Roanoke Rapids Wins Federal Post Office Building
Roanoke Rapids will get a new post office after final location approval by the Post Office and Treasury Departments. Construction could begin in 1935 as the city secures corner lot deals on 7th Street. Congressman John H. Kerr is credited for securing the building and the necessary appropriation amid two years of effort.
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Roanoke Rapids
Post Office
Treasury Departments
7Th Street
Postoffice
John H. Kerr
The Presidents Ball Aimed at Local Infantile Paralysis Aid
The 1935 Birthday Ball on January 30 will benefit infantile paralysis. Roosevelt lends his birthday to the national drive, but 70 percent stays with Roanoke Rapids for local cases, while 30 percent goes to the national commission for research. The note urges clubs to select a local case to rally support.
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Roosevelt
Warm Springs Foundation
Decorating the Avenue Brings Roanoke Rapids Christmas Spirit
The Roanoke Rapids merchants group sparked a citywide Christmas display through the efforts of individual firms at each end despite the association not acting as a formal body. The result creates strong holiday atmosphere and demonstrates the power of collective effort.
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Merchants Association
Roanoke Rapids
Decorating Off the Avenue Christmas Display Shines From Mickle
Hundreds drive to 10th Street near the Avenue to view Mickle’s life size Christ scene. The article praises his year long effort turning spare time into meaningful recreation and urges families to visit at night with spotlights.
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10Th Street
Mickle
Christmas Seals Fight Tuberculosis In Roanoke Rapids
A Welfare Dept of the Womans Club and local school children sell Christmas Seals to fund prevention discovery and treatment of TB. The message urges buying a dollar's worth or any amount to protect families and friends.
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Roanoke Rapids
Womans Club
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Roanoke Rapids Herald
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Halifax County
North Carolina
Carroll Wilson
Editorial
A. B. Chapin
Santa Claus, Incorporated
United States
Sharin AS
Eoe
Jacob C. Shearin
R.F.D
Roanoke Dapids
Typewriter Service Co. Weldon
N. C
Lynwood J. Judkins, Prop
W. C. Williams
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
Shell Furn. Co
E. D. Harbour
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