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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1933
Page
1
A reflective column compares dining rooms in the Senate and House in Washington with near beer rising in the House cafe. It notes a House beanery profits and cites Senate job openings, press backgrounds, and brisk postwar hiring. Casual observations mix politics and transportation prices. (Continued on back page)
Halifax County governing bodies voted against Senate Bill 180 in yesterday’s session. Resolutions urged discretionary control by local boards and condemned the measure as unfair to taxpayers who have paid. One dissenting vote noted potential tax collection problems and financial risk for counties and cities. The resolutions were sent to the Halifax County delegation in Raleigh.
Cecil Coburn eleven year old son of local merchant F M Coburn was returned from Casualty Hospital Washington DC after a car truck collision near Hyattsville Maryland. He has a double fractured pelvis and a plaster cast but his condition is not serious. The Coburn party included Mrs Coburn and children Gwendolyn and Cecil and guests Mrs RC and Miss Angela Hardy. No others were seriously hurt though vehicles were badly damaged.
The U.S. auto industry consumed 85 percent of all rubber and gasoline used in the country during 1932.
Texas Governor Mrs Miriam A Ferguson is described as employing three secretaries described as red-haired in a contemporary profile. The remark highlights her administration style and staff appearance in the era.
The Seaboard Airline Railway Co. gains Virginia State Corporation Commission approval to discontinue two passenger trains on the Norfolk to Norlina branch, which pass through Roanoke Rapids. Trains 14 and 15 will end after Saturday April 29. Mail service on these trains ends, while Trains 17 and 18 schedules are only slightly affected.
Fire at the Kidd Building damaged the Carol ina Hardware Co store and two offices on the second floor. Flames spread through floor joists and smoke plus water caused heavier losses than the fire itself, with total damage under $1,000.
A coal car fatally struck Daniel Joseph of Chicago while he visited his dog's grave in a railroad switchyard. The incident occurred as he explored the area near the tracks.
Two priests were locked in a closet during a church robbery in Texarkana Arkansas. Two robbers reportedly entered the building and restrained the clergymen before fleeing with valuables. Police are investigating the incident.
Two suspects detained by Officer Carl Green in a Cannon case remain unnamed as Commonwealth Prosecutor Fred Bedinger holds no new details. In Mecklen burg County a double axe murder leaves Ida MacMakins and Judy Simmons dead, while James Crute faces first degree murder for killing two youths.
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