A BRIEF GLANCE AT 1936
FROM THE FILES OF THE
* ROANOKE RAPIDS HERALD
Jan. 2—Plans for Jackson Day
Dinner at Halifax by Young Demo
cratic Club of Halifax County.—
Womans Club sponsors Collins Fes
tival.—Clyde Cumba, city thief,
captured.—Roanoke Rapids Chap
ter Red Cross wins honor certifi
cate for largest increase in mem
' bership in State.—Joe Butts-Ruth
Harrison wedding.—16 new homes
built in city in last six months 1935.
—Mrs. Rebecca Cook of Aurelian
Springs dies.—Amoskeag, largest
local competitor, quits business.—
1934 strike in city headlined as 1935
hangover.—Heaviest snows since
1918.—Only one arrest Christmas
< Eve and Day.—John H. Vries,
Dutch photographer, dies.—Death
of Mrs. John Enright.—Mrs. Susan
Ivey, 89, dies and breaks 5-genera
tion chain.—Winners best Xmas
decorated homes announced.
Jan. 9—Young Democrats stage
sucecss Jackson Day Dinner at
Halifax sending $200 to National
Democratic Committee. Senators
Lee Gravely and J. R. Allsbrook
principal speakers.—Merchants As
sociation launches campaign a
gainst peddlers.—1935 business R.
R. post office twenty thousand dol
lars.—High water in Roanoke Riv
er closes Roanoke No. 1.—Mill girls
start basketball league.—Annual
nurses dance at Home.—Mrs. Sallie
Wright dies.—Adult farmer classes
start at Aurelian Springs.—Law
rence Jackson, Negro, escapes from
Court House by jump from 2nd
story window.—Sam Leonard, Ki
wanis Lt. Governor of Rocky Mt.,
visits local club and hears annual
report.—Weldon Production Credit
Association plans on big annual
session.—
Jan. 16—Civic organizations stress
need for community recreation
building.—S. M. Thompson an
nounces for sheriff.—D. P. Allen
dies.—Funeral for G. W. Massey.—
Raymond Taylor wins Amateur
Contest to appear with Major
Bowes unit here.—Police Chief
Early asks Womans Club to help in
safety drive.—Hazel Clary Lumis,
local woman, arrested for abandon
ing child.—County Board lets con
tracts for $70,000 in school build
ings.—Ministerial Association re
ports increase in church attend
ance.—50 at 5 0th anniversary
King’s Daughters.
Jan. 23—Roanoke River out of
banks in highest rise in 14 years.
22 feet 5 inches above normal here.
Over highways and bridges. Third
highest rise in history, excelled on
ly in 1877 and 1912. Roanoke Mills
No. 1 closed, then reopens when
Manager Williams hires locomotive
from Seaboard to heat mill. Herald
calls Danville, Va. to spike rumor
of dam break there. Dykes break
at Caledonia State Farm. Paul
Massey drowns near Weldon. Tor
nado and driving rainstorm helps
flood.—Dr. Job Taylor dies after
long illness.—Three local men
charged with kidnapping.—Torna
do and flood damage runs into
thousands of dollars here.—King
George dies.
Jan. 30—George Smith, Dick Tu
dor, Jewel Gray, found guilty of
kidnapping by Superior Court jury
in sensational trial, sentenced to
prison.—Ready to move in new
Post Office building here.—Clyde
Cumba, local boy bandit, gets max
imum of 6 years in prison.—Ki
wanis Club announces Minstrel in
March.—ABC stores in county net
$27,000 first six months.—Grand
jury praises new office system of
Clerk Leonidas Hux.—Masons in
stall new officers, D. P. Wike,
Worshipful Master.—Local athletic
shows drawing capacity crowds.—
Junior Order presents flag and bi
ble to Aurelian Springs School.
FEB. 6—New Lions Club plans
for Charter Night with banquet
and dance following week. Visitors
expected from all Eastern North
Carolina.—Willard Dowell, secre
tary State Merchants Association,
tells Roanoke Rapids friends he
may be candidate for State Audi
tor.—Annual Merchants Associa
tion Dinner with Dr. Ralph Mc
Donald as principal speaker, set
for Feb. 11th.—Coldest weather in
decade; 5 above at Power Co. plant
1 above at John Shaw’s, zero at
Weldon.—Bridge to Lincoln Heights
washed out by flood waters.^-G. T.
Morris elected chairman Halifax
County Old Age Pension Club.—
Young Strickland star of athletic
show.—J. W. Sanders elected di
rector Rosemary Concert Band,
Dot Bennett joins band.—Mrs.
Charlie Massey, mother of Paul
Massey, drowned in Roanoke Riv
er, dies from shock caused by
son’s death.—Free delivery and
pick-up of freight in Roanoke Rap
ids starts.—Mrs. Viola Collier dies.
—Six Halifax County citizens, in
cluding Edith Fitts, appointed Fed
eral business census takers.—Ar
thur Rogers, Negro housebreaker,
identified by Roanoke Rapids citi
zens, charged with assault at
tempts on white women, is arrest
ed.—Kiwanis Club plans Ladies
Night for Valentine Day.—Con
gressman John Kerr introduces to
bacco compact law in Congress.—
Resolutions for G. W. Massey, de
ceased.—Birthday Ball for the
President held here.
FEB. 13—Lions Club Special E
dition. Officers of new club: By
ron Gurley, President; Garland
Midyette, 1st vice President; Ber
nard Allsbrook, 2nd vice President;
Jack Cassada, 3rd vice President;
W. S. Batton, Jr., Secy.-Treas.;
Gordon L. Price, Lion Tamer; Ro
land Johnson, Tail Twister; Direc
tors: Eugene Kimball, T. J. Cheek;
Edwin Akers, Scott Benton, Ed
ward Harrell.—200 attend Mer
chants Association banquet to hear
McDonald.—Don M. Campbell dies
at Halifax.—Arthur Rogers, Negro
housebreaker and molester of wo
men, received sentences totaling 70
years in prison.—Halifax County
ABC system to show profit first
year of over$50,000.—Announce en
gagement Miss Charlotte Anne
Emry to Dr. Johannes Donatus
von Mikusch-Buchberg of Berlin,
Germany.—Aldrey Hardy-Geo. B.
Sullivan wedding.—Thomas Cleary
has arm mangled in Paper Mill ac
cident.—Lewis Mabrey dies.
FEB. 20—ABC Board offers re
wards in drive to stamp out illegal
liquor trade.—Doc Lattimore as
saulted and robbed by Bob Sims,
Negro.—H. C. Draper has fatal
stroke while at work at Halifax
Paper Co.—6 inches of water in
Roanoke No. 1 boiler room at Roa
noke rises.—Ed Keeter hired as
Police Chief at Scotland Neck.—16
cases liquor stolen from ABC store
at Halifax.—T. R. Walker Sr. dies
at Littleton.—Viola Collier-Beaman
Helms wedding.—Chief of Police A.
P. Moore of Scotland Neck mur
dered.—Lions Club receives char
ter in impressive ceremony.
PEB. 27—Had dog epidemic ter
rorizes Belmont and Patterson Mill
village.—Buster Thomas, Weldon
Negro, exonerated by Coroner’s
jury in mystery death of Wiley
Sharp, newcomer to that city.—Wo
mans Club has exhibit of 60 fa
mous etchings.—Editor makes first
trip to Florida and writes about
the beauties of the “Land of Flow
ers”.—40 year old history of the
“Rapids of The Roanoke”, from the
News & Observer of 1897, starts.—
P. A. Reid compares U. S. with
foreign nations in speech before
Womans Club.—Frank Sherry loses
car in garage fire. Another alarm
at new Post Office.—H. C. Draper
dies.
Newsom—
Henderson
Announcement has been made of
the wedding of Miss Lois Hender
son to John Newsome in Emporia,
Va. Dec. 24. At home West Rose
mary.
Newsome—
Edwards
The wedding of Miss Alma Ed
ward? *o Walter W. Newsome was
soler ’ in Emporia Jan. 2nd.
TOWN
TALK
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Britt or Sev
ern were the Saturday guests of
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Collier.
Charles Allen Webb, Jr. returned
Saturday to Fortress Monroe after
spending a week with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Webb.
Ernest Eubank, Stanford West
have returned to U. of Richmond
after spending the holidays here
with their parents.
Mrs. Charles Ogletree returned to
Hampton, Va. Saturday after visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wy
lie Hobbs.
Clarence Coburn has returned to
Chapel Hill after spending the hol
idays with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. F. M. Coburn.
Mrs. Helen Moore is spending
some time in Atlanta, Ga.
Graham Jarman has returned to
V. M. I. after spending the holidays
with his parents, Dr, and Mrs. F.
G. Jarman.
A. R. Lambertson of Bracey, Va.
is spending some time in town.
Tom Long has returned to U. of
N. C. after spending the holidays
with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. T.
W. M. Long.
Lindsey Boone has returned after
spending the holidays in Rocky Mt.
Miss Mary McFarland has re
turned after spending the holidays
at her home in Oxford.
Miss Nita Turner spent the week
end with her mother, Mrs. M. A.
Turner, in Weldon.
Marvin Matkins returned to In
dianapolis, Ind., Saturday after
spending the holidays with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Matkins.
Misses Katherine Thompson, Anne
GOING TO TOWN IN SUNSHINE CLOTHES. These intriguing
fashions flown from Florida were modeled m an NBC Fashion Show
in the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center, New York City, by three
of Phil Spitalny’s “Hour of Charm” girls, heard every Monday from 4 ,
to 4:30 p.m. (E.S.T.). The program is sponsored by dealers of the Gen- ■
eral Electric Company.
On the left is Maxine, of Columbus, Ohio, with the rare deep-throated
voice, looking as refreshing as a sea breeze in sunbonnet and floral print j
swim-suit, accompanied by a Princess beach coat to match.
Mary Baum, of Baltimore, Md., the girl with the bell-like voice, is
seated in the middle, feeling very much at home in a sunshine ensemble
of print, although it is a blustery day outside and she can't get away to
go south. Mary is one of the harmonizing trio who call themselves the j
“Three Little Words.” Joan Brooks, of Oklahoma City, on the right
another member of the trio, takes it easy in French blue plus-fours and
a wine-colored jersey shirt—which depicts the last word in bicycling
modes. ' '' '
Akers, Winifred Shell have return
ed to N.C.C.W. after spending the
holidays here with their parents.
Mrs. Birdie Tillery spent last
week in Henderson.
Mrs. J. B. Browning is spending
this week in Charlotte as the guest
of Mrs. H. L. Rainey.
Miss Elizabeth Overton has re
turned from Greenville where she
spent the holidays.
Joe Hatem returned to E.C.T.C.
Monday.
Miss Esther Pridgen has return
ed after spending the holidays in
Elm City.
Miss Blanche Mooring has re
turned from Bethel where she
spent the holidays.
Johnnie Brantley spent Sunday
in Rocky Mount with friends.
Alton Davis has returned to
State College.
Geo. Carter, who has been spend
ing the holidays here, returned to
Fayetteville Sunday.
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