Last Attempt To Revive 242 Fails In House
The House defeated Senate Bill 242 on revival efforts amid last minute lobbying and a week of conference. Halifax figures Senator Long and Representative Taylor negotiated while supporters pressed for revival, but the measure remained dead after its prior defeat.
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Herald
Senate
House
Raleigh
Senator Long
Halifax
242
Representative Taylor
Robert Grady Johnson
Pender
Tool
High Point Youth Charged Murderer Of Boy Playmate
Griffith Welch, a 15 year old from High Point, is charged with first degree murder in the case of 5 year old Bobby Clarence Sechrest, son of Mr and Mrs S Wade Sechrest of High Point. Welch admits an accident claim but has altered his story several times.
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Griffith Welch
High Point
Little Bobby
Clarence Sechrest
S. Wade Sechrest
Welch
No Evening Services at First Presbyterian Next Sunday
The First Presbyterian Church will hold no evening services next Sunday. Rev. S. H. Bradley will be in Littleton conducting a revival there, while Sunday morning services proceed at the regular time.
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First Presbyterian Church
S. H. Bradley
Littleton
Two Store Breaks Stir Roanoke Rapids Police Action
Mayor Kelly Jenkins and Roanoke Rapids police vow to curb a wave of petty robberies after two store breaks heighten pressure. With only two night patrols covering wide beats, officers have yet to make an arrest since the Leggett store theft of over 200 dollars in merchandise.
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Roanoke Rapids
Kelly Jenkins
Jenkins
Leggett
Child Injured as Auto Strikes8-Year-Old in Roanoke Rapids
Dottella Buck eight, daughter of Mrs Dolletta Buck known as the worlds smallest mother, was struck by a car driven by I B Rainey of Roanoke Rapids on the Weldon Rocky Mount highway at about 8 80 P M Thursday May 18. The child is at Roanoke Rapids hospital with injuries awaiting further details.
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Dottella Buck
Dolletta Buck
I. B. Rainey
Roanoke Rapids
Weldon-Rocky Mountaiway
Roanoke Rap
Young Carolina Marine Honored By Nicaraguans
Sergeant Theodore M. Stephenson of Pinehurst North Carolina was awarded the Cross of Valor by Jose M Moncada former president of the Central American Country for leading his patrol into bandit infested jungles of Nicaragua to recover two dead comrades and rescue three lost aviators. The ceremony took place in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
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Nicaragua
Theodore M. Stephenson
Pinehurst
N. C
Jose M. Moncada
Stephenson
Guardia Nacional
Marine Corps
Republic
Philadelphia
Willises announce birth of son Larry Covington
Mr and Mrs Larry Willis announce the birth of an eight pound baby boy on Monday night. The newborn is named Larry Covington. Mrs Willis formerly Miss Mary Dixon. Larry is an employee in the Herald composing room.
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Larry Willis
Larry Covington
Stores to Close Noon Wednesdays in Summer
A merchant meeting voted to close stores at noon on Wednesdays during June July and August. The plan, already in effect for five years in Roanoke Rapids, aims to give employees an extra holiday and has strong support from local business leaders.
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Roanoke Rapids
Carolina
Kelly Jenkins
Sixth Division Kiwanis Meet Held in Ahoskie
Two hundred Kiwanians and ladies gathered in Ahoskie for an inter-club meeting of the Sixth division of the Carolinas Kiwanis District with the local club hosting. Attendees represented Elizabeth City Williamston Roanoke Rapids and other nearby clubs.
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Kiwanis Club
Ahoskie
Carolinas
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