Courthouse Fight on Halifax Co op Stores Continues
A Halifax County meeting pitted government planners against local merchants over proposed co op stores for settlers. Citizens argued taxpayers fund land, stores, and improvements, while government spokesmen claimed the plan would aid settlers yet faced strong merchant opposition and questions about local control. The debate highlighted tension between public aid and private business.
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Boykins
Mr. Boykin
McDowell
Scotland Neck
Boykin
Halifax
Halifax County
McLendon
Halifax County Farms
Pitts Theatre Week Opens With Comedy and Cartoons
At the New Pitts Theatre in Emporia the week begins Sunday with Live Love and Learn a comedy featuring Robert Montgomery Rosalind Russell and Robert Benchley along with News Oswald cartoons and comedies. Eddie Cantor stars Ali Baba Goes To Town Monday and Tuesday with Tony Martin June Lang and Roland Young. Jane Withers in 45 Fathers headlines Wednesday and Thursday with Thomas Beck Louise Henry and the Hartmans. Friday features Charles Starrett in West Bound Mail and Saturday offers Tarzan's Revenge with Glenn Morris Eleanor Holm.
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Eddie Cantor
Roland Young
Jane Lang
Ali Baba
New Pitts Theatre
Emporia
Robert Montgomery
Rosalind Russell
Robert Benchley
Greenwich Village
Park Avenue
Oswald
Pitts Theatre
Tony Martin
June Lang
Eddie
Bagdad
Jane Withers
Thomas Beck
Louise Henry
the Hartmans
Jane
Charles Starrett
Edgar Rice
Tarzan
Glenn Morris
Eleanor Holm
City Warehouse Sells Fertilizer
William Harris HM manager of the Roanoke Rapids Bonded Warehouse returned from Norfolk after a conference with Swift and Company. His firm will distribute Swift Red Steer fertilizers and Vigoro in this territory.
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William Harris
Roanoke Rapids
Norfolk
Swift and Company
Swift
Red Steer
Vigoro
Opposition in Halifax County to a New Deal program
The text notes a rising opposition in Halifax County to a New Deal program as part of a broader critique of government aid favoring one third of the population the distribution class. It suggests something is radically wrong somewhere and hints at a broader national tension over relief efforts.
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Halifax County
Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets Open 1938 Basketball Season
The Roanoke Rapids High School team beat Lawrenceville 8 7 in overtime on January 7 at Lawrenceville, then lost 19 15 to Murfreesboro at home. They handled Emporia 26 6 on January 14 at the new Armory court. Joe Shell led scoring with four points in the first game and a dozen versus Emporia.
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R.A.H.S. Yellow Jackets
Lawrenceville
Lawrenceville H. S
Bill Shell
Jax
Shell
Newsom
Taylor
Market
Keeton
Abernathy
Virginia
Murfreesboro H. S
Bennett
Byrd
Parker
Murfreesboro
Hill
Emporia
Roanoke Rapids H. S. Yellow Jackets
Emporia High
Jackets
Cooper
Bowen
Gillan
Virginians
Roanoke Rapids High School Yellow Jackets
Lawrenceville High
Quint
Zeb Denny
Gaston High
Gaston
W. Brown
Pope
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NEW Pitts
Rosalind Russell “Live
THUR
Fathers
Pitts
City Warehouse
Eugene
Fredric Permanents
Vogue Beauty Shoppe
Lady Fair Beauty Shoppe
Duchess Beauty Shoppe
O. Griffin
Mgr
Griffin
Imperial Theatre
Miss Fannye Marks
Fannye
New York City
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