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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1936
Page
3
Two City Commissioners, C Williams in the North Ward and E B Manning in the South Ward, face re election May 5. Registration opens April 24. North Ward registrar Paul Harris and South Ward registrar Clayton Gurley oversee filings by April 14.
Paul Harris named Registrar for North Ward and Clayton Gurley for South Ward for the May 5 1936 city election. North Ward polling at B Marks Warehouse and South Ward at Patterson Store Market Room. Registrations open April 17 to April 24 1936 9am to 5pm daily excluding Sundays. Further registration April 25 1936 at regular polling places. Eligibility requires North Carolina residency 1 year Halifax County 6 months and Roanoke Rapids 3 months. Candidates must file notice 20 days prior with City Clerk.
The Halifax County Womans Missionary Union will hold a spring meeting at Weldon Baptist Church in Weldon on Thursday April 16 1936. Morning events include hymns and devotions with speakers from Enfield Rosemary Church and Scotland Neck. Afternoon sessions feature devotional time special music and addresses by Rev R T Fountain and Dr B W Spillman with committee reports.
William Finck of Pittsburgh attempted to fix a tail light on a hill parked car when the vehicle rolled, knocked him over, and collided with a house, prompting a city commission notice filed by Ruby Wood.
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