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Roanoke Rapids Missed Then Included in Good Will Tour
A Roanoke Rapids plea explains why the town was left off a Rocky Mount Exposition and Automobile Show tour due to highway maps listing Route 40 elsewhere. The piece recalls past highway changes, laments lost attention, and urges a mass turnout on Friday the 13th to prove the town’s vitality.
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Rocky Mount
Roanoke Rapids
Weldon
Jackson
Carolina
Battleboro
Rich Square
Oak City
Hamilton
Bethel
Rosemary Mfg. Co
North Carolina
Raleigh