Corporations With Hearts Analyze Epidemic Aid From Mills
In a community essay, several mills and companies are praised for compassionate actions during the Spanish Flu. Rosemary Manufacturing, Patterson Mills, and Roanoke Mills provided rent relief, nursing support, and daily soup distributions. Cannery spaces were repurposed into public kitchens, with free groceries and nourishments for the sick, reflecting strong corporate duty alongside Red Cross efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemary Manufacturing Company
Patterson Mills Company
Roanoke Mills Company
Red Cross
Roanoke Mills Cannery Not Closed For Season
Miss Whitaker supervisor of the Roanoke Mills Cannery says the cannery has not closed for the season and will reopen for canning as soon as normal conditions in the village are established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Whitaker
Roanoke Mills
Vilare
Church Schedule and Lord's Supper Observance
Sunday School at 10:00 A M Morning Service 11:00 A M Evening Service 7:30 P M Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 P M Young People's meeting Friday 7:30 P M The sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be observed Sunday morning at the morning service.
Vote Democratic Full Ticket In Halifax County Election
Voters in Halifax County are urged to vote on Tuesday, November 5, for the full Democratic ticket. The notice emphasizes concerns about a Republican push in North Carolina and calls for every registered voter to cast ballots to support the President, party leadership, and soldiers abroad, urging neighbors to vote and fulfill their duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Electors of America
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
House
Republican Post
Halifax County
All Saints Church Service Schedule and All Saints Day
Rev. Lewis N Taylor Rector announces next Sunday the Twenty third Sunday after Trinity with 9 45 A M Church School and Adults Bible Class led by T W Mullen Sept 11 A M Holy Communion and sermon 730 Evening Service and sermon Today is All Saints Day with services at 8 00 P M choir rehearsal at 8 30 P M Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Mullen
Methodist Church Announces Weekly Worship Schedule
Rev. Eugene C. Few, pastor, leads Sunday School at 9 45 A M with W W Woodruff superintendent. Services at 11 A M and 7 30 P M. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 and teacher training class after. All welcome to attend and worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Woodruff
Rosemary Methodist Church Service Schedule
Pastor Charles M. Lance of Rosemary Methodist Church announces regular services at Rosemary Church Sunday at 11 00 a m and 7 30 p m Sunday School at 10 00 a m under F C Hege Superintendent Prayer meeting and choir practice Wednesday at 7 30 p m A cordial welcome is extended to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemary Church
F. C. Hege
Campaign to Raise U W W Funds Seeks Fruit Pits
Mrs J A Johnson of Weldon chairs Halifax County Womans Division governing the coming U W W week from November 1 to 18. Mrs 8 F Patterson of Roanoke Rapids leads a county drive to collect fruit stones and nutshells for the Red Cross Conservation Committee. Residents are urged to gather peach stones apricot pits prune pits plum pits olive pits date pits cherry pits Brazil nut shells and shells of hickory walnuts and butternuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.A. Johnson
Weldon
Womans
United War Work
Halifax County
F. Patterson
Roanoke Rapids
Red Cross Conservation Committee
Sam Patterson
Roanoke Rapids Mourns Local Soldier Robert K Andrews
Chief of Police C. G. Hamlet learns his son in law Private Robert Lee Andrews was killed in action September 29. He left Camp Sevier and reached France last May serving four months on the front lines. Andrews, married to Miss Bertha Hamlet, leaves a widow and sister, with his mother at home. An Aust Australian MG captain notes his death in a supplied letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Hamlet
Robert Lee Andrews
Andrews
Camp Sevier
France
Haw River
Bertha Hamlet
A. Edwards
15Th Australian M. G. Company
Herald
Two Constitutional Amendments in 1917 Vote
The General Assembly submits two measures to voters. The first ensures every child six months of public schooling annually. The second exempts homestead notes from taxation if terms meet low-rate, long-term criteria, enabling home ownership and aligning with Governor Bickett’s pledge. endorsed by NC press, farmers, and scholars. urged to vote For Exemption from Taxation of Homestead Notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Bickett
North Carolina Press Association
Farmers’ Convention
Omission in Bond Purchasers List In Liberty Loan
Mr C A Wyche reports an inadvertent omission of the names of Mr and Mrs JD L Leslie from the list of purchasers in the Fourth Liberty Loan last week. Each purchased a $50,00 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.A. Wyche
JD. L. Leslie
Zones Set for Cotton Seed in North Carolina
Raleigh state food administrator Henry A Page announced two cotton seed zones in North Carolina with prices ranging from 64 to 72 per ton based on oil and protein content. Eastern zone at 70 per ton and western zone at 72 per ton reflect last year oil content, with broader price stabilization aided by the Food Administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Henry A. Page Bux
North Carolina
Food Administrations
War Industries Board
Commissioners of Agriculture and Farmers
South
Asters
Robeson, Hoke, Las
Wake
Franklin
Warren
American Soldiers Anxious For Books In France
The American Library Association coordinates vast reading material shipments to troops in France through the A L A M R C Knights of Columbus and the Salvation Army amid strained ocean transport facilities. The effort aims to deliver magazines newspapers and books to men in trenches despite logistical hurdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Library Association
France
Red Cross
Knights of Columbus
Galvetion Army
Red Cross Rooms Open Daily for Christmas Packages
Red Cross Rooms at Roanoke Rapids will operate daily from 3 to 5 PM November 1 to 15 for inspecting and packing Christmas parcels for soldiers overseas. Postmaster may not accept nonstandard packages. Packages require Red Cross labels from overseas boys and may be left with Mrs. F. G. Jarman. postage applied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Roanoke Rapids
Rosemary
F. G. Jarman
Democratic State Ticket Names for Judicial Districts
The record lists a Democratic slate including United States Senator F. M. Simmons and judges for multiple districts. It names John H. Kerr Third District, Frank A. Daniels Fourth, Thomas H. Calvert Seventh, Henry P. Lane Eleventh, W. J. Adams Thirteenth, Benjamin Franklin Long Fifteenth, T. B. Finley Seventeenth, Michael A. Justice Eighteenth, P. A. McElroy Nineteenth, and T. D. Bryson Twentieth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Kerr
Frank A. Daniels
Thomas H. Calvert
Henry P. Lane
W. J. Adams
Benjamin Franklin Long
T. B. Finley
Michael A. Justice
P. A. McElroy
T. D. Bryson
County Ticket Listings for 3rd Judicial District Candidates
Edgecombe and Halifax counties show a county ticket slate led by GARLAND E MIDYETTE for General Assembly and include nominees for Clerk of Superior Court, Register of Deeds, Sheriff, Treasurer, Coroner, County Surveyor, and County Commissioners. Also named are Board of Education members and Good Roads Commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland E. Midyette
General Assembly
George
A. Holderness
Edgecombe County
W. L. Long
Halifax County
J. H. Darden
F. M. Taylor
S. M. Gary
J. H. Norman
J. A. House
J. E. Bowers
H. G. Rowe
A. M. Atkinson
W. R. Harvey
G. Whitfield
J. E. Branch
T. Thorne
Geo. L. Hayes, Jr
Board of Education
W. E. Daniel
W. F. White
Good Roads Commission
A. B. Schlicter
A. E. Carter
J. 0. Applewhite
J. R. Dickens
P. Johnson
P. H. Gregory
Whit A. Johnson
W. G. Hedgepeth
Rufus Cherry
John L. PA
A. Paul Gap
Powell Cherry marriage notice in Rosemary North Carolina
Mr. and Mrs. LaFayette Powell announce the marriage of their daughter Nancy Lucile Powell to Hayward Farrow Cherry. The ceremony occurs Wednesday evening November 13 at eight thirty at Smith Church South Rosemary. They will be at home after December 1 in Roanoke Rapids North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
LaFayette Powell
Nancy Lucile
Hayward Farrow Cherry
Smith Church
South Rosemary
North Carolina
Roanoke Rapids
United War Work Campaign Maintains November Dates
P H King announces that the United War Work Campaign will keep November 11 to 18 as planned, despite flu fears. Dr John R Mott and President Wilson approved the decision after consultations. Officials say small meetings and extensive press use will offset fewer mass gatherings to raise the target of 170.5 million dollars for seven war agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United War Works Campaign
P. H. King
United War Campaign
Southeastern Department
John R. Mott
United War Work Council
Wilson
War Department
Mott
King
Altho
United War
Dr. Mott
Mr. King
Deaths of Infants in Rosemary and Roanoke Rapids
Two infant deaths are reported. Mellie Johnson, one year, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Johnson of Rosemary, died at home and was buried in Roanoke Rapids Cemetery on Wednesday. Carroll Moore, eight months old and son of Mr. and Mrs. Jean Moore, died Monday and was interred Tuesday in Roanoke Rapids Cemetery with Rev. EB C. Few presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Faison
Norfolk
R. T. Coburn
Raleigh
Mellie
C. B. Johnson
Rosemary
Roanoke Rapids
Jean Moore
Carroll Moore
Re Rapids
Eb.c. Few
Fraying Tone Sparks Mock Senate Narration
A reader complains about dry political banter and tiresome tales, urging lively narration and personal insight as a Senate figure prepares to speak. The note hints at frustration with formal distance and calls for more engaging commentary.
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All Saints Church
Cotaconal
Lewis N. Taylor
Reusoke Avenue
JBL
Company
Roa
The
Herald Publishing Company
Robert K. Andrews
Pattie Bain
Richmond
A. M. Proctor
J. H. Cranwell
Josephine Cherry
Rocky Mount
J. W. Perkins
W. S. Saunders
Brinkleyville
Paisley Fields
Camp Lee
G.D. Shell
Littleton
Bruce Tillery
Asheville
J. L. Patterson
L. N. Taylor
E. K. Graham
Chapel Hill
N. C
T. M. Jenkins
J. G. Butts
Halifax
Loyal Order of Moose
Eastern
Carolina
Western
Seation
United States
F. M. Simmons
Claude Kitchin
Corporation Commission
Geo. P. Pell
Allen J. Maxwell
Supreme Court
Walter Clark
William R. Allen
Platt D. Walker
Superior Court
Cherry
United War Work Fund
Aia Oy
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