Up and Down The Avenue with the Editor
Congressman Abernethy campaign mail mix up delivers a Prohibition speech instead of a constituent message. Kiwanis crowd attends Weldon Coca Cola plant event. bicycle found by Officer Green awaits owners. Bible best seller sales rise. Bible Society notes 240 million copies printed since inception. Kiwanis christening planned at Billy Williams building. traffic officers from high school visit. Rat tale at local garage ends with comic mess on car hood. Birth announced for Wilma Rachel, May 7. Church women host cafeteria lunch May 14 to fund a building project. Senior class unlucky Friday as Oh Professor is postponed to May 17 due to baseball. Continued on back page.
Lindbergh Baby Found Dead Murdered At Home
The Lindbergh child was found dead at 3 15 pm near the Hopewell home in New Jersey after 72 days missing. Police say the skull was fractured by a blunt instrument and the body was buried, later identified by night clothing as the Lindbergh infant. Congress considered making kidnapping a capital crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopewell
N. J
Wiliam Allen
Lindbergh
Congress
Washington
Marshal Lauds Our Drill Team
Fire Marshal Sherwood Brockwell praises the Roanoke Rapids Fire Department drill team after their high honors at the Fire College and Drill School in Asheville. The letter to Mayor Kelly Jenkins lists members E R Myrick G B Glover G S Smith R P Smith J W Strickland W R Myrick and J C with Fire College and Drill School certificates awarded.
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Roanoke Rapids
E. B. Glover
Fire College
G. 8. Smith
R. P. Smith
J. W. Strickland
W. R. Myrick
J. C
Roanoke Rapids Clinches Big Victory Ahead Of Title Game
Roanoke Rapids swept Chapel Hill High School 15 to 4 in Henderson. McNeill earned his sixth win of the season as the Jackets rapped 20 hits led by Irving Dickens Wilton Dickens and Grant. The upcoming state final at Chapel Hill Friday May 13 pits Roanoke Rapids against Mount Airy with strong fan support expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids
Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Yellow Jackets
Henderson
Gamecock's
Henderson Club
Piedmont League
Ronoke Rapid
Mt. Airy
Shelby
Roland
Jackets
Hoyle
McNeil
Jax
McNeill
Jacket
Irving Dickens
Wilton Dickens
Womble
Grant
Dickens
Wright
F. Riggsbee
Mount Airy
Acree
Morrison to Speak at Halifax County Meeting
United States Senator Cameron Morrison will address Democratic voters at Halifax County Courthouse Halifax N C Saturday May 14 at 9 p m Scot land Neck Friday morning the 13th and Rocky Mount that night A large crowd of Morrison supporters is expected as he answers critics in the Senate race Robert Reynolds of Asheville Frank D Grist and Judge T C Bowie are invited to the meeting With Congress in session this may be the only chance for the region to hear him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Mortixen
United Sates
Halifax County
Halifax
N. C
Morrison
Scotland Neck
Rocky Mount
Robert Reynolds
Asheville
Frank D. Grist
T. C. Bowie
Congress
Senator Morrison
Registration Deadlines Approaching for County Voters
This Saturday and May 21 mark final chances to register voters not yet registered on county state books. Includes those who failed to register before and those who turned 21 since last registration. Precinct 1 Registrar J P Welch and Precinct 2 Registrar Cart dreen oversee many new entries, with over 300 added since opening. About 5,000 names remain on the two precincts books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P., Welch
Cart Dreen
Roanoke Rapids High School class to graduate this year
About 750 seniors are projected to graduate with roughly 165 eighth graders moving to junior high next year. Class Day is Wednesday June 1, with Grade School exercises on Thursday and the graduation Friday evening at the high school auditorium. Sanford Martin of the Winston-Salem Journal is invited as principal speaker, with E. J. Coltrane to speak at the grade school exercises. City schools total 2,350 students this year, with 700 at the junior-senior high and 1,650 in the grades. The year is reported very successful with minimal illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids
Sanford Martin
Winston-Salem Journal
C. W. Davis
Winston-Salem
E. J. Coltrane
Coltrane
Salisbury
N. C
Thursd
Mrs Betty Gray Local Resident Dies At 84 In North Carolina
Betty Gray a well known resident of Northampton County died Monday afternoon at age 84. Funeral services were held Tuesday at her home near Garysburg with Rev. A P Mustian officiating and interment in Brunswick County. She is survived by seven children W A Gray B D Gray John Gray T L Gray R H Gray Mrs Annie Butler and Mrs Charlie Cook, 28 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
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Betty Gray
Northampton County
Garysburg
A. P. Mustian
Brunswick County
Gray
W. A. Gray
B.D. Gray
John Gray
T. L. Gray
Roanoke Rapids
R. H. Gray
Richmond, Va
Annie Butler
Charlie Cook
Red Cross Flour For Needy In Roanoke Rapids
Three hundred eighteen barrels of flour rolled into Roanoke Rapids this week for distribution to needy families. The Red Cross and Associated Charities will check lists. Mrs. Tommy Jenkins will handle Saturday distributions from 10 to noon for two to three months at the old Patterson Store building. Flour, in 21 pound sacks, will cover about two weeks per family. the wheat came from the Federal Farm Board and was distributed nationwide through local agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids
Fami
Associated Charities
The
Red Cross
Tommy Jenkins
Patterson
Ted Cross
Federal Farm Board
Roanoke Rapids Athletic Club Hosts South Hill Boxers
The Roanoke Rapids club lost four bouts to South Hill, Va, boxers last Tuesday night with Scrapyer Outland, Pat Smith and Malcolm Outland winning. Julian Johnson, M C Mosely, Fd Mosely and Ivey Coburn edged in close decisions. South Hill plans ten fighters for next Tuesday here, weights from 50 to 145 pounds. Admission 85 and 20 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids Athletic Club
South Hill
Scrapyer Outland
Pat Smith
Malcolm Outland
Julian Johnson
M. C. Mosely
Fd Mosely
Ivey Coburn
Petersburg Y. M.C. A
Mother of Norwood Buried in Virginia Town
Mrs. Lucy Jane Norwood, 7 year old mother and pioneer resident of Ante Virginia, died Saturday May 7 after a brief illness. Survived by husband and eleven children including Fannie Hobbs John W. Norwood Daisy Williams Margaret Hudson Billy Norwood Edward Norwood Mollie DeBerry George Norwood Peter F Norwood Lucy Moody Ruth Norwood. Funeral held Monday at 2 PM at Daisy Williams home in Skippers with burial at Zion Church Skippers conducted by Rev A P Mustian and assisting Baptist ministers. About fifty Roanoke Rapids friends attended.
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Lucy Jane Norwood
Ante
Virginia
Iimnes
Norwood
Fannie Hobbs
Near Imperia
John W. Norwood
Daisy Williams
Skippers Va
Margaret Hudson
City
W. J
Billy Norwood
Edward Norwood
Richmond
Mollie DeBerry
eRocky Mount
N. C
George Norwood
Imperia
Peter F. Norwood
Winston-Salem
Lucy Moody
This City
Ruth Norwood
Oeolek
Skippers
Zion Church
A. P. Mustian
Roanoke Rapids
Chockoyotte Golf Club Defeats Louisburg In Rain Soaked Match
The Chockoyotte Golf Club beat fourteen Louisburg Golf Club players 6 to 4 on a miserable day with drizzle hampering scoring. Ray N. Goodman and J. M. Jackson led with low rounds amid upcoming return matches against Henderson Wake Forest Warrenton and South Hill at the Chockoyette course.
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Chockoyatte Golf Club
Louisburg Golf Club
Louisburg
N.C
Warrenton
Chockoyette
South Hill
Henderson
Wake Forest
Ray N. Goodman
J. M. Jackson
Roanoke Rapids Junior Baseball Opens Season With Key Matchup
The Roanoke Rapids Junior Baseball League starts the official season on May 20. Jean Shells' Indians meet Hazel Moore's Rosemary Yankees at 4 p.m. on the dormitory diamond. Managers Bugg Bounds and Lyles lead three other clubs as Mayor Jenkins is to throw the first ball and Ned Manning will receive. Carroll Wilson will umpire, with Kiwanis president handling the duties.
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Roanoke Rapids Junior Baseball League
Jean Shells
Indians
Hazel Moore
Rosemary Yankees
Bugg
Bounds
Lyles
Jenkins
Ned Manning
Carroll Wilson
Kiwanis
Board Candidates Announced in Halifax County Race
The Herald reports multiple candidates for House of Representatives and County Commissioners in Halifax County. Filing closes May 21, with several hopefuls including R Hunter Pope, F M Taylor, D S Moss, L W Laggett for the House. Joyner, Shepherd, Quarles and potential entrants like Uncle Billy Neville among county posts. State Senate, Clerk, Sheriff races also draw attention as the primary nears.
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House of Representatives
Halifax County
Board of County Commissioners
the Herald
R. Hunter Pope
Enfield
Halfax County
General Assembly
Mr. Pope
F. M. Taylor
D. S. Moss
L. W. Laggett
Pope
County Board of Education
Hols
W. F. Joyner
Roanoke Rapids
County Board of Commissioners
Joyner
Newton Shepherd
Weldon
Shepherd
T. C. Quarles
Hollister
Billy Neville
Enfiled Township
T. ©. Quarles
J. Collier
Billy Norwood
Dr. Long
Ed Travis
Fletcher Gregory
A. M. Atkinson
Register of Deeds
Betwen
Elizabeth House
Meade Mitchell
Stanley Whittaker
Sheriff Johnson
S. M. Thompson
H. L. Bell
Major Fletcher Seeks Labor Commissioner Post
L. Fletcher of Raleigh runs for Commissioner of Labor with support from local allies. A World War II veteran, he served as a captain in the 113th Field Artillery, 80th Division, and since the war has held posts in Internal Revenue and Insurance. Earlier he edited North Carolina papers including the Raleigh Times and the Durham Sun. In a 72 word will, Charles Paxton Markham of Chesterfield, England, disposed of a $3,600,000 estate.
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L. Fletcher
Raleigh
Major Fletcher
113Th Field Artillery
North Carolina
Raleigh Times
Durham Sun
Internal Revenue and Insurance Departments
Charles Paxton Markham
Chesterfield
England
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Abernethy
Washington, D. C
Rivers Johnson
Duplin
Kiwanis Club
Carl Green
Trader Horn
American Bible Sciety
Billy Williams
Mose
Mose Brickell
Mr. Brickell
Waynesboro
Brickell
Brunswick
Mr. and
Mra. C. A. Nicholson
Wilma Rachel
R. C. Clenton
the Indies of the First Baptist, Church
Peoples Theatre
W. H. Chambliss
Marvin Chambliss
Chambliss
Powellton and
Fitzhugh, Ve
W. H. Brewer
A. L. Masaey
Marshal
Brockwell
Senate
John Cohen
Atlanta Journal
United States
Tica
Senator Harns
Lucy Norwood
Hunter Pope
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