Pay ment of adjusted compensation for World War veterans debated
Agitation over paying the balance of adjusted compensation to veterans heats up as factions within the American Legion clash with the national convention stance. Henry L. Stevens denounced efforts to push Congress to approve two billion dollars for immediate payment, while Veterans of Foreign Wars backs payment, warning of broader economic disruption amid a swollen national deficit.
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Treasury
American Legion
Henry L. Stevens
Congress
Legion
National Convention
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Settlement Rumor Around Gary Estate and County Attorneys
Rumor says a settlement may have been reached between the Gary estate's legal representatives and the county attorney. Details remain unconfirmed as officials have not publicly announced an accord or terms.
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Gary
Roanoke Rapids Persists Amid National Economic Slump
The Roanoke Rapids Herald notes local resilience despite a broad downturn. It cites advertising strength, near full-capacity industries, steady banks and low unemployment, while acknowledging broader suffering in farming regions, coal fields, and crowded cities.
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Roanoke Rapids
Roanoke Rpids
Revolutions in Latin America Cost Much More Efficient
El Universal notes Latin American revolutions over the last century cost about 418 million dollars, roughly equal to Allied wartime spending in four days during World War I. Backers of these revolutions appear to obtain more value for their money than financiers of wars elsewhere.
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el Universal
One Man's Fur Ringers in Belhaven
David Lesofsky a Belhaven merchant and Democrat shifts from dry goods to country produce. He buys furs on price lists and is duped by two youths with mink cat pelts. A pile of ordinary house cats is mistaken for mink, leaving him with significant losses and local ridicule.
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David Lesofsky
Belhaven
Methodist Church
Lesofsky
David
Dave
Roanoke Rapids City Election Notice 1982 Details
The notice lists the Roanoke Rapids city election set for May 3, 1982, to elect two commissioners one North Ward and one South Ward with terms expiring 1935 and 1936. It names registrars C L Massey and C R Greene, and judges Curtis Shells, outlines registration dates April 16–22 1982 at Roanoke Pharmacy and Rosemary Drug, eligibility residency requirements, and posting authority A L Clark secretary treasurer.
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Roanoke Rapids
North Carolina
General Assembly of
North End South
North I
Roanoke Pharmacy
Rosemary Drug Company
C. L. Massey
C. R. Greene
Curtis Shells
State of
County of Halifax
City of
Rooke Rapida
Board of Commissioners
A. D
A. L. Clark
Roanoke Rapide
Halifax County political primary announcements 1932
Local political notices announce candidacies for Halifax County offices including Sheriff Register of Deeds Clerk of Superior Court and more subject to the Democratic primary in June 1932 plus brief social notes of weekend visits by residents and delegates to Meredith college.
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S. M. Thompson
Roanoke Rapids
Halifax County
Register of Deeds
Meade H. Mitchell
Weldon
Elizabeth H. House of
Halifax
Office of Register of Deeds of
Superior Court
A. M. Atkinson
Stanley G. Whitaker
H. Sounty
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Mike
Wes
Herald
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Ward
Jaether
Missis Perkins
Albert T. Reid
Mumsie
Clark Gadley
W. M. Ward
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
E. D. Harbour
Carl Goerch
Reid
G. H. Johnson
Flora McLaurin
Washington
Clara Hearne
Pittsboro
Robert Davis
Hillsboro, N. C
Catherine Reid
Petersburg
Lee Arnold
Marjorie Chapman
Richmond
Irene Gordon
Nashville
Helen House
Bethel
John Shaw
Richmond, Va
Herbert Taylor
Williamston
Bennie Allsbrook
Dorothy Rice
Josephine Taylor
Meredith College
G. A
Ladies Aid Society of the First Baptist Church
F.C. Williams
W. L. Cole
D Ter, Merl
Barclay,Va
Sunshine
Stedman Stores Co
Roanoke Rapids, N.C
Louis B. Meyer
Office
Imperial Theatre Bldg
W. C. Williams
Roanoke
E. P. Brenner Chiropractor
W. Lunsford Long J. Winfield
Long & Crew Attorneys-at-Law
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Arate
Cardul
Hazel St
Texarkans
Texas
Serenesa
Cardu
KODAK
Norris Studio
John Daniel
Henry Daniel
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