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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1934
Page
15
The City Board of Commissioners authorized funds to hire a Chief of Police and directed Mayor Kelly Jenkins to seek qualified candidates. The mayor will recommend to the board, aiming for a courageous level headed leader capable of managing a ten thousand population force, regardless of origin.
Local Seaboard officials act quickly following an editorial urging safety improvements at the narrow Roanoke Rapids crossing from Weldon and Littleton. A letter from Seaboard’s Sally Raleigh agent quotes the Roanoke Rapids Herald and supports a wide crossing tied to a new road, noting recent accidents and growing passenger business.
The North Carolina Department of Labor reports July inspections across 17 counties affecting 36 701 workers with 105 violations found. Fifteen plants earned Grade A certificates for optimal safety and conditions. The bulletin aims to improve child labor laws hours and working conditions and will be mailed free to welfare agents law officers industry leaders unions and workers groups.
A note reports Sergeant Lewis, a popular patrolman formerly stationed in the state, was badly injured when struck by a car coming from a side road near Rocky Mount. The piece laments the hazards of peace officers and reflects on public attitude toward them.
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