Roanoke Rapids Trade Days Draw Crowds As Prizes Explained
The Roanoke Rapids event began October 14 with strong turnout and hundreds seeking trade tickets valid for November 14 closing night. Merchants Association directors clarified prizes: no merchant qualifies, one prize per person, and details to be printed in a November 4 handbill. The government advertises Civil Service work at 50 cents an hour for unskilled labor at the new Post Office Building, requiring a 125 pound load test and no education requirement.
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Roanoke Rapids
Merchants Association
Carl Churchill
C. S. Commission
Brother Stabbed in Northhampton May Die
Ruffin Scott, a colored man from across the river in North hampton, lies in Roanoke Rapids Hospital in a dying condition after being stabbed twice by his own brother. The assailant, small at Jackson, awaits time for final charges as a debt dispute sparked the fight. A deep chest wound near the heart and another in the abdomen threaten his life, with doctors expressing little hope due to severe blood loss.
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Ruffin Scott
Northampton
Roanoke Rapids
Smail
Jackson
Los
Jackson Mortician Loses Toes After Car Crash
Robert Grant an undertaker from Jackson lost two toes in a Weld car accident Friday night. He attempted to jump into a moving car driven by Miss Tiny Gregory on Elm Street to aid her after it started rolling. The car overturned injuring Grant who was caught by the door. Miss Gregory sustained bruises. Mr. Gregory was reported to be recovering.
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Robert Grant
Jackson
Weld
Mr. Grant
Elm Street
Tiny Gregory
Miss Gregory
Grant
Mr. Gregory
Two Brothers Injured as Car Rolls Near Halifax
John and Virgil Shipes of Charlotte were hospitalized after their new car overturned near Halifax. Virgil escaped with a scalp wound and left the hospital, while John remains with a severe leg injury.
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John
Virgil Shipes
Charlotte
Halifax
Virgil
Boseman dies in car taken from organizer in North Carolina
Aubrey H. Boseman a 24 year old Weldon automobile salesman was killed when a repossessed car plunged into a creek near Manchester Cumberland County. Dooley former organizer had returned the car to Weldon dealer and Boseman died en route from Fayetteville to Sanford. Funeral held in Weldon with burial at Cedarwood Cemetery. Survived by mother Mrs Anna Boseman four sisters and three brothers.
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Aubrey H. Boseman
Weldon
Manchester
Cumberland County
Boseman
J. Dooley
U.T.W
E & T Motor Car
Chevrolet
Dooley
Roanoke Rapids
S. Chippendale
Ocean View
Chippendale
United Textile Workers of America
Cedarwood
Anna Boseman
Bernice Powell
Charlie Shaw
H. C. Johnson
Lillie White Boseman
Clinton
Billie
Jessie Boseman
Russell Boseman
Lillington
Enfield Grocery Salesman Hit by Hunter Accident
Robert Ivey, a popular Enfield grocer salesman, was accidentally shot by D. Mac Johnson while hunting in Creek Islands Enfield early Tuesday. Ivey received a full load of small shot to head neck and shoulders from about forty yards. He was treated by local doctors and is not seriously injured.
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Robert Ivey
Enfield
D. Mac Johnson
Creek Islands
Ivey
Infant Son Dies of Johnsons at 1031 Vance Street
Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Johnson of 1031 Vance Street died Wednesday morning. Funeral services were held that afternoon conducted by Rev. J. E. Kirk.
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P. F. Johnson
Vance St
J. E. Kirk
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Betty Case
Jack Case
Simmons Park
The
American Legion Post of
Jackson Mortician
Aubrey Boseman
Mac Johnson
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