
W. W. Carter
Jessie Baldwin
Jonnie Webb
C. T. Draper
Bennie C. Starkes
Chestley Perkins
Bessie Mason
A. W. Green
William Hargrave
Easter Services Invitation From Local Church
Advertised hymn title list invites the public to Easter services with Gloria in Excelsis Magnificate in C and other choral pieces. The notice calls the community to attend the Lamb's High Feast and related recessional and hymn settings as part of the Easter celebration.
Red Cross Society to Hold Regular Meeting April 7
The Red Cross Society will meet in the Red Cross room Saturday at 3 oclock p.m. April 7. All ladies are urged to attend. Headquarters request 280 bed shirts for April, increasing work for regular workers. All ladies in Roanoke Rapids and Rosemary are asked to come to the Red Cross rooms to assist in sewing.
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Hhe Red Cross Society
Red Cross
Roanoke Rapids
Rosemary
Death of Henderson Business Leader After Pole Accident
Mr. Fred C. Toepleman general manager of the Home Telephone and Telegraph Company died after a fall from a telephone pole this morning. A Henderson resident and prominent business figure he was rushed to a hospital but died before arrival. News of his death shocks the local community where he frequently visited the telephone office.
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Fred C. Toepleman
Home Telephone and Telegraph Company
Toepleman
Henderson
Halifax Quota This Week Drives First Draft Group
Twenty three white selectmen left Weldon today for Camp Jackson to form the first draft increment under the new questionnaire plan. The list includes Lucius Shearin Ernest Lynch Melvin Vaughan Oliver P Ma horn John George Humphreys Clyde M Stallings Leonard Parks Lester Frank Henry and others.149 colored men will entrain next Tuesday for Camp Grant Illinois completing Halifax county’s first quota.
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Weldon
Camp Jackson
Lucius Shearin
Ernest Lynch
Melvin Vaughan
Oliver P
Ma‘horn
John George Humphreys
Clyde M. Stallings
Leonard Parks
Lester Frank Henry
Robert Lee Alston
Charles
Curtis Shell
Jacob T. Currie
John Cary Whitaker
Thaddeus M. Moore
Sidney Walker
James Arthur Bryant
William Spears Wood
Gilbert D. Lipscomb
Benjamin Franklin Bracey
Charlie Sylvester Craft
William Howard Twisdale
Hathaway Pierce
Bernard Moore Hodges
John O. Carter
Camp Grant
Illinois
Halifax County
Watch Gift Prompted Tiny Joke from Grandson
A three year old named Charles won sweets one day and his grandmother set him on her knee. She handed him a wristwatch to play with and after tugging at the stems he finally told his grandpa to button it.
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Uttle Charles
Charles
Roanoke Rapids Women Form War Savings Societies
The Roanoke Rapids and Rosemary towns organize War Savings Societies led by Mrs. J. A. Moore and Mrs. Fred Peck. Women urged to sign thrift cards and sell Thrift Stamps. The Roanoke Rapids group meets first and third Thursdays at 4 pm in the Graded School Auditorium. Rosemary group meets at the Rosemary Library.
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Roanoke Rapids
Rosemary
Graded School
W. F. Horner
Proctor
Ladies of
Ladies
Fred Peck
Tom Jenkins
The Barrier at Peoples and Rosemary Theatres
Rex Beach's Alaska romance The Barrier appears on screen at the Peoples and Rosemary Theatres on Monday night April 1st. The film closely follows the novel with swift action, adventure, and romance set in the days when Alaska was a frontier haven for hunted men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Beach
Mr. Beach
Peoples and Rosemary Theatres
Alaska
Henry James Writes Camp Sevier Letter From Greenville
A letter from Henry L. James of Company H 220th Infantry Camp Sevier Greenville N C describes new recruits arriving from Kentucky under quarantine for thirty days. He cites a successful mortar exam scoring 75, reports a scuffle at mealtime involving Harvey Hazelwood, notes Bayonet Run wins by his company, and invites Halifax volunteers to join. He closes with health advice about ear care and avoiding unqualified guidance.
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Kentucky
Roanoke Rapids
Harvey Hazelwood
119Th Regiment
Haifax County
Greenville
Henry L. James
Co. H
220Th Infantry
Camp Sevier
N. C
Churches Adjust to New Time for Daylight Saving
The notices explain DST shifts. hours shown use DST and are one hour earlier than pre March 31 mean astronomical time. If you did not set clocks forward Saturday night, you will be one hour off the church service schedule.
Baptist Church Schedule Under Pastor C H Trueblood
Sunday School 9 45 a m with special program at 10 45 A M Preaching 11 A M and 7 30 P M Men’s Bible Class Tuesday 7 30 P M Prayer meeting and choir practice Wednesday 7 45 P M Helping Hand Society Friday 7 30 P M Public invited to all services.
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Helping Hand Society
Easter Cantata at Methodist Church Sunday
Sunday School at 9 45 a m led by W W Woodruff Supt Services at 11 a m Preaching by Rev Eugene C Few Pastor Easter Cantata at 8 p m all are invited Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 o clock
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W. W. Woodruff
Ordination Service at Presbyterian Church
The Presbyterian Church announces ordination of newly elected elders and deacons during the Sunday morning service with special music. Morning service at 11:00 AM, evening service 7:45 PM, Sunday School at 10:00 AM, Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7:45 PM. Rev Stanley White, pastor.
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M. J.T. Chase
Our Lord
Easter Day at All Saints Church Roanoke Avenue
Next Sunday Easter Day at All Saints Episcopal Church Roanoke Avenue. Morning services begin 8:30 with Holy Communion and sermon, followed by Sunday School and Mens' Bible Class at 9:45, and evening prayer at 7:45. Children’s Festival Service collects mite-box missions offerings. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serye
T. W. Mullen
Easter Services Planned at Rosemary Methodist Church
Pastor Rev Charles M Lance leads Rosemary Methodist Church with Pastor Charles M Lance and Supt J B Boyd announcing special Easter services at Smiths Church 114 M at New Hope Church 3 PM and at Rosemary Church 730 PM A special Easter program will be rendered by the Sunday School The Supt and pastor will give short talks An Easter offering will be taken at each service A cordial welcome to all.
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Mm. J. B. Boyd
Smith’s Church
New Hope Church
Rosemary Church
Superstitions of Royalty Across Unlucky Days
The article notes that Caesar, Napoleon, Birnarck and Otb sra defied luck by not fearing unlucky days. It claims Henry VIII Edward VI and his daughters Mary and Elisabeth shared the same “unlucky” day. The piece remarks on their odd persistence through history.
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Caesar
Napoleon
Birnarck
Otbsra
Henry VIII
Edward
Mary
Elisabeth
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H. B. Fergurson
Florence Fenner
N. L. Stedman
R. L. Applewhite
Wm. Towe
Ursula Daniel
Reuben Meredith
Scotland Neck
Monroe Jenkins
Jack Bass
Leon Shields
Hobgood
Hunter Norman
Eugenia Warren
Isley
Black
Watkins
George Hux
Norlina
Undine Hux
Willie Jennings
Fairmont
Rueben Meredith
Ben Jennings
Turle
Dr&ft
Womens’ War Saving’s and Local Items Society
Mason Faison
T. H. Valentine
Vulture
Baptist Sunday School
Ladies of the Presbyterian Church
H. T. Brock
Hopewell
Bessie Ezelle
Portsmouth
Rosemary Methodist Church
Barrier
The
Asics
Henry James
D. C
Mr. Stainback
Samantha
All Saints Church
Lewis N. Taylor
Roanoke Avenue
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