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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1946
Page
4
Report details cases applying and outcomes for Halifax County during November. It notes 22 office interviews and home visits, with one family assisted due to illness. a wife with a disabled husband and a three year old child sought aid after her husband was hospitalized and unable to work.
A wife faced high costs for hospital bills and child care while her husband was in the hospital. A case worker from Associated Charities arranged temporary help through overseers and responsible locals. After weeks of support the husband returned home and the family regained independence.
Prices received by North Carolina farmers on November 15 show gains for meat animals dairy products and miscellaneous farm items with record highs in meat animal prices and a dairy surge. Cotton and cottonseed drop sharply as corn supplies ease price factors and hogs reach a mid month record. Veal calves stay steady beef and sheep and lambs fall while oats rise slightly. The Veterans Administration reports loans approved for guaranty were in default by end of September as Peoria Illinois lab experiments turn waste into synthetic liquid fuels from corn cobs.
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