Cotton Bales Ginned in Halifax County 1940 Crop
A census report from the Department of Commerce shows 24,726 bales of cotton ginned in Halifax County from the 1940 crop before December 1. Last year 8,940 bales had been ginned from the 1939 crop, about a third of this year’s total. Report sent to the Herald by R. S. Clark, special agent from Littleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epartment of Commerce
Bureau of the Census
Halifax County
The
Herald
R. S. Clark
Littleton
Patrolman Long Injured In Wreck En Route To Hit and Run
Corporal J C Long of the State Highway Patrol suffered bruises and possible rib injury when his patrol car overturned on US 301 between Weldon and Halifax while en route to investigate a hit and run. He was brought to Roanoke Rapids Hospital for observation. The Florida truck driver Roscoe Pollard was detained for investigation after the collision.
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J. C. Long
Weldon
Halifax
Roanoke Rapids
U. S
Rothrock
Corporal Long
High
Pollard
Long
Local residents take weekend and midweek trips
Mrs. Julian Acree and Mrs. A P Farmer with Annie Farmer visited Raleigh on Wednesday and many couples and individuals traveled to Portsmouth Jackson Roanoke Rapids and Newport News over the weekend. Trips included Richmond Norfolk Greensboro and Durham with multiple family members accompanying.
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Julian Acree
A. P. Farmer
Annie Farmer
Raleigh
J. W. Benton
Jackson
George Rainey
Portsmouth
Harvey Lee Rainey
Mattie McGinnis
Frances Edwards
Roanoke Rapids
Milton Reid
Leon Acree
J. P. Pip
G. E. Crawley
W. J. Benton
Richmond
A. J. May
Durham
Grensboro
John S. Vaughn and Sons
John and
Charles
J. R. Wollett
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Land Bros
Jewelers
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
Whitman
Martha Washington
He-Man
Rosemary Drug CO
Ape Man
Yardley
Shulton
Ove
Rocky Mount
N. C
Norfolk
Greensboro
N. Charlotte
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