Fire Department to Install Additional City Siren
The city plans a new 45 foot steel and cement siren tower in the South Ward near Rosemary Manufacturing to aid South Ward firefighting. Firemen will train at a Charlotte college, with diplomas possible after multiple years, while a city map with pegs directs crews to fires.
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Rosemary Manufacturing Company
Ball Park
Charlotte
Rufus Brittow
Fire Department
R. L. Saunders
B. G. Whitby
Hasty
Bristow
Sledge
King and
Lane
Patterson League Softball Shows Speedsters Lead
In Patterson League action the Speedsters defeated the Sluggers 6-1 on Monday as six runs came in the sixth and seventh innings. Tuesday saw the Speedsters win 10-7 behind solid hitting from Jack Godwin. Wednesday the Whirlwinds beat the Speedsters 7-5 with Blythe contributing strong work behind the plate. Thursday the Whirlwinds shut out the Speedsters 6-3 with Brown, Butler and Capps keying the seventh inning. All-Star selections loom as teams evaluate players for catcher first base and outfield roles.
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Speedsters
Hardison
Brown
Whirlwinds
Wayney
Capps
Blythe
Butler
Crawford
Jax Defeat Kinston 5 To 0 Friday
Roanoke Rapids high school notches its fourteenth win by defeating Kinston 5 to 0 behind five hit pitching by Boyd. Wright and Moseley lead with three singles each as Jax tallies four in the first inning and adds one more in the eighth aided by fielding errors. Wetherington took the loss with 11 hits allowed while Boyd fanned 10.
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Roanoke Rapids
Moseley
Peppery
Wright
Jax
Boyd
Wetherington
Kinston
R. Rapids
Pittman
Local Visitors and Weekend Guests Include Virginia Jenkins
Calvary Thelma Jenkins of Chilli cothe Ohio is visiting two weeks with her parents Mrs John Willis Hayes and Miss Jones of Henderson visited Mrs Jack King Sunday. Jack King Bill Jack and Ethel Bobbitt traveled to Rocky Mount Sunday morning. Mrs M H Allen visits Craddock Pa friends mother here over the weekend. Mrs Isles visits relatives in Wise. Mr and Mrs Hugh House visit Mrs C D House Saturday night. Mrs Paul Etheridge and Misses Vir notes fragment.
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Virginia Jenkins
Chillicothe
Ohio
John Willis Hayes
Miss Jones
Henderson
Jack King
Bill
Jack
Ethel Bobbitt
Rocky Mount
M. H. Allen
Thelma
Norman House
Craddock
Isles
Wise
Hugh House
C. D. House
Paul Etheridge
Vir
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Carolina Awning & Tent Fg. Co
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Sport News
Patterson
Sluggers
Turner
Jack Godwin
Speight
G&j
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
Ginia
Ruby King
E. S. Jenkins
Franklin, Va
Z. B. Mitchell
Wilton Browning
Littleton
Harry House
Halifax
Mamie Jenkins
Suffolk
Lena
Price Hamill
Richmond
J. E. Mitchell
Alice Glasgow
M. A. Sillery
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