Roanoke Rapids Ex service claim drive urged local items
Disabled ex service men are urged to file and have claims adjusted by the Clean Up Squad with help from Red Cross and American Legion posts. The notice explains prompt hearings, home lodging, and transportation while papers and Bureau of War Risk Insurance or Federal Board materials are prepared, and asks readers to pass the insert along to other disabled veterans. Local society items list residents visiting relatives, returning to work, and trips by townspeople.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fso
Iing
Washington
Leon Post
Bureau of War Risksurance
Federal Board For National Training
Uad
Ial
Rain Pleads for North Carolina and United States Crops
The week ending Aug 31 brought cool dry spells with scattered showers in NC mountain and coastal areas. Drought persists from Northampton to Alexander. crops in the Piedmont and Southeast suffer from boll weevil and heat, while hay and pastures decline. Farmers push winter crops and pastures as late corn improves state and national crop notes acknowledge variable yields and ongoing boll weevil damage.
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North Carolina
Weather Bureau
Northampton
Alexander
Piedmont
Currituck
New Hanover
United States Department of Agriculture
Central States
North Central States
Miss Ruby Lawson Visiting Wrightaville Beach
Miss Ruby Lawson of Greenville is spending some time here in the home of her sister Mrs. A. C. Pendleton at Wrightaville Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S, J. Bounds
Suffolk
Harvey Keene
S. J. Bounds
Ruby Lawson
Greenville
A. C. Pendleton
A New Era in Cotton Prices Foreseen by Report
Government study on cotton acreage issued July 1 argues farmers in the South have learned to cooperate, reducing production and signaling higher prices ahead. It asserts the region will not grow cotton unless profitable, predicting future supply will depend on favorable returns above prewar levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo
H. Price
Fraternal Notes From Carolina Lodge Meeting
Carolina Lodge No 225 I C C F held a regular meeting with a large attendance. Ice cream was served after routine business and cigars were offered as members departed. It closed the first month of the attendance contest with strong participation and urging Tarboro lodge to top the standings next month. Visitors welcomed at all meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina Lodge No 225
Tarboro Lodge
True Blues
R.B. Powell
L. W. Jernigan
All Saints' Church invites Sunday services
All Saints Episcopal announces next Sunday services led by Rev. Lewis N. Taylor. Church School at 9:45 a.m. with T. W. Mullen. Holy Communion and sermon at 11 a.m.. evening service and sermon at 7:45 p.m. Observes Trinity Fifteenth.
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All Saints’ Church
Lewis N. Taylor
Katherine Webster
Roanoke Avenue
All Saints
Church School
T. W. Mullen
Presbyterian Church Labor Day Sermon Invite
Sunday services include 10:00 morning Sunday School 11:00 morning worship 7:00 Christian Endeavor 3:00 Junior Endeavor 8:00 evening service 8:00 Wednesday prayer meeting The Carpent er of Nazareth is the Sunday morning sermon aimed at workers with hands all invited to join Men s class special invitation to join church activities
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Christian Endeavor
Junior Christian Endeavor
Carpenter of
Nazareth
Revival at Rosemary Methodist Church Grows in Interest
Rosemary Methodist Church announces revival services conducted by Pastor C. M. Lance with sermons at 3 30 and 8 p m daily. Sunday services at 11 a m and 2 30 p m, no services at Smiths Church Sunday evening. A short service after S S led by R H Gay, charge lay leader, with preaching by the pastor at 8 p m. Stewards meeting Monday 8 p m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 8 p m.
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New Hope
Smith's
Rosemary
S.S
R. H. Gay
Methodist Church Services Announced By Pastor Jones
The Methodist Church schedules Sunday school at 9 45 A M with W W Woodruff as superintendent Services follow at 11 A M and 7 30 P M You are invited to attend these services.
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W. W. Woodruff
Carolina Lodge Holds Regular Meeting and Attendance Debate
Carolina Lodge No. 225 1 C O F met Monday night August 22 in W O W Hall Rosemary. Regular business was transacted and attendance contest interest grows as the lodge leads Tarboro lodge in the pairing. Rev Riggs spoke on the first degree and W J Norwood added remarks for the good of the order. Members hope attendance stays high. visitors welcome. The lodge meets every Monday at 8 o’clock. Life Ae Gee It the trouble I ever got Into cred for myself Exchange
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Carolina
W. O. W. Hall
Rosemary
Tarboro Lodge
Bro. Riggs
W.J. Norwood
Weather notes show cooler averages and poor crop yields
The report indicates temperatures have tended to stay below normal, with considerable shedding and the crop generally far below average.
Rural Halifax County seeks early entry for first graders
Notice to parents explains a July 1921 Board of Education resolution allowing children who turn six by January 31 and are physically strong to enter school at the start of the term, with admission limited to the first two weeks of the school term and not later than the end of the second week.
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Halifax County
Board of Education
A. EB
Akers, Secy
Moose Hall Opens for Friends Event
On Wednesday September 7 the Moose Hall hosts an open evening from 8 to 10 PM with short speeches music by string band and refreshments. Everyone is invited and urged to bring wives mothers sisters sweethearts or friends.
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Moose Hall
Order
Tobacco Market Review Shows Mixed August Prices Across Belt
Frank Parker of the Department of Agriculture reports August prices improving over July with good grades at 14 cents average for the belt. Whiteville and Fairmont led gains with near 20 and 26 cents respectively, while poorer grades stayed low. Overall production projections dip to three quarters of last year as weather and color variances affect quality.
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Frank Parker
Department of Agriculture
Roberson
Columbus County
Fairmont
Whiteville
Lamberton
Lumberton
Piedmont
Rosemary items and Bringing Up Father at Peoples Theatre
Local notices from Rosemary list visitors and residents, with several names from nearby towns. An announcement promotes George McManus’s Bringing Up Father in Wall Street at Peoples Theatre on Thursday September 8, featuring Jiggs Mahoney Maggie and a large company, with seats at Taylor Matthews Drug Store.
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Rosemary
Father
Peoples Theatre
George McManus
Wall Street
McManus
Hill
Jiggs ‘Mahoney
Maggie
Manhattan Opera House
New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Philadelphia
Taylor- Matthews Drug Store
Burton White marriage surprises Roanoke Rapids social circle
Miss Donna Burton and Mr Mortimer F White wed in Emporia Virginia on Monday night. The bride, daughter of Mrs Ella Burton of Rosemary, is popular. the groom runs a Roanoke Rapids garage with his brother H L White.
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Donna Burton
Mortimer F. White
Emporia
Ella Burton
Rosemary
Mr. White
Roanoke Rapids
H. Li. White
Roman Concrete and Its Sea of Engineering Feats
Romans developed hydraulic cement by mixing volcanic ash with mortar, creating a durable concrete that hardened underwater and in air, underpinning their vast architecture and engineering. The text recalls Vesuvian ash deposits and praises daily learning as an enduring creed.
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Vesuvine
Miss Corinne Marks Hosts Twin Sister Birthday Gathering
Last Friday evening from 8 to 10 30 Miss Corinne Marks entertained friends at her Lumberton home in honor of her twin sister Miss Anna Freeman. Guests included Misses Mattie Braswell Florence Bain Otelia Vaughan Mildred Taylor Eulalie Robertson Jessie Jones Alice Hockaday Ruby Woodruff Cath erine Jackson Bula Collier Kathryn May Helen Jenkins Hazel Cobb Sadie Stowe Bernice Peele and Messrs Hal Bain Sammy Marks Edward Vincent Norfleet Vick Harvey Speight Claude Cannon Cooper Grizzard Marion Saunders.
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Corinne Marks
Anna Freeman
Lumberton
Mattie
Lelia Braswell
Florence Bain
Otelia Vaughan
Mildred Taylor
Eulalie Robertson
Jessie Jones
Alice Hockaday
Ruby Woodruff
Gertrude Gay
Catherine Jackson
Bula Collier
Kathryn May
Helen Jenkins
Hazel Cobb
Sadie Stowe
Bernice Peele
Messrs
Hal Bain
Sammy Marks
Edward Vincent
Norfleet Vick
Harvey Speight
Claude Cannon
Cooper Grizzard
Marion Saunders
Faculty changes at A E J A Wiley Geet associate professor
Professor Wiley moves from University of North Dakota to State College as associate professor in Vocational Education. He holds B S 1916 A M 1918 from Missouri and pursued Ph D studies at University of Chicago. L C Armstrong 1921 graduate becomes instructor in same department. Harry A Martin succeeds J R Thrower in drawing in Mechanical Engineering. Martin is a 1920 Virginia Unit graduate from Asheville.
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J. A. Wiley Geet
University of North Dakota
State College
Wiley
University of Missouri
Board of Recommendations
University of Chicago
L. C. Armstrong
Armstrong
Univerity of Missouri
Harry A. Martin
J. R. Thrower
Tin
Asheville
Unit
Virginia
Dra
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D. C. Ford
Mildred
Eva Larry
Herbert Creecy
Norfolk
W. P. Vaughan
W. S. Bell and Children
Capron
Mr. Bell
R. P. Daughtry
Robert Brewer
Lawrenceville
Mr. W. S. Hancock
Baltimore
W. S. Hancock
Littleton
B. F. Brown
Kinston
T. S. Crutchfield
C. §. Stanage
Lewis
B. Marks
Abe Norinsky
Boston
Ellen Fields
Clinton
N. C
Nannie T. Peele
Bonnie Naimen
Greenboro
M. Marks
Martinsville
L. M. Spivey
Hancock-Jackson Co
Ralph Lewis
Greensboro
Myrtle Bain
Merryl
Mary Nellie
Plominne Holt
Jimmie Ross
Louise Bain
Abner Nash
Lena Rivers Jones
Richmond
Jno
Henry Rook
F. M. Coburn
G. A. Harris
Geo, N
J. W. Taylor
Burlington
Christine and
Louise Waller
Susie Humphreys
West Virginia
A. L. Clark
Ount Airy
I Hi. Jackson
W. T. H. Brantley
Rocky Mount
Baldwin
Irene
Atlanta
W.S. Dean
A. L. Bain
Wrightaville Beach
Moose
Tobacco Market Review
Francis I’. Patterson
Edward F. Taylor
Oxford
J. Len Cobb
Northampton County
E. W. Lehman
Eugene Lehman
Ruth Transon
Winston- Salem
Alfred Martin
Gordonsville
A. L. Taylor
Concord
John G. Martin
Gordonaville
Geo. L. Hayes
Charlotte
T. Wilson Mullen
Petersburg
J. M. Mullen
Tom Bradley
Elise Bradley
Edward W. Baxter
Warrenton
Ashley Wilkins
Thelma
Katharine Moody
Henrico
Elizabeth Pulliam
Annie Medlin
New York City
S. M. Thompson
Burton - White
Bey
Mite
Doomaday
R. W. Kimerson
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