Vecco Wins First Place in National Safety Contest
Virginia Electric and Power Company announces its Virginia Electric and Gas divisions serving Tidewater Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina won first place in the National Safety Council Public Utility Safety Contest for the year ended June 30, 1938. Vecco’s low 2.39 accident frequency per million man hours topped 17 rivals led by Iowa Nebraska Light & Power and Pennsylvania Power & Light. President Jack G. Holtzclaw credits the entire organization for its eight-year streak of safety progress and pride in the honor.
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Virginia Electric and Power Company
Tidewater
Virginia
North Carolina
National Safety Council
Chicago
Vepco
Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power Company
Lincoln
Nebraska
Pennsylvania Power & Light Company
Allentown
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
Georgia Power Company
Public Service Company of Northern Illinois
Philadelphia Electric Company
Columbia Gas & Electric Corporation
Jersey Central Power & Light Company
Wisconsin Power & Light Company
Virginia Public Service Company
Northern States Power Company
Northern Indiana Public Service Company
San Diego Consolidated Gas &Electric
Louisville Gas &Electric Company
Jack G. Holtzclaw
Infant Son Dies in Rocky Mount Hospital
Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. LeGrande Johnson Jr. of Weldon died after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at the Vinson grandparents home in Sturt day morning with Rev. D. P. Moore. Burial was in Cedarwood Cemetery. Surviving are the parents a brother and the maternal grandfather and grandmother of Weldon and the paternal grandparents of Greensboro. Mrs. Robert Pope spent Friday in Franklin Virginia.
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Carl Stanley Johnson
LeGrande Johnson, Jr
Weldon
Rocky Mount
C. S. Vinson
D. P. Moore
Cedarwood Cemetery
Fishermen from Roanoke No 2 boast big catch at Nag's Head
Local anglers J W Brown J C Williams Alex Thomas and Robert Howell fished Nag's Head last Saturday returning with a haul so large the trunk of one car was packed. The Old Maestro Brown claims the biggest catch while readers are invited to attend Roanoke No 1 and No 2 clubs fundraisers to light a softball park.
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Roanoke No. 2
J. W. Brown
J. C. Williams
Alex Thomas
Robert Howell
Nag’s
Roanoke No. 1
No. 2
Recreation Hall
Army Glover
W. A. Owens
W. Wrenn
W. Cutler
F. S. Kemp
Alex ‘Thomas
Frank
W. T. Hodges
Edward Taylor Guests With Danville Family
Edward Taylor of Danville Virginia spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs W A Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Taylor
Danville, Va
W. A. Taylor
Full Fashioned Hosiery Mills Moving South
The movement of full-fashioned hosiery mills from Pennsylvania and other Northern states to the South is growing. North Carolina towns securing mills include Aberdeen Concord Fayetteville Gastonia Gibsonville High Point Liberty Marion Monroe Morganton Mt. Holly Pilot Mountain Ramseur Randleman Siler City Tryon Valdese and Wilson. Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Tennessee also gain mills.
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Charlotte
N. C
Pennsylvania
David Clark
Textile Bulletin
Clark
North Carolina
Aberdeen
Concord
Fayetteville
Gastonia
Gibsonville
High Point
Liberty
Marion
Monroe
Morganton
Mt. Holly
Card of Thanks for Tommy Davis
The Davis family of Roanoke Rapids North Carolina expresses gratitude for flowers and kindness during the illness and death of their darling Tommy. They thank the doctors and nurses who cared for him and ask Heaven to bless the supporters.
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Tommy
Collis Davis
Roanoke Rapids
N. C
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Robert Pope
Franklin, Va
Bill Rigg
Patterson Mills
Roanoke Rapids High School
Melody Boys
WPTF
Raleigh
Singletary
Carrbbean
Miami
Florida
South Atlantic
Georgia
Carolinas
Long Island
New England
Hatteras
West Second Street
National Loan & Insurance Co., Inc
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