Roanoke Rapids Gleanings and Local Notices
Roanoke Rapids church notes large crowds at services and events. County commissioners discuss health officer appointment Dr P C Carter and new county home site purchase on Weldon Halifax road with plans for a modern facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids
Christian Church
P. C. Carter
Board of Commissioners
Halifax County
George L. Hayes, Jr
John E. Branch
C. P. Bounds
Wake County
Carter
George C. Green
Weldon and
Halifax
Local notes and school opening plans in Aurelia Springs
Mr Keg Cook returns to Henderson to resume work with Anchor Shoe Dept. Irene Jenkins visits Weldon. Misses Lyles entertain on Sept 2 with games and refreshments. Nannie Pigg resumes as High School Principal as Sept 15 opening approaches. Epworth League program at Tabor Aug 3 features music. blues and organists noted. Protracted meeting at Tabor Church begins Second Sunday with Rev Holden assisting.
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Keg
Henderson
Shoe Dept
Irene Jenkins
Weldon
Carlyle
Sallie
Mamie
Ossie Lyles
Jerusalem
Pat
Nannie Pigg
Madison
Willie Patterson
Epworth League
Tabor
Mamie Liles
Sarah Towe
Lillie Bell Carlyle
Lois Crawley
Hssie Liles
Macon
Howard Riggan
Tabor Church
Towe
Rich Square
Holden
Inside Nature Students Page Moss Growth Tide Mystery
The fragment references Inside and Nature students with a puzzle about moss growth tied to a tide. No clear event or names present. Further readable details are needed to form a precise summary.
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Nature
Roanoke Rapids Open Next Monday Roanoke Rapids Graded School District
The Roanoke Rapids Graded School District opens next Monday at 8 45 a m with Prof E J Coltrane overseeing. Central School lists Miss Mary Bobbit Powell as Principal and a full staff including Miss Florine Lewter Miss Florence Bingham Miss Winifred Beckwith and others. Rosemary School titles Miss Sue H Watkins as Principal and teaching staff across grades.
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Roanoke Rapids
E. J. Coltrane
Central School
Mary Bobbit Powell
Florine Lewter
Florence Bingham
Winifred Beckwith
Ruth Chapman
Clara Hearne
Lizzie Dalton
Lucy Gay Cook
Carolina H. Robinson
Millie Pearson
Josephine Tillery
Bertha E. Weeks
George N. Taylor
Lois M. Wooten
Virginia Spencer
Nellie E. Nessick
Lorraine Isley
Angelyn E. Alexander
Rosemary Baptist Church Service Schedule and Baptismal Call
Rosemary Baptist Church invites worshippers to Sunday School at 10:00 A M Morning service 11:00 A M Christian Endeavor 7:15 P M Prayer meeting 8:00 P M Wednesday. There will be no evening service Sunday due to Methodist Church meeting Infant baptism offered at morning service followed by the Lord's Supper Rev A G Carter pastor.
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Darlington
Mary Hardison
Tabernacle
Bible Claas
T. W. Mullen
Gregg
Christian Endeavor
Methodist Church
Methodist Church to Sponsor Rev Eugene C Few
The Methodist Church will host Rev Eugene C Few as pastor with services on Sunday September 7 1919. Sunday School starts at 10:00 AM and preaching at 11:00 AM and 8:30 PM led by Rev Thurston B Price evangelist from Asheville. Special music directed by F W Rollins.
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W. Woodruff
Thurston B. Price
Asheville
F. W. Rollins
Death of 14 month old John Turner Smith
John Turner Smith, 14 months, son of Mr and Mrs Harry Smith, died Thursday evening after a brief illness of Cholera Infantum. Interment in Roanoke Rapids Cemetery this afternoon. Bereaved parents visitations urged.
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John Turner Smith
Harry Smith
Roanoke Rapids
Mrs Elizabeth Carter dies in Weldon aged 75
Mrs Elizabeth Carter died in Weldon on August 26 in her 76th year. She was a devout Baptist, longtime Halifax church member, beloved mother and neighbor. Interment followed August 27 at the family burying ground near Halifax. She is survived by eight children including Max Carter.
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Elizabeth Carter
Weldon
Farm Demonstration Agent Reports Clover Worm Threat to Soybeans
The Green Clover Worm is resurfacing in Eastern North Carolina soybeans with moths laying eggs and worms damaging leaves. Farmers are urged to apply sufficient poison to protect seed for next year while balancing hay use. State Entomologist says treated plants pose little risk to stock after a few weeks. Aurelian Springs Community Fair is set for October 21. Emphasis on proper pasture and mixed feeds for hogs, urging coordination with county agents to connect sellers and buyers.
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North Carolina
Franklin Sherran
Paris Green
Rosemary Personal and Local Items
Rosemary residents share job moves visits and travels with names of doctors bankers and merchants. Dr Justice accepts a position with Rosemary Manufacturing Co while L H Chesson and C S Wimpis appear in town for work. The piece notes visits from Dr Jarman R P Beckwith Mrs Cooper and others plus trips to Ocean View Bethlehem Pa and Lexington.
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Justice
Rosemary Manufacturing Company
R. P. Beckwith
Jarman
J. E. McGee
Beckwith
The Price Meeting Spurs Wide Church Turnout
Price meeting draws over 200 townspeople including pastors and Christians uniting for soul salvation. Mr Price speaks with practical, loving fervor on Eternal Life as services continue and more souls are urged to seek the second birth through prayer.
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Mr. Price
Outling Draper Local Insurance Men Win Prizes
Miss Flora Outling wed Mr. Manard May in Draper last Sunday night at the home of A. R. Baird. The Henderson district contest awarded Mr. Hege $10 in gold on Roanoke Avenue and Mr. May $7.60 in gold for the best new business performance.
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Flora
May
Verona Pierce Weds John A Evans in Simple Tabernacle Ceremony
Last Saturday night at the Christian Tabernacle in the pastors study Miss Verona Pierce became the bride of Mr. John A Evans. Rev R L Topping officiated in the small gathering of friends.
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the Christian Tabernacle
Cculist Optimistic About Money in Right For Him
The cculist shows optimism about profits while a dentist appears wary, noting the dentist often looks in the mouth.
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Naseaaly Ana
Soldier’s Letter From the Trenches Describes Barbed Wire and Mines
An English cousin writes from the front describing a charging order that led his company into barbed wire, mines, and a German battery. The account conveys the peril and confusion of early war battles.
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Nancy
Tax Collectors Appointed For County Townships
The following men were appointed tax collectors for the various townships of the County Monday Brinkleyville G L Knight Butterwood W E Nicholson Conocomara and Scotland Neck J E Shields Enfield J C Branch Faucetts J B Dickens Littleton G W King Palmyra W G Irdepeth Roseneath R L Bradley Roanoke Rapids B E Bell Weldon J E Branch
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Brinkleyville
G. L. Knight
Butterwood
W. E. Nicholson
Conocomara
Scotland Neck
J. E. Shields
Enfield
J. C. Branch
Faucetts
J. B. Dickens
Littleton
G. W. King
Palmyra
W. G. Irdgepeth
Roseneath
R. L. Bradley
Roanoke Rapids
B. E. Bell
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Barnes
Barnes, Jr
Zelda Barnes
Master Strachan Duncan
Clayton
Mr. M. McRae Faison
Elizabeth City
Sula Williams
Miss Dagnal Wrench
G. E. Williams
Ruby Williams
Hanover
Washington, D.C
Pearl Robinson
Rocky Mount
T. M. Faison
Norfolk
Lucy Hudson
Herman Hudson
C. W. Graham
Tillery Roberson
A. & E. Colledge
Rudolph Barnes
Foster Barnes
Telga Barnes
Messrs
Clu Ellis
Charles Beddington
Calyton Sunnay
Alice Hockaday
Annie Taylor
G. D. Shell
J. B. Hopkins
Richmond
F. M. Shute
Seaboard
Cora Delman
Durham
Conservatory of Music
Bruce Tillery
A. & E. College
C. G. Freeman
Roanoke Rapids Power Company
Frank Taylor
D. M. Clark
Rapids Power Company
Charlotte
G. W. Hunt
R. W. Bowers
Wake Forest
Catherine
Williamston
Verna Devenport
Alma Groom
J. L. Price
Spring Hope
W. $. Hancock
Sallie Williams
South Boston
Margaret Maddrey
Emma Squire
Ethel
Emma
Sadie
Mary Squire
Emporia
Nash-Edgecombe
Wilbanks
Shambart
Petersburg
A. F. Leighton
J. §. Williams
D. A. Hudson
Littleton Christian Church
Iona Roberson
Chicago
Moody Bible Institute
John R. Williams
Navy
Joseph Hancock
John Hans Hofstatter
Baltimore
W. §. Saunders
J. C. Smith
J. Marks
Coltrane
Mrs. Coltrane
R. L. Towe
Jackson Street
Owen Williams
D. S. Leslie
Gordon, Ga
Leslie
Pynetree Paper Company
Naval
Kent
3Rd Street
Roanoke Avenue
J. M. Jackson
Washington, N. C
Basel Glover
Trinity Park College
Abe Norinsky
Wilmington
Pollard Bowe
W. G. Thompson
Lillian Parker
Jackson
B. Marks
Miriam Stadem
Kinston
Flora Marks
Tom White
Ottie Stinson
The
Herald Publishing Co
J. W. Smoot
Shriners
Aurelian Springs News
All Saints Church
Lewis N. Taylor
Roapoke Avenue
Mrs
Aurelian Springs
Rosemary
K. ?. Cooper
Bettie Cooper
Myrtle Holt
Ocean View
W. B. Powell
W. T. Council
Hickory
Rosemary Banking & Trust Company
J. Bland
Tarboro
Curtis Shell
Chas. Shell
G. EB. Rose
Roxboro
Charlena Hart
Bethlehem
Washington, D. C
B. H. Prevatt
St. Louis
L. H. Chesson
Margaret Hodges
Star
8. C
R. M. James
Robersonville
Patterson Store Co
C. S. Wimpisi
Greensboro
Ladies Guild of
J. P. Hewitt
W. H. Dickns
Nat M. Harrison
Cross Anchor
S. C
E. Falkner
Frederick M. Hight
Mary Powell
Jesse Moore
Lawrenceville
J. R. Moore
Pierce-Evans
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