Roanoke Rapids Local Notes and Personal Visits
Roanoke Rapids and nearby towns shine with visits and events. Mrs Miles Davenport and Miss Maggie Davenport of Hamilton attend the association. clergy from Richmond and Wilson preach and meet with local societies. several residents travel to Richmond for the State Fair. I.O.O.F. and Woodmen attend conventions. others visit relatives, attend church, and handle business in town and at Patterson Mills Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Miles
Maggie Davenport
Hamilton
Leroy Everett
Paul Peele
W. P. Vaughan
Snodie Moore
Richmond
Stantell Items and social visits noted in Weldon carnival
Miss Virginia Bradley, Mr. Ned Dromgole and Mr. Tom Biard were callers at the home of Mr. E M Clements Sunday afternoon. Mrs Annie Grant, Miss Mary Lawrence and Messrs Hoftler, Steele, Davis and Cleaton attended the Carnival at Weldon Saturday night. Mr George Steele spent Sunday and Monday with his mother at Warsaw North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Bradley
Ned Dromgole
Tom Biard
E.M. Clements
Annie Grant
Mary Lawrence
Messers Hoftler
Steele, Davis and
Cleaton
Weldon
George Steele
Warsaw
N. C
Sunday Visits and Shared Meals Highlight Local Socials
Mr Robert Cleaton spent Sunday in Emporia. Mr and Mrs John Shaw and others called at the Rainey home Sunday. Mrs Annie Grant stayed Saturday night and Sunday at hospitable homes. Mrs John Shaw and Mrs Chapman motored to Emporia Sunday morning. Little Miss Katherine Moody visited Lottie Grant Monday night. Prayer services are held at Oak Grove Church every Sunday at 7 30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Cleaton
Emporia
Oak Grove Church
John Shaw
T. H. Valentine
H. Rainey
Annie Grant
E. Hostler
Chapman
Junius Wren
Miss Katherine Moody
Henrico
Lottie Grant
Hon Claud Kitchin To Speak At Rosemary
Hon Claud Kitchin will address a Rosemary theatre audience next Wednesday evening October 25. Arrangements are being organized by W C Bass and Dr T W M Long. Kitchin, a leading Democratic orator, is expected to draw a large crowd and emphasize national policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claud Kitchin
Rosemary
Maude Kitchin
Kitchin
W. C. Bass
T. W. M. Long
Rally Day Observed by Rosemary-Roanoke Rapids Association
The Rosemary Roanoke Rapids Sunday School Association schedules a Rally Day for October 29 a multis church event. Dr B W Koteth of Trinity College and Dr Knight will address adults and youth at designated venues while the Rosemary Band provides music. Officers meet October 20 for rally preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemary-Roanoke Rapids Sunday School Association
B. W. Koteht
Trinity College
Knight
Severn Heck
Snch
Whiite
Presbyterian Church
Rosemary
Shoes: A maternal tale of toil and temptation at the cinema
A poor working girl in a five and ten cent store endures poverty and an exploitative home as her wage is spent on supporting a lazy father. The film Shoes, showing October 20 at the Peoples and Rosemary Theatres, promises a moral, sociological warning with gripped interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoples and Rosemary Theatres
Deputy Grand Master's Reception at Carolina Lodge No 225
Deputy Grand Master Calvin Woodard of Wilson will address the lodge at the regular meeting next Monday evening. All resident and visiting brethren are invited. Refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina
D. GM
Calvin Woodard
Wilson
Registrars and Pollholders Appointed Countywide
County Board of Election met at Halifax to appoint registrars and pollholders for each precinct. Listings include Brinkleyville, Butterwood, Conocanara, Enfield, Faucetts, Halifax, Kehuke, Littleton, Palmyra, Roseneath, Roanoke Rapids, Scotland Neck, Weldon, and more with first names as registrars. Registration books open October 5 to 28 for the November 7 general election. Local church contest at B Marks Department Store shows votes tallied by church. Brantly and others traveled to Halifax Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Election
Halifax
Brinkleyville
C. A. Williams, Jr
W. G. Vinson
J. E. Harper
Butterwood
A. R. Carter
J. M. Harris
W. ©. Best
Conocanara
Nick Fitzpatrick
J. A. Dickens
McD
King. Enfield
S. B. Holloway, Sr
D. H. James
J. D. Whitehead
Faucetts
C. N. Hamill
R. B. Brickell, Jr
L. Gibson
B. N. Sater
W. B. Drewry
G. W. Shearin
Kehuke
C. J. Davenport
W. M. Herring
J. M. Parker
Littleton
W. A. Harvey
W. L. Wiggins
R. H. Walker
Palmyra
C. N. Andrews
C. H. Robertson
Tom Cain
Roseneath
J. M. Downing
Rufus Cherry
L. H. Lucas
Roanoke Rapids
A. M. Proctor
J. T. Stainback
A. W. Harris
B. Marks Department
Methodist Chuch
Baptist Church
Epscopal Church
Christian Church
Presbyterian Church
The Girl He Couldn't Buy at Walnut Street and Beyond
A four act drama focusing on Hope Nelson who rises from luxury to work as a six dollar a week clerk in New York. David Burnham allies with a crook Joe Maynard to steal stock from Hope’s late father, but Hope regains the stock and fortune with Maynard’s redemption. A love story and fresh comedy amplify the performance at major theaters and the Peoples Theatre on October 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut Street Theater
Philadelphia
Lexington Avenue Theatre
New York City
Peoples Theatre
Hope Nelson
New York
David Burnham
Hope
Joe Maynard
Burnham
Maynard
Sumner Nichols
Red Men Service at Rosemary Camp Debates Noted
Red Men from the Rosemary Camp held a Sunday service in the tabernacle led by R L Topping with a two part sermon on Virtues and Qualities. Debates are planned at the Christian tabernacle with topics on influence of women and money and a Thanksgiving night event noted with a call to attend and enjoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Tabernacle
R. L. Topping
W. L
N.B. Dickens
Aurelian Springs
J. E. Pepper
Littleton
J. H.raegan
Arden
Patterson Mills Co
Rosemary
Tabernacle
Messrs
J.J. Rose
P. V. Matthews
H. T. Batton
Roanoke Baptist Association Closes Session
The Roanoke Baptist Association held at Roanoke Rapids Baptist Church reported gratifying gains with many new members, new churches under construction, and increased missions giving. Prof. C W Wilson elected Moderator and W E B Daniels Vice Moderator, with R H Bowden proposing a resolution praising local hospitality. About 150 visitors attended. next session at Williamston Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Baptist Association
Roanoke Rapids Baptist Church
C. W. Wilson
Greenville
W. E B. Daniels
Weldon
T. L. Vernom
Hobgood
C. J. Austin
Tarboro
Williamston Baptist Church
R. H. Bowden
Tarhora
Methodist Revival Opens Near Roanoke Rapids
Revival at Roanoke Rapids Methodist Church begins Sunday October 22 and runs several weeks led by Rev. E. T. Liddell of Philadelphia. Liddell, born 1877 in New York, has preached about 500 sermons yearly, with 80,000 conversions attributed to his ministry across multiple states and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Liddell
Philadelphia
Roanoke Rapids Methodist Church
E. T. Liddell
New York State
Whiteside University
Illinois
Norfolk
Virginia
Maryland
New Jersey
Europe
Dublin
Cork
Ireland
Cheshire
England
Wesleys
Presbyterian Chhurch
Oklahoma
Atlanta
Bro
Liddell
Romance's of the Recorders Court Romance's of the Recorder's Court
Billie Coleman, drunk and disorderly, fined $5.00 and costs. Small affray with J Goldman, fined $1.00 and costs. J W Lynch presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder's Court
Billie Coleman
J. W. Lynch
J. Goldman
Costa
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Ladies Aid Society
T. M. Jenkins
Methodist Church
Jesse Black
Severn
G. D. Shell
Ed Woodruff
Jos Williams
Presbyterisin Ladies Aid Society
Dr. Beckwith
J. M. Underwood
Ashville
J. R. Mahorn
Marvin Collier
Carolina Lodge No. 225
Lodge of Oddfellows
Stanley White
Gordonsville
The
Charlie Griffith
E. W. Lehman
Winston-Salem
J. E. Robertson
Heathsville
B. Butts
Rosemary Baptist Church
A.C. Chaffin
Partici- Hesse
T. W. Mullen
Petersburg
A. P. Thompson
Standell Items
Supreme Court
Germany
Richard Olney
New York World
Vow May
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Charles ¥. Eliot
Harvard University
Atlantic Monthly
United Sunday School
J. Topping
Harry Philips
H. H. King
Nat Hockaday
Carl Graham
Holland
Brantly
Red
Mesers
Willie Bucks
Charlie W. Davis
E. Johnston
Richard Madry
Eddie Sadler
Williamston
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