Jewel Box owner drives Roanoke firm growth
Henry N. Coley is sole owner and manager of The Jewel Box in Roanoke, a thriving jewelry store expanding to bigger quarters after two years of growth. The article notes his Roxboro start, Durham ties, and several staff members including assistant manager Lloyd Stafford and cashier Lucille Braswell, with other employees and local moves or visits mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry N. Coley
Roanoke Rapids
Coley
Roxboro
Stem
Lloyd Stafford
Durham
Jewel Box
Lucille Braswell
Ray Teague
Mrs. Teague
Mr. Teague
Local News Snippets of Travel and Return Visits
Weldon Roy Garner left for Biloxi Mississippi to begin army training. Mr and Mrs Abbott Brown of Panama City Florida returned home after visiting Mrs Browns parents Mr and Mrs Luther Draper. Casper Dick and Billie Gregory returned to Washington DC after visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs W Gregory. Mr and Mrs L J Judkins left for Murfreesboro to make their home. Mrs N S Barnes Mrs Roscoe Hamel and son Wilkins returned home from a month at Nags Head. Ovid Pierce is quite sick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Garner
Biloxi
Miss
Abbott Brown
Panama City
Florida
Brown
Luther Draper
Casper
Billie Gregory
Washington, D. C
W. Gregory
L. J. Judkins
Murfreesboro
N. S. Barnes
Roscoe Hamel
Wilkins
Nags Head
Ovid Pierce
Lyerlys of Emporia Welcome Daughter Mary Priscilla
Mr and Mrs James H Lyerly Jr announce the birth of their daughter Mary Priscilla in Emporia Virginia on September 15 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Lyerly, Jr
Emporia
Virginia
Mary Priscilla
Jewel Box Employs One Of Few Women Watch Makers
In Roanoke Rapids a rare female watch maker, Mrs. Ray Teague, works at the Jewel Box. She is skilled in repairs and part of a husband and wife team with Mr. Teague, who handles most repair work. The Teagues have been with the Jewel Box about a year and Mr. Teague brings over 20 years of professional experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Roanoke Rapids
Ray Teague
North Carolina secretary of state named NAS S leader
Thad Eure was elected president of the National Association of Secretaries of State at the group’s Los Angeles convention. A North Carolinian earned the honor for the first time, while a spouse supported the trade in a family business. Ralph M Bounds and wife toured Endless Caverns in New Market Virginia during a Shenandoah Valley motor trip. Hospital administrator T J Alford departed for a Kentucky trip to Louisville Hazard and Lexington, returning next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Secretaries of State
Los Angeles
California
Ralph M. Bounds
Roanoke Rapids
New Market
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
T. J. Alford
Louisville
Hazard
Lexington
Kentucky
Town Talk Highlights Local Visitors and Weekend Trips
Residents and guests share weekend travels with stops at Luray Caverns Sky Line Drive Mount Vernon and Washington D C. Raleigh visitors include Miss Vivian Ellis and Mr and Mrs George Nethercutt while others vacation in Norfolk Portsmouth Greenville and Ocean View.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Vivian Ellis
Raleigh
Mrs
J. B. Ellis
George Nethercutt
L. G. Shil
Junius Barrett
C. C. Barrett
Adna
Mamie Stansbury
S. M. Thompson
Luray Caverns
Sky Line Drive
Mount Vernon
Washington, D. C
Linwood Johnson
Fort Jackson
S. C
P. F
New Useful Inventions Seek Development Help
A message touts battery free Flash Light, repairable Fountain Pen, name spelling Key Chain, Wonder Photo Printer for on handkerchiefs and notebooks, self winding Watch, and ornate Bar Pin in Sterling Silver or Gold. W G Lynch Sr offers to help develop new ideas after training in New York in metallurgy and engraving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Lynch
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henry Coley
Mary Lou Taylor
Norfolk
C. B. Willis
Temple Chappell
Herman Hedgepeth
Hobgood
A. L. Durham
Weldon
Chockoyotte A Dairy
Rufus G. Vick
Mgr
Thad Eure
Bill Shell
Rudolph Williams
East Radford
Adolf Bischoff
Fort Monroe
Jimmie Morris
Fort Story
Grover Edmonds
Baltimore
Dorsey Edmonds
Lucille Cherry
Mary Johnson
Ruth Bell
Paul Matthews
Cecil Coburn
Greenville
da Birdman
Doland
James Story
J. N. White
Marshall
N. C
Story
Herald Printing Co
Greenberg
9Th and
Monroe Streets
Henry Clary
Irene Norman
Ocean View
Bieias Cie
Furniture Exchange
Roanoke
Lydia B. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
West Packet
M. T. Mart
Roanoke Ave
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
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