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Lookback – Robber gets 40 years after breaking into the home of Mrs. Nannie Johnson – Sep 1944
The Widow of Henry Clay Johnson, Mrs. Nannie Johnson suffered a burglary at her home in St. Pauls. Mrs. Nan and family moved to town from the farm after the passing of Henry Clay Johnson.
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Lookback!! – 1st Rex Colored Community Fair – Oct. 1933
First community fair for the Colored citizens of Rex community began in 1933. Cooperation was the spirit of the day, as all of the competition judges were prominent White ladies from the White Home Demonstration Club.
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Lookback! – Rex Community Banquet Fundraiser
Rex Community Improvement group has always received most of its funding from private fundraising efforts, and private donations from members of the community. This notice in the Nov. 9, 1977 Robesonian demonstrate the longstanding efforts of this group.
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Lookback!! – Rex and St. Pauls Community Leaders seek funding – 1977
Rex has long been known for making “Good Trouble”. Take a look at this article from May 10, 1977. Dexter McLean and Emma Hill represent Rex. Rev. F.D. King (Brother-in-law of Dexter McLean) represents the St. Pauls contingent. The article notes Mrs. Emma Hill has previously appeared twice before seeking funding. This time she brought back-up!…
Henry Clay Johnson
Rex, North Carolina
