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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1932
Page
7
The piece reflects on 1933 starting anew after a hard 1932 year. It notes political recovery after elections, easing bank failures, and low farm prices likely rising, with a message that true prosperity requires work and adjustment rather than easy gains. It emphasizes a shift in mindset toward effort and realism.
A public call urges drastic tax cuts amid 1920s fiscal excess. The author argues officials obstruct tax relief, noting organized tax-eaters and taxpayers lacking power, urging trimming public frills and reducing government administration to essentials.
Albert T. Reid argues for abolishing half of Washington bureaus and departments and urges state and local governments to follow. he hopes the new administration will set an example for reducing waste.
Relatives came to honor graves in a local cemetery but found pigs and fowl roaming the sacred square. The cemetery lies outside city limits, complicating protection, though owners may be urged to confine their animals to prevent future depredations.
Merton Thompson stands accused of taking $40 from a Seattle garage cash register. He may offer a defense that he was suffering from sleeping sickness at the time of the alleged crime.
Joe Pearce of Hopewell Virginia visits Roanoke Rapids with friends. Administrator Earl M Daughtry announces claims against the estate of Robert Leroy Daughtry deceased of Halifax County North Carolina must be filed by November 22, 1933. Creditors urged to present debts promptly.
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