Roanoke Rapids City Board Minutes Urgent Actions Report
City Board of Commissioners met August 11 at the Municipal Building Roanoke Rapids. Actions included purchasing 1000 auto plates for 1937 at 7 cents each from J F W Dorman Co and staffing votes for Henry Fitts as Building Plumbing and Electrical Inspector at 1200 with mayor tie breaks. Sunday closing ordinance rescinded. sanitary district payment proposal 350 yearly plus city rent 80 monthly. chief of police dismissal discussions and 30 day notice votes. dismissal of officer C M Kirkland with gas and oil allowance. appointment of H B Dobbins as Chief of Police effective after Early leaves at 1800 yearly plus 180 gas and oil.
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City Board of Commissioners
City Board of Commissioners of
Roanoke Rapids
A. N. Martin
E. B. Manning
Henry Fitts
A.N. Martin
R. I. Starke
Noel
F. C. Williams
G. N. Taylor
M. D. Collier
Sanitary District Board
New Sanitary Board
W. E. Murphrey
Sanitary District
Mr. Arly
T. A
Manning
Stormy’s fate debated as city boots police chief
Rapids back action by City Commissioners to place Mr. Early and Mr. Kirkland on 30 days notice. A local board member laments the decision to discard a homegrown chief, praising Stormy as fair to all and urging retention. The piece notes prior Town actions and local concerns, including contractor license changes, a gas contract bid, and a Halifax postmaster visit.
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Stormy
Infant Buried in Roanoke Rapids Cemetery
Clifton B. Pratt Jr., one year old son of Mr and Mrs C B Pratt, was buried in Roanoke Rapids Cemetery this afternoon after funeral services at Williams Funeral Home conducted by Rev J J Boone. The infant had been in poor health for several months.
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Clifton B. Pratt Jr
C. B. Pratt
Roanoke Rapids
Williams Funeral Home
J. J. Boone
Playground Stew At Patterson Town Playground Guests
Sadie Lee Bright and Mary Garriss gave Pattersontown Playground children a Brunswick Stew Tuesday morning. About fifty attended. Fred Fannie Eloise and Sadie Lee Bright visited sister Mrs Leatha Conwell at Phoebus Virginia. Stephen Catalina of Luling Texas injured a finger lifting a sock during the war years.
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Sadie Lee Bright
Mary Garriss
Pattersontown Playground
Fred, Fannie
Eloise
Mrs
Leatha Conwell
Phoebus, Va
Stephen Catalina
Luling
Tex
Up and Down The Avenue The Editor Continued
The piece notes that prices rise with dates and city merchants pay a special privilege tax funding the general fund. It also mentions an 14 inch Kentucky Wonder bean grown by F C Hege and a Quebec card from T W Mullen about a Gaspe peninsula trip with fishermen and families at Ruisseau Castor. The call goes out to high school students for help.
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F. C. Hege
P. Q
Valley trip ends with narrow escape after live wire shock
Mr and Mrs W A China return from a motor strip through Virginia valley. K W Moffett church organist of Salem Mass was slightly embarrassed but uninjured when a live wire dropped on him and burned off nearly all his clothing.
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W. A. China
Valley
Virginia
K. W. Moffett
Salem, Mass
Tired and fatigued health ad urges doctor visit
An old advertisement asks if readers feel tired and listless and suggests visiting a doctor to determine if vitamins and food concentrates, not drugs, may restore energy. It notes doctors may prescribe food concentrates and promises to fill the prescription with a complete line of newer concentrates.
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J. F. W. Dorman Co
Jackson Street
Roanoke Junction
Charlie Kirkland
Dobbins
Smith
Sinclair Station
Perry Millikin
Halifax
Charlotte
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
Eto
Rosemary Drug CO
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