Shell to be Roanoke Rapids Postmaster in two weeks
Leslie G. Shell, a prominent Roanoke Rapids businessman, is announced by Congressman John H. Kerr to be named Postmaster with Senate confirmation. Shell scored 82.4 on the Civil Service exam, the highest among nine applicants, with D. L. Wheeler and W. O. Thompson next.
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Leslie G. Shell
Roanoke Rapids
John H. Kerr
the Herald
Shell
U.S. Senate
Mr. Shell
Civil Service
D. L. Wheeler
W. O. Thompson
Civil Service Department
J. L. West
Chapel Hill
Congressman Kerr
P. O. Dept
Postpone Trade Week To July For Roanoke Avenue Delays
The May Festival and Trade Week sponsored by the Merchants Association was postponed until July at a Board meeting yesterday. No definite completion date for Roanoke Avenue was available. Engineers hope to proceed by mid month but warned weather and other factors could delay progress.
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Merchants Association
Board of Directors
Roanoke Avenue
Roanoke Rapids Nursing School Finals Schedule
Graduation exercises for Roanoke Rapids School of Nursing begin Sunday night May 12 with the Baccalaureate Sermon at Presbyterian church by Reverend Lawrence I Stell. Graduates include Mae Gribble Hayesville Derlie Winstead Elm City Louise Thomas Daniel Rougemont. Final commencement is Wednesday May 15 at 8 15 PM in the High School auditorium.
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Roanoke Rapids School of Nursing
Presbyterian Church
Lawrence I. Stell
Mae Gribble
Hayesville
Derlie Winstead
Elm City
Louise Thomas Daniel
Rougemont
Textile worker Stanley charged with embezzling payroll funds
Police arrested 23 year old Stanley, a textile worker at Patterson Mill Co. Weavers, for cashing eight endorsed payroll checks from eight coworkers. About one hundred dollars was allegedly taken. He was traced to Wilmington, Delaware, and held for Chief Early to face embezzlement charges.
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Poli Barly
Wilmington
Del
Stanley
Patterson Mill Co
Roanoke Rapids Honors Coach Hoyle as State Champions End Players’ Careers
The Herald dedicates this issue to Coach Crawford Hoyle and his State Champions. Ollie Acree pitched Roanoke Rapids to victory over Burlington, with George Nethercutt behind the plate and Irvin Dickens at short. The team’s bright future is reflected in Dickens’s steady play and Half-pint’s development into a top infielder.
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Crawford Hoyle
Hoyle
North Carolina
Ollie Acree
George Nethercutt
Irvin Dickens
Roanoke Rapids
Burlington
Chapel Hill
Jackets
Roanoke Rapids High
Roanoke Rapid
Wilson
Nethercutt
Moser
Clifton Boyd
Red Miller
Joe Brown
Jack Smith
Ed Moseley
Eugene Shell
Roanoke Rapids Wins State Baseball Title Over Burlington
Roanoke Rapids defeats Burlington 6 to 5 in Chapel Hill to claim the state championship. Ollie Acree earns the win with 9 hits allowed. Burlington’s 9 hits were offset by Roanoke Rapids defense. Moser and Nethercutt star for the opposing teams as the Jackets rally from 3–0 to force a late victory before a large crowd.
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Kelly Jenkins
Yellow Jackets
Acree
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