Seventh District P T A Holds Annual Meeting in Rich Square
The Seventh District North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers met at Rich Square High School with Edgecombe Greene Halifax Johnson Nash Northampton Wayne and Wilson counties represented. Roanoke Rapids P T A units attended and the session featured Mrs BE Howell and C W Phillips addressing membership and teacher shortages. The District Magazine Cup went to a Rocky Mount School.
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North Carolina
Congress of Parents and Teachers
Rich Square
Edgecombe
Greene
Halifax
Johnson
Nash
Northampton
Wayne
Wilson
Roanoke Rapids
Vance Street
P.T.A
Lunsford Harris
Mary Seaver
W. M. Daughtry
W. B. Rhoden
Clara Hearne
Central School of
Rocky Mount
Trailway Lines Inaugurate Three Daily Round Trips
Trailway Bus Lines announces a new schedule of three round trips daily between Norfolk and Roanoke Rapids via Sea board Boykins and Courtland. The service begins today per company statement.
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Trailway
Norfolk
Roanoke Rapids
Seaboard
Boykins
Courtland
Officers Nab 300-Gallon Still in Nash County Raid
Sheriff Harry A House Deputy A J Brigman and deputies Leslie Crowley and Rodwell Crowley seized a 300 gallon copper still last Saturday near the Nash county line between White Oak and Glenview. The apparatus had a large condenser, not a worm. A negro man was arrested in connection with the raid but not found at the site. Twelve barrels of mash were destroyed as the raiders loaded the still.
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Harry A. House
A. J. Brigman
Leslie Crowley
Rodwell Crowley
Nash County
White Oak
Glenview
Roanoke Rapids to house Infantry Company of Guard
Mayor Kelly Jenkins and Francis 3 Kemp met with General Van Metts in Raleigh to set up an Army National Guard unit for Roanoke Rapids. The infantry company will have 128 men and seven officers but will recruit 25 to 40 soldiers and two officers first, with 12 to 18 months to reach full strength. Enlistment begins after Metts visits to meet city officials and local leaders for support.
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Kelly Jenkins
Francis
Kemp
van 3. Metts
Raleigh
Roanoke Rapids
General Metts
Dr. Cooke to Speak at Roanoke Rapids High Library
The North Carolina Education Association unit hosts Dr. Dennis H. Cooke on October 14 at 3 PM in Roanoke Rapids High School Library. Cooke, new president of Eastern Carolina Teachers College and author of works on education, will discuss The Mental Hygiene of the Teacher and The Teacher as a part of the Community. The public is invited.
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North Carolina Education Association
Roanoke Rapids High School
Dennis H. Cooke
Cooke
Eastern Carolina Teachers College
Malden
N. C
George Peabody College For Teachers
Nashville
Tennessee
Floyd Death Date Set For October 25th
Edward W. Floyd, sentenced to death in Northampton County for killing his father in law Wade Cooke and wounding several others at the Cooke home near Roanoke Rapids, will die in the State Prison gas chamber on October 25 after the State Supreme Court found no trial errors. Floyd had argued mental irresponsibility but presented evidence of family insanity. Governor Cherry could intervene to stay the execution.
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Gov. Cherry
Edward W. Floyd
Northampton County
Wade Cooke
Cooke
Roanoke Rapids
State
State Supreme Court
Floyd
Rosa Cooke
Palmyra Former State Representative Hurt in Car Collision
B. B. Everett of Palmyra, a former State Representative, was injured in a Monday night auto crash near Speed. He suffered bruises and shock but was reported satisfactory at Edgecombe General Hospital. He was returning from helping a friend and was driving alone when his car struck another vehicle driven by a Black man.
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B. B. Everett
Palmyra
Edgecombe General Hospital
Rocky Mount
Democratic Women’s
Everett
Community Chest Drive Opens as Jaycees Promote Big Game
The Roanoke Rapids community kicks off its annual Community Chest drive on Monday with a large Red Feather indicator to track donations at the hospital. Jaycees sell football game tickets for a chance to win a 1946 Ford sedan at Roanoke Rapids High School field during the 3:30 kickoff against Oxford. The event supports the high school athletic association and local welfare services.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Roanoke Rapids
United States
Harry S. Truman
Thomas S. Gates
Community Chests of America
Voice of the
Community Chest
Red Feather
Clyde Martin
Associated Charities
Dr. R. S. McGeachy Dies of Burns in Accident
Dr. Robert S. McGeachy 74, Craven County Health Department head, died in a New Bern hospital from burns suffered while investigating gas fumes in his basement. His wife Mrs. McGeachy died 12 days earlier of a heart attack. He served in the 30th Division medical corps in World War I and later worked as health officer in Greenville, Kinston, and Weldon.
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Robert S. McGeachy
Craven County Health Department
New Bern
Burns
McGeachy
Robeson County
Mule Killed by Trailway Bus Near Littleton
A mule belonging to Whitson was killed Monday night when struck by a Trailway bus on the Littleton highway near the William R. Davie School. The accident involved a dead head bus traveling from Norfolk to Raleigh.
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Whitson
Trailway
Littleton Highway
William R. Davie
Raleigh
Norfolk
Red Feather symbol of community service across the city
The red feather, linked to courage and charity, marks a citywide volunteer effort. It funds Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Public Library, and Associated Charities year round, with School Lunch Room, Book Fund, Recreation Committee, and pool programs in season. Wear the Red Feather to show community support.
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Robin Hood
America
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts, Public Library
Associated Charities
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C. W. Phillips
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Phillips
National Guardi
Dr. Cooke
R. S. M'Geachy
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