Roanoke Rapids News Notes and Local Events
Local items report Lt. Glenn Thompson’s West Point aviation graduation at Kelly Field Texas with an aerial review and theatre exercises on October 7 1936. Other notices include Roanoke Rapids postal receipts up over 30 percent year to year and 1934 improvement. Donations sought for radios for Clara Hearne Central and Rosemary schools with lists of perfect attendance in 4th grades.
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Kelly Field
Glenn Thompson
W. O. Thompson
West Point
Air Corps Advanced Flying School
Texas
Post Theatre
Roanoke Rapids
Clara Hearne
Central School
Kimbrough
Rosemary School
Rebecca Price
Clara Louise Ruth
Roanoke Ave
Norton
Raleigh
N. C
Literary Digest
Kansas
Roosevelt
London
Circulation drive kicks off with hopeful turnout
First week reports in the Herald circulation campaign show candidates lining the list and weekly standings to be printed next issue. Subscriptions or renewals may boost a worker toward top ranks as several new volunteers join the effort in Districts One and Two.
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Herald
Pontiac
Chevrolet
Scott Lassiter
Mabel Williams
W. S. Batton, Jr
Ivey
Miss Blount's Autumn Suggestions for Pork Shoulder
Autumn menu tips present a new take on pork shoulder with a stuffed roast. Directions cover bone preparation, stuffing mix of crumbs apples thyme and onion, browning, packing into the pocket, and roasting at 350 degrees for about two and a half hours.
Local Women’s Names in 1930s Macon Directory
A list of women including Miss Lillie Mae Floyd Miss Macon Floyd Mrs. E K Veach Miss Allyne Faucette Mrs C M Miller Miss Nora H Crawley Miss Mildred McDaniel B C Hamlet Miss Mammie Stansbury appears in a historical Macon record. The fragment preserves given names and titles reflecting social conventions of the era.
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Lillie Mae Floyd
Macon Floyd
E. K. Veach
Allyne Faucette
C. M. Miller
Nora H. Crawley
Mildred McDaniel
B. C. Hamlet
Mammie Stansbury
Letter Quality Clipper’s Wise Words Stir Gentle Flattery
A reader recalls a clever letter that asked not to be publicly shared and urges recipients to forget it if mentioned. The note suggests no shame in its content and asks for personal signatures on future correspondence.
Luncheon Rolls and Stuffed Pear Salad Recipe Fragments
A dated kitchen segment details luncheon roll making with beef onion stuffing and biscuit crust, plus stuffed sweet potatoes and a pear salad. It lists ingredients, oven temps, bake times, and assembly steps with canned pears, figs, nuts and cream cheese for garnish.
Dog tag and auto tag notices posted by city police
Dog tags for the fiscal year starting July 1 1936 are on sale at the Clerk's office Municipal Building. Owners who have not paid dog taxes will be summoned to appear before the Mayors Court next week. Persons who have not purchased automobile tags for year beginning January 1 1926 will be summoned to court. H E DOBBINS Chief of Police
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H. E. Dobbins
Winchester man becomes lone survivor after son’s death
With the death of his son Geo. Washington Showers aged 79 last month, Philip Showers aged 115 of Winchester Virginia becomes the lone survivor of his family.
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Geo. Washington Showers
Philip Showers
Winchester
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