First Thanksgiving origins and 19th century push for date
The article recounts early Thanksgiving observances from 1621 through 1789 and Lincoln’s 1864 standardization. It notes Sarah Hale’s campaign for a fixed date and links turkey to the holiday. It also reports a birth on November 26 and upcoming events at the Woman's Club House with proceeds for Episcopal Church relief and Oklahoma Indian Reservation crafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Club House
Woman’s Auxiliary
The
Episcopal Church
Car Borrowed By Brother In Greenville Incident
R. H. Tanner was moved to Duke Hospital from the local hospital Friday. A car owned by a traveling man from Greenville left the road at the fill between the Roanoke Rapids bridges Monday night and was badly damaged. The four occupants were not injured. The car was borrowed by the brother of
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Roanoke Rapids
Man bound over on charges of kidnapping and assault
William Alligood, Weldon marr ied man, bound over to Superior Court without bond on kidnapping and criminal assault charges. Sarah Taylor Harris and Glenn Melwood face aiding and abetting charges with $250 bond set. Prosecution stems from alleged kidnapping and attack on 17 year old Aliese Pearson near Valentine Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Thompson
Alligood
Sarah Taylor-Harris
Glenn Melwood
Aliese Pearson
Pearson
Valentine
N. C
Luther Pearson
Hornertown
Resi
Free Kiwanis Minstrel Tickets Giveaway Ad
A public notice invites ten adults to win free 75 cent tickets to the Kiwanis Club minstrel show on December 8. Readers must identify a blacked up pictured member from handbills and submit the name and his business, plus a short opinion on prior minstrel performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Minstrel Show At Local High School Friday Night
The Kiwanis Minstrel returns for a 4th edition at the high school auditorium Friday night with 75 performers and 13 trunks of costumes and scenery. Tickets cost 75 cents for adults and 35 cents for children. Proceeds support Boy Scouts and underprivileged children. The Minstrel Parade will precede the show on show day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Kiwanis Fund
Boy Scouts
Matthews Bond Raised in Embezzlement Case
Judge R Hunt Parker raised the bond of E A Matthaus from 5000 to 15000 in the embezzlement matter. Matthews was brought into superior Court this week and the case was continued to the January term. The judge cited his history as district solicitor and his handwritten indictment without giving a reason for the increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Hunt Parker
Matthews
Superior Court
Parker
Mystery Not Yet Cleared in Northampton County Case
Charlie Fayed a 45 year old city grocer was found badly injured in his truck abandoned in a ditch on a country road in Northampton County last Wednesday and remains silent about what happened. He is hospitalized with the potential loss of his right eye and the incident is treated as a mystery with no explanation to relatives or police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Fayed
Gurganus Sentenced 15 to 18 Years in Roanoke Rapids Slaying
Wilmer Gurganus was found guilty of manslaughter for killing Joseph R. Jones in Jones home on November 16. Judge R Hunt Parker sentenced him to 15 to 18 years after swift proceedings that included an examining trial and grand jury indictment. The case cited a local crime wave and featured Mrs Jones and the late Mr Jones's 13 year old son LeRoy as key witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmer Gurganus
Joseph R. Jones
Roanoke Rapids
R. Hunt Parker
Parker
Reanuxe Rapids
Jones
LeRoy
Gurganus
Roanoke Rapids PTA Plans Sunday Charity Movie
The Roanoke Rapids Parent Teachers Association endorses a Sunday benefit picture at a local theatre for underprivileged children. Manager Lyle Wilson will donate the theatre space and film costs, with admission by offering. It will be Roanoke Rapids first Sunday matinee fundraiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teachers Association
Roanoke Rapids
Lyle Wilson
Also Mentioned on This Page
America
Bradford
Plymouth Colony
Washington
Republic
Lincoln
United States
Sarah J. Hale
Turkey
Jack DeVane
Pinkey
Jack Jr
R. H. Tanner
Duke Hospital
Thompson
Girl
William Alligood
Weldon Mar
Ried Man
Perior
Matthews Bond
E. A. Matthaus
Charlie Fayed
Northampton County
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!