Editorial on Be Reasonable with Roosevelt Gains National Attention
A 1936 letter exchange shows Governor McNutt and Senator Reynolds praising Col. Carroll Wilson's Roanoke Rapids Herald editorial Let's be Reasonable with Roosevelt. The letters highlight broad support for Roosevelt and commend the concise phrasing of the slogan.
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Carroll Wilson
Roanoke Rapids
N. C
Carroll
Roosevelt
Paul V. McNutt
Indiana
Robert R. Reynolds
United States
Washington, D. C
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Robert Reynolds
United States Senate
Senator Reynolds
Col. Carroll Wilson
North Carolina
Stenographer Typist Civil Service Exam Announced
The United States Civil Service Commission announces exams for senior and junior stenographer and junior typist with appointments in Washington DC only. Applicants must be 18 to under 53 and reside in the claimed state or territory for six months before application. Full details from Carl Churchill, Secretary, at the local post office.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
Territory
Maryland
Massachusetts
Nebraska
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
District of Columbia
Carl Churchill
U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners
Roosevelt New Deal Support Letter Transcription
A 1936 correspondence exchange shows Joe T. Robinson and Senator Reynolds praising a newspaper editorial on the Roosevelt administration. The letters reference the editorial's March 26 issue and a forthcoming republication in the eee Record.
Easter Holiday Visitors and Local Notes from Calvary Area
Raleigh resident Calvary Thelma H D Myrick spent Easter with parents in Raleigh. Edith Fulghum at home near Halifax. Fannie Burnie Johnston teaching at Sanford spent Easter here. Katherine Mitchell and Edith Fulghum together here. Stella Walston week-ended in Scotland Neck. Troy Woodlief and daughter Edna of Richmond visited. Annie Laura King of Louisburg spent Easter with parents. Hervie Harper returned from Blacksburg Virginia. Easter program at Weavers Chapel by Hawkins Chapel Church enjoyed by all. Mrs Wilbur Beasley week-end in Hobgood. Curtis King of Roanoke Rapids attended Clavary School play. M A Sillery at home for holidays. Mrs G H Myrick ill but improving. Wilbur Myrick home for Easter. Rosa Mae Hyatt visiting Murry Myrick. M A Sillery and family plus Rachel Myrick and Ellis Ballance spent Monday in Durham. Mrs A R Mitchell of Henderson visited Calvary community relatives.
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Fannie Burnie Johnston
Sanford
Katherine Mitchell
Edith Fulghum
Stella Walston
Scotland
Annie Laura King
Louisburg
Hervie Harper
Blacksburg, Va
Weavers Chapel
Hawkins Chapel
Wilbur Beasley
Hobgood
Curtis King
Roanoke Rapids
Clavary School
M. A. Sillery
G. H. Myrick
Wilbur Myrick
Rosa Mae Hyatt
Murry Myrick
Rachel Myrick
Ellis Ballance
Durham
A. R. Mitchell
Henderson
Calvary
Mrs Norwood Visits Fitzhugh During Campaign Wishes
Mrs J B Norwood of Fitzhugh Virginia sent best wishes as she visited daughter Mrs D L Balmer and family last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Michelson
James A. Farley
J. B. Norwood
Fitzhugh, Va
D. L. Balmer
Local Merchants Set for North Carolina Convention
Roanoke Rapids merchants join the 34th annual N C Merchants Association convention in Raleigh next Monday and Tuesday with about 1500 expected. C C Shell named local director on the state board. Topics include advertising profits, increasing average sales, store displays, credits and collections, the North Carolina sales tax, social security, and radio advertising. Entertainment features, banquets, dances, tours, and theatre parties are planned, with Sir Walter Hotel as headquarters and Memorial Auditorium as contingency. A welcome to all state merchants is issued. Fannye Davis of Lewiston and Inez Davis of Windsor with William Payne Edmonds and J B Edmonds also appear in local social notes.
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Roanoke Rapids Merchants Association
N. C. Merchants Association
Raleigh
C. C. Shell
State Board of Directors
P. T. Hines
Greensboro
Harry van Straeten
Durham
J. C. Williams
Wilmington
T. B. Dixon
Winston- Salem
R. Addison Lewis
Richmond
Richard Mason
Chreston Holoman
A. A. Schiffman
North Carolina
Social Security Board
Washington, D. C
Sir Walter Hotel
Virginia Care
The
North Carolina Merchants Association
Administrator's Notice of G A Pearson Estate
G A Pearson estate in Halifax NC administered by W F Powell. Creditors must file claims at Roanoke Rapids NC by April 16, 1937 or be barred. Debtors should pay promptly. Notice dated April 16, 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Pearson
Halifax County
North Carolina
Roanoke Raids
W. F. Powell
A&b
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Lewters
Nwspaper
United States Senate Conference of the Majority
Joe T. Robinson
I Am
Washington
Cuz
Democratic National Committee
National Press
Col
the Herald
Col. Wilson
Reynolds
Ieee
Eee Record
Fishment
Rosemary
H. D. Myrick
Halifax
Troy Woodlief
Edna
Richmond, Va
Eastre
D. A. Swaringen
Concord
Thos. McP
Glasgow
Charlotte
Memorial Auditorium
Fannye Davis
Lewiston
Inez Davis
Windsor
William Payne Edmonds
Greenville
J. B. Edmonds
K. Jenkins
Belcano
Nature
Mary Shipley
Belcano’s
Taylor’s Drug Store
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