Roanoke Rapids Teachers Service and Local Events
A Sunday night service for Roanoke Rapids teachers is planned at the First Methodist Church with special music and Rev S J Starnes preaching. A Friday dance at Chockoyette Country Club benefits the High School Athletic Association, with Bill Allsbrook Orchestra. Five Boy Scouts will receive Court of Honor awards at the Patterson Store Scout Hall Friday night. Sundays 11:00 am and 7:30 pm services at the Presbyterian Church feature Rev James A. Jones of Richmond. Textile strike update shows 171 mills closed, 321 open, 65 idle, 92,250 workers. High School Traffic Squad selects Wilson Byrd as captain with street-by-street appointments. Parents urged to aid crossing safety.
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Roanoke Rapids
First Methodist Church
S. J. Starnes
Young Mens Civic Club
Chockoyette Country Club
Bill Allsbrook
Virginia Beach
High School Athletic Association
Patterson Store
The
Presbyterian Church
James A. Jones
Richmond
Wilson Byrd
11Th Street
the Avenue
George Nethercutt
Eugene Shell
Rexall Williams
9Th
Jack Smith
Wilson Mullen
Edward Dickens
8Th
Kermit Mason
Milton Bennett
Horace Williams
Garland Holliday
Ralph Bounds
John Myrick
Ernest Eubank
Peoples Theatre Closes Until Further Notice
The Peoples Theatre will close after Saturday night shows due to continued business decline and high operating costs. With 1,100 seats it is among the state’s largest movie houses and heating is a major ongoing expense for management. The Imperial Theatre in the South end will keep operating as usual.
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Peoples Theatre
Imperial Theatre
South End
Richmond Man Dies During Visit Here
E. Morgan, 41, of Richmond Virginia, died at Roanoke Rapids Hospital this morning after a week with acute grippe and acute hepatitis. He was visiting friends here Monday when stricken. Funeral services will be held in Richmond tomorrow.
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E. Morgan
Richmond
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Roanoke Rapids Hospital Closes Over Funds Shortage
The Roanoke Rapids Hospital shut down after trustees concluded no funds were available for further expenses amid a city strike. Forty patients will be discharged gradually, staff will care for them, and a committee will arrange reopening when mills resume. The hospital relies on mill payrolls for most revenue.
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Roanoke Rapids
Board of
Parade of United Textile Workers in Roanoke Rapids
In a drizzle this morning parade by 500 United Textile Workers members moved through Roanoke Rapids. Observers from Rose Mary Mfg Company noted about a dozen marchers from their mill, while others hailed from mills in a different area. The marchers displayed roughly 20 banners bearing various inscriptions.
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United Textile Workers
Roanoke Rapids
Rosemary Mfg. Company
Miss Janie Wells Dies At Home Of Nephew J C Wells
Miss Janie Wells aged 71 died Monday morning at her nephew J C Wells home on Jackson Street after a two week illness. Funeral services were held at Williams Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon with Reverend J H Bynum officiating and burial in Cedarwood Cemetery. She is survived by a sister Hattie Wells and three brothers George T Wells Clinton D T Wells Farmville Horton Wells Miami.
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Janie Wells
J. C. Wells
Jackson Street
Williams Funeral Home
J. H. Bynum
Cedarwood Cemetery
Hattie Wells
City
George T. Wells
Clinton
D. T
Call Off Special Deputies in Halifax Board Meeting
Halifax County Board of Commissioners met to address the Rosemary Manufacturing Co strike in Roanoke Rapids. Sheriff Johnson had called about 150 county citizens to serve as deputies, but the plan was rejected to avoid provoking unrest. The board considered troops and asked the Governor to review dispatch.
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Halifax County Board of Commissioners
Halifax
Roanoke Rapids
Johnson
Rosemary Mfg. Co
W. H. S. Burgwyn
County Board of Commissioners
George C. Green
Board of County Commissioners
Halifax County
Rosemary Manufacturing
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U. S. Morro Castle
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Asbury Park
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