Roanoke Rapids High School 1933 Graduation Week
Roanoke Rapids prepares its largest class with 94 seniors and over 200 in the elementary grades graduating next week. Baccalaureate is Sunday at 11 a.m. in the High School auditorium with Dr. Gilbert Rowe. Wednesday and Thursday feature the elementary graduation and High School commencement with speeches by Wake Forest Dean D B Bryan and Duke University official Herbert Herring. Diplomas will be presented by T W Mullen. music by the High School band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids
Gilbert Rowe
School of Religion
Dukeiversity
Dean D. B. Bryan
Wake For College
Dean Bryan
W. B. Allsbrook
Roanokend
Wake Forest
Herbert Herring
Duke Univer
EB. B. Fisher
T. W. Mullen
Thomas L. Martin
Doris Hedgepeth
Rudolph Williams
Gladys Elmore
Goldie Moore
Margaret Burton
Dallas Wright
J. T. Brown
Helen Rebecca Andrews
Bertha Marion Batton
Bessie Hyman Bellstelle Braswell
Virginia Cooper Bryant
Christine Temple Back
Mary Catherine Cannon Mazel
Rachel Clary Lea Ellen Coburn
Wssie
Helena Crawford Wilda Louise Crickmore
Helen Bridgers Davis
Sarah Louise Davis Clara Belle Edwards Gueille
Widows Of Confederacy Remain On State Pension List
The Halifax County Welfare Board ruled all twenty Confederate widows are not eligible for Old Age Assistance and will stay on the State pension lists. The widows accept the decision as an honor for their late husbands. Five such widows in Roanoke Rapids were named with their listed names.
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Halifax County
County Welfare Board
Halifax
Confederacy
Roanoke Rapids
Charlena Hart
Mattie True Black
Lucy Jane Massey
Fannie Pough
Beaufort County
Mollie Cameron
Warren County
Mrs J R Burton's Father Dies in Danville
Mesdames D L Balmer J R Burton and Miss Mildred Burton were called to Danville Virginia Tuesday due to the death of Josh Mills the father of Mrs J R Burton.
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Mesdames
D. L. Balmer
J. R. Burton
Mildred Burton
Danville, Va
Josh Mills
Mills
Pair of Local Officials Named in Obituary Listing
Roger Armstrong Warren James Willis Webb Charles Delbert Williams Jr John Everette Wood are named in a brief obituary notice listing several local residents. The item notes their passing without detailing causes or dates.
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Mildred Louise Taylor
Frances Aldene Whitby Joyce Leigh White Mabel Irene Williams
John C. Conner, Jr
Francis Crouch Doyle Kenyon Davenport William Henry Davis
George Graham Dickens Malory Elmo Faison Joseph Laster Hale
Ovid Blackwell Harris Harold Wesley Humphreys William Raymond Hux
Edward P. Hyman, Jr
William C, Shell Roy Keith Sims Frank Stewart Atwell Tilden Taylor
Lawrence H. Taylor, Jr
Roger Armstrong Warren James Willis Webb Charles Delbert Williams, Jr
John Everette Wood
County Board and Kiwanis Tour New High School
The County Board of Commissioners and Kiwanis members toured the new high school facilities including Textile and Manual Training departments. Guests included Lt. Governor W. G. Robbins and contractors Fred Forest and Mr. Humphries. The High School Glee Clubs performed and progress reports on the Dental Clinic and Vocational Guidance were given for upcoming meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Commissioners
Kiwanis Club
W. G. Robbins
Rocky Mount
Guy Barnes
Fred Forest
Mr. Humphries
Gaw
Hartmann
God
King
Apostolic Faith Meeting Opens Thursday at Amen Building
A meeting of the Apostolic Faith will begin Thursday night at the Amen Building on Henry Street led by Rev. J. R. Boothe. A preacher from Kinston will preach Saturday and Sunday nights and bring musicians from Kinston. The public is invited to attend.
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Apostolic Faith
Amen
Henry Street
J. R. Boothe
Kinston
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Leatherie
Whitmans
Hollingsworth
Spencer Woody
T. J. Alford
Apostolic Faith Meeting
DAVIS
Davis Deluxe Tire
PENN
Davis DE Luxe
Western Auto
Jack Barman
Roanoke Ave
N. C
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