Colored selectmen prepare first draft quota for Halifax county
Certifications of white selectmen from the District Board to the Local Board proceed slowly. Halifax county has named over 100 white men and more than 250 colored men, but Goldsboro delays hinder sending men to Camp Jackson. Only four white names have returned from Goldsboro since last week. The full colored quota is due to Camp Jackson on October 3 unless orders change. The board handles few exemption claims and focuses on moving men to Camp. The next draft date is not yet known.
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Halifax County
District Board
Goldsboro
Camp Jackson
Halifax Items Highlight Local Weddings and Visits
A Emporia couple wed at a Halifax hotel and stayed several days before returning to Virginia. Miss Mary Norman and Mr Cary Williams of Ringwood eloped, drawing astonished cheers from friends. Notables include Rev Geo T Simmons visiting from Laurel Hill and Rev Shamberger aiding in church meetings. Other notes cover travels, teaching staff, and recent purchases.
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Emporia
Virginia
Mr. Conrad
Winston-Salem
Mary Norman
Cary Williams
Ringwood
Miss Norman
Mr. Williams
Geo. T. Simmons
Crowell’s
Miss Shaw
Margaret Foster
Norfolk
Frank Musselman
Little Helen
Ursula Marshall
Wilson
Bob Daniel
R. L. Applewhite
Tillery
N. L. Stedman
Two Married Men Discuss Silence After A Spat
A Cambridge man newly married confides to a friend with twenty years of marriage experience. He notes that after saying something dispute provoking his wife has not spoken to him for two days. The elder friend asks to recall the exact remark.
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Cambridge
Boston Transcript
Roanoke Rapids Social News Highlights Local Visitors
Mrs A V Robertson and Miss Marguerite Robertson of Savannah spent the weekend with Mr A L Robertson and family. Numerous locals hosted or visited relatives in Richmond Wilson Norfolk Petersburg Garysburg and Richmond while Rev A G Carter aided in revival services. The week featured a church food sale and multiple business and family visits across Roanoke Rapids and surrounding towns.
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A. V. Robertson
Marguerite Robertson
Savanaha
A. L. Robertson
J. R. Baird
Vulture
Josephine Boyce
Rich Square
McLowhorne
Kinston
J. R. Lipscomb
Mattie Grimmer
Richmond
G. D. Shell
Miss Mills
Wilson
R. T. Coburn
Mamie Flythe
Jackson
B. Marks
Clarence Grimmer
Petersburg
Cleo Underwood
Fort Oglethorpe
J. M. Underwood
Henry Eagleton
Norfolk
G. W. Wesson
Virginia Rawlings
Lawrenceville
W. C. Wrath
Viola King
Vivian Edmonds
Garysburg
Eula Williams
Joe Price
J. T. Welsh
Charlotte
Roanoke Mills
Henderson
J. H. Harrison
Blackstone
T. W. Mullen
J. M. Mullen
J. B. Jenkins
Winston-Salem
J. E. Browning
Hopewell
J. W. Sanders
Roanoke
Fries
A. G. Carter
W. T. Parker
Weldon
Methodist
J. B. Gee
Baptist Revival Ends With Crowded Congregation
The Baptist revival, described as one of the best in church history, closed last Sunday night. Dr. C. Blackwell preached on the Broad and Narrow Ways to a packed house. Despite his age he is highly regarded among American pulpit leaders. The revival added 21 members mainly by baptism, with strong community cooperation and a generous offering to Dr. Blackwell.
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Baptist Church
C. Blackwell
Blackwell
Stallings Branches Tie The Knot In Rose Mary Home
Mr Frank Branch of Rosemary and Misa Nellie Stallings of Patterson Village were married Sunday at 2 30 PM at the bride’s First Street home. Rev C H Trueblood officiated in a simple ceremony.
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Frank Branch
Rosemary
Misa Nellie Stallings
Patterson Village
First Street
Rev
C. H. Trueblood
German intrigue exposed by Bernstorff and Germany
The committee on public information outlines a grand German plot to bribe Congress, kill horses and cattle, and corrupt public opinion. Read full accounts of this exposure in The Herald, which promises big news while fresh.
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Committee On Public Information
Bernstorff
Congress
The
Herald
First Frost Timing By Region From Weather Bureau Summary
A Weather Bureau summary details frost timing across regions for planning late crops. It notes killing frost can occur as early as September 10 in parts of South Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan and as early as October 1 in Oklahoma Arkansas Tennessee and North Carolina. By early October frost appears in many areas and by mid October in portions of Kansas Missouri Illinois Indiana and New England. It also outlines ranges into November for Texas Oklahoma and the Deep South with long term patterns indicating frost occurs in about half the years. The passage also includes a separate humorous exchange about potato pricing from an Indianapolis news item.
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United States Weather Bureau
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Lower
Michigan
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Tenessee
North Carolina
Virginia
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
North Dakota
Montana
Nebraska
Iowa
New England
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Virginias
Farce at Peoples Theatre Promises Laughter and Fun
Local stage presents a witty farce next Monday night featuring Billy Barlow Grace Howard Waldo Whipple the Robson Sisters and others. The production blends clever characters catchy musical numbers and lighthearted satire to lift spirits and chase away blues.
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Peoples Theatre
Make Believe
Billy Barlow
Grace Howard
Waldo Whipple
Robson Sisters
Statewide Big Red Cross Seal Campaign Planned This Fall
The state plans the biggest Red Cross Seal drive yet with a goal of 50100 from selling Christmas seals to combat tuberculosis among conscripts and veterans. Last year raised 12000, but this year aims to more than double amid wartime resource strain and medical needs. Campaign starts around November 20 as 4000000 seals, printed nationwide with a Christmas tree design, are distributed from the Philippines to the Canal Zone. The drive funds care for new TB cases found by draft boards and backed by Dr Charles J. Hatfield remarks urging adequate treatment to avoid past wartime mistakes.
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Red Cross
United State
Philippine Islands
Canal Zone
Santa Claus
France
Charles J. Hatfield
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Police Court Facts and Figures Amusing Trial Ends in Dismissal
A Recorder Saunders session recounts a Rosemary raid on a Shell Co truck used for a joy ride by a mixed group. A pistol shot halted the escapade. one boy testified the crowd scattered. Seven passengers were rounded up, the driver remains missing, and the case was dismissed for lack of evidence against the riders. Bradley Taylor and H S Knight paid fines for running the engine and speeding respectively.
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Recorder Saunders
Rosemary
H. E.dobbins
L. G. Shell Company
Merry Go Round
R. L. Dickens
Bradley Taylor
H.S. Knight
Pope-Hyman Galvin Hyman Bride Antoinette Pope wed
Mr Galvin L Hyman of Scotland Neck and Miss Antoinette Pope of Weldon were quietly married at five o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the rectory with Rev. Lewis N Taylor officiating. A Topeka business man employs two Negroes in his gardens whom he supervises. Sam failed to appear one morning and his employer asked in disbelief where he was. The response was that Sam was in the hospital after confessing he would beat his wife for nagging, a tale overheard by her prior to the incident.
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Galvin L. Hyman
Scotland Neck
Antoinette Pope
Weldon
Lewis N. Taylor
Topeka
Sam
Church Sunday School and Services Announced
Sunday School at 9 45 with W Woodruff as superintendent. Preaching at 11 00 and 7 30 by the pastor. Next Sunday night baptism and a welcome service for new members. St Michael and All Angels Day observances include Holy Communion at 11. Womans Auxiliary, Girls Friendly Society and Cottage Meeting set for week. Visitors welcome across services.
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Hancock
Sun Beams
W. V. Woodruff
House of Worship
Tomorow
St. Michael and All Angles
Womans' Auxiliary
T. W. Mullen
Girls’ Friendly Society
Womans’ Auxiliary
Red Cross Society to Meet on Monday Afternoon
There will be a regular meeting of the Red Cross Society Monday afternoon October the dst. All members are urged and earnestly requested to be present.
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The
Red Cross Society
Dst
Notice of sidewalk assessment roll Roanoke Town 1917
Notice details that sidewalk assessments for concrete sidewalks on First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Hamilton and Johnson Streets and Roanoke Avenue are due within 30 days with 6 percent interest from confirmation. Installments to align with tax due dates. Penalties for nonpayment mirror unpaid taxes. Published September 24, 1917 by Town of Roane officials.
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Roanoke
N.C
Hamilton
Jwhnson
Roanoke Avenue
A.D
Wark
See
Treas
Rayids
Roane
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Hortense Mohorn
Ruby Matthews
Vernon Mohorn
Brinkleyville
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P. Scott
W. S. Saunders
Littleton
Panacea
Enfield
Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society
Horner
First National Bank of
H. J. Burnell
Ela Jarvis
Winston- Salem
William Burton
J. H. Williams
Nashville
I. W. Strickland
J. B. Whitson
Elizabeth City
Geo. L. Hayes
Palmer Springs
George Ferrell
Burlington
W. E. Daniel
A.B. McAllister
Luther Strickland
Rosemary Manufacturing Company
Lieut
R. P. Beckwith
Mrs. Ogletree
Atlanta
T. M. Jenkins
Raleigh
Charlena Hart
Branchville
George Carmichael
Stallings
Bulletin
Weather Bureau
Brown's
Brown
Indianapolis
Pope
Hyman
Los Angeles Times
Eugene C. Few
All Saints Church
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