Local Notices and Personal Moves Across Town
Miss Irene Anderson and Cary High School contacts note in town visits. Mr Ivey returns to La Grange after months as bookkeeper for R E Shell Co. Ladies Aid meets Mrs Job Taylor Tuesday at four. Mr and Mrs J B Boyd travel to Charlotte for Mrs Boyd’s throat care. Miss Ruth Davis from Atlanta to teach in Graded Schools again. Rev J E Holden from Ridgeway visits House family, Mr Frank Joyner from Weldon in town Sunday. Maryland visitors Mrs Charles A Owens and Mrs Jesse E Harden visit Welsh home with parents. Depositors urged to bring savings books for interest credit. Mrs J B Greene and family head to Hoffman for month’s vacation, then Darlington home. S C J L Anderson of Canada joins Patterson Mills. Miss Lessie Buchannon returns from Jonesboro/Wrightsville Beach. Miss Nell Mercer visits Norfolk, Baltimore, Washington. Prof and Mrs A E Akers return from Kim City, West Virginia trips. Eliza Moore of Greensted visits Vaughan. Frank Robinson returns from Hamilton. Mr R L Towe leaves for Raleigh to join Wake Co Public Instruction Office. Towe praised for educational work, former Board of Trade secretary. many friends will miss him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivey
R. E. Shell Company
la Grange
Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church
Job Taylor
Ruth Davis
Atlanta
W. C. Alsbrook
J. E. Holden
Ridgeway
J. W. House
Frank Joyner
Weldon
First National Bank of
Roanoke Rapids
J. B. Greene
Hoffman
Darlington
C. J. L. Anderson
Canada
Patterson Mills Company
A. E. Akers
Akers
Kim City
Virginia
West Virginia
Eliza Moore
Greensted
W. P. Vaughan
R. L. Towe
Raleigh
N. C
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Wake County
Towe
First National Bank
Board of Trade
Roanoke Rapids Township
Prosecutions under vital statistics law sweep doctors
A North Carolina town reports multiple indictments and convictions of doctors and undertakers for failing to register births and deaths under the new vital statistics law. The State Board of Health notes full compliance is essential for accurate data. Drs A A Bulla R H Morefield J P Hoskins Charles E Cheek and H H Cauble are named. John Lawrence Wicker dies of membranous croup in Roanoke Rapids after only 36 hours illness, funeral held Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacey Butts
Garysburg
J. G
A.A. Bulla
Davidson County
R. H. Morefield
Stokes County
J. P. Hoskins
Edenton
Charles E. Cheek
Wake County
H. H.caub
John Lawrence Wicker
Charles W. Wicker
Roanonke Rapids
Roanoke Rapids
Roanoke Rapids Firm Renames Itself to Webb Advts
Sole owner of the Roanoke Rapids business formerly known as Webb & Jones announces it will operate from this date under the name Webb Advts. The change signals a rebranding while continuing the same ownership and service in Roanoke Rapids North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb > & Jones
Roanoke Rapids
N. C
Webb
Time's Change Kys Love Dream Fades As Hair Turns Red
A Kentucky youth once enamored with a golden haired belle endures two years of heartbreak after she marries another. The story notes his longing and her change as time passes, with him left to cope with the turn of fortunes. Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Humorous Scatterbrain Chats From Various Papers
A mash of cartoon captions and brief quips from The Houston Post Boston Globe and Punch. Jokes involve a burglar caught by a police sergeant a wife and husband exchange and doctors discussing patient meals as a social pose and fee scheme.
Idle Rich satire at Plutoria University in Leacock tale
In the September American Magazine Stephen Leacock continues his Idle Rich satire. A professor shows Tomlinson bronze busts and plaques of benefactors at Plutoria University while revealing the price of prestige and the founders' gifts. The exchange ends with the dean lamenting the college’s money driven status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Leacock
Mark ‘Twain
Tomlinson
Hogworth
Guliemus Hogworth
Underbugg
Boomer
Booster
Wizard of Finance
Notice Unclaimed Mail Held One Week Before Transfer
This office holds a list of unclaimed mail awaiting pickup. Items will be forwarded to the Division of Dead Letters if not claimed within one week. Signatory: W. C. Bass, FP, M. The list includes numerous named individuals and firms such as Mollie Battin, Daughtry, Daniel, Gray, Hockaday, Henderson, Hawkins, Wheeler, Ella White, Pollie Ann Williams, Johnie Oneal, Parker, Pamer, Willie Perk, Smith, Laura Thompson, Lillian Thompson, Idia Underdew, Kattie Johnston, E H Johnston & Co, Ethel Mason, Annie Poarch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Bass
Mollie Battin
S. C. Daughtry
T. T
L. T. Daniel
J. 0. Gray
J. D. Hockaday
Mode Henderson
Murrah Hawkins
Jas. Wheeler
Ella White
Pollie Ann Williams
Bitter Roanoke Rapids beat Rosemary in seven inning pitcher battle
In a bitterly contested game Roanoke Rapids defeated Rosemary 10 to 2 when the game was called after seven innings. Johnson pitched three innings for Rosemary, Hilliard four for Roanoke, and Teague starred with the bat while Sox made three costly errors. The Rosemary pennant hopes ended with the loss, while Roanoke Mills beat Patterson Mills 7 to 2 in a separate matchup behind strong pitching by Pace and pace of runs in the late innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemary
Rapids
Johnson
Sox
Teague
The
Hughes
Hilliard
Roanoke Mills
E! Cunningham
Dobbins
Cushing
Welsh
Brown
Collins
McAllister
Roanoke Rapids
Abrhe Hilliard
Aera
Edmondson
O. Fitts
Abrhe N. Fitts
Grimmer
Purcell
Hales
H. Cherry
R. Barnes
Saracene
Klein
Barnes
Hughes Bland
Barber
Pace
Barr
Colli
Patterson Mills
Inn- Daniel
Abate Ings
Hayes
Welch
Zollicoffer
Towe
Mosher
Innin
Daniel
Farrell
Kelley
Bland
Hall
North Carolina Irish potato crop forecasts issued
Washington Sept 3 The North Carolina Irish potato patch covers 30,000 acres with expected yield around 1,693,000 bushels and a price near 96 cents per bushel. Across the Continental U S total plantings are 3,708,000 acres with a projected 360,314,000 bushels. output should top the five year average by about 4,000,000 bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
North Carolina
United States Crop Reporting Board
United States
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Roanoke Valley League Title in Doubt After Delayed Games
Roanoke Mills leads and may tie for Roanoke Valley League championship as two postponed games remain to decide. Last Saturday Roanoke Rapids beat Rosemary 10 to 2 while Patterson Mills defeated Roanoke Mills 3 to 1 in a hard fought clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Mills
Roanoke Rapids
Rosemary
Patterson Mills
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Roanoke Rapids, Rosemary, and
Irene Anderson
William Towe
Cary High School
Weer
J. B. Boyd
Charlotte
Charles A. Owens
Annapolis Junction
Maryland
Jesse E. Harden
Baltimore
Chas. Welsh
Lessie Buchannon
Jonesboro
Wrightsville Beach
Nell Mercer
Norfolk
Washington
Frank Robinson
Hamilton
Mabel McMurray
Stadome
View
E. H. Adkins
Little, Son
Henderson
Miss Cullen of
Littleton
Mrs
J. L. Cobb
J.T. Garner
Raeford, N. C
Lucretia Webb
Aurelian Springs
N. D. Cox
Richmond
Addie Speight
Greenville N. Y
Olia Howell
8. A. Brown
Annie Medlin
M. W. Froelich
Greenville N. C
Gay
Newport News Va
Charlena Hart
T. O. Vaughan of
Nick Jarratt
Jarratts, Va
And
J. G. Butts
J. H. Fort
R. B. Hayes
Chapel Hill
University of N. C
Nellie Wright
Mace Thompson
U.S. Public Health Service
A. D. Foster
North
South Carolina
Cherokee
Swain
Caldwell County
Mitchell
State School For the Blind
Wilson, N. C
Kentucky
Tennessee
Foster
North Carli
Cherokee Indian School
Cincinnati Enquirer
George
Nate
Manhattan
Houston Post
John
Jack
Boston Globe
Dr. B
Topeka Journal
Idie Rich
A. L. Clark, Secy & Treas
George Snotherly
Patterson
Kelly
Pierce
Roanoke Valley League
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