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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1940

Page

9

J C Penney Leases Roanoke Rapids Store Site

J Winfield Crew Jr announces J C Penney will build a one story 50 by 120 foot store on Roanoke Avenue with a 30 foot rear balcony. Local hiring, full Penney line of apparel and home goods, and a manager driven, community oriented operation are planned.

Roanoke Rapids J. Winfield Crew, Jr Roanoke Avenue J. C. Penney Company Penney Penney’s North Carolina New Bern Penney Company Penney's

Halifax Seebbstebdetedebdetete Crowded Out

A clipped note notes Halifax crowding out events last week with reference to Seebbstebdetedebdetete in a brief community item.

Local social notes recount Sunday visits and a Wake Forest Carolina game

Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Shaw and Caswell Jr spent Sunday in Raleigh. Miss Laura Read spent Sunday in Murfreesboro. A. L. Hux, F. H. Gregory Jr., Geo. A. Hux Jr., and Don Campbell attended the Wake Forest Carolina football game Saturday.

C. E. Shaw and Caswell, Jr Raleigh Laura Read Murfreesboro A. L. Hux F. H.gregory, Jr Geo. A. Hux, Jr Don Campbell Wake Forest- Carolina

Weldon Women Attend October State Conference and Club Meeting

The Weldon Junior Woman's Club met October 1 at Mrs. Will Selden's home with Mrs. William Hudson as co host. Miss Frances King presided as president and Miss Kathrine Pierce led a quiz contest won by Miss Martha Pierce. Dr Robert F Young attended Raleigh conferences to plan serologic tests for the draft registrations.

Weldon Will Selden William Hudson Frances King Shepherd Green William Pope Woman's Club Roanoke Rapids Kathrine Pierce Martha Pierce Tempie Green Robert F. Young Halifax County Raleigh

Norfolk Family Visits Local Johnsons on Sunday

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Johnson and their daughter from Norfolk visited Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Johnson here on Sunday.

Arthur Johnson Norfolk P. F. Johnson

Missed 150 in census list at Caledonia State Prison Farm

About 30 families totaling roughly 150 people were omitted from the summer census on the Caledonia State Prison Farm. Mrs. N. E. Raines says no farm families were contacted and the 1930 count had included residents at the farm. Efforts to reach census supervisor A. M. Atkinson were unsuccessful.

N. E. Raines Caledonia State A. M. Atkinson Second Mr. Atkinson

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J. C. Penney Co Penney Organization Halifax Young Peter Bill Moore Richmond Clyde R. Hoey Carl V. Reynolds Katherine Lenroot Childrn’s Bureau United States Department of Labor J. C. Knox H.P Victory Chevrolet Trev United States Fisher Pernie Cain Uskman MU AS YI AS Tri-City Motor CO. Inc Roanoke Ave Roanoke Rapids, N. C
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