Readable notice urges clear writing for news items
Readers urged to send legible items with names dates and addresses or errors may occur. Two men were captured after a break in at Camps Store. Green roses bloom monthly. Tarboro Rotary aids cripples with an orthopaedic clinic at the Presbyterian Church.
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Cebron Jordan
Dorothy Askew Shearin
R. J. Askew
Jefferson St
Jenny Rainey
Washington St
A. E. Akers
Tarboro
Herald
Halifax County
Roanoke Rapids Kiwanis Club
County Fair Opens Man or Woman for Big Week
Halifax County Fair opens next week with promoter T R Walker announcing a top act from Senorita a 140 foot trapeze display. D C Buck Exposition Shows will run midway attractions as the fair from Monday night through Saturday features a full free act program with nightly fireworks and a major outdoor show in Eastern Carolina.
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T. R. Walker
Halifax County Fair
Carolina
Fairground
D. C. Buck
Merchants Association Plans October Sales Crusade and November Trade Days
Roanoke Rapids Merchants Association approved a October Salesmans Crusade promoting jobs through sales and a November Trade Days Campaign running from November 1 to Christmas. Frank D. Wilson spoke for the group as C. C. Shell outlined the campaign. cash prizes will accompany the eight week drive with store prizes on a regular interval.
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Roanoke Rapids Merchants Association
Frank D. Wilson
C. C. Shell
Roanoke Rapids
Ventriloquist Louis Crawford Delights Roanoke Rapids Lions
Roanoke Rapids ventriloquist Louis Crawford entertained about fifty Lions Club members tonight. Introduced by Wilton Dickens, Crawford performed a 15 minute routine with his partner Willie McDuffy, showing careful preparation and growing recognition in ventriloquism.
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Louis Crawford
Roanoke Rapids
Roanoke Rapids Lions Club Tonight
Wilton
Dickens
Roy Lee Ferrell
Willie McDuffy
Lion Dickens
Crawford
Kiwanis Hear Social Security Act Talk
George Adams of the Social Security Board spoke to the Kiwanis Club detailing the Act’s scope and that old age insurance pays $10 monthly at 65 with 2 lump sums on death before 65. Employees and employers each contribute 1 percent to fund the program.
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George Adams
Social Security Board
Rocky Mount
Kiwanis Club
Adams
Raleigh
Minstrel
R. L. Towe
Lions Club Adds Two New Members At Meeting
Major C Newsom and Steve Robinson were introduced as new members of the Lions Club at tonight's gathering. Tommy Adams, local radiotrician with E. W. Smith, attended as a guest.
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Major C. Newsom
Steve Robinson
Lions Club
Tommy Adams
E. W. Smith
Free dental clinic planned for Roanoke Rapids school
A free dental clinic program for Roanoke Rapids schools continues with a second session set to begin in a few days. The effort follows an earlier clinic that served students in the area.
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Roanoke Rapids
Six Year Old Boy Dies of Diphtheria in Roanoke Rapids
Frank Brewer six year old son of Mr and Mrs Robert Brewer of Burton Street died of diphtheria at Roanoke Rapids Hospital Sunday. Father is an employee of Patterson Mills Co.
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Frank Brewer
Robert Brewer
Burton Street
Roanoke Rapids
Patterson Mills Co
See Mother First Time In 20 Years
Mrs. Ella Young of Holly Colorado visits her son C F Young in Roanoke Rapids marking their first meeting in two decades. The 72 year old arrived Monday at 3 22 p.m. to a joyous reunion.
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Ella Young
Holly, Colo
C. F. Young
Roanoke Rapids
Local Births Report Sixteen New Arrivals This Month
Birth announcements list a string of newborns from area families. Each entry notes the parents’ names and the baby’s gender with birth dates ranging from September 14 through September 21, including families from Woodland Weldon and Weldon.
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Willie
Kiwanis
Gardner
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Morgan Babb
Sinclair Brake
J. M. Fann
H. B. Williams
B. F. Keeter
S. L. Tidwell
Sqis
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
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