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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1940
Page
8
A dump of short items shows a city clerk delayed license plates and a discriminatory incident. A hunting accident ends tragically as a county man dies from a gun misfire. Racial taunts recur in a discussion among workers at an armory as they mock an elder. The piece ends with a stray garbled line about taxes.
The column discusses the upcoming basketball season at the local high school, predicting a tough return after graduation losses and noting the sport's popularity, gym developments, and crowd potential. It mentions Coach Carter, alumni Stu Martin, and teams like High Point College and Elon, with references to bowls and other programs.
Halifax County tax supervisor invited by Albert Coates to attend the annual North Carolina Tax Supervisors Association meeting at the Institute of Government building in Chapel Hill December 12 13. The survey on penalties for late listing and use of tax maps will be discussed along with exemptions mappings listing and valuation of real and personal property.
Mesdames Clyde Williams Mar vin Williams and Bennie Strick land H M Waters Lewis Waters Rudolph Waters and Fenton Waters attended the funeral of their niece Mrs Emma Ange in Plymouth Saturday.
Woodrow Norwood of Jackson spent Sunday in town visiting relatives and sharing family time with kin.
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