Brides Elect of School Faculty Honored At Tea
Brides elect Genevieve Hod Grace Clark and Margaret Garris were feted at a Roanoke home tea on Saturday afternoon hosted by Mrs Dunning and others. Guests enjoyed a musical program, floral decor, and a brides register while about 90 attendees mingled and shared confections before leaving with gifts.
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Mises Genevieve Hod Grace Clark
Margaret Garris
J. Dunning
Roanokevenue
Rs Dunning
Kelma Garris
Irene Gordon
Menrietta Price
Elizabeth Lang
Marcus A. Garris
Weldon
M.C. Newsom, Jr
Doo
Viola Glover
G Line
Miss Todgin
Garrie E. Hodgin
Golds
Miss Clark
L.A Clark
Macy Lowder
Virginia Gates
Brides’ Register
Clara Hearne
Martha Craddock
Seaboard Students Speak On Strengthening UN
Seaboard High School students recently competed before the Seaboard Woman's Club in a speaking contest on How to Strengthen the United Nations. Barbara Ann Conke, an eleventh grader, won the gold medal. prizes included a gold fountain pen and recognitions for twelfth, tenth, and ninth grade participants Verne Mar Exiwards, Rooxer Vick, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaboard
United Nations
Seaboard High School
Seaboard Woman's Club
Ent
Barbara Ann Conke
Verne Mar Exiwards
Rooxer Vick
Teachers Plan Visual Education Program in Halifax County
Principals and teachers met in the Halifax County Schools office with Superintendent W Henry Overman to discuss a visual education program for the next school term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W Henry Overman
Halifax County
Elected Vic Finch Named Vice President at ECU Tau Chapter
Roanoke Rapids resident Alton Finch has been elected vice president for the 1948-1949 term of the Tau chapter at East Carolina Teachers College in Greenville. The Phi Sigma Pi national fraternity for men students announced the selection, noting Finch will lead chapter activities on campus this coming year.
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Alton Finch
Roanoke
Rap
Tau
Phi Sigma Pi
East Carolina Teachers College
Greenvile
North Carolina Wins National Safety Council Award
North Carolina received a safety plaque for outstanding traffic fatality improvement in 1947 over 1946. The state reduced deaths from 1028 to a 19 percent lower rate, with Winston-Salem praised for school safety and Greensboro earning honorable mentions. Connecticut tops the nation in safety. Southern Division honors go to Virginia, Texas, and Oklahoma.
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North Carolina
National Safety Council
N. C
Winston-Salem
Greensby
Safety Council
Winston Salem
Greensboro
Connecticut
Union
Oklahoma City
Okla
Wilmington
Del
Virginia
Texas
Oklahoma
Tuberculosis Association Plans May Raleigh Meeting
Plans are set for the North Carolina Tuberculosis Association annual meeting at the Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh on May 17 and 18. Registration begins 11:00 a.m. Monday May 17. Speakers include U S Public Health Service and National Tuberculosis Association officials. The group, funded by Christmas Seals, aims to educate the public that tuberculosis is preventable and curable, with 983 state deaths noted.
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Raleigh N. C
North Carolina Tuberculosis Association
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
United States Public Health Service
National Tuberculosis Association
American Trideau Society
North Carolina State Board of Health
Largest Motor Troop Movement Since War Began May 7 In N C
The largest motor troop movement since the war begins will move about 2,000 trucks from Fort Bragg through North Carolina and Tennessee to Camp Campbell Kentucky between May 7 and May 12. Routes include Knoxville and Crossville Tennessee and a three night bivouac sequence ending in Covington Tennessee. The convoy, part of the Third Army Ninth Air Force Training Maneuver, informs civilian traffic to avoid congestion.
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North Carolina
Tennessee
Fort Bragg
Knoxville
Crossville
Tennesse
Camp Campbell
Kentucky
Charlotte
Asheville
Ninth Air Force
Camp Campbucky
B2nd Airborne Division
Roy Iivin
Airport Dig Uncovers Abandoned Cemetery At Halifax County
Excavators on the Halifax County Airport project uncover an abandoned cemetery. By law the find must be advertised for 20 days before exhumation and reburial can proceed. Mecklenburg Sanatorium official Dr Hillis AL Seay noted, with NCTA leaders inviting interested persons to attend the health welfare program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax County
Hillis AL. Seay
Mecklenburg County Sanatorium
NCTA
Campaign notice for Julian Allsbrook state senate bid
Friends of Julian Allsbrook urge Halifax County voters to re elect him to the North Carolina State Senate in 1948. They praise his 1935 and 1941 service, school funding advocacy, aid to the blind and handicapped, and veteran public-spirited leadership, urging May 29 1948 vote and May 15 1948 registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian R. Allsbrook
State of
North Carolina
Halifax County
Senate
State Senate
General Assembly
Julian Allsbrook
House of the General Assembly
SENA
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Clairene Harris
Woman's Clan
Civic Organi Tans
Joe Shearin
Charlie Matthews
J Pegg
Belfore
Seaboardd — Lions Club
Aula Ann Pegg
Seaboardd High School
Remembo
Gotham
Malon Feerie
San
Rayon
Eggy Gann
Nationa Safety Council
Tuberculosis Assoc
Cait
Shelby
Newport
Covnsvalle Tennessee
Aly
Boston
Marks
Julian R
Allsbrook
STATE
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