Congressman's visit boosts Roanoke Rapids postoffice future
Congressman J H Kerr stopped in Roanoke Rapids on his way to Winton praising the progress on the local Postoffice and predicting Roanoke Rapids will house a modern workroom. Delegates to the Carolinas District Kiwanis Convention from Roanoke Rapids include Alfred N Martin and Rev L Irving Stell. First deer of the season reported by J C Smith’s hunting party from Columbia NC, with T M Edmondson and M W White noting favorable conditions. Curtis C Shell, president of the Roanoke Rapids Merchants Association, attended the State Merchants Association meeting in Salisbury and visited the State Fair in Raleigh. Five former Yellow Jacket athletes from Guilford College will visit Roanoke Rapids en route to meet William and Mary in Williamsburg. Doctors warn parents against using fake warnings to children.
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J. H. Kerr
Winton
Carolinas
Kiwanis
Charleston
South Carolina
Alfred N. Martin
L. Irving Stell
Roanoke Rapids
J. C. Smith
Columbia
N. C
T. M. Edmondson
M. W. White
Mr. Smith
Curtis C. Shell
Roanoke Rapids Merchants Association
State Merchants Association
Salisbury
Shell
Raleigh
Yellow Jacket
Guilford College
Ollie Acree
Wilson Byrd
Alton Davis
Joe McCommons
Allen McNeil
Guilford
William and Mary
Williamsburg
Bandit Receives Five Month Sentence In Roanoke Junction
Johnny Joyner, a local white man, faced Recorder Court on larceny charges for clothing taken from upstairs rooms at W H Williams over the Auto Service Station Roanoke Junction. He received five months on the roads with a suspended six month term already hanging, to run over him. The incident followed Williams reporting the theft to Sergeant Kirkland who arrested Joyner. Horace Sykes, Enfield youth, broke into S W Ferguson’s rooms in the same building the next night, with police unsure if other men influenced the act.
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Johnny Joyner
W. H. Willams
Roanoke Junction
Joyner
Johnny Will Beafely
Williams
Kirkland
Recorder’s Court
Horace Sykes
Enfield
S. W. Ferguson
Young Sykes
Ferguson
Grocery Man Dies Suddenly in Weldon Store
S Mountcastle, a 65 year old Weldon resident, collapsed and died at a Weldon grocery store on Wednesday. The article notes the event occurred in the business location and indicates continuation on the back page.
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Weldon
S. Mountcastle
No Clues Daylight Burglary at Roanoke Avenue Home
A daylight burglary at 712 Roanoke Avenue last Friday around 10 30 am saw Mrs W H Babcock lose about 30 dollars from Miss Amanda Tillman’s room while she was downstairs. Police have no clues and call the break one of the boldest here. Ask Merchants for Prades Day Coupons.
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Roanoke Avenue
Amanda Tillman
Roanoke Rapids Launches Big Trade Days Campaign
The Roanoke Rapids Merchants Association kicks off a months long drive to boost local commerce by offering thousands in prizes. First prize is a Chevrolet two door sedan from Tri City Motor Co. Second prize a 100 dollar bedroom suite from Shell Furniture. Third prize a six tube console radio from E W Smith. 10 000 broadsides distributed within a 35 mile radius.
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Carolina
Roanoke Rapids Merchants Association
Roanoke Rapids
Merchants Association
Tri-City Motor Company
Shell Furniture Company
E. W. Smith
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Lawson
Chicago
Dorothy Hurd
Robert Maxon
W. Lawson Little
Avenue Home
W. H. Bab
Committee of Merchants Association
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