Local Bills Introduced By Branch and Allsbrook
In March measures introduced by Representative Branch and Senator Allsbrook cover Halifax County affairs including Roanoke Rapids real estate exchanges with Veterans post, county salary increases, and town charters. Proposals set up a Roanoke Rapids Junior College, election timing in Littleton, and new voter registration card rules. Also proposed are revised Alcoholic Beverages control, a Weldon traffic bureau, and Halifax fishing provisions.
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Roanoke Rapida
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Halifax Post
House
Senate
Representative Branch
Julian Allsbrook
Allsbrook
Roanoke Rapids
Roanoke Rapid Junior College
Scotland Neck
Recorder's Court
Investigation Board
Simpler North Carolina fishing rules take effect this year
The Board of Conservation and Development adopted a streamlined set of regulations replacing earlier complexities. Highlights include year round warm water fishing with no closed season for trout, removal of size limits on black bass, and standardized limits for other species. Creel limits remain five bass and 12 trout with totals capped at 25 per day. Licenses required for residents and nonresidents, with various pricing options, are explained along with enforcement notes.
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North Carolina
Board of Conservation and Development
New Wildlife Resources Commission
Game and Insland Fish Administration
Theeneral Assembly
Division of Game and Inland Fisheries
Fish and Game
January Report Vital Statistics in Halifax County
The January report shows 129 live births and 30 deaths in Halifax County. Death causes include cancer three, heart disease four, infant diseases one, intracranial hemorrhage three, nephritis six, pneumonia two, pregnancy one, and miscellaneous seven. Total 1946 births 1,625 with 49 percent hospital deliveries, 7 percent physician deliveries at home, 44 percent midwife home deliveries. 288 out-of-county residents delivered at Rommoke Rapids Hospital in 196.
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Halifax
Rommoke Rapids Hospital
Army offers officer track to World War II vets through ERC enlistment
Roanoke Rapids district Army Recruiting Service announces a new directive from Third Army providing enlisted reserve corps members who attend and graduate officer candidate schools with commissions as second lieutenants. ERC graduates may pursue active duty with the regular Army and must serve three years in the ERC unless they accept an active duty tour. The drive targets farm service men to bolster the ERC and invites interested men to visit local recruiting stations for details.
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Army
Headquarters
Third Army
Atlanta
Georgia
Second Leutenants i
ERC
Officers Reserve Corps
Regular Army
Collins
Roanoke Sailor Duncan Barnes Serves Aboard U S S Duncan
Duncan Barnes, third class mate in the U S N, son of Mr and Mrs B W Barnes of 211 Hamilton Street Roanoke, serves aboard the destroyer USS Duncan. The vessel is at Pearl Harbor after taking part in the first post war Pacific Fleet maneuvers.
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USN
B. W. Barnes
Hamilton Street
Roanoke
Rapvids
Duncan
Pearl Harbor
Roanoke Rapids Library News and Election Notice
Roanoke Rapids library housed in the Armory offers weekday hours 3 to 5 pm and lists new adult titles by Daniels Shute and others. A city election is set for May 6 1997 from 6:20 am to 6:20 pm to elect a Mayor and six Commissioners from North and South Wards.
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RCM
Roanoke Rapids voter registration open April 18 1947
Registration books will be open for voters not previously registered from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM daily excluding Sundays, Friday April 18 through Friday April 25, 1947. One Saturday will keep books open at polling places until 9:00 PM. On Saturday April 28, registration books will be open at regular polling places for inspection wards. Precinct North Ward polling places include B Marks Warehouse and Rosemary Graded School with registrars Rufus G Britton and Robert Nance respectively. By order of the Board of Commissioners, Roanoke Rapids North Carolina, April 1 1947. 2tch
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Halifax County
County Board of Elections
Board of Elections
Furniah
Senate Committee
Alcoholic Beverages Control Board
ABC Board
Samu Pierson
Enfield
John A. Vincent
Roanoke Rapids
Hubert H. Riddick
Scotland Neck
Walter D. Allen
Weldon
Ro H. Ward
Littleton
County Board of Education
Judiciary 1
Senate
North Ward
B. Marks Warehouse
Sec Jind Street
Rufus G. Britton
Rosemary Graded School
Hamilton Street
Robert. Nance
Board of Commissioners
N.C
Boromhy AC Shearin
Executrix Notice for Nettie Hobbs Carpenter Estate
Having qualified as Executrix of the estate of Nettie Hobbs Carpenter deceased late of Halifax County North Carolina this to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned at Roanoke Rapids North Carolina on or before the day of March 1908 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of any recovery.
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Nettie Hobbs Carpenter
Halifax County
North Carolina
Roanoke Rapids
Reader poll asks readers to pick the lawbreakers
Fragmentary notice mentions executor and estate matters dated 26th day of 19a1 with Kate Nell Carpenter named executrix. Attorneys Allbrook and Benton listed. Incomplete text references a contest to identify criminals among 14 pictured and 16 writers, plus a note on race and leadership principles.
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Life
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Brane
Warren- Halifax
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General Fund
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Hell
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Gatsett
Fone
Barry - Irwin
Barman
Roanoke Rve
U.S. Army
Barnes
U.S. S. Duncan
Roanoke Rapids Library News
Roanoke Rapids Armory
Frontier
Potomiban Daniels
Janey Jeems
Bernice Kelly Harris
New
Fistmiia Fora
Wig Tree
Mary and
Conrad Butt
Florence Nightengale
Jeannette I
Nolan
Betty Betz
ATLAS
Esso
Trey
Guioter
Ater
Rail
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Happy Motoring
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Roanoke Avenue
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Nettie Hobbs Carplin
Allbrook and Benton
Sid
Suimlaie Eppetiee
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Exchange Club
WRVA
Old Dominion
Sunshine Sue
Her
Rangers
Looney Luke
Carter Sisters
Maybelle Crazy Joe
Little Robert
Benny Kissinger
Curley Collins
Billy the Kidd
Elmer
Sam Workman
Roane Poapeney
In and Leggett
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