Up and Down the Avenue With the Editor
Community notes report on new brick rooms under construction on the Avenue between 9th and 11th, with temporary quarters in use. Tax issues are clarified as back taxes are collected and city rates drop by ten cents. Local education moves include students departing for UNC, State College, and Duke, plus a visit to Aurelian Springs School. New pets at Smith's Store: two horned toads and a small one from Texas, amid local Shirttail-loss humor.
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Pendleton Griszard
Tom White
Smith
Texas
October City School Board Election Registration Open
Voters must register by Saturday night at the High School office for three open seats on the city graded school board. Registration books stay open daily until 6 pm and Saturday until 9 pm. This first election requires permanent registration for future school elections. Three incumbents W. J. Manning T. W. M. Long and R. L. Towe seek re election. Officials I A Reid registrar J W Norwood S J Bounds judges oversee the process. Newly elected members serve six year terms.
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City Graded School Board
Cancios
Bowpd
W. J. Manning
T. W. M. Long
R.L. Towe
Parrott Outlines Health Board Changes to Doctors
State health officer Dr James M Parrott spoke to doctors in Halifax and Northampton Counties at Roanoke Rapids Hospital about the State Board of Health. He traced its origins to 1877, noted post reorganizational shifts including the creation of the Department of Preventive Medicines and Child Hygiene, and said the bureau sent about 6,300 literature pieces weekly. He also announced efforts to bring in expert help for the Health Department.
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James M. Parrott
Halifax
Northampton Counties
Roanoke Rapids
State Board of Health
Parrott
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Bureau of Health Education
Department of Preventive Medicines
Dr. Cooper
Bulletin
Hel Vlko
Department of Preventive Medicine
Health Department
Ye Baxtern Conference 1931 football schedule summary
Roanoke Rapids hosts Ayden on Oct 2 and Washington on Oct 9 with Rich Square visiting Oct 16 and Tarboro on Nov 20 as Roanoke Rapids plays through a slate that includes two open dates Oct 30 and Nov 18. The opener features Heton against Ayden and the finale against Tarboro.
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Heton
Ayden
Tarboro
Roanoke Rapids
Washington
Rich Square
Elizabeth City
Roanoke
Itaida
Roanoke Rapids High Elects Officers for 1931
Roanoke Rapids High School elected senior class officers led by Carl Thompson as president and Hilda Hines as vice president. Fleetwood Sullivan named secretary treasurer. Music department vocal club chose Norman Speight as president and Cody Williams as vice president with others in roles. Cheerleaders for Junior and Senior High elected Crawford Britton, Anne Akers, Cody Williams, and Cameron to lead cheer squads.
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Roanoke Rapids High School
Roanoke Rapids
Thomas J. Martin
James Womble
Belmont Murray
John Bounds
Jimmie Shell
Francis Cobb
Carl Thompson
Carl
Noriman Speight
Cody Williams
Clyal Ranhorn
Edgar Kirk
Ottis Reynolds
Murrell Hudson
Norman Speight
John Glover
Leonard Langston
Rudy Waters
Larry Meeds
Crawford Britton
Anne Akers
Cameron
Change Time of Test For City Fire Siren
The fire siren tests, previously held every Wednesday noon, will occur twice monthly. Tests move from noon to 7 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday nights, aligning with Fire Department meeting nights. A note on an envelope from Mrs Mary Gounsil of Columbus, Ohio, mentions disposing of $4,600.
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Mary Gounsil
Columbus, O
Halifax County Fair Opens with 13th Fighters Crowds
The 8th annual Halifax County Fair starts October 1 and runs five days at the Fair Grounds. Exhibits fill booths as contests award large prize lists while horse races offer almost $2,000 purses. Evening shows, band concerts, and fireworks headline nightly entertainment.
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Halifax County
Joyner
Romanoff
Ross Lewis
Aerial Howards
Riday
Oxford Set to Visit Roanoke Rapids Friday
Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets meet Oxford here in what promises to be a top game. Oxford, former Class B state champions, features a fast high school eleven. The 1951 opener saw Roanoke Rapids win 18 to 0 over Weldon in dusty heat with strong backfield work from Dickens Mills Womble and Gregory.
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Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets
Oxford
Yellow Jackets
Weldon
Roanoke Rapids
Jax
Gregory
Capt. Brown
J. Shell
Clyde Mills
Butler Brown
Dickens
Mills
Yellow Jacket
Jimmy Womble
Soy
Cochran
Hon A C Gay Addresses Gaston P T A
Gaston Parent Teacher Association held its second monthly meeting in the school building. Mrs L L Harwin presided. The group planned to provide hot soup for the year and to buy books for children in need. Hon A C Gay spoke impressively to the assembled audience.
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Gaston
Associ
L. L. Harwin
J. L. Camp
A. C. Gay
Assen
Aston
Jay
Liquor and Related Offenses Heard in County Court
A long County Recorder's Court session before Judge Daniel disposed cases from liquor offenses to larceny. Defendants failed to appear or pled guilty with fines and jail terms. some sentences continued or paroled. Notable items include driving drunk convictions, vagrancy, home brew, and abandonment pleas amid varied racial designations.
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Daniel
County Recorder's Court
Quincy Adams
Til and Twisdale
White
Christopher Geakap
Son Gee
Alexander Richardson
Robert Smithwick
W. D. Gatli Colored
Enfield
Clarence Lyerly
Capias
Joe Price
C. E. Keeter
Thurman Hardy
Ivey Gibson
Maude Brown
Weldon
Cach
Gibson
Lightning Sets Fire to Wells Tillery Barn at Vulture Road
A bolt struck the Wells D. Tillery barn on Vulture Road last night, starting a fire that destroyed the barn and its contents. Bob Webb’s family woke to the crack and were stunned as flames grew. Webb saved three mules and a cow. Fodder, cotton, and farm implements were lost. Webb reported the incident to Tillery in Roxboro this morning. The Square place sits across the river in Northampton County, about two miles from Camps Store.
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Wells D. Tillery
Vulture Road
Bob Webb
Webb
Roxnoke Rapids
Tillery
Northampton County
Camps Store
Halifax County Receives State Aid For Extended School Term
Special to The Herald reports Halifax County will get 10,492.24 from the $1,500,000 tax reduction fund to help pay for a two month school extension beyond the constitutional six months. Total extended term cost is 4,415,123 with the state covering 1.5 million and local taxes covering 2,915,123. County valuation is 13,501,306, with a 14 cent rate expected to yield 18,901.86 in local revenue, plus the state’s 10,432.23 to total 29,334.09. Some counties do not participate in the fund. breakdowns by districts show varied allotments and valuations.
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Herald
Halifax County
State Board of Equalization
Guilford
New Hanover
Johnston County
Columbus
Union
Graham and
Hoke
Hollister
Ringwood W. Eastman
Aurelian Springs
Bear Swamp
Hawkins Chapel
Hardrance
Dawson
Darlington
Halifax W & c
Galvary W. Print
Hobgood W
New Hope
South Rosemary
Roseneath
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Evelyn Mullen
State College
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Duke University
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Kid Bryant
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Powder Horn” Savage
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Portsmouth
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Chicago
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