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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1934
Page
4
Grover Mill textile workers at Minette mills in Grover North Carolina have voted to disband the local union after signing a closed shop agreement on September 7. A notice signed by E V Kiser and H H Becknell states the union will be cancelled and urges Mr. Harry the mill manager to end the charter.
Friends announce the death of Mr. Carlon after a period of illness. He died on Monday October 1 and the funeral was held Tuesday in Richmond attended by many of Miss Carlons local friends who had traveled to Virginia.
Dad Keller, 75, died last Wed. at the Halifax County Home after four years as an inmate. He had lived in Roanoke Rapids about ten years. Interment was in Cedar Wood Cemetery Thursday.
The UTW union delegation faced distrust as officials were unfamiliar to members. A local strike vote passed unanimously, but the planned strike for last Monday was canceled. The strike committee remains empowered to call a restrike at any time, though impartial observers doubt it will occur.
The incident occurred in the back storeroom of a building at closing time with theories about an unlocked back door despite the night watchman stating he found it locked. Mayor Jenkins ordered intensified night patrols of business districts to guard property. Miss Alice Massey and Sew art Wilson spent Sunday in Rocky Mount.
Several local Boy Scout members were awarded high honors for scout work. A special meeting of the Associated Charities is called for Monday night at 7 30 at the Episcopal Church and all interested persons are urged to attend.
Miss Fannie Harris entertained last week with a miscellaneous surprise shower and bridge party honoring Mrs. Luther Ivey formerly Miss Ethel Cook. Prizes went to Mrs. John Matthews for high and Miss Viola Glover for low. Gifts were presented to Mrs. Ivey by guests. A sweet course was served at ten thirty. Guests included Mesdames Luther Ivey, Lewis Johnson, John Matthews, Willie Woodruff, Ruth Glover, Viola Glover, Merle Bell, Edith Bobbitt and Mary Gibson.
The Almond and Conley Circus visits Roanoke Rapids for one day Thursday October 11 with aerialists acrobats trained animals and a free noon street parade. Two shows at 2:00 and 8:00 PM feature the opening spectacle America in elaborate period costume. Community buzz includes reduced admission and a notable faculty appointment at North Carolina College for Women.
Muriel Hudson of William and Mary spent Sunday with his parents Mr. and Mrs H M Hudson.
Six Eskimo Spitz puppies nine weeks old two litter females four males priced four to five dollars each. Contact James Boone at 800 Jackson Street Roanoke Rapids North Carolina or call R-4311 L-1-10-4-34 for details.
ExperiencedCook seeks domestic work with reasonable wages. Writes Boxholder R F D 1 Box 2 Roanoke Rapids offering housekeeping and cooking services.
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