Roanoke Rapids Liquor Bust Tops Busy Court Week
In Roanoke Rapids three men and seventeen quarts were seized in a liquor haul near the Roanoke river bridge. Defendants bound over to the next Halifax Superior Court on $500 bonds each. Other local court actions included fines for riding bicycles on sidewalks and vagrancy cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Clark’s Court
Dobbins and Jackson
M.W. Crocker
R. M. Martin
A. L. Cawthorne
Roanoke River Bridge
Roanoke Rapids
Dobbins
Thelma
Frank Jaeger
Studebaker
Second Street
Roanoke Avenue
J. M. Armstrong
George Davis
George Baker
Bennie Taylor
Wells ,D. Tillery Company
Halifax
H. J. Jones
Willie West
Fraternal Notes at Rose Mary Lodge Meeting
Carolina Lodge No. 225 I C C F held a regular meeting in Woodman hall Rose mary with one membership application referred to a committee. Next Monday September 26 at 7 30 p m the monthly social meeting will be held. all members and visitors urged to attend as the attendance contest closes. An Odd Fellow in the community is welcome to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina Lodge
Woodman Hall
Rosemary
Edgecomb Lodge No
Tarboro
Wavelets From The Deep by C Green
A collection of humorous maxims and wry observations. The lines mix irony with social quips about rain, liquor, marriage, fear, Roanoke Rapids, graveyards and neighborly privacy. Each quip delivers a compact, pointed reflection on human folly and fate.
Girl Scouts Form Town Council Rally Planned at Central School
A prospective council of townspeople backs Girl Scout work among high school girls. Interviewed members include Mrs C A Wyche Mrs Murphy Jackson Mr T W Mullen and Mr E J Coltrane. A rally Saturday at 7 30 pm in Central School auditorium features Macon Williams Raleigh speaking to scout executive. public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Wyche
Murphy Jackson
T. W. Mullen
E. J. Coltrane
Central School
Macon Williams
Raleigh
Scout Executive
Scout Movement
Elephants Raid Railway Station in Malay Peninsula
A herd of wild elephants attacked a railway station in the Malay peninsula destroying the station master's kitchen and bathroom, clerk quarters, and station office. They pulled down a weighing machine onto the track, then retreated into the jungle leaving one elephant stranded in a well before rescue. by the time help arrived the herd had vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malay Peninsula
Wld
Tiey
All Saints and Nearby Church Activities Include Revival Plans
Weekly church notices outline Sunday school at 945, sermons at 11, and a revival at All Saints Episcopal Roanoke Avenue with rector Lewis N. Taylor and parish worker Katherine Webster. A church picnic is planned at 2:30 after services, Brotherhood of St Andrew to sponsor Coke coal. Vestry and St Andrew meeting follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Saints’ Church
Episcopal
Rey
Lewis N. Taylor
Mes
Katherine Webster
Roanoke Avenue
Brotherhood of Saint Andrew
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Organ Recital at All Saints Church on October 7
Dr Hubert McNeill Poteat of Wake Forest College has arranged an organ recital on the new organ at All Saints Church (Episcopal) on Friday night October 7 at 745 PM. He is a highly skilled and renowned musician in the state. The public is cordially invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert McNeill Poteat
Wake Forest College
All Saints
Episcopal
Le Chef an Artist to Chester Portrait Become Grill Chief
The artist known as Le Chef, original of Sir William Orpen's La Chef, now heads the grill at Royal Palace hotel Kensington. A hotel manager, impressed by Chester's new sauce, offered a large salary for season work. Chester initially refused to leave Paris but finally agreed to depart for the top post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Chef
Tom Chester
Will Hunt Orpen
Royal Academy
Royal Palace Hotel
Kensington
London
EU Hosly
Chitham
Chester
Wiliam Orpe
Paris
London Times
Military Poker and Saluting: A Rookie’s Gag
A humorous note links military saluting rituals to poker. A rookie recalls an officer prompting him about values and duties, suggesting either compliance or consequences, echoing a column in American Legion Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valve
American Legion Weekly
Presbyterian Church Revival Services and Schedule Update
Rev Stanley White Pastor Miss Margaret McLeod Assistant Miss Lucy Crisp Organist J H Harrison Superintendent Sunday School 10 Morning Service 11 Christian Endeavor 6 45 Evening Service 7 30 Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7 30 Sermon Sunday morning The Power of Un belief Subject Wednesday Moral and Religious Conditions in the Roman World at the Time of Krist Public invited to all services No Sunday night services due to revival in city churches Members urged to attend these services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Woodruff
Samaria
The
Baptist Church
Presbyterian Church
Christian Meeting Growing Under Dr Taylor in Rosemary
Evangelist Taylor of Lexington Kentucky has begun a big tent revival at the Church of Christ in Rosemary. He draws larger crowds each service with several additions to the church and a planned special address to lodges next Sunday morning. Pastor C W Riggs expresses satisfaction with the results and the community responds warmly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelist Taylor
Lexington
Church of Christ
Rosemary
Taylor
C. W. Riggs
Big two story brick store rising on Roanoke Avenue
Rosemary reports contractor Mr J P Hardy erecting a handsome brick two story building between Smith's Garage and Mr W T Collins store on Roanoke Avenue. Upon completion it will be occupied by owners Messrs W T and Ben Collins making a new business point for Rosemary.
Weekly Farm Notes Raleigh 1921 drought and harvest update
Raleigh reports drought persists across North Carolina with scattered showers in places. Hot dry spell continues, streams low, corn yields mixed with some good crops in mountains and coast but overall harvest cut for silage and feed. Cotton picking active but boll weevil damage heavy in southern coastal and piedmont areas. tobacco curing near end in eastern counties. hay and pastures poor. cattle below normal in hard-hit regions. National notes say U S corn developing well but early crop yield hurt by midsummer drought. winter wheat seeding begun. spring hard wheat yields below average. cotton picking and ginning progressing amid weevil damage.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Crop Reporting Service
Weather Bureau
Piedmont
Transylvania
Federal Department of Agriculture
United States
Rain Insurance for Rainy Vacation Woes
A humorous look at weather based insurance, noting policies that cover canceled trips due to rain. The piece cites an insurance payout of 11 218 25 dollars to a Rain policy holder and a $26 000 storm policy from a British company used by the Kansas Free Fair at Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raul
Gilead
England
United States Weather Bureau
United States
Canada
Waitham Fale
Fale Corporation
Topeka
Roanoke Rapids Schools Open With Higher Enrollment
Opened Monday the Roanoke Rapids Public Schools reached 1457 pupils by Thursday for the first four days, about 26 percent more than last year’s 1150. With 58 teachers, the ratio is roughly 25 pupils per teacher and projected enrollment may crest around 1750.
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Roanoke Rapids
Foreign Exemption Clause Draws Fire in Tax Debate
The Foreign Exemption Clause faces sharp criticism as lawmakers fear it will shield firms earning abroad from taxes. Representative Beck warns the bill could empower corporations to siphon profits via foreign subsidiary outfits, avoiding tax on revenue generated outside the United States. He cites railroad-linked practices and broader industries as potential exploiters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beck
Rep
Wis
Citiz
Treasury
Tobacco Trust
Sam
John Smith Buys Out White Brothers Garage
John C. Smith of Rosemary purchases the White Bros garage and takes possession. Part of the facility is being converted by carpenters into a room for automobile supplies. Mortimer White and Claude Peele will remain as mechanics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Smith
Rosemary
White Bros
Messrs
Mortimer White
Claude Peele
Worn reply to ad mocks writer's Indy claim in Miami Herald
A terse response to an advertisement criticizes the writer as a half sheet printer and implies the sender favors different tastes, citing the paper quality as proof of lack of an Indianapolis connection. The exchange reflects snappy newspaper rhetoric from the era.
Rosemary Personal and Local Items
A sequence of Rosemary residents and visitors attend events or move locations. Notable names include B W Hobgood Durham J R Sykes Norfolk Kobt L Dickens Halifax and Kitty Bryant entering Buies Creek Academy. Numerous visits from Raleigh Stanly Henderson Weldon Petersburg Atlanta and Oxford are listed along with church services at Rosemary Baptist Church led by Rev J D Larkin.
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B. W. Hobgood
Durham
Rosemary
J. R. Sykes
Norfolk
Town
Kobt
L. Dickens
Halifax
Kitty Bryant
Buie’s Creek Academy
Rosemary Baptist Church
J. D. Larkin
Fayetteville
Electric Gong At Rosemary Jewelry Store
Mr John H Cullom inventor of Rosemary has installed an electric street gong in front of his Rosemary jewelry store. After two months of work the device is in successful operation. A clock inside the store powers the gong on the sidewalk to strike the hour, sounding clearly for a distance and keeping townsfolk updated on the correct time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Cullom
Rosemary
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Job Taylor
Annie Cherry
Scotland
F. M. Brown
J. R. Manning
W. L. Long
W. J. Long
F. G. Jarman
Mr. N.J. Griffin
New York
Robi. Ouldis
Augusta
W. S. Dean
Graham
Richmond
W. R. Cherry
Rocky Mount
G. E. Williams
Joe Taylor
Ethel Leatherwood
Waynesville
S. F. Patterson
Claude Saunders
Brinkleyville
W. S. Saunders
Messrs. Smith
Paul Parker
Grady Lassiter
Lassiter
Robi. Brewer
Lawrenceville
H. E. Matthews
Della Matthews
Lillington
N. C
V. C. Matthews
M. B. Matthews
Eel Mae
J. R. Myrick
Franklin, Va
F. M. Coburn
Louisburg
Minnie R. ‘Hewitt
Timmonsville
D. C
J. L. Langston
Washington St
Johnnie Curls
Hertford
Woman's Auxiliary
Episcopal Church
Negro
C. Green
Girl Scouts
Buly
Mason and Dixon Line
Christian Endeavor
Christian Meeting
John Smith
W. C. Thompson
Petersburg
W. Rea Parker
Elise Bradley
Stancell
J. J. Merritt
Atlanta
L. H. Chesson
Henderson
E. T. Clark
Weldon
Clyde Taylor
Mary Matthews
North Carolina College For Women
Greensboro
E. Falkner
William Manning
New York City
K. Jenkins
G. D. Shell
Lewis S. Cannon
Charlotte
Spartanburg
J. Len Cobb
Scotland Neck
William Medlin
Joe W. Taylor
Oxford
J. Lewis Cobb
Mount Olive
Herbert L. Bell
C. P. Newsome
Ahoskie
Newsome
Rosemary Mfg. Co
Mattie Rice
Vance County
BE. B. Glover
John McRae
Littleton
Helen Boone
Jackson
Hines
Rosemary Mfg. Company
Thos. G. Taylor
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