Wake for Bhringhaus J project flares in political address
In a Monday night address former Congressman Hallett S Ward endorses J A Baringhaus for Governor citing his comprehensive state knowledge leadership and genuine character. Ward praises Baringhaus as honest, sympathetic, and capable of guiding a large constituency through debt and poverty with strong public service.
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J. A. . Baringhaus
Hallett S. Ward
Heaufort Guanty
Ophard
Laungitius
Saic
Ward
Ian Aus Jaitn
Lever
Son
Government Waste And Tax Reduction Debate
A 1920s discussion notes rising city government per capita expenses from 24 to 96 dollars between 1915 and 1929. It argues against tax cuts while public administration spends on unnecessary functions and criticizes local officials for placing unfit people in office. The piece claims only the public can force lower taxes by exercising political power.
Rosemary Concert Sind and Roanoke Rapids community band
An editorial praises the Rosemary Concert Band and its value to Roanoke Rapids. The piece urges ongoing support from citizens and local institutions, noting the civic returns of a strong town band and the community benefits it provides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Istitutons
Roanoke Rapids
Value of a Town Band for Civic and Commercial Life
The article extols town bands as cultural and social backbone, promoting discipline and talent in youths and men. A strong band enhances public events, parades, and celebrations and serves as free advertising for merchants through goodwill tours to rural areas. Towns lacking bands miss a key civic and commercial asset.
Political tensions rise in Thalifus County
Voters face heated times as candidates multiply amid discontent with government efficiency. Jailer Hux warns visitors at the courthouse to avoid signaling with their arms, fearing it could trigger political clashes.
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Thalifus
Sume
Hux
Halifax
Alone Away From Home Nostalgia From a Roanoke Mills Boy
A home town letter from Durham North Carolina dated April 18 19 discusses homesickness and the thrill of returning to Roanoke Mills. The writer entered Duke in 1980 as a freshman and longs for Roanoke Rapids while away at school and shares the universal lure of home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poutoffice
Ronpoke Rapids
North Carolina
Marchard
Roanoke Mills Co
Duke
Roanoke Rapids
Keep Building Roanoke Rapids Herald Drives South Industry
A reader praises the Roanoke Rapids Herald Keep Building issue for its impact on industrial South growth and hometown pride. The letter notes the paper’s fifty six pages and its role as a source of motivation amid a vast Duke library setting. Additional items include local political notices from Halifax County and a candidate announcement for Halifax County Sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Duke University
Roanoke Rapids
Duke
Roanoke Rapids Herald
South
Graham Lynch
Local political notices from Halifax County 1922 and 1932
A collage of political announcements and candidacies for Halifax County offices. Listings include S. M. Thompson for Sheriff, Meade H. Mitchell for Register of Deeds, Mrs Elizabeth H. House for Register of Deeds, David Lesofsky referenced in anecdotes, and various other candidates for Clerk of Superior Court and the General Assembly with June primaries noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Lesofsky
Belhaven
Dr. Gibbs
Register of Deeds
Elizabeth H. House
Halifax
Office of Register of Deeds
Halifax County
Norwood Seeks Clerk of Superior Court and State Senate
J Norwood Cannady of Christianburg Va announces candidacy for Halifax County Clerk of the Superior Court and later for the State Senate in the June 4 Democratic primary. He pledges faithful county service and honest legislation amid statewide issues. The notice accompanies local social items and a birth announcement.
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Halifax County
Tam
State Senate
T.W. M. Long
Roanoke Rapids
N. C
Superior Court
Superior Court of
A.M. Atkinson
Senate
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Bhringhaus
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Truddie
Jereah
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Now
Durham, N.C
Mr. Wilson
Doe
Orly
David
Doc
Mr. Lesofsky
Davia
New York
H. L. Bell
Roanoke
Rapi
Albert T. Reid
Reid
Aevecaeren
Carl Goerch
S. M. Thompson
Meade H. Mitchell
Weldon
Malifax County
Mrs. Blank
Dec
Dave
Therbey
House of Representatives
General Assembly
U. W
BY ED Kressy
J. Norwood
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
Albert Cannady
Christianburg, Va
David Traynham
Andrew McIntosh
Raleigh
Frank Nash
Betty Gray Long
Mrs. T. W. M. Long
Blanche Norwood
Carrie Pierce
Nettie Morris
Edith Elmore
Jean Rook
Dorothy’ Pope
Edith Wright
Eula Roberson
Louise Merritt
Gracie Norwood
Fannie Lou Wall
Mildred Balmer
Grady Wal
Carrie Norwood
Devoe Murray
Elmer Williams
Bill Parker
Mayton Parker
Wilson Hughes
Bennett Hughes
John Henry Archer
Hubert Norwood
Louis Hall
Lee Wrenn
Buck Loomis
Cat Loomis
Bob Price
Turner Davis
Leonard Sullivan
Basil Cooper
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
W. M. Ward
Sen
E. D. Harbour Rex
Optome
Stedman Stores Co
Roanoke Rapids, N
Louis B. Meyer
Imperial Theatre Bldg
Roanoke Rapids, N.C
W. C. Williams
N.C
E. P. Brenner
Chiropractor
Winfield
Long & Crew Attorneys-at-Law
PTA
ANN Ta
Tullahoma
Weeks
Drugulste
Mie Kodak
Norris Studio
John Daniel
Henry Daniel
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