Opening of new county building celebrated in Halifax
Halifax honors WPA officials at an informal auditorium dinner marking the completion of sixteen new school buildings the county office in Halifax and the city wall fire station at Scotland Neck. WPA leaders praised local support while guests included county and district officials and welfare and health leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
WPA
Scotland Neck
W. C. Matthews
Hitler
France
Matthews
Board of County Commissioners
J. W. Whitaker
Halifax County
G. C. McGinnis
Glenn L. Bobbitt
City approves two referendums and staff reappointments
City commissioners plan to handle two referendums on projects in a single session with Masslich and Mitchell. W C King is reappointed Chief of the local volunteer fire department for an indeterminate term. The board instructed the clerk to contact the Sanitary District about updating the Plumbing Code. The Street Committee will install a street light at East Tenth Street Seaboard siding and prepare a garage on Washington Street for city equipment. The mayor was authorized to file applications for PWA projects including cemetery and park improvements, sidewalks, curb and gutter, and Cross Streets completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. King
King
H. L. Fahey
Sanitary District
Board of Trustees of
The
Board of City Commissioners
East Tenth Street
Seaboard Air Line
Patterson Mills
Washington Street
Kelly Jenkins
PWA
Cross Streets
Law and Health Board Actions Reported in Halifax County
The Halifax Welfare Department monthly report by Superintendent J B Hall was accepted and filed. Dr Robert F Young of the Health Department discussed County Home and County Sanatorium needs and recommended hiring an extra nurse for both institutions. Bond amounts for Tax Collector Smith and deputies were set, listing several named sureties with amounts from 1 000 to 65 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Wrenn
M. W. Perry
N. W. Warren
Earl Parker
Weldon
WPA
J. B. Hall
Halifax
Water Consumed by Camel
A camel can take a load of water amounting to as much as 15 to 20 gallons at one time.
Girl Killed In Highway Crash Near Scotland Neck
A eight month married girl, Blanche Walston, was killed when a car driven by William Jones and owned by B S Kirkland struck her beside a school bus near the Scotland Neck Tarboro highway. Jones and Kirkland were jailed on manslaughter hit and run and drunken driving charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Walston
B. S. Kirkland
Whitakers
William Jones
Greensboro
Kirkland
Jones
Halifax
Blanche
Scotland Neck
Allen White
H. A. House
Nelson
State Highway Patrol
Rich Square
van Warren
Norfolk
Tarboro
George C. Green
Small Child Drinks Fuel Oil At Home
Nadine Bass an 18 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Les ter Bass was admitted to local hospital after drinking kerosene. Parents could not explain how she obtained the oil. The child was reported to be improving today. Bass works at Patterson Mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Nadine Bass
Lester Bass
Bass
Patterson
Funeral Services For Local Woman Sadie M Marlow
Funeral services will be held Friday at noon from the home for Sadie Madline Marlow 27 who died Wednesday night at her Roanoke Rapids route 1 residence. The Rev H V Lawson will officiate Interment will be in Crocker Cemetery near Selma She had suffered a heart ailment for about three years and lived in this area fourteen years She was a native of Wake County Surviving are her parents Mr and Mrs J P Carliler of Roanoke Rapids route 1 two sisters Mrs Mary Clark of Erwin and Mrs Martha Waters of Roanoke Rapids and three brothers Aly Richard and Harvey Carliler of Roanoke Rapids
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Madline Marlow
Route 1
Roanoke Rapids
H. V. Lawson
1 Crocker
Selma
Wake County
J. P. Carliler
Mary Clark
Erwin
Martha Waters
Aly, Richard and
Harvey Carliler
Fannye Returns From Two Week New York Market
Miss Fannye Marks known as Fannye spent two weeks on a buying trip in New York. Mr and Mrs Edward Walker, Mr and Mrs William Harlow and Annie Tudor visited friends at High Point Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannye
New York City
Miss Fannye Marks
New York
Edward Walker
William Harlow
Annie Tudor
High Point
Also Mentioned on This Page
Masslich
Mitchell
Smith
Edward Tillery
Marion Adolphus Inge
G. W. Robertson
Oliver Latton Currin
R. O. Carpenter
Ruth Shaw Gregory
John William Robertson
J. Walter Robertson
Furman Earlie Neville
Robert E. Shervette, Sr
W. E. Goode
Scotland Neck Baptist Church
Nahalah Presbyterian Churchyard
Carolina
Il Health
D. W. Ethridge
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
York Market
Puak Fannyes Ladies Specialty
Opposite Peoples Theatre
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