Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Roanoke Rapids Herald in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

We have 6,272,717 pages in North Carolina

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1944

Page

23

Judge Weeks releases wartime platform in Tarboro race

Tarboro candidate for Congress Cameron S Weeks outlines his platform against a national sales tax. He calls for renegotiation of war contracts, higher taxes on luxuries, simpler income tax, farm aid and price support measures, farm labor stabilization, and government cooperation with private enterprise for returning veterans. He urges unity between branches and an end to party politics. Easter social notes from Tarboro follow with visits to Norfolk and Greensboro.

Tarboro Cameron S. Weeks Weeks Virginia-Carolina Georgia-Florida Congress House of Congress

Yellow Onions Ceiling Price Announced for April 17

The War Price Division of the Rationing Board declares a new over riding retail ceiling for yellow onions. Retailers must charge 31 cents for 3 pounds, effective April 17, with the country shipping point price set at 2.65 dollars per 50 pound bag.

Apriu The Rationing Board

Sgt Jarvis Taylor on 15-Day Furlough at Home

Sgt Jarvis Taylor, son of Mr and Mrs Buck Taylor, is spending a fifteen day furlough here with his wife Ellen Johnson and his parents. He has just returned after twenty two months overseas. He served in North Africa Italy and England and was among the first to land in England.

Sgt Jarvis Taylor Buck Taylor Ellen Johnson Sgt. Taylor North Africa Italy England

Nobles Family Visit Spends Sunday in Henderson

Mr and Mrs P M Nobles and family from Henderson together with Mr and Mrs J E Nobles of Chicago NL spent Sunday with Otis Nobles and his wife and family.

P. M. Nobles and Family Henderson J. E. Nobles Chicago, NL Otis Nobles

Town Talk Roundup From Raleigh to Covington

E A Tellega visited business affairs in Raleigh on Monday. Mr and Mrs J T Norwood spent Sunday in Skippers Virginia with Mr and Mrs Lewis Del bridge. Mrs Bernard Woodruff and Mrs Steenie Turner traveled to Charlotte for the death of Mrs Margaret Small. Mrs Russell Myrick and Mrs Sidney Lynch with Mrs Julius Myrick spent last weekend in Covington Virginia with Joseph Edward Myrick.

E. A. Tellega Raleigh J. T. Norwood Skippers, Va Lewis Delbridge Bernard Woodruff Steenie Turner Charlotte Margaret Small Russell Myrick Sidney Lynch Julius Myrick Covington Joseph Edward Myrick

Southern Packing Materials for Invasion Supplying Front Lines

The text urges efficient packaging of war supplies for millions of soldiers worldwide facing extended supply lines. It stresses delivering materials to southern troops through surf landings or aerial drops and assigns work to ensure proper packaging.

Also Mentioned on This Page

United Nations Germany Japan W. W. Gibson Margaret Gibson Ruth Sudduth Norfolk H. E. Liles Lucy Fann Jacqueline B.S. Riddle Geraldine Shirley Anne Greensboro Lloyd Varnodore Roanoke Hardware Co Atlantic Ale and Beer Atlanta, Charlo South Halifax Paper Co., Inc Roanoke Rapids, N. C Aly
Search Courier

Search the Roanoke Rapids Herald Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Roanoke Rapids Herald?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication