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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1931
Page
5
Mrs Story of Franklinton visits daughter Mrs King. Blanton of Alabama spends time with friends. Misses Dau ghtry visit in Norfolk. Coburns in Belhaven. Miss Florence Coburn leaving for Haslin NC. Numerous social visits to Hyde, Murfreesboro, Burlington, Greensboro, Roanoke Rapids, Norfolk.
Wandering printer James Wellington learns in Amarillo that his father Ormsley Wellington died, making him heir to the original estate and title of the duke of Wellington and Lord of Nevarh, County Tipperary. He has not yet taken possession. Several local residents and visitors are noted visiting, returning, or traveling.
Everetts town officials vote to operate without a tax levy after full 1930 tax collection. With 270 residents in an active farming area of eastern North Carolina the move aims to relieve taxpayers and fund town government, urging delinquent accounts be settled. Richard Johnson and Francis Dean are visiting Baltimore. St John s Catholic Church notes services in town and nearby congregations with mass, rosary, sermons, and confessions scheduled.
In the office of the Register of Deeds Halifax County North Carolina Book 396 Page 51 notice to appear and defend claims to land within six months from this notice or be forever barred. The 10th day of Aug 1931. E L Travis Jr Clerk of the Superior Court. Onie Hodgens and Effie Shell to Verne Freeman by deed dated June 15 1914 recorded Book 270 Page 385.
Foreclosure sale by W. L. Long as trustee under a deed of trust dated February 19 1924 to settle defaulted debt. Parcel blocks 831 833 and 1037 Roanoke Avenue near Roanoke Rapids Halifax County N C to be sold at public auction for cash September 28 1931 at 12 noon at Rosemary Post Office.
In the Superior Court of Halifax County Roanoke Rapids Graded School District B Glover notices all parties with claims in the subject property that a tax sale certificate and unpaid taxes lien are being foreclosed. The property described is Lot 2 Block 15 in the Roanoke Rapids area, part of land conveyed in 1911 and later to E B Glover by deed in 1928.
Court records show L G Hodgens and wife Onie along with L G Shell and wife Effie conveyed identical land to James W. Deniel on November 7, 1918. Claims if any must be filed within six months from August 10, 1930. Clerk of Superior Court E L Travis Jr. confirms filing.
In The Superior Court Venue Freeman, parties claiming any interest in the subject matter are notified of an action titled as above. It concerns taxes paid, land owned by the plaintiff, Rapids Graded School District, North Verne Freeman. Describes Lot No. 24, Block 29, Patterson and Horner map, Deed Book 286 Page 7, Halifax County NC. Fronts 50 feet on a newly opened street and runs 165 feet to block 28. Continues tracing land conveyed by L. S. Hodgens and others.
Halifax County customers are warned to claimant rights in the subject matter of a tax sale certificate and lien on unpaid taxes owed by James W. Daniel. The parcel described is Lot No. 28 in Block No. 29 of the Patterson and Horner land, fronting 50 feet on the north side of a new street and extending 165 feet to the line of Block No. 28 as recorded in Book 293 Page 7 in the Halifax Register of Deeds.
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