Roanoke Rapids News Snippets and Local Updates
Local notes report college bound students and names sent in by readers. Mentions Weldon, Richmond Professional Institute, Ohio State University, Washington NC. a Mac's Truck Station visit in Weldon. FBI course study by Roanoke police. plans for Girl Scout visit to Roanoke Rapids. a joke about a stolen jewel alibi. a felled tree on Hamilton Street. a 1932 Roanoke Rapids Tarboro football lineup. former players still nearby. Jackets won 1932 game 20 to 0 at conference meet.
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E Rambler
Rid
Warrenton
Idus
Littleton Road
Louisbura
Rye
Weseed Taylor
Carie Long
Frances Musne
Tichmd
h-American Business School
John A. Haw
Atrend
Ohioate University
Columbus Bio
Albert M
Washgton
N. C
Wardi
Thert
Washington, D. C
Horrow
Jean MacKenzie
Don E. MacKenzie
Weldon
Waltin
Tucker
Y Ss
Mac
Jack Durant
Durant
Lucy Stroup
Region VI
Roand M Rapids
Stroup
Xars
Sandlin
Davis
Warren High
Hamilton
George Justice
George
Roanoke Rapids High School Yellow Jackets
Tarboro Tigers
Jackets
Jim McNeil
Henry Hardison
Clyde Mills
Jimmy Shell
Snooks Matthews
Wilton
Brown
Phillip Newton
Jimmy Womble
Fred Mills
Wilton Dickens
Yates Brown
Piggy Speight
Craford Hoyle
Fleetwood Sullivan
Roanoke Rapids
Kinston
Morehead City
New Driver's License Exams Authorized in Roanoke Rapids
Irwin K. Weeks, new examiner for Roanoke Rapids and vicinity, announces that all applicants must bring an automobile to the license exam. Those without a license must come with a licensed operator. Weeks will be in the municipal building from 8:20 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. starting October 1, commuting from Scotland Neck where he currently resides.
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Irwin K. Weeks
Scotland Neck
Roanoke Rapids
Weeks
Fourth Annual City Revival Begins in Roanoke Rapids
The fourth annual city revival starts Sunday October 5 with Rose Mary Baptist and several other churches hosting events. Guest ministers include Rev. Arthur Rich and Rev. Cecil Lawrence as morning devotionals and radio broadcasts on WCBT.
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Rosemary Baptist Church
Rosemary Methodist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Pentecostal Holiness Church
All Saints Episcopal Church
First Baptist Church
Arthur Rich
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
Rome
Georgia
R. W. Bradshaw
Jarvis Memorial Methodist Church
Greenville
N. C
Cecil Lawrence
St. Paul Presbyterian Church
St. Paul
D.C
First
1200 Gears Required To Run Cotton Picker Demonstration
A large International Cotton Picker operated by Linwood Andle on the Blackwell Pierce farm near Tilghman’s crossroads drew about 300 onlookers from eastern North Carolina. W. C. Davis praised its efficiency, noting the machine’s 600 fingers and 2400 rpm picked over 95 percent of the cotton in one pass, with only $30 daily operating costs and potential savings for Pierce’s expanding gin and facilities.
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Blackwell Pierce
Tilghman's Crossroads
Pierce
Linwood Andle
W. C. Davis
Halifax County
North Carolina
Davis
Weldon
Roanoke Rapids Named Eastern Deanery Headquarters
The Catholic Church declares Roanoke Rapids the Eastern Deanery HQ in North Carolina with Rev. Father Peter M. Denges as Vicar Forane. The bishop announces a regional assembly in Roanoke Rapids in November and lists counties and parishes overseen.
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Roanoke Rapids
Catholic Church
North Carolina
Peter M. Denges
Vincent 8. Waters
Raleigh
Halifax
Northampton
Hertford
Gates
Pasquotank
Camden
Currituck
Nash
Edgecomb
Bertie
Chowan
Perquimans
Wilson
Pitt
Martin
Washington
Wayne
Greene
Tyrrell
Dare
Lenoir
Beaufort Hyde
Pamlico
Denyes
Rocky Mount
Wilson Goldsboro
Kinston
Farmville
Grid Squad Set For Tiger Clash At Simmons Park
Washington eleven downs locals 26 6 in a prep clash as Tarboro visits Roanoke Rapids under lights at Simmons Park. Coach Venters pushes focus on blocking tackling after a Washington defeat with Britt out for the year and new players Hall and Nobles joining the lineup.
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Washington Eleven Downs
Wiley Warren
Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets
Simmons Park
Tarboro Tigers
Ledgerwood Park
Washington
Tarboro
Th Vax
Venters
Rock — Venters
Danny Cagle
Britt
Buster Brits
Jatets
Bert Hall
David Nobles
Hall
Nobles
Wordest Felts
Robert Johnson
Lewis Ivey
Hubert Lowder
Junior Edwards
Jabe Hale
Kenny Mizzell
Sam Wood
Walter Myrick
Art Brown
David Cox
Opponents' Power Too Much For Rock Venters Jackets
Washington High School trounced Roanoke Jacket Yellow Jackets 20 to 6 at Kugler Field in the season opener. Ed Sowers scored on a 75 yard kickoff return and Myrick booted the opening kickoff as the Pum Puck used a T formation to surge ahead.
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Myrick
Wiley Warren
Washington High School
Pum
Roanoke Rapide Yellow Jackets
Kugler Field
Washington
Choppy Waggoner
Serip
Javier
Halfuck
Ed Sowers
Jackets
Sowers
Mfs
Vans Pack
Pito Tori
Conter
Yanda Davin
Myvick
Justin Stowe
Gotle Sip
Guilts Yo Dell
Cox
Radman
Mae
Stewart
Dul Myrick
Stew
Page de Sect
Five Men to Be Executed in One Day in Northampton
Willie Cherry, Northampton’s only Black convict, is set for execution tomorrow for first degree burglary. He will die with four other condemned inmates in what authorities say will be the state’s first five concurrent executions in a single day.
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Willie Cherry
Northampton
Leaders Named for Roanoke Community Chest Campaign
Four major leaders were named for the Roanoke Community Chest drive along with special groups managing volunteers through October 18. The campaign seeks a minimum $14,090 to fund six services: Associated Charities, Scouts, Tri-Scouts, Liibrary, Revision Committee, and the School Lunch Fund, as stated by Henry Akers, the campaign chairman.
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Community Chest
Leontius Hus
John Ackey
South Ward
Sunster Brew
North Ward
Edmund Herkeley
Community Chest Campaign
Henry Akers
Theampaign
Roanoke
Naputs
Thei
Akersi
Red Feather Services
Phere
Roanoke Raunds
Associated Charities
Scouts
Tri Scouts
Ciliary
Revisation Com—viee
Ano Thcy
Evers
Speakers For BPWC Week Announced By Club Officials
Roanoke Rapids women’s club announces National Business Women’s Week October 5 to 11. The BPWC with 30 members includes housewives secretaries florists teachers store managers bookkeepers beauticians and dietitians as they stress women’s role in business and professional life.
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Roanoke Rapids
BPWC
U. S
United States
The
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J. T. Chase
Escaped Halifax prisoner sentenced to four months
Ernest Eubanks aged 18 pleaded guilty to escaping from the Halifax County Prison Camp on July 28 with Arthur Goff. Eubanks was sentenced by a mayor’s court to four months on the roads. Goff and Eubanks were recaptured after surrendering early the following Sunday. The report also notes ongoing court actions and local notices from Roanoke Rapids and surrounding areas.
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Ernest Eubanks
White
Halifax County
Eubanks
Swansboro
Arthur Goff
la Grange
Roanoke Rapids
Golf
Snow Hill
J.T. Thomason
A. J. Griffin
Halifax
Tiny Granddaughter Born To Long Family In High Point
A baby girl weighing three and a half pounds was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Long of High Point at Burrus Hospital on Friday September 26 at 10 30 p m The child’s maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs W P Taylor of Roanoke Rapids visited over the weekend and reported both mother and daughter are doing fine Mrs Taylor will remain in High Point for several days.
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Robert F. Long
High Point
Burrus Hospital
Building Permits Lag in September Construction
City records show September 1947 permits fall far below September 1946 with $26,000 total vs $76,900 last year. New home permits drop to $9,000 from $59,400. commercial and remodeling rise flagged against prior totals. Notable 1947 permits include Harold Bloom 236 Roanoke storage $1,500 and J Ray Taylor 10th and Henry repairs $300. New homes include J W Finch on B Street $1,600 and W H Daughtry 92 Jackson $3,800.
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Durin
Harold Bloom
Roanoke Avenue
J. Ray Taylor
10Th and
Henry
L. M. Anderson
Jackson
Jack Brigman
Jefferson
J. W. Finch
John J. Brantley
Charlotte
W. H. Daughtry
Girl Scouts Receive $2000 From Chest Promote Local Program
Mrs W A Thorne urges parents to support the Community Chest drive highlighting the Girl Scout program in Roanoke Rapids. The Chest funds about $2000 annually to support Girl Scouting in the city as a Red Feather service.
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W. A. Thorne
Gil Scoutin
Hoanoke Rapids
Roanoke Rapids
Delegation to Halifax Probes County Air Plan at Hearing
A group of local citizens and civic representatives will attend an open Halifax hearing next Monday at the commissioners meeting to discuss the fate of the proposed county air project.
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Seral
Halifax
Board to Rule Next Week on Southeast States Air Service
A Civil Aeronautics Board leak suggests a forthcoming decision in the Southeast States Case. The long running action covers new air service including long distance and local stops across cities with populations over ten thousand petitioning for routes and service.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Southeast States
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