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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1932
Page
1
The article presents the editor’s column tracing changes along a city avenue. It notes shifting storefronts, new tenants, and community responses as residents weigh redevelopment versus tradition. The piece frames local voices and the newsroom’s evolving perspective on neighborhood identity.
The Garden Department of the Womans Club will hold a called meeting at the club house on Monday August 8 at 4 p.m. All women interested in garden beautification and flower study are invited, whether members or prospective members. Congressman John Kerr visited Roanoke Rapids en route to Warren ton home after speaking at Jackson. He discussed aid for the Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District funds and urged government support. Local Building and Loan associations can benefit from the new home loan act, with funds now available to move the loan process earlier. Several new homes can be built this Fall in Roanoke Rapids.
A small quantity of motor oil was stolen from S. B. Sadler’s In and Out Filling Station on the corner of South Rosemary. Entry was gained by removing a window screen and forcing the side window. exit appears to have been through the front door. Gas station lies outside city limits. no police report was filed.
Messrs W B and Edmond Phelps of New York Mrs W J Phelps Richard Phelps and Miss Bettie Moore of Tarboro were guests of Mr and Mrs M H Phelps and Mr and Mrs W B Massingale. Carl Hale has returned from his vacation.
Across scenes from Washington the U S Army and District authorities battle Bonus protesters. Cavalry tanks and infantry moved on camps along Pennsylvania Avenue while police and rioters suffered injuries and huts were burned. General Douglas MacArthur led federal troops in the operations.
Roanoke Rapids junior Legion edged Durham 2 1 in eleven innings at Simmons Field to even the state series. Country Lee delivered the deciding hit in the 11th as Lefty Starke and Red Ferrell pitched complete games. Jimmy Womble led Roanoke Rapids with strong batting. The deciding game is set for Friday at Rocky Mount en route to regional and eastern title play.
A large Halifax crowd urged savings at the County Board of Commissioners meeting moving to the main court room. Speakers backed by the Taxpayers League pressed cuts, aiming to lower the county tax rate from 75 to 65 cents per hundred. Debts dominate the budget, leaving general expenses as the primary target for reductions.
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