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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1917
Page
1
The Presbyterian Church led by Pastor Stanley White schedules Sunday school at 9:45 and morning worship at 11:00 with an evening service at 7:45. Raleigh L. Topping, minister at Roanoke Avenue Tabernacle, calls for Sunday school at 9:45 and preaching next Sunday at 11:00 AM and 7:30 PM.
Methodist Church announces Sunday School at 9 45 led by W W Woodruff superintendent Preaching at 11 am and 7 30 pm Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 pm Rev Eugene C Few pastor committee note
Rosemary Methodist Church announces Sunday School at ten o clock led by J B Boyd superintendent Services on first and third Sundays at 11 A M and every Sunday at 7 30 P M Prayer service Wednesday evening at 7 30 Choir practice Thursday evening Pastor Rev A H Andrews leading services and activities
Pastor Rev C H Trueblood leads Sunday services at 9 45 am and 11 am and 730 pm with prayer meeting Wednesday at 730 pm Senior B Y P U Sunday 645 pm Junior B Y P U Sunday 230 pm and Junior choir Sunbeam Band meet second and fourth Saturday 230 pm The public is cordially invited to all services
All Saints Church Episcopal now holds services in the new church on Roanoke Avenue with Sunday School at 9 45 a.m. T W Mullen superintendent services at 11 a m and 8 p m Cottage prayer meetings Thursday nights Holy Communion first Sunday 1 A M third Sunday 8 A M Sunday School at Rosemary 9 30 a m at Roanoke Rapids 10 a m Public is invited to attend these services
The Junior Order United American Mechanics notes the death of Brother Abe Bullock's infant child. The measure extends sympathy to the family, orders resolutions spread on minutes, copies sent to the family, and provided to the Roanoke Rapids Herald for publication. Signed by W. T. HopeEs and C. J. Toppine, Committee.
On Sunday May 6 at 2:30 PM Miss Bessie Harris wed Mr. T S Brown at the bride's Monroe Street home in Roanoke Rapids. Rev Raleigh L Topping of the First Christian Church officiated. Mrs Brown attends Christian Church. Mr Brown works as a clerk in the Cooperative Store. Friends wish the couple a long and happy life.
Roanoke Rapids initiates construction of a new and local item mill as residents and visitors are noted in weekend activities. The column lists numerous residents of Henderson Enfield Weldon and other towns visiting relatives and attending church events, with social calls and brief notes from Raleigh Norfolk and Richmond.
Miss Mattie Weaver and Mr Charles H Taylor unite with Mrs Lora Moore and Mr J Ed McAllister in a Saturday ceremony at the First Christian Church home in South Rosemary. The event surprised few intimate friends who wish the couples long, happy lives and future Rosemary homes. T C Thompson Bros to Build Roanoke Mills Plant on Jackson Street work to begin soon with warehouses and tenements already under construction. The 542 by 158 foot concrete mill will feature steel sash and fireproof design under J E Sirrine of Greenville as architect.
Memorial service scheduled next Sunday afternoon at Roanoke Rapids Cemetery with graves to be decorated by Woodmen orders. Rosemary Camp and Roanoke Rapids Woodmen to decorate graves of Jim Burton and A. J. Thomason families. community urged to bring flowers. Rosemary Concert Band to play. program includes hymns, prayers, and talks by Rev. L. N. Taylor, Rev. R. L. Topping, Rev. A. H. Andrews, Rev. C. H. Trueblood, Prof. A. M. Proctor, and others. Decorations after program. speakers limited to five minutes.
The conference committee settles on a selective draft including ages 21 to 30. The new revenue act affects everyone, with The Herald promising a full account of the week’s big news and presenting the most authentic report available.
Health Officer T. W. M. Long reports for 1916 that antimalarial work in four Roanoke Rapids area mills dramatically reduced infection. From 49.8 percent before eradicative measures to 1.58 percent in 1916, with 15 of 409 residents infected that year. Costs about $1,400, funded by Roanoke Mills Patterson Mills Roanoke Rapids Power and Halifax Paper.
Waterbury Connecticut faced a costly smallpox outbreak traced to a North Carolina girl. Over fifty Waterbury school children contracted the disease before compulsory vaccination, with costs reportedly exceeding a quarter of a million dollars across the state. Bridgeport New Haven and Hartford avoided infections despite proximity. Vaccination now required for Waterbury students.
The Christian Church in Rose Mary will mark its third anniversary on the first Sunday in August with a special service. If Congress adjourns by then Hon. Claude Kitchin has promised to speak at the night service. Arrangements are planned for a large crowd.
Mail remains unclaimed at the Roanoke Rapids post office for Augustus Brown Henry Brown Edmond Baker J B Davis Mary DeBerry Lester Freeman N B Hudson Mrs B T Huffler Thos Hockaday and others listed in the notice.
A fragmented humorous exchange features an individual denying days of fishing while humorously claiming he was ashore for dish. The quirky line hints at a punny misunderstanding within a light local-page snippet.
The following names appear in a Rosemary Post Office unclaimed mail notice. Fifteen days remain before forwarding or disposition by the Division of Dead Letters in Washington.
Local notices report Mrs J F Beckwith traveling to Greensboro for her daughter Winfred Beckwith’s graduation and other residents visiting Richmond, High Point, Wilson, and Mount Olive. The piece includes a health rows note from the State Board of Health urging infant protection, cleanliness, clean milk, and fly control to safeguard babies under two.
The North Carolina Good Roads Association urges county and township road officials to attend the Wilmington Wrightsville Beach convention. A focus on statewide road maintenance and a possible War Department road build discussion are planned. Plans seek rail rates and a convenient extended weekend in The Land of the Sky. contact Secretary Joseph Hyde Pratt at Chapel Hill for details.
Rev Raleigh L Topping united Miss Berta Moore and Mr Collier Pridgen in marriage Saturday afternoon at 3 45 at the home of J A Pridgen in Rosemary The couple, residents of the community, will establish their future home friends extend wishes for a long and happy life.
Last Saturday afternoon at 2:80 o'clock Mrs Gertie Birdsong and Mr Everett Bailey were united in the bonds of matrimony by Rev Raleigh L Topping of the Christian Church. They will make their future home in Rosemary.
John D. Bullock two year old son of Mr and Mrs Alexander Bullock died at their Patterson Mill village home after a brief illness. Funeral services were conducted by Rev C H Trueblood and interment followed in Roanoke Rapids Cemetery.
Regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the Herald Publishing Company will be held on May 22 1927 at 4:80 PM at the company's office in Roanoke Rapids North Carolina. Directors will be elected for the coming year and other proper business may be transacted. Secretary J T Stainback.
A morbid youth and nervous lover plans a drastic gesture in a village churchyard. He gathers courage for a do or die moment as he speaks to Maria about burial beside him on the gravestone. The scene unfolds on their usual walk near the churchyard seat.
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