Cemetery Memorial Services Held at Roanoke Rapids Cemetery
A Sunday afternoon service at the Roanoke Rapids Cemetery promoted care for graves and raised funds for fencing and a well. Rev. R. L. Topping leads the cemetery work, with S. F. Patterson donating $200 and community groups urged to contribute. Rosemary Concert Band provided music as flags and flowers decorated graves, including Jim Burton and A. J. Thomason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. F. Patterson
R. L. Topping
First Christian Church
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Rosemary
B. B. Davis
Woodmen
Woodmen Circle
Woodmen of the World
Red Men
Junior Order United Mechanics
Jim Burton
A. J. Thomason
First Christian Church Gleanings and Revival Plans
Readership notes show readiness for ceremony at any time and a revival set for the second Sunday in July. The church lists 316 members and ranks as the sixteenth largest in North Carolina and notes events including a fourth Sunday June rally, an August third anniversary speech by Hon. Claude Kitchin, Children’s Day program, and July officer elections.
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Herald
North Carolina
Claude Kitchin
Congress
Reds
Blues
William M Cohen Laid To Rest In Weldon
A Raleigh style obituary from Roanoke News recalls William Mercer Cohen born November 15 1867 Enfield NC and died in Weldon on the 17th. He ran Cohen’s Drug Store for 28 years and served as town treasurer and Bank of Weldon director. Survived by widow Willie Hall Green two sisters and two brothers, his funeral at Grace Episcopal Church followed by burial at Cedarwood with Knights of Pythias pallbearers.
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William Mercer Cohen
Weldon
Cohen
Enfield
I. E. Green
Bank of Weldon
Will Cohen
Willie Hall Green
Isaac E. Green
W. J. Ward
C. B. Cole
Norfolk
J. Cohen
E. C. Cohen
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
Grace Episcopal Church
N. C. Hughes
N. C. Duncan
Cedarwood Cemetery
Knights of Pythias
Sterling M. Gray
J. BE. Shields
W. L. Scott
W. W. Wiggins
S. B. Pierce
A. F. Stainback
Rosemary Local Items From Town Notes On Various Residents
D.P. Allen and son Dan visited Rockingham after a death in the Allen family. Horace Robertson of Littleton stayed with daughter Mrs. G Matthews. J.B. Gee of Henderson visited on business. Mamie Foster returned from Liberty after an extended visit. Addie Speight and Mrs H M Johnson left for Rocky Mount for illness in the Speight family. Arthur Cushing leaves for a Sanatorium for health. Rev Nat Harrison of Lrinkyaville visits J H Harrison. C C Churchill left for Raleigh and Durham on business. Mrs W D Thompson and children travel to Spartanburg for several weeks. G C Newell of Heathsville visited. A P Thompson of Emporia preached at Rosemary Baptist Church. R L Dickens in Raleigh on business. B D Hamill of Thelma in town. R L Byrd from Emporia visited family. J E Browning of Hopewell visited. Mrs Ethel Thomas, traveling representative of Mill N, in town. Chief H B Dobbins, Al Hockaday and a colored pair were jailed after din with meat theft at Lafayette Powell place, to await June term. Benjamin West of Roanoke Rapids and Alma Hodge of Mesic were quietly married at Daniel's residence. Rev C H Trueblood officiated. they will live in Roanoke Rapids.
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H. BE
Dobbins
Lafayette Powell
W. FP. Horner
Halifax
Superior Court
Benjamin West
Roananoke Rapids
Alma Hodge
Mesic
N. C
Daniel
C. H. Trueblood
West Will Makheir
Roanoke Rapids
Registration Day in Halifax County For Draft Registration
The Registration Board of Halifax County appoints registrars for Roanoke Rapids Township Precincts 1 and 2 with names listed. Registration polls run 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM on June 5, allowing voters 21 to 30 to register and vote for the school bond issue. penalties for nonregistration include one year in jail.
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Registration Board
Halifax County
Dr. LE. Green
Sterling M. Gary
J. A. House
Roanoke Rapids Township
Roanoke Rapids
A. M. Proctor
W. D. Tillery
J. W. House
Rosemary
J.D. Shearin
J. H. Harrison, Jr
Thos. M. Jenkins
Mrs Rosa Anne Mosely Dies At Roanoke Rapids Home
Mrs Rosa Anne Mosely died at her Roanoke Rapids home after a three month illness. She lived in Roanoke Rapids about eighteen years and leaves five children. Interment was in Greenville County Virginia with Rev C H Trueblood presiding. Funeral attendees included J K Dickens Joe Ben Moody and others.
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Rosa Anne Mosely
Roanoke Rapids
Mosely
Herbert Bell
Sam Cook
Collins Fitts
Ruth Taylor
Frank Taylor
Greenville County
Virginia
C. H. Trueblood
J. K. Dickens
Joe Ben Moody
Webb
M. D. Collier
W. 5. Hancock
W. D. Tillery
W. M. Saunders
Stitches in a Shoe Showcases Hand-Sewn Craft
A feature highlights nearly 2000 stitches in a pair of hand-sewn shoes illustrating meticulous craftsmanship and time-honored shoemaking techniques. It contrasts artisan labor with mass production and underscores the value of bespoke footwear.
Amatuer baseball league eyed for Roanoke Rapids area
A city meeting discussed forming a strictly amateur league with teams from Roanoke Mills Rosemary Patterson Mills and Company K Weldon. A double header would rotate between Roanoke Rapids Park and Rosemary Park with proceeds possibly aiding the Red Cross. A follow up meeting is set for next Monday night inviting all interested players and supporters. A Friday game between Company K and a local picked team was scheduled at the Roanoke Rapids Baseball Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids
Roanoke Mills
Rosemary
Patterson Mills
Company K
National Guard
Weldon
Rosemary Park
Red Cross
Little Ceasar Davidson Dies After Illness
Ceasar Davidson the 2 year old son of Mr and Mrs EL F Davidson died at his parents Rosemary home after a bout with whooping cough Interment was in Roanoke Rapids Cemetery Sunday evening Funeral services were conducted by Rev C H Trueblood
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Ceasar Davidson
EL F. Davidson
Rosemary Satun
Roanoke Rapids
C. H. Trueblood
Real Pure Food Apples Carry Pure Food Steamps
Readable fragments describe apples tied to pure food movement and claims of approval by physicians. The line emphasizes health and quality labels attributed to produce without detailing backing institutions or dates.
Special Program at Presbyterian Church Sunday School
A special program will be given at the Presbyterian Sunday School next Sunday morning in observance of Parent's Day and Foreign Mission Sunday. It includes songs by children and short talks on topics such as the importance of the Sunday School and the roles of father and mother in the Sunday School. The program closes with a note inviting everyone to attend.
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Presbyterian Sunday School
Foreign Mission
Fred Peck
J. T. Chase
L. S. Mosher
J.D. Ezell
Job Taylor
A. L. Clark
J. E. Jones
J. T. Stainbuck
D. T. Caldwell
Chief Pinches Various Speeders On Avenue
Chief J R Baird campaigns against reckless speeding on the Avenue. Fifteen miles an hour is now a fashionable pace. Penalties were paid by Sam Jones Frank Joyner Jessie Jones Robert Allsbrook Robert Smrith George Daughtry M M Moore and Frank Hudson, mostly one dollar plus costs. Grant Boone a truck driver paid one dollar and costs. Don Watson, previously admonished, was fined three dollars and costs. Bankier Mr Darden of Rocky Mount was arrested en route and allowed to proceed before trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Baird
Sam Jones
Frank Joyner
Jessie Jones
Robert Allsbrook
Robert Smrith
George Daughtry
M. M. Moore
Frank Hudson
Grant Boone
Hancock-Iouse Company
Don Watson
Darden
Rocky Mount
Gibson Re-Union Delights Audience at Peoples Theatre
The Gibson Re-Union, directed by Miss Bidleman, impressed last Thursday at Peoples Theatre with a trained cast led by Mrs. D. L. Leslie and Mr. M. McRae Faison. Humorous scenes, fresh musical numbers, and a graceful Greek dance drew enthusiastic applause. the show repeats tonight for those who missed it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibson
Peoples Theatre
Bidleman
D. L. Leslie
D. L. Leslie As Mrs.Gibson, Mr. M. McRae Faison As Mr. Gibson, R. L. Towe
Ed Lorraine
Alice Hockaday
Molly Kelly
D. F. Patchin
Billy O'Lee
Miss Bidleman
J. M. Jackson
Superstitions of Royalty Link Unlucky Thursdays to Deaths
The piece notes that rulers such as Caesar Napoleon and Bismarck believed in lucky and unlucky days. Thursday is labeled the unlucky day for Henry VIII, King John, Edward and his daughters Mary and Elizabeth, with a claim they all died on that day.
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Caesar
Napoleon Bismarck
Henry ‘VIII
Kin von
Edward
Mary
Wilsebeth
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Stacks
O. Pierce
W. T. Shaw
W. B. Drewry
P. Johnston
J. L. Harris
W. T. Whitehead
J. H. Norman
Roanoke News
D.P. Allen
Dan
Rockingham
Allen
Horace Robertson
Littleton
Mrs. G. Matthews
J.B. Gee
Henderson
Mamie Foster
Liberty
Addie Speight
H. M. Johnson
J. F. Speight
Arthur Cushing
Nat Harrison
Lrinkleyaville
J. H. Harrison
C. C. Churchill
Raleigh and
Durham
W. D. Thompson
Spartanburg
G. C. Newell
Heathsville
A. P. Thompson
Emporia
Rosemary Baptist Church
R. L. Dickens
Raleigh
B.D. Hamill
Thelma
R. L. Byrd
J. E. Browning
Hopewell
Ethel Thomas
Charlotte
Cotton Today
Brown-Stultz
India Ethel Brown
Samuel Sheely Stultz
Sam Riggan
Rolling
G.T. Simmons
Gertrude Brown
TR. Tucker
Maud Thompson
H. F. Hockaday
Mary Burton
Willie Rook
Bessie Connor
Vultare Liems
Baseball League
Kathleen Bowers
Mark Chandler
Tarboro
Wilson Gray
Portsmouth
M. King
T. E. Baird
Rose W. H. Allsbrook
Mary Daughtry
Nathaniel Macon
J. A. Vincent and
William
Ebony
Tom Wicker
Danville
J. A. Kine
J. A. Vincent
Taylor West
Pennsylvania
R. W. Brown
West Point
Willis Turner
Richmond
A. W. Vincent
Elizabeth Laye
Emma Rainey
Mortimer White
Oak Grove Church
H. M. Faison
Pleasent Hill
J. D. Swindell
Co-operative Store
James Harper
Jernigaen
Jackson
W. C. Elmore
W. A. Butts
Valentine
Joe Price
I’. H. Valentine
Vulture
F. H. Robinson Jr
Petersburg
Blanche Robinson
Victoria
Abe Norinsky
Baltimore
Sammie Marks
Myrtle
Louis Grimmer
Panada Springs
F. W. Boozelle
Corley Piano Co
Bruce Tillery
Richard Hyman
Auther Reed
Robert Lewis
Kitaning Pa
J. P. Hoskins
Lillian Edgerton
Margarettville
C. W. Grahm
Mary Robertson
Hamilton
J. H. Robertson
River Road
Helen
Irene Anderson
Mr. L. C. Anderson
Robert Pugh
J.H. Shaw
T. H. Valentine
Ceasar Davidson
Presbyterian Church
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