Aged Negro Killed as Car Strikes on Essex Highway
Archie Silver a 60 year old Black man died almost instantly when struck by a car driven by W C Myrick Jr a Jacksonville carpenter about 7 30 pm on a highway three miles south of Essex. Sheriff H A House said the driver could not avoid the collision. An inquest was planned for 2 pm at Hollister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Silver
Essex
W. C. Myrick, Jr
Jacksonville
H. A. House
Myrick
Silver
T. M. Cooper
Enfield
Hollister
Army Diary Chronicles Camp Life and Battle Scenes
A wartime diary recounts days at a base near Chester South Carolina with troops moving to Lancaster and back. It notes daily routines, meals, tents, church services, convoys, and an ongoing battle featuring tanks and large guns, ending with reflections on camaraderie and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
S. C
Company Street
Purvis Finlator Wedding at First Presbyterian Salisbury
Miss Mary Elizabeth Purvis daughter of Dr and Mrs Sovereign Paschal Purvis of Salisbury wed Rev William Wallace Finlator son of Mrs John Haywood Finlator of Raleigh. The ceremony Saturday at eight o clock featured Dr Charles Woodridge officiating with organ music by Mrs Harold Dickensheets and Mrs Florence Boon Finlator. Ushers included William Prentiningram Raleigh J Frank Houser Pittsboro J T Marin Liberty and clergy and judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Purvis
Sovereign Paschal Purvis
Salisbury
William Wallace Finlator
Weldon
John Haywood Finlator
Raleigh
Finlator
First Presbyterian Church
Charles Woodridge
Harold Dickensheets
Florence Boon Finlator
William Prentin Ingram
J. Frank Houser
Pittsboro
J. T. Marin
Liberty
R. E. Wall
D. D
Sanford
Clarence Patrick
Duke University
Charles R. Daniel
Grace Church Hosts Mission by Emmanuel Rector
The Rev. B. N. DeFoe Wagner of Emmanuel Church Warrenton will lead an afternoon youth mission with illustrated lectures at Grace Church Weldon. Daily at four o clock he will conduct the mission, and from Monday to Friday at 10 a.m. there will be a devotional service with all church members invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
S. C
Burton
Goodfellow
Vaughan
Barnette
B. N. DeFoe Wagner
Emmanuel Church
Warrenton
Grace
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Finlater
Elizabeth Phillips
Spruce Pine
Willis Cooke
Taylorsville
Martha Dell Purvis
Rosemary McLean
Tarboro
Willis Prentice Ingram
Belle Hicks Purvis
Finlater
Baptist Church
C. R. Daniel
Mary Anne Daniel
Ella May Shirley
Moses
Uncle Sam
United States
Studebaker
Bend
Indiana
Stade
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
Grace Church
Cobbs Creek
Stral Spirits
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