First Auction Sale Reported Success At Davis Stables
J E Davis local livestock dealer held his first auction at his new stables near the Junction last Tuesday at 11 00 am. Buyers came from Warrenton Elizabeth City Halifax Northampton counties and Virginia. Over 200 prospective buyers attended. Next Tuesday the second sale will be held and weekly auctions will continue offering cows hogs mules and used furniture. Private sales are available between auctions.
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J. E. Davis
Davis
George Herndon
Warrenton
Elizabeth City
Halifax
Northampton
Virginia
Births I a girl for Grover Roo and wife October 12
Birth notices list a girl born to Mr and Mrs Grover Roo on October 12 a girl to Mr and Mrs G E Davis on October 14 and a girl to Mr and Mrs W E Holmes on October 18 Also Mrs Hattie O Dell visited Norfolk Virginia for the weekend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Roo
G. E. Davis
W. E. Holmes
Former Citizen Of City Dies Monday Is Buried Here
Robert Moore aged 45 died at Eddie Elias's home in Weldon last Monday. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at W. C. Williams Funeral Home led by Reverend F. W. Haynie. Burial was in Roanoke Rapids Cemetery. He is survived by a brother and a sister. Moore had lived in Roanoke Rapids before moving to Weldon about ten years ago.
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Robert Moore
Eddie Elias
Weldon
W. C. Williams
F. W. Haynie
Roanoke Rapids
Mr. Moore
Local Negro Dies From Auto Wreck Injuries
James Copeland of near Warrenton died in Roanoke Rapids Hospital from a head injury after his car collided on the Lyttleton Airlie road with a vehicle driven by Claude Harris of Littleton.
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James Copeland
Warrenton
Roanoke Rapids
Littleton-Airlie Road
Copeland
Claude Harris
Littleton
On the Weird Isle of Wo men Adventure Tale
Globe trotting correspondent Aleko E. Lilius recounts shipwreck on a tabooed island ruled by Amazons who keep him as a luck charm and leave him to die on a crab haunted islet. Thrilling true tale teased for next Sunday's Washington Times Herald in The American Weekly Magazine.
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Aleko E. Lilius
Washington Times- Herald
Sears-Roebuck Man Visits Roanoke Rapids
W. Oakman of Chicago, a representative of Sears Roebuck Co., spent this week in Roanoke Rapids as a business visitor. He stayed with F. C. Williams at the Textile Club and discussed purchases in Roanoke Mills Co flannels for his company.
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W. ©. Oakman
Chicago
Sears-Roebuck Co
Roanoke Rapids
Mr. Oakman
F. C. Williams
Roanoke Mills Co
Social Guests Visit From New Bern and Jackson
Mrs A J Flowers and daughter Enola Sue of New Bern were guests of Mrs R L Martin Friday. Mr and Mrs Thomas Edwards and children of Jackson visited. Paul Woodruff spent the weekend in Raleigh and Sanatorium, with Mr and Mrs Robert Carlisle.
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A. J. Flowers
Enola Sue
New Bern
R. L. Martin
Thomas Edwards
Jackson
Paul Woodruff
Raleigh
Belmont Murray Engagement Wider York Bride-To-Be
Mr and Mrs Lewis Crowell Davis of Brooklyn announce the engagement of Ruth Marie Davis to Belmont Lloyd Murray son of Mrs John Murray and the late Mr John Murray of Roanoke Rapids North Carolina. The wedding will be December 21 at Duryea Presbyterian Church Brooklyn.
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Lewis Crowell Davis
Brooklyn
New York
Ruth Marie
Belmont Lloyd Murray
John Murray
Roanoke Rapids
North Carolina
Duryea Presbyterian Church
Community Notes: Raleigh Fair Visit and Local Vacationers
Mrs. Anna Wallace spent the weekend in Raleigh for the State Fair. Bill Burnette of Fort Monroe Virginia is vacationing with Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Burnette near Garysburg and with Mr. and Mrs. John Baird.
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Anna Wallace
Raleigh
Bill Burnette
Fort Monroe
L. B. Burnette
Garysburg
John Baird
Out-of-Town Patients At Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Among the patients at Roanoke Rapids Hospital this week are Earl English of Branchville Virginia Mrs W K Lanier of Warrenton Frances B Leonard of Mechanicville New York Howard Maddry of Seaboard Mrs L F Pierce of Jackson Roy Eugene Tuck of Emporia Mrs E F Butts of Littleton Mrs J G White of Seaboard Mr and Mrs Curtis King of Monroe visiting in the city over the weekend
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Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Earl English
Branchville
W. K. Lanier
Warrenton
Frances B. Leonard
Mechanicville
N. Y
Howard Maddry
Seaboard
L. F. Pierce
Jackson
Roy Eugene Tuck
Emporia
E. F. Butts
Littleton
J. G. White
Also Mentioned on This Page
Davis Stables
Hattie O'dell
Norfolk, Va
City
Negro
Sears-Roebuck
Belmont Murray
Mrs. Curtis King of
Monroe
Col. Geo. B. Herndon
H. I. Jaffe Furniture CO
New
Roanoke
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