Frog hunt tragedy claims J A Newsome life
J A Newsome age 20 son of Allen C Newsome employed by Virginia Furniture Company died after a bullet wound in Roanoke Rapids Hospital. The wound occurred during frog hunting near Conway when 19 year old William Davis fired at a snake and Newsome stepped in front of the rifle. Funeral services planned at Conway Baptist Church with burial near Conway. Survivors include parents two brothers and two sisters plus grandparents.
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J. A. Newsome
Allen C. Newsome
Virginia Furniture Company
Roanoke Avenue
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Conway
Newsome
William Davis
Davis
Conway Baptist Church
J. M. Duncan
Murfreesboro
Garner Child Patricia Ann Garner Buried in Roanoke Rapids
Funeral services for Patricia Ann Garner three months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Clifton E Garner were held at Rosemary Methodist Church at 430 PM with Rev Paul H Field officiating. Interment followed in Roanoke Rapids Cemetery. The child died Tuesday night at Duke Hospital after a 13 day stay and about a month of illness. A poisoning of the bloodstream from an open safety pin found in her stomach is believed to have caused the death. The parents survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Ann Garner
Clifton E. Garner
Rosemary Methodist Church
Paul H. Field
Roanoke Rapids
Duke Hospital
Guilty Plea in Forced Trespass Case at Halifax Court
James Howell of Belmont and Lloyd Jarvis of Burton Street City pled guilty at Recorder's Court in Halifax to forced trespass related to an attempt to steal gasoline from a Triple R Grocery truck. They received two years probation after police traced the suspects from a May 2 incident.
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James Howell
Belmont
Lloyd Jarvis
Burton Street
City
Recorder's Court
Halifax
Triple “R
Warrick Hockaday
J. A. Brigman
Early Settler Sheriff Bell Dies Suddenly in Roanoke Rapids
Herbert Sheriff Bell longtime Roanoke Rapids resident and former Halifax County deputy sheriff died at home after a heart attack this afternoon. He was about 65 and leaves five sons and three daughters from two marriages. Funeral plans were not announced.
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Herbert
Bell
Roanoke Rapids
Halifax County
Roanoke Mills
The
Herald
Alice Bell
Jack
Julian
Herbert Bell
Bill Bell
Fort Bragg
Noah Bell
Canal Zone
Merle
Ruth
Bessie Bell
Bessie Taylor Bell
Jurors Drawn For June Mixed Court In Halifax County
Jurors listed for the two week term of mixed court to begin Monday June 2 at Halifax with Judge Walter Bone of Nashville presiding. First week jurors include Ivey T. Mahorn Roanoke Rapids E B Tippett Brinkleyville Thomas Whitehurst Palmyra W J Smith Brinkleyville Robert W. Lee Roanoke Rapids etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Walter Bone
Nashville
Ivey T. Mahorn
Roanoke Rapids
E. B. Tippett
Brinkleyville
Thomas Whitehurst
Palmyra
W. J. Smith
Rlbert W. Lee
H. L. Creekmuir
W. M. Beasley
A. F. Whitehead
Roseneath
George D. Batton
Clifton Little
Weldon
L. F. Harvey
Scotland Neck
Robert Faucette
W. L. Liles
Faucetts
E. F. Hux
M. L. Whitehead
E. T. Dickens
W. D. Allen
Rt. 1
C. E. Moss
J. D. Hall
R. F. Edmonds
Conoconara
A. A. Duncan
J. R
Gore Addresses Civic Club on North Carolina Roads
Co. F. Gore state highway engineer spoke to the Roanoke Rapids Rotary Club, praising NC hard surfaced road progress while noting many state roads are obsolete. He acknowledged inadequacies in the county road system. New members Henry Gregg Patterson and Russell Rawls joined the club. Hayden Christie attended on leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. F. Gore
Roanoke Rapids
Hayden Christie
Students To Raleigh By Kiwanis Club
Six high school students accompanied by two Kiwanis Club members and a teacher spent a day in Raleigh visiting state buildings meeting the governor and sightseeing. The trip rewarded top essays on vocational guidance from grades ten through twelve.
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Kiwanis Club
Raleigh
Melba Harris
Lawrence Clements
Justine Hockaday
James McFarland
Bessie Askew
Thomas Hockaday
Julian R. Allsbrook
Halifax County
Virgil McDowell
Kiwanis
Vernie Eddins
J. B. McGee
Miss Harris Hosts Thirteen Club Salute at Home
Miss Dorothy Harris hosted the Thirteen Club on Franklin Street Tuesday evening. High score went to Mrs. Julia Byrd with low to Miss Mildred May. A salad course was served at 10 30 to Miss Winifred Shell Mary McNeil Mary Woodruff Edith Moody Margaret Cox Mildred May and Mrs Julia Byrd.
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Dorothy Harris
Franklin St
Julia Byrd
Mildred May
Winifred Shell
Mary McNeil
Mary Woodruff
Edith Moody
Margaret Cox
Local Assembly of Visitors Returns and Travels Noted
Mrs J C Pearson returns to Annapolis after visiting Mrs R L Pearson. Mr and Mrs E H Cashwell and daughter Sylvia and Mrs M Gulleransen spent Sunday in Fayetteville. Johnnie Brantley of Fort Jackson visited with friends. Miss Kent Bently spent the weekend at Flora MacDonald College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Pearson
Annapolis, Maryland
R. L. Pearson
E. H. Cashwell
Sylvia
M. Gulleransen
Fayetteville
Johnnie Brantley
Fort Jackson
Kent Bently
Flora McDonald College
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Frog
Garner
Almandell
Doris Arrison
Richmond
Robert Hight
Norfolk
Gore
Civic Club
J. R. Allsbrook
Miss Harris
Lindsay Bone
Troy Lee Bone
Fannye
Fannyes Ladies Specialty
Opposite Peoples Theatre
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
Red Rock Rangers
FBI
Tuscarora Beach
Winton
N. C
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