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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1934
Page
1
Local notices and events update in Roanoke Rapids
J R Baird will register voters at J R Wrenn’s store on three consecutive Saturdays October 13 20 and 27 and at the regular polling place on November 3 for final registrations. Dr J M C Covington returns to practice. Flower Show by Woman's Club draws crowds. Rexall convention attendees include Alfred Martin and Gilbert Brown. Editor Carroll Wilson attends Kiwanis convention in Asheville. M B Cook hospitalized at Duke. Volley Ball standings listed with Skeeters leading. Lula Bette Inscoe to John Lewis Welch wed in Emporia. Installment and insurance collectors report slow business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Baird
J. R. Wrenn
Mr. Baird
B Marks
Wreck in Front of Roanoke Rapids Hospital
A two-vehicle crash in front of Roanoke Rapids Hospital Saturday at about 6 30 pm involved a Triple R Grocery Company truck and a Terra plane sedan driven by J L Langston. Both drivers escaped injury despite vehicle damage and traffic tie up on the Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Triple “R” Grocery Company
J. L. Langston
Edward
Shorty” Sims
Fire destroys garage behind Rev Grantham homes
Fire destroyed the garage behind two houses of Reverend W. H. Grantham on Roanoke Avenue at 8 o clock Monday night. A quick alarm brought aid, saving the two houses blistered by intense heat as an immense crowd watched the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Grantham
Roanoke Avenue
Greater Halifax County Fair Opens October 15 On Roanoke Rapids Weldon Hwy
Hundreds from Halifax and Northampton Counties and eastern Carolina are expected to visit the Greater Halifax County fair. Gates to the fairgrounds on the Roanoke Rapids Weldon highway swing open next Monday night October 15. Promoter T. R. Walker advertised the event after last year's record crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Northampton Counties
Carolina
Halifax County
Roanoke Rapids Weldon Highway
T. R. Walker
District Nurses Meet in Roanoke Rapids
About thirty five registered nurses delegates from the eighth district of the State Nurses Association attended a district meeting in Roanoke Rapids Tuesday afternoon. After business, visitors enjoyed a short program and dinner at the Nurses' Home. The district covers towns from Washington North Carolina to the Virginia line and precedes the state convention in Fayetteville on October 25 26 27. Reverend J N Bynum spoke and Miss Otelia Vaughan sang with Miss Evangeline Pendleton at the piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Nurses Association
Roanoke Rapids
Visi
Tors
Nurses
Nurses Association
Washington, N. C
Virginia Line
Fayetteville
J. N. Bynum
Otelia Vaughan
Evangeline Pendleton
Halifax County Man Sought on Child Abandonment Charge
Governor Ehringhaus requests Virginia authorities to extradite Frank Elias Leitner of Halifax County who is wanted for abandonment and non support of his minor child. Leitner was believed to be in Danville Virginia when the warrant was issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehringhaus
Vins
Frank Elias Leitner
Halifax County
Danville
Tyler Returns To Hospital After Auto Crash
George Tyler, a city mail carrier from LaCrosse Virginia, was injured when his car overturned on September 6. He is back in Roanoke Rapids Hospital resting well and hopeful for recovery after initial treatment at Memorial Hospital Richmond where his broken back was assessed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Tyler
LaCrosse
Virginia
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Young Tyler
Memorial Hospital
Richmond
More Work This Week Than Last in Local Mills
Despite strike related plant closures, Roanoke Rapids area mills show improved employment with about two thirds of pre strike workers back on the job. Textile Relations Board conciliators visited mills but no reports were released. Press information suggests complaints from over 150 mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Mills
Textile Relations Board
Roanoke Rapids
Minister L. Irving Stell to Begin Roanoke Rapids Pulpit
Reverend L. Irving Stell will preach his first sermon as regular pastor at the Presbyterian Church next Sunday morning after moving to Roanoke Rapids from Chadbourn and Whiteville. He is a graduate of a Texas university and Union Theological Seminary in Richmond. Morning services at 11 oclock and evening services at 730 are planned with a large turnout expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Roanoke Rapids
Stell
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Chadbourn
N. C
Whiteville
S. H. Bradley
Knox Presbyterian Church
Norfolk
Seminary
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. M. C. Covington
Woman’s Club
Alfred Martin
Atlanta
Rexall
Carroll Wilson
Asheville
Kiwanis Club
M. B. Cook
Duke Hospital
Durham
W. C. Williams
Gilbert Brown
Eugene “Occhie
Acree
Sketers
Hornets
Bumble Bees
Il Ante
Skeeters
Ants
Lula Bette Inscoe
J. J. Inscoe
John Lewis Welch
J. F. Welch
Emporia
Walker
Washington
Roosevelt
National Industry Recovery Board
Sidney Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
S. Clay Williams
Reynolds Tobacco Co
General Johnson
Tyler
L. Irving Stell
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