Raleigh Area Civil Works Projects Approved for 12 500 Jobs
North Carolina projects totaling about 2 250 000 dollars with payrolls around 1 575 000 dollars and 12 500 estimated workers were approved by Mrs. Thomas O Berry Civil Works Administrator. Halifax county lists six projects including road improvements at Scotland Neck and Roanoke Rapids school ground grading repairs painting and street work with payrolls and costs shown.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Thomas O’berry
Halifax County
Scotland Neck
Littleton
Roanoke Rapids
Halifax
Methodist Ministers Shuffle In Roanoke Rapids Area
Reverend D M Sharpe leaves Rosemary Methodist Church after three years for Morehead City. Reverend J J Boone from Bailey will assume charge here, exact arrival date unknown. Reverend J Starnes of First Methodist Roanoke Rapids will remain.
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D. M. Sharpe
Rosemary Methodist Church
Morehead City
J. J. Boone
Bailey
Mr. Boone
J. Starnes
First Methodist Church of
Roanoke Rapids
WANTED MAN FOR Rawleigh routes in multiple counties
Help wanted for Rawleigh routes serving 800 families across several southeastern and northwestern counties in Northampton and Hertford areas. Reliable hustler can start earning about 25 dollars weekly with rapid growth. Write Rawleigh Co. Dept NC-48-S Richmond Va. A1-12-7
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Rawleigh
Northampton
Hertford
Rawleigh Co
Dept
Richmond
H S P T A Summary of January Meeting
The High School P T A met Thursday at 3 30 PM in the school auditorium presided by Mrs R P Beckwith. Music pupils Miss Evangeline Pendleton performed piano pieces. a quartet and singers provided selections. Talks on training in citizenship and good literature follow. Mrs Cannon’s grade A1 led with most mothers present. about sixty five attended. next meeting is January 6 1934 with a Christmas program.
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R. P. Beckwith
C. W. Davis
Graham Poyner
Charles
Vaughn
Junita Taylor
Clara Hearne
Thomas Martin
Mary B. Cannon
In Memoriam Mary Ada Daislip One Year Later
In sad memory of Mary Ada Daislip who departed this life one year ago on November 29 1932. The poem expresses enduring love and the hope of reunion in Heaven with husband and family.
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Mary Ada Daislip
Administrator's Notice for L. A. Vincent Estate
R. G. Vincent as administrator calls all claimants against the L. A. Vincent estate to present claims by November 20, 1934 at Thelma North Carolina. Debts should be settled promptly. The notice is dated November 20, 1933. John Carson of Jefferson City Missouri has 60 days in jail for gasoline theft while his wife works as jail cook. Frank Stephens of New York on arrest for two holdups says he seeks money to marry.
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L. A. Vincent
Halifax County
North Carolina
Thelma
N. C
R. G. Vincent
Admr
John Carson
Jefferson City
Frank Stephens
New York
Roanoke Rapids Dairy Grades Show Two Grade A Listings
The city reports only two Grade A dairies selling milk Roanoke Rapids: N. M. Hockaday and C. V. Strouthers, both with high inspection ratings. Sidney H. Matthews’s dairy dropped to Grade D for sanitation failures. Health officials urge avoiding low grades despite small price differences to ensure a clean milk supply.
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Roanoke Rapids
N. M. Hockaday
C. V. Strouthers
Sidney H. Matthews
Halifax County Health Department
Misses Turner Family Weekender Visit Welldon
Misses Nita Turner and Irene Turner spent the weekend in Welldon with Mrs. M. A. Turner enjoying family time and social visits.
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Nita Turner
Irene Turner
Weldon
M. A. Turner
Cardus claims relief for women with weakness
An advertisement suggests women suffering from a run down condition can regain strength with Cardus. It asserts improved nourishment helps nature’s course, reducing painful symptoms and nagging discomfort while warning against temporary remedies.
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Cardus
Why Children Need a Liquid Laxative
Medical guidance touts liquid laxatives for children as safer than habit forming cathartics. It favors Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for mild, adjustable dosing and gradual weaning to regular bowel movements.
Reverend Gordon Price to lead First Baptist Roanoke Rapids
The Reverend Gordon Price of Courtland Virginia will begin as pastor of the First Baptist Church Roanoke Rapids this Sunday December 17. He is a Richmond and Louisville Seminary graduate who completed Louisville four years ago. Herbert Baucom has filled the pulpit recently and attends Wake Forest College. All members urged to attend the Sunday service followed by a business meeting.
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Gordon Price
Courtland
First Baptist Church of
Roanoke Rapids
Richmond
Louisville
Herbert Baucom
Wake Forest College
Brewer Funeral for Mrs Lou Brewer at Emporia Church
Mrs Lou Brewer aged 68 died at her son J B Grewer’s home in Emporia after a two week pneumonia illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Roanoke Rapids Christian Church with Reverend V H Grantham officiating.
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Lou Brewer
J. B Grewer
Emporia
Roanoke Rapids
Local Resident Interred. Brewer Family Cited
Interment held at the local cemetery for Mrs. Brewer. Once a Roanoke Rapids resident, she moved to Emporia three years ago to live with her son. Surviving relatives include daughters Olga Wilson Vassar Daughtry and Minnie Gray and son Herbert Brewer, all of Roanoke Rapids.
Hen thieves raid Haverstraw coop steal 56 hens
Lois Hoyt of Haverstraw reported to police that chicken thieves raided his hen coop taking 56 hens and leaving a note promising to fatten them up and return later.
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Lois Hoyt
Haverstraw
N. Y
Car Thief Sentenced to 18 Months for Grand Larceny
Alfonzo Mitchell was convicted in Superior Court for breaking into a box car on November 15 and stealing a case of 72 dress shirts. Policeman Carl Green and Seaboard detective Buck Wilson caught him last Saturday. Mitchell had sold about half the shirts across the county at 25 to 50 cents each.
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Alfonzo Mitchell
Superior Court
Mitchell
Carl Green
Buck Wilson
Seaboard
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