Funeral for E L Travis Jr Held in Halifax
Roanoke Rapids residents attend the funeral of E L Travis Jr in Halifax on Tuesday afternoon. The week includes a Nurses Subscription Bridge Party with sixteen tables and varied prizes won by local players. Norwich corrections, local business hours changing under NRA codes, and a shooting attack on Joe R Jones with Wilmer Gurganus wounded are noted, with details of the incident and family statements.
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Roanoke Rapids
E. L. Travis, Jr
Halifax
Nurses Home
Oke Rapids
Wilmer Gurganus
Jones
Gurganus
Four Roanoke Rapids Men Injured in Crash
Four Roanoke Rapids men were injured in a Saturday morning crash when their car struck a truck at Anderson's Cross Roads. One of the injured was listed in serious condition.
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Roanoke Rapids
Anderson’s Cross Roads
Gray and Matthews Extradition Back Home Expected
A telegram from deputy sheriff G F Gray says he is en route from California with the prisoner E A Matthews Roanoke Barids attorney who faced embezzlement charges and disappeared six years ago. Return is anticipated late this week or early next week with overnight jail holds during stops.
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G. F. Gray
Los Angeles
Cal
E. A. Matthews
Roanoke
Matthews
California
Gray
Halifax County
Roanoke Rapids
Clerk to Be Picked Saturday in Halifax
The successor to E. L. Travis Jr. Clerk of the Superior Court who died Sunday will be appointed by Judge R Hunt Parker at Halifax Saturday morning. A public hearing at 10 o clock will precede the appointment after considering all candidates for the vacancy. The term expires this year and will be filled at the November general county election with a June primary. Possible appointees include Quentin Greggory Leonidas Hux Moss Atkinson Newton Sheperd N A Riddick is named for county Democratic Executive Committee chair.
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E. L. Travis, Jr
Superior Court
R. Hunt Parker
Halifax
Parker
Court House
Quentin Gregory
Leonidas Hux
Moss Atkinson
Enfield
Newton Sheperd
Weldon
Genoa Benefactor Funds Four Bands for His Funeral
Jacques Ccemelle of Genoa bequeathed funds to hire four bands to perform lively airs at his funeral, ensuring a ceremonial musical tribute. The gesture highlights a desire for festive, public mourning with multiple ensembles contributing to the service.
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Jacques Ccemelle
Genoa
Roanoke Rapids Hit By Weekend Robberies Across Town
A weekend spree in Roanoke Rapids saw three businesses broken into on Saturday night and another entry Sunday. The Herald Printing Co and Stedman Stores were targeted, with tobacco products, cash, checks, notes, and a German field glasses stolen. Railroad detectives joined the investigation as authorities trace the gang’s movements from the Herald building to Nash Metro Co and a freight depot shipment of shirts en route to F. M. Coburn.
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Seaboard Air Line
F. M. Co
Herald Printing Co
Stedman Stores Co
Herald
Stedman
H. T. Moore
Lewter
Mr. Moore
Stedman Stores
Nash Metro Co
Germany
Mr. Nash
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W. S. Dean
Ned Manning
Rowe
Faison
Charles L. Jones
Raleigh
Woman’s Club
Otelia Vaughan
Ella Lee Taylor
Joe R. Jones
Resi
Dent
Jackson St
Roan
Greenville
Ike
Aes Rosevelt
Curtesy
Louis Post Dispatch
Gray and Matthews
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