Weekend marked by injuries in section
An uneventful weekend became notable for three injuries. Henry Watson, a Littleton resident, was found unconscious after a wagon accident and believed hit by a hit and run driver. Perry Pothress of Gaston was cut by his brother with a knife and treated at the local hospital. Martin Britton, 12, from Monroe Street, sustained a minor abdominal cut after colliding with an obstacle while bicycle riding Roanoke Avenue and remained in hospital.
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Littleton
Perry Pothress
Gaston
Martin Britton
Henry Watson
Watson
Perry
C. M. Pothress
Pothress
Britton
Lloyd R. Britton
Monroe Street
Roanoke Avenue
North Carolina cotton could rise by five million dollars
M G Mann of the North Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative predicts at least 5 006 000 more dollars in 1941 for NC farmers despite a 30 percent drop in production. He bases this on a government projection of 516 000 bales versus 732 000 last year and a floor price supported by the loan program.
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North Carolina
M. G. Mann
North Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative Association
Mann
Mr. Mann
Hinson Smith Lancaster Spend Weekend at Bolivia
Mr and Mrs Henry Hinson Mr and Mrs Sandy Smith and Jessie Lancaster spent the week end at Bolivia, staying for leisure and visiting local sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hinson
Sandy Smith
Jessie Lancaster
Bolivia
Enfield School Delayed Opening After Renovations
Enfield schools opened Monday at 9 a week behind others in the county due to finishing work on the building. Renovations included cleaned and painted rooms repaired plastering and strengthened weak structural parts with substantial materials. New faculty includes Principal H L Kendall and teachers Deliah Batchelor Mary Gladys Womble Josie Loughead Hazel McKeel and M L Farrior who will lead the new vocational agriculture department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enfield
H. M. Lynch
E. L. Smith
Fred Hoyle
Celia Hall
Lydia Wells
H. L. Kendall
Norwood
Lynch
Deliah Batchelor
Nashville
Mary Gladys Womble
Lillington
Josie Loughead
Richmond
Hazel McKeel
Walstonburg
M. L. Farrior
Greenville
Vocational Agricultural Department
Northampton NCEA Maps Plans for Upcoming Term
The Northampton unit of the NCEA outlined plans for the new term at a meeting in County Superintendent N. L. Turner’s office. Secretary T. B. Elliott of Woodland announced a schedule including a November 6 banquet meeting with Frank W. Green, newly elected secretary-treasurer of the North Carolina association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
NCEA
N. L. Turner
T. B. Elliott
Woodland
Conway
Frank W. Green
North Caro
Lina Educational Association Speaker Schedule
The Lina Educational Association announced a speaking program on January 27 at Woodland and another meeting on March 19 at Jackson for the year's final session.
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Lina Educational Association
Woodland
Jackson
Ladies Night Hosted by Roanoke Post Legion
Ex service men from Enfield Whitakers and Scotland Neck joined Roanoke Post No 34 for annual Ladies Night in Scotland Neck. Commander S Alexander presided as George H Johnson led a Brunswick stew supper. Myra Douglas Butler tap danced and Eudora Helms Leggett presented monologues. Sixty eight members paid dues with Reginald Alston and John Cary Whitaker handling collections.
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Enfield
Whitakers
Scotland Neck
Roanoke
The
American Legion
S. Alexander
George H. Johnson
Myra Douglas Butler
Eudora Helms Leggett
Reginald Alston
John Cary Whitaker
Juvenile Delinquency Topic Highlighted by Rev Moore
The Rev. D. P. Moore, rector of Weldon Episcopal Church, spoke to the Kiwanis Club on juvenile delinquency. He noted 96 white Halifax County youths were tried in the county Juvenile Court last year, about 60 found guilty, four acquitted, and others placed on probation, with nine youths at East Carolina Training School in Rocky Mount as of June 30.
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D. P. Moore
Weldon Episcopal Church
Kiwanis Club
Moore
Halifax County
East Carolina Training School
Rocky Mount
Roanoke Rapids-Weldon
Halifax
Class Picnic Hosts Willing Workers at Harrison Springs
The Berean Class of First Christian Church held a Sunday picnic at Harrison Springs with guests from the Willing Workers Class. Attendees included C. W. Hawthorne T. E. Thomas EB Anderson Buck Taylor F. L. Price H. M. Waters R. I. Riggins Obhie Hudson and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Harrison Springs
C. W. Hawthorne
T. E. Thomas
EB. O. Anderson
Buck Taylor
F. L. Price
H. M. Waters
R. I. Riggins
A. B. Thompson
Annie Williams
Stella Wilson
Madeline Thompson
Carolyn
Yvonne Tripp
Wal
Bowen Gibson Engagement Announces September 1941 Wedding
Mrs. Maude Wilson, sister of Miss Margaret Bowen, announces the engagement to Hazel Gibson and the forthcoming wedding on September 20, 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Bowen
Hazel Gibson
Maude Wilson
Couples Vacation Locations Highlight Residential Trips
Mr and Mrs Vauban Jordan spent Thursday in Richmond Virginia. Mr and Mrs C M Reynolds spent the week end in Roper with Mrs Reynolds brothers W H and F C Tarkenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vauban Jordan
Richmond, Va
C. M. Reynolds
Roper
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N. C
Roanoke Post Legion
Best
Kaspar & Esh
Koral
West 46Th Street
New York City
Ter Gray
Emma Whittenton
Mildred Gray
Warren
Jean Waters
Wilmer Harris
Faye
Ann
Elizabeth
Eddie Anderson
Mary Lee Riggins
Robert Hudson
Marshall Thompson
Joe Ann Barnes
Charles Price
Lloyd Edwards
Norfolk, Virginia
Roanoke Rapids
Cahn and
Kornbrodt
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