Court notes reveal scattered legal actions and awards
Fragmentary OCR mentions Knoxville figure Campwell sued for damages and a three-year sentence for theft related to a pail incident. Margaret Gray of Huntington faces automobile theft allegations. A judge awarded $225 in a separate case amid a vague report of a stove sale and a prognosis about mood improving after release.
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Campwell
Knoxville
Tenn
Dani
Hilling
Margaret Gray
Huntington
X.Y
Canning Schools Begin Next Tuesday at Weldon Legion Hut
In Halifax County efforts to feed the needy, Mrs. Hazel Wheeler plans a series of canning schools for leaders. The first session starts Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Weldon Legion Hut, part of a campaign to have the county feed itself this year.
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County Committee On
Hazel Wheeler
Legion Hut
Weldon
Advent Ads and Lost Dog Notice From Roanoke Rapids
An assortment of ads lists the Travola Inn corner on 6th Street for transient rooms with weekly or monthly options and a farm labor note promising steady work with good pay. Also offered are Porty Rico potato slips at $1 per 1000 and peanut vines priced at $12.50 per ton. A lost dog notice describes a six month old dark gray hound named Skippy with a small tattoo in the left ear and a reward offered by Bill Alligood.
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Travola
6Th Street
Roanoke Avenue
J. E. ix
SM. Thompson
Roanoke Rapids
Skippy
Reym
Bill Alligood
Welfare groups to share winter relief burden among associations
In the summer month a large burden on feeding the unemployed will be taken off the various welfare associations during the coming winter. The change shifts responsibility and aims to ease strain on charitable organizations.
Junior Members of Gang Apprehended Near Halifax
A mob of four youths aged 15 to 11 from down to the Junction were headed to Halifax when City Policeman Clifton Masse arrested them alone after complaints of store burglary shoplifting and assault with dangerous weapons. Johnny Tyson allegedly knifed his 19 year old niece Novella Merritt though he says it was accidental. James Tyson and Buck Merritt stole cigarettes from a Junction merchant. Massey labels Norman Merritt as gang leader and aims to break up the group.
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Norman
Sucob
Buck’ Merritt
Johnny
James Tyson
Halifax
Clifton Masse
Johnny Tyson
Ais
Novella Merritt
Novella
Buck” Merritt
Massey
Doy
Norman Merritt
Whitley Fire Continued From Page One
Whitley undecided about rebuilding as fire alarms toppled early and firefighters fought two hours for control. Hydrants and pumps kept two strong streams on the house, flames flared again at 5 am Monday, furniture destroyed, three fourths of loss borne by Whitley, hailed for fire fighters' efforts.
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Lance
Whitle
Whitley
Seniors Graduate From Page One Continued
A list of forty graduates appears including Hilda and Margaret Dunning along with Johnny Shell Elva Kendrick El Giles Essie Matkins Ella Brown Milton Harris Julia Crutchfield Mildred Powell Belmont Murray Virginia Ogletree Wilton Brown Elmer Williams Ottley Cranwell Virginia Grant Margaret Edwards Richard Reaves Ophelia Daniels Pauline Brewer Willis Riggan Roscoe Hamil Norman Speight Ela Lee Taylor Lillian Lyles Mildred Jenkins Tommy Jenkins reflecting a page one continuation of the ceremony.
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Hilda
Margaret Dunning
Johnny Shell
Elva Kendrick
el Giles
Essie Matkins
Ella Brown
Milton Harris
Julia Crutchfield
Mildred Powell
Belmont Murray
Virginia Ogletree
Wilton Brown
Elmer Williams
Ottley Cranwell
Virginia Grant
Margaret Edwards
Richard Reaves
Ophelia Daniels
Pauline Brewer
Willis Riggan
Roscoe Hamil
Norman Speight
Ela Lee Taylor
Lillian Lyles
Mildrde Jenkins
Tommy Jenkins
30 Kids Benefit From Milk Program Amid Pellagra Cases
The report shows 30 children benefited by a milk program including four pellagra cases, one cured, two possible TB cases, and three underweight children who gained up to six pounds and improved in school. Miss Rook the school nurse urged continuing milk for Pellagra and summer needs as funds dwindle.
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Miss Rook
Summer disbanding prompts welfare department showing
A fragment notes Homia clubs dispersing and a welfare department plan to present a show titled After Tomorrow starring Farrell and Maron Nixon. It urges readers to purchase tickets through department members to support ongoing work.
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Homia
Ue Welfare Department
Peoples
Tha Farrell
Maron Nixon
Norwood Speaker Urges Balance of Heart and Head
The Norwood speaker warns that prewar suffering comes from imbalance between intellect and compassion. He says leaders must act like Washington and join the masses, refusing tyranny and working to improve conditions for all. He calls for Americans to emulate Washington’s humility and service.
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Washington
Norwood
America
George Washington
Dull Justice and the Call for Higher American Standards
Fragmentary line reflects a plea that dull justice harms the nation as it stands by a high standard set by Earth’s first nations and leaders, warning that America will endure only as it maintains lofty moral benchmarks. The text contrasts vision with complacent governance.
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America
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