Capt Rabil Weds Miss Daye in Winston-Salem
Capt William Edmond Rabil USA MC and Miss Salie Daye were married September 2 at St Leo's Catholic Church Winston-Salem. Officiant was Rt Rev Dennis A Lynch. Attendants included Elaine Diab and Sister Bernadette Marie. Couple to reside in Enid Oklahoma after a wedding trip. bride a Reynolds High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Xtosalie Daye
Ames Daye
William Edmond Rabil
USA
Frank A. Rabil
Rabil
Weldon
St Leo's Catholic Church
Dennis A. Lynch
Elaine Diab
Burlington
Bernadette Marie
Saint Leo's Convent
Evelyn Daye
Winston- Salem
Margaret Daye
Miller K. Hinshaw
Doris Redman
Joan Kahalan
Cape May
N. J
Nadia Debs
St. Petersburg
Fla
Helen Rabil
Ernest Rabil
Ames Darr
Prud Rabil
Leo Rabil
Mitchell Rabil
Joe Rabil
Louis Rabil
Cosin
Robe
Enid
Oklo
Dave
Richard J. Reynolds High School
Busness
Captain Rabil
E. Lee
University of North Carolina
University of Virginia
Baptist Hospital
Army
Heth Aviation School of Medicine
Randolph Field
Tex
Enid Aly Force
Oklahoma
Josephson Blacker Vows Solemnized In Petersburg
In Petersburg Achim Temple hosted the wedding of Miss Irma Ruth Blacker of Petersburg to Benjamin Harris Josephson of Weldon on Saturday August 22. Rabbi Ralph Hershon officiated as the couple, with bridal attire featuring a heart shaped tiara and white Bible in hand, began life together. The wedding party included matron of honor Mrs Melvin Robert Blacker and bridesmaids Miss Barbara Shapiro Miss Charlotte Scheer and Evelyn Ack of Auburn, with W B Josephson as best man and groomsmen Melvin Blicker Edward Scherr Robert Rosenbeideroom and Morton Bergen. A dinner at Hotel Petersburg followed the ceremony before the couple departed for a Canadian wedding trip and plans to reside in Chapel Hill where Josephson attends the Medical College of North Carolina.
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Melvin Robert Blacker
Barbra Shapiro
Charlotte Scheer
Petersburg
Evelyn ‘Ck
Auburn
W. B. Josephson
Melvin Blicker
Richmond
Edward Scherr
Robert Rosenbeiderroom
Morton Bergen
Oxford
Hotel Petersburg
Weekend Visits Highlight Norfolk Families and The Common Glory Run
Social notes record visits and weekend trips among Norfolk residents including the Bullocks Lackey family and visitors from Durham Williamsburg and Winston Salem. The Common Glory was staged in Williamsburg and Jamestown with several guests. Agricultural research notes report higher moisture corn yields and reduced fuel costs using heated-air dryers. Refrigeration at 42 degrees Fahrenheit can triple shelf life for prepackaged fresh vegetables during marketing operations according to USDA specialists.
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Henry Woodnd
Marilyn
Edna Long Woodard
Hamilton Rowland
Norfolk
Sony
T. M. Bullock
John Lackey
Jo. Anne
Manteo
W. M. Butler
Betty Butler
Willamsburg
Jametown
Margaret Cox
Winston-Salon
N. D. Cox
Lula Williams
Claude Keene
Chester Brown
Virginia Beach
John Carr
Durham
Agr Cultural Engineers
USDA
Fiddlers Convention at Lions Festival Highlights
The Roanoke Rapids Lions Festival will host a two night Fiddlers Convention September 24 and 25 on the high school field. Prize events include best band, best folk solo, best banjo, best clog dancer, best quartet, and best guitar solo. Entry publicity invites local groups like Bob Hester and his Carolina Playboys and Powell Tanner and his Rangers to compete. judging is by audience applause.
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Lions Club
Roanok
Rapids Lions
C. A. Irby
Roanoke Rapids
Bob Hester
Carolina Playboys
Skinny Newsome
Cherokee Boys
Powell Tanner
Rangers
Roselee Phillips
Greenville County Ramblers
Morris Morgan
Lions
Warren Jurors Pursue County Home Overcrowding
Warren County Grand Jury met at the courthouse for an inspection of the county home and to discuss related issues. Judge Clawson Williams called the home deplorable and ordered weekly visits. inmates were reassigned to other institutions as funds allowed, with plans to close the home and use government grants for boarding arrangements.
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Warren County Grand Jury
Superor
Clawson L. Williams
Grand Jury
Edward Petar
Lora P. Wilkie
Don McKenzie Enlists in Army Air Force at Lackland Base
Don McKenzie of Roanoke Rapids and Jackson street has enlisted in the Army Air Force and is stationed at Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas. He previously attended East Carolina Teachers College Greenville where he played on the college football team.
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Wonsenenzie, Jr
D. E. McKenzie
Jackson Street
Roanoke Rapids High School
Army Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
McKenzie
East Carolina Teachers College
Greenville
Woodland Dogs Quarantined After Babies Discovery
Woodland area in Northampton County placed under a 30 day quarantine by health officer Dr W R Parker after a stray dog killed Friday in George was found to have rabies. The dog killed by R C Lewter had bitten two of Lewter’s dogs, one owned by Carey Reece, with others nearby under Pasteur anti rabies treatment as precaution.
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Woodland
George
W. R. Parker
Northhampton
State Health Board
Raleigh
R. C. Lewter
Lewter
Carey Reece
Reece
Ahoskie
John Monk
Pasteur
Warren County Crusade for Children drive raised 714
Mrs J A Cameron announced that Warrenton and Macon Woman's Club areas raised 714 49 for Crusade for Children to aid war torn regions. The Norlina Wo Club sent county gifts to Raleigh HQ. Key organizers included Tempe Cameron, W A Grissom, Rev J E McGrier, and Mrs John Harris.
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Warrenton
Warren County
Crusade For Children
J. A. Cameron
Macon
Woman's Clubs
Norlina Wo- Club
Raleigh
Cameron
Warrenton End
Tempe Cameron
W. A. Grissom
J. E. McGrier
John Harris
Local Gardener Grows Forty-Pod Butter Bean Vine
Jun ius Edmonds of Madison Street reports a one foot butter bean vine that yielded forty full pods. He notes ongoing production for family use with several cans already made from four rows and many beans remaining in the Edmonds garden.
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Junius Edmonds
Madison Street
Edmonds
the Herald
Edmonds Garden
Warrenton Man Joins State Highway Patrol
T L Rooker of Warrenton was sworn in among 47 new State Highway Patrolmen in Raleigh. He is a son of Mr and Mrs T H Rooker and was part of 61 graduates from a six weeks training at Chapel Hill. He will train three months at his Louisburg station.
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Warrenwon
T. L. Rooker
T. H. Rooker
Warrenton
Raleigh
House of Representatives
Capitol
Chapel Hill
Rooker
Louisburg
First Brick Building in Roanoke Rapids Remembered
M McRae Faison recalls Roanoke Rapids in 1890s when the town’s first brick structure rose after Weldon shipments. The early building, across from Roanoke Pharmacy at Second street and Roanoke avenue, housed Wells D Tillery’s general store for years, marking a pivotal moment in local growth.
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Roanoke Pharmacy
Second Street
Roanoke Avenue
Wells D. Tillery
Faison
Mac
Deaths Mrs Loucivee A Parker of Scotland Neck
Mrs Loucivee Ann Parker 82 wife of G L Parker of Scotland Neck died Saturday morning at her Ninth Street home after several weeks illness. Funeral held Sunday at 3 30 p m at home led by Rev M W Warren. Burial in Episcopal Cemetery. Surviving son L D Parker and four daughters Mrs B C Cooke Rossie Iskey and Maxine Parker all of Scotland Neck.
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Loucivee
Parker Scotland Neck
Lousivee Ann Parker
Theate G. L. Parker
Scotland Neck
O. H
Analiza Parson
Sampson County
Ninth Street
M. W. Warren
Episcopal Cemetery
L. D. Parker
B. C. Cooke
Rossie, Iskey
Maxine Parker
Rosemary Manufacturing and early Roanoke Rapids development
Rosemary Manufacturing Company spurred the village’s growth with a mill in what is now uptown Roanoke Rapids. Mac served as waterboy during construction and recalled foreman T. W. Mullen. In 1909 Faison entered insurance, later becoming postmaster, and by 1925 was Halifax County manager before leaving the post.
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Rosemary Manufacturing Company
Rosemary
Roanoke Rapids
Mac
Rosemary Manufacturing
Halifax Farmers Supply Company
T. W. Mullen
Faison
Second Street
J. L. Bates
Roanoke Avenue
Halifax
Faison S Career Moves In Roanoke Rapids History
The article traces Faison’s rise and fall as county manager, clerk roles, and hotel manager in Roanoke Rapids. It notes his insurance business, the 1942 hotel fire, and the 1946 incorporation with Charles Ogletree. It mentions local figures Billy Vaughan and Van C. Daughtry and Faison’s large family, observing Roanoke Rapids growth from a village to a thriving city with a newspaper institution.
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Phew
L. G. Shell
Arrington Kitchen
Faison
Roanoke Rapids
Smith Hotel
Halifax County Draft Board
Smith Estate
Charles Ogletree
Mac
Billy Vaughan
van C. Daughtry
H. M. Faison
Wanted two local service and store workers
Wanted capable mechanics for any car make at Northam ton Motor Service located one mile north on highway 301 phone W-497-4. Also wanted young man or boy to work in Dig Store at Rosemary Drug Co. no experience necessary. 9-14 ch
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Northampton Motor Sevice
Welon
Phon
Rosemary Drug. Co
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Grady Pearson
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Gladstones
Eae
EMV
Gordon's
London
Eeenea
Virginia Ogletree
Enfield
Paul Overton
George Pappendicks
Tommy
Virginia
Williamsburg
Willis Hux
Washington, D.C
Shennandah Valley
Willis Matthews
Elizabeth Ann
W. F. Matthews
Forrest
Kitty Hawk
Bill Shaw
Charles Fitts
Calvin Kennemar
Earl Rook
James Coker
National Guard
Halifax County Board of County Commissioners
R. F. Seay
E. G. Dickens
Board of County Commissioners
Meade H. Mitchell
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Captain Seay
Enfield Fire Department
J.C. Williams
Williams and Wall
Williams
S. Vinson
Warren
Don McKenzie
Air Force
Transportatio
Warrenton Man
Patrol One
M. McRae Faison
Godwin-Wilkes Motor Company
Atta
Mace
Buskens
Smart
Seventeen Marks
A Pune
Marks
Carmelietes
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