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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1935
Page
6
The Halifax County Fair returns in the week of October 7 1935 with new features. Auto races horse races Roman standing and chariot events appear along with grandstand acts and night fireworks. Gate and grandstand prices stay at 25 cents. A revised premium list and the Marks United Shows on the Midway are planned.
Misses Clyde Hux Nathalee Johnson and Bessie Harper with Mr James Mountcastle spent Sunday at Ocean View Virginia. Mr and Mrs H R Sechler and Misses Lucille Smith and Hazel Clark also visited Ocean View. R P Morehead of Wake Forest visited his mother Mrs R P Morehead. Mrs D C Johnson and Miss Blanche Johnson spent the weekend in Norfolk Virginia. Lucille Rabil spent Sunday in Rocky Mount. Mr and Mrs Frank Rabil spent Sunday in Goldsboro. Rose Bateman and mother of Columbia returned home after visiting Mrs Bill Neal. Mrs Clarence King and daughter Frances attended Dr Newbys funeral in Hertford Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Albert Stallings of Smithfield, former Weldon residents, were here last weekend. Margy Collins Bernice Wick Draper on Hart and Pig Edwards spent Sunday at Ocean View Virginia.
Henry Brandis Jr and colleagues outline local laws affecting Halifax County and its towns. The report covers Chapter 493 allowing counties to vote out from under the Turlington Act into liquor business, noting legal challenges and the likelihood of a final ruling months away.
For sale a 93 acre farm in cultivation with valuable timber near Macon. Bargain and easy terms. Contact J Spire agent Halifax Waste Materials Co Dial R-315. Also notices to see before buying a car. J H Baucom Littleton NC advertises store building for rent via Mrs K Jenkins Roanoke Rapids NC. A white woman seeks unpaid home work opportunity with board and lodging via Gertrude care of Roanoke Rapids Herald.
A classified ad offering sale of nursery leading lines with agents wanted and free information directs inquiries to C. L. Sauls in Weldon North Carolina. Another notice seeks a reliable man to call on Northampton County farmers for steady work with no experience required by McNess Co Department S Freeport Illinois.
The notice advertises Starke Brothers Nursery Co as the largest and oldest in the world and offers landscape work for free. It directs readers to a demonstration by C. L. Sauls in Weldon, North Carolina.
The document outlines election provisions for public-owned liquor stores if approved and names the County Control Board including R. Hunter, Pope, B. B. Everett, and W. A. Thorne. It also details tax collection rules for Halifax and its municipalities including wage withholding limits, two week notices, and garnishment procedures.
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