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Fire Destroys White Kitchen and Nearby Shops in Enfield
A 4:30 am blaze at the White Kitchen barbecue stand operated by Red Williams and brother, linked to B. G. Braswell, spread to a repair shop owned by Robert Powell and a former Braswell 5 and 10 cent store. Losses reached about 16000 dollars with no insurance. Powell’s building, later rebuilt, housed three autos and key auto parts. Halifax County 4 H Club summer camp at Manteo drew 160 campers visiting Kill Devil Hill and Fort Raleigh.
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White Kitchen
B. G. Braswell
Red Williams and Brother
Robert Powell
Braswell
Highway Wa
Powell
T. A. Marshall
Halifax County
Manteo
N. C
Kill Devil Hill
Nags Head Beach
Fort Raleigh
the Lost Colony
Roban Bame
West Halifax
Enfield
Maude Wilson
Littleton
Ursula Marshall
Halif