Lions to Sponsor President's Ball
The Lions Club approves sponsoring the annual President's Ball and an array of community activities. Plans include sales of tickets next week, a $50 donation to local Scout troops, safety classes at the high school with Red Cross support, and expansion of Lions Club outreach to Weldon Jackson and Murfreesboro.
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Lions Club
Baptist Church
Scott Benton
Allie Wood
James Parker
Bill Alligood
Stuart Wilson
Scout Movement
Health and Welfare Committee
Sherrod Crumpler
Red Cross
Bernard Allsbrook
Weldon
Jackson
Murfreesboro
Government Debt Per Family Rises to 1180
New estimates show the average American family would owe 1180 to cover the federal government's debt, a rise from 1929 and more than doubling over nine years. The 1938 figure reflects population estimates from the Census Bureau and Treasury data as of January 1.
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Washington
Ips
America
Census Bureau
Treasury Department
Home Demonstration Club Council Meets January 18
Halifax County Home Demonstration Clubs announce a council meeting at the Halifax club house on Tuesday January 18. President Mrs R L Applewhite will preside with all county and local officers project leaders and committee chairs invited. Meeting starts at 10 30 am with a buffet luncheon at noon. Attendees should bring a dish a notebook a pencil a 1938 year book and secretarys roll book.
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Halifax Couty Home
Halifax
Hazel Wheeler
R. L. Applewhite
Escape Plan Failed to Fool Blood Hounds
A fugitive smugly declares his ruse then slips on rubber boots to erase tracks but fails as pursuers close in. Police confirm evidence points to the suspect after a dramatic escape attempt.
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Cooking
The
Herald
Imperial
Imperial Theatre
Roanoke Rapids
Walter Kidd
Warrenton
Sidney Johnson
Emporia
Charles Ogletree
Australia
C. Reid
Roanoke Rapids Oil Co
J. Spire, Mgr. Dial
Shell Furniture Co
E. D
Willard
Littleton
Browning’s Drug Store
J. Spire
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
Weldon Road
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