Candidates To Be Voted On In Coming County Election
Waverly White, chairman of the County Board of Elections, released a complete list of state and county offices for the May 27 election. Most candidates run unopposed, with contests for county commissioner in Weldon and Enfield districts. Names include R. L. Applewhite for State Senator and Irvin Clark for State Representative.
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State General Assembly
State Senate
Waverly White
County Board of Elections
Weldon
Enfield
Ted
R. L. Applewhite
Irvin Clark
Register of Deeds
Frank Y. Wilson
Littleton
D. G. Dickens
Roanoke Rapids
J. P. Wrenn
Eng Hld
M. W. Perry
J.>. Davis
Scotland Neck
G. H. Johnson
Allen Pierce
Wade H. Mitchell
Recorder’s Court
Charles R. Daniel
Recorder's Court
Wade H. Dickens
Roanoke Rapid Sanitary District
M. H. Hedgepeth
R. E. Cleaton, Jr
M. C. Newsome
Prominent N Hampton Man Joe E Brown Dies at 71
Joe E Brown, 71, a Northampton County merchant and farmer known in Roanoke Rapids, died Tuesday at 5 am in Roanoke Rapids Hospital after a heart attack. He lived in Lasker and is survived by his widow, a daughter Mrs. Howard Outlaw of Portsmouth, Va, three sons Herbert of Portsmouth Lloyd of Rich Square and Garland of Murfreesboro, a brother Lewis Brown and a sister Mrs J J Park of Latter. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 4 pm with burial in Conway.
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Joe E. Brown
Northampton County
Roanoke Rapids
Mr. Brown
Lasker
Howard Outlaw
Portsmouth
Herbert Brown
Lloyd
Rich Square
Garland Brown
Murfreesboro
Lewis Brown
J. J. Park
Conway
Kenny to Raleigh Jerome Here Kenny to Raleigh Jerome Here
Steve Kenny the probation officer for the second and third judicial districts has been named attorney for the Burial Association Commission by Claude C Abernathy. Kenny starts May 15 replacing him as probation officer for this district will be J T Jerome of Raleigh the district comprises 1 counties
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Steve Kenny
Burial Association Commission
Claude C. Abernathy
Kenny
J. T. Jerome
Raleigh
14th Company To Have Fry and Muddle in Roanoke Rapids
The 14th Company of the North Carolina State Guard in Roanoke Rapids will host a rock fish fry and taud dle Friday night May 19 at the Armory. The feed begins at 6 sharp followed by a short address from Lieut. Bailey of the 4th service command U S A. The company will then fall in for instructions and movies by Lieut. Bailey.
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Thelina State Guard
Roanoke Rapids
Bailey
4Th Service Command
Roanoke Rapids Precinct 1 Registration Opens Saturday
No 1 Books Henry Fitts registrar announces the registration books for Roanoke Rapids precinct No 1 will be open on Saturday at the City Barber Shop.
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Henry Fitts
Roanoke Rapids
Wilbur Outland Returns from Pacific Navy Service
Wilbur Outland of the Sea Bees is home after months in the Pacific war area. He will report back to active duty at the end of this month.
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Wilbur Outland
Pacific
Navy
Pacific War Area
Surface Treat Third Street in Cateville Meeting
City commissioners approved surface treating Third Street from Jackson Street to the alley. They also voted to aid the Health Office by purchasing rat poison to address the extermination campaign in Cateville.
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Board of City Commissioners
Third Street
Jackson Street
Cate Villein
Wild Man Rumor Tied to Frank Devine Arrest
Rumor of a dangerous figure in Belmont proved to center on Frank Devine. Devine, described as slightly unbalanced, was arrested Tuesday by Deputy Sheriff Gray, then sent to Roanoke Virginia for commitment in a hospital for the insane.
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Belmont
Frank Devine
Devine
Gray
Roanoke
Epidemic of Gas Station Robberies Reported in Roanoke Rapids
An apparent rash of gas station break-ins struck Roanoke Rapids with three recent entries. Fred Forrest Service Station suffered a 14.52 cash loss and wine, while Ed Jackson’s place saw only minor change taken. Police suspect two youths, ages 10 and 14, connected to the incidents in Emporia, Va.
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Roanoke
Rapids
Fred Forrest
South Rosemary
J. M. Butts
Ed Jackson
Dobbins
Emporia
Funeral Services For George K Williams
Funeral services for George K Williams a former Terra Ceia resident and brother of Mrs Mary Wheeler of Roanoke Rapids were held Tuesday afternoon Williams died at the home of another daughter in Champaign Illinois
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George K. Williams
Terra Ceia
Mary Wheeler
Roanoke Rapids
Williams
Champaign
Ill
C. R. Morris Named New Policeman
A. K. Morris, former Rosemary Manufacturing Company employee and former Merchant Marine seaman, is appointed to the regular police force after years as an extra officer.
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A. K. Morris
Rosemary Manufacturing Company
Merchant Marines
Mr. Morris
Half Holiday Begins June 1 In Roanoke Rapids Stores
Roanoke Rapids follows its annual custom and starts the summer half holiday. Businesses will close Wednesday afternoons starting June 7, continuing through the season.
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Roanoke Rapids
Pepe O~ Ar
Abe
Death confirmation reaches Roanoke Rapids parents after two years
Coxswain Robert Elias May of the United States Navy is officially reported as dead in action on April 5, 1944. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. James F. May of 719 Jackson Street, learned of his death through a Navy letter after years of waiting. May, educated at Roanoke Rapids High School, had served four years and enlisted again in 1942. he saw duty in the China and South Pacific theaters and had visited home in 1942 during Christmas.
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James F. May
Jackson Street
Roanoke Rapids
Robert Elias May
United States Navy
Young May
A. C. Jacobs
North Atlantic
Navy
Coxswain
May
Halifax County
China
South Pacific
Train Auto Wreck Kills Five in North Emporia
Five people died last Saturday in North Emporia when their car was struck by a northbound Atlantic Coast Line train. The victims include Mr and Mrs Johnny Rook and child, and Mrs Pearl Clements and her 6 year old son. Clarence Clements was injured and hospitalized in Roanoke Rapids. Funeral services for the Rooks were held Monday.
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North Emporia
Atlantic Coast Line
Johnny Rook
Pearl Clements
Clarence Clements
Roanoke Rapids
Rooks
Tommie Norwood
Washington Clements
Julia Steward
Greene Rook
Rook
Sallie Rook
Gaston
Merchants Association Dinner Set For May 16
Mrs Blair Gibson secretary of the Roanoke Rapids Merchants Association announced a dinner meeting for Tuesday May 16 at 6 30 p m in the Blue Room Rosemary Cafe. She called it an important gathering and urged all members to attend.
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Blair Gibson
Roanoke Rapids Merchants Association
Rosemary Cafe
Blair
The
Merchants Association
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R. E. May
N'Hampton
Jerome
Hugh J. Kincaid
H. J. Kincaid
Bowling Road
Hugh
Roanoke Rapids High School
North Care
Geo. Williams
C. R. Morris
Elizabeth Foster
Elkin
Edgecombe-Halifax
W. K. McDowell
Foster
University of North Carolina
Spartanburg County
Spartanburg
S. C
Eunice N. Tylor
United States
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