Cannon Holmes Go Free
After two days of inquest and police work, John D. Cannon and Edward Holmes were released on alibis in the Marvel Cullom murder case. Investigators traced their movements from Roanoke Rapids through Burlington and Thomasville, finding no solid link to the Cullom death and debunking claims of a marriage motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvel
Cannon
Virginia
Williams
Sheriff's Office
Richmond
John D. Cannon
George Washington Cannon
Edward Holmes
Miss Vaughan
Chester Vaughan
Tenth St
Burlington
Holmes
Vaughan
Thomasville
Roanoke Rapids
Mrs Jackson Hosts A C Club Card Party
The A C Club was entertained by Mrs J M Jackson on Thursday afternoon with two tables of players. Scores were collected and Mrs William Medlin earned a high score prize. A salad course was served to Mesdames Steve Lipscomb William Medlin W C Williams C Griffin Tom White Fletcher Dickens and Carl Hale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Club
J. M. Jackson
William Medlin
Steve Lipscomb
W. C. Williams
C. Griffin
Tom White
Fletcher Dickens
Carl Hale
Yankees Extend Scoreless Streak To 309 Games
The New York Yankees were shut out for the 309th game in a row, a feat accomplished when left hander Robert Moses Grove of the Philadelphia Athletics held them without a run. The prior record for consecutive games without a shutout was 132 set by the Boston and Philadelphia National League clubs in 1894.
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New York Yankees
Robert Moses Grove
Ahe
Philadelphia Athletics
Yankees
Boston
Philadelphia
Superior Court Opens Two Week Civil Term
Superior Court convened in Williamston with Judge Clayton Moore presiding for a two week civil term. Several railroad cases were compromised, including J. E. Etheridge v A. C. L. Railroad Co. and others. some cases continued or referred to referees. two weeks feature includes patient Ervin Dickens after appendectomy and local social notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Moore
Williamston
J. W. Martin
Lillian H. Martin
J. E. Etheridge
A. C. L. Railroad Company
Black Creek
Castle Haines
J. E. Ethridge
Clarence Harlow
A. C. L. Railroad Co
John William Taylor
Branson Jack Alligood
Johnson’s Laundry, Inc
Electric Motor & Repair Co
William E. Harris
J. E. Cox
J. Robert Grady
National Loan & Insurance Co
W. N. Bobbitt
C. L. Turner
R. L. Byrd
J. E. Barnes
Board of Graded School Trustees
Susie Gray
Exec
N. C
Kearney
Vance County
Sallie Cotton
Enfield
Weldon Webb
E. A. Walston
Weldon Oil Co
L. R. Pendergrass
Jamie Brown
Dependable Grocery Co
Plant Based Laxative Promoted for Regular Bowels
An advertisement extols Thedford’s Black-Draught as a natural plant laxative derived from garden vegetables. It claims to stimulate the bowels without synthetic drugs and notes a new syrup form marketed for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thedford
Nature
Roanoke Baptist Association folks attend meetings and guests visit
Local reports list attendees from towns including Mesdames J E Kirk J P Pruden and others at the Roanoke Baptist Association in Scotland Neck and Greenville. Annie King visits Dolly King. Mrs E N Bidgood returns home from Portsmouth. The Rosemary Baptist Church Woman's Missionary Society held a meeting on The Word in South America with sixteen members present and details note the Kitchen Tract plot recorded in Halifax County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
J. E. Kirk
J. P. Prulen
J. W. Britton
P. A. Cook
T. Brewer
B. C. Cooper
P. W. Ray
T. M. Jenkins
P. E. Allsbrook
George Pappendick
Pauline Kendrick
Helen Brown
Roanoke Baptist Association
Scotland Neck
Woman’s Missionary Society of the
Rosemary Baptist Church
South Americ
Notice of Sale of Roanoke Rapids Property
Trustee will sell at public auction on October 16 1933 at 11 00 A M in Roanoke Rapids to satisfy a deed of trust from J E Cox dated November 6 1929. The sale covers described lots including any houses on them in Roanoke Rapids Township Halifax County North Carolina Lots 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 and others as listed in the deed.
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CG. F. Gore & Co
Weldon
N. C
Office of the Register of Deeds
Halifax County
North Carolina
Allen C. Zollicoffer
J. E. Cox
Rosemary
Roanoke Bank & Trust Company
Roanoke Rapids
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cannon, Holmes
Mrs. Jackson
Uncle Sam
Citizens Conservation Corps
Superior Court
John A. Shaw
John A. Kutchins, Jr
Mary Walker Neville
L. A. Parks
W. D. Boone
Winton
Ervin Dickens
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
W. Lunsford
Long
Winfield Crew, Jr
Long & Crew
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
J. P. Pruden
The
Baptist Association
Greenville
Annie King
Farmville
Dolly King
E. N. Bidgood
Moody Hedgepeth
Portsmouth
W. B. Allsbrook
Atty
Z&a
Jacob C. Shearin
Zollicoffer
Allsbrook Attorneys At Law
Imperial Theatre
Dial
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
Dean
Smith Building
Roanoke Avenue
Littleton
Harrison
T.N. Harrison
L. S. Harrison
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