Ranger Softball Team Wins Hearts With Good Sportsmanship
Roanoke Rapids hailed the U S S Ranger softball squad from Norfolk for two tight games against the Romances. A 10 to 0 late blowout saw the Rangers cheerfully rally the crowd and win admiration for their sportsmanship and humor, including playful azzle with Nick Altrock and Al Schach. The city praised Navy officers and the 250 aboard the George Washington.
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U. S.s.ranger
Norfolk
Navy
DeBerry
Ranger
Nick Altrock
al Schach
Roanoke Rapids
George Washington
U.S.S. Ranger
We want no filibuster in defense training push
The speaker urges end to filibusters in the Senate over the compulsory military training bill. He recalls past defeats of the League of Nations and Woodrow Wilson and identifies Senator Borah as leading opponents, insisting vigorous preparation and patriotic action for national defense.
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U. S
Senate
League of Nations
Woodrow Wilson
Senator Borah
America
Hats Off to the Navy on a George Washington Voyage
Civilians on the George Washington praise 250 sailors transferred from Norfolk to battleships near New York. The group included no commissioned officers and impressed passengers with their conduct, sobriety, and amiable conversation during the voyage, making the narrator proud of the Navy.
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Norfolk
New York
U. S. Navy
U. S
Navy
Roanoke Rapids Bus Line Plan Faces Seaboard Stand
City officials and local groups urged the Seaboard Railway to permit the new Roanoke Rapids bus routes, but the railroad has not acknowledged the petition or notified officials of receipt, despite newspapers being sent.
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Roanoke Rapids
National Guard
Carolina Coach Co
North Carolina
Seaboard
Merchants urged to curb curbside parking by workers
A Raleigh News and Observer note cites an American Automobile Association survey showing a single merchant or employee parking at curbside for a day blocks seven potential customers. Workers’ cars average 4 hours 40 minutes daily, patrons’ about 41 minutes, occupying 15 to 20 percent of spaces and more than half the available hours. Merchants are urged to keep spaces available for customers.
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American Automobile Association
Raleigh News & Observer
Roanoke Rapids Faces Parking Woes Compared With Raleigh
The piece notes Raleigh has many business streets and parking options while Roanoke Rapids lacks parking spaces. It argues that Avenue business districts are congested with garages filling stations theatres hotels and other no parking zones and urges locals to park elsewhere to keep spaces for visitors and shoppers. It warns that parking limits may be necessary if space isn’t freed.
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Raleigh
Roanoke Rapids
Roanoke Avenue
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Sir Isaac Newton
Gaeciva
Halifax County
North Carolina Press Association
Carroll Wilson
State OF North Carolina Insurance Department
Raleigh, N. C
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
WN. E. Cannady
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