Woman Captures Prowler in City With Stick Gun
David Bellfield a Negro from near Vulture in Northampton County was accused of attempting to break into the home of Mr and Mrs Ed Gray at First and Washington Streets Mrs Gray alarmed her husband who returned with a gun and held Bellfield at the door until Policeman Jim Adams arrived Bellfield was bound over to Superior Court on charges of attempting to break and enter with a $200 bond He also paid a $5 fine and court costs for public drunkenness
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Dillinger
David Bellfield
Ed Gray
First
Washington Streets
Allsbrook
Newsome
Miss Hatfield
Erwin
John Black
Black
Exonerate Chief Action Justified After Crash
Byron Gurley Roanoke Rapids commissioner Miss Elizabeth Wilder teacher and C A Adams Chester Va were injured in a two car crash at Sixth Street Roanoke Avenue Sunday night. Gurley sustained a broken nose possible rib fractures and ankle fracture. Wilder treated for a broken finger facial lacerations and shock released Sunday night. Adams ankle injury and chin abrasions Carr Hopewell was driving opposite on wrong side of road and faces drunk driving charges with $300 bond. Scene drew crowd as southbound traffic detoured for about an hour.
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Sixth Street
Roanoke Avenue
Byron Gurley
South Ward
Elizabeth Wilder
Gurley
Roanoke Rapids
C. A. Adams
Chester
Adams
Carr
Avenue
Virginia
Halifax
Inquest Verdict Clears Chief in Roanoke Rapids Death
Coron er s jury finds Herbert Johnson died from a pistol wound inflicted by Chief H E Dobbins in discharge of his duties. The hearing at Roanoke Rapids Hospital heard testimonies from policemen deputies and local residents with involvement of Mae and Sallie Hatfield and the Allsbrook Store incident.
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Herbert Johnson
H. E. Dobbins
Dobbins
T. M. Cooper
Roanoke Rapids
C. C. Shell
W. E. Moody
F. D. Wilson
M. H. Hedgepeth
Sam Young
I. B. Rainey
W. M. Erwin
J. W. Walker
R. L. Harrison
John Black
W. C. Allsbrook
Jack Newsome
Mae Hatfield
Governor appoints Halifax U S O chair in war work drive
F C Williams accepted appointment by Governor J Melville Broughton to chair the Halifax County United Service Organizations created to coordinate war work in the county. Williams attended an organization meeting in Raleigh today.
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F. C. Williams
J. Melville Broughton
Halifax County
United Service Organizations
Mr. Williams
Raleigh
Penny Joins Herald Staff in Roanoke Rapids
George A. Penny, formerly with the Dunn Dispatch, joined the Roanoke Rapids Herald editorial staff on Monday to replace Zeb Denny who leaves to become principal at Aurelian Springs school. Penny had been editor at the Dispatch since 1936. Denny's resignation takes effect June 1 after joining the Herald in 1939.
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George A. Penny
Dunn Dispatch
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Penny
Zeb Denny
Aurelian Springs
Dunn
The
Dispatch
Denny
Herald
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Vulture
Northampton County
Gurley Hurton Avenue
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