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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1933

Page

5

Purchases of New Automobiles Make Substantial Gain

North Carolina June new auto sales show 490 trucks and 2160 cars versus May figures. Year to date totals reach 2000 trucks and 7106 cars, marking a notable bounce in motor vehicle activity. Chevrolet led with 1040, Ford 472, Plymouth 370, Pontiac 124. several big cars scarce, while 36 Austin small cars sold.

North Carolina Leland Har Rports Chevrolet Franklin LaSalle Lincoln Pierce- Arrow

Dodge Weds Again Mack Williams

Dodge Williams wed Mack Williams again as H Doyle and a daughter spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs at Brink Virginia today with relatives.

Dodge Mack Williams Sun . H. Doyle Brink, Va

Card of Thanks for William Cook’s family

Expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and death of 24 year old William Cook. Survivors named: Wiley Cook, Sallie Cook, and Pearl Cook.

William Cook Wiley Cook Sallie Cook Pearl Cook

Local visits noted among residents this week

Mrs. T. O. Wilson visits Mrs. Babcock and other friends. Mr. George Attmore of Washington, N C, visits Mr. Jack Vincent during the week.

George Attmore Washington, N. C Jack Vincent

Wanted Short Chain Beamer Operator for Herald

Wanted one passenger to the World's Fair leaving July 16. Call at Ray's Bar-B-Q Stant. 21-7-13 Found man's straw sailor at ball park Saturday. Owner may claim at Herald office. Wanted to buy good second-hand bicycle apply Billie Brickell Halifax NC 11-7-13

Ray’s Ball Park Herald Office Billie Brickell Halifax N. C

Special Election and New Registration Notice in Roanoke Rapids NC

A special election is set for August 15 1933 in the Roanoke Rapids City Administrative Unit to decide on a local property tax not exceeding 50 cents per 100 dollars to fund an eight month school term and to finance a ninth month. Boundaries cover Roanoke Rapids town limits and adjacent Halifax County areas as described by county roads canals and farm boundaries.

Hality North Carolina Roanoke Rapids Roanoke Rapids Graded School Halifax County Roanoke River M. A. Hamilton B. W. Bass Roanoke Navigation and Water Power Company Medlin Fulgham Weldon and Gaston County Said County Road Tilgham’s Cross Roads Chocoyote

Roanoke Rapids Registration Window and Polling Site Notice

A public notice details polling at Rapids High School Building and a new voter registration period from July 15, 1933 to August 5, 1938. It lists registration hours, Saturday sessions, and Challenge Day before the election, with signatures from local boards in Roanoke Rapids and Halifax County.

Chocoyate Creek J. G. Simmon John D. Shaw Roanoke Navigation and Water Power Company Roanoke River Rapids High School Roarke Rapids High School Roanokepids City Adminstration T. W. Mullen C. W. Davis Board of Commissioners Halifax County Roanoke

Durham Man Elected President of North Carolina Bar Association

Elmer Long of Durham was elected president of the North Carolina Bar Association at its annual Wrightsville Beach meeting. J. B. Cheshire Jr of Raleigh and Zeb V. Nettles of Asheville were named vice presidents, with H. M. London reelected secretary. Clarence E. Martin of Martinsburg WV addressed the gathering urging states' rights while Governor Ehringhaus introduced him.

Wrightsville Beach J. B. Cheshire, Jr Raleigh Zeb V. Nettles Asheville W. F. Taylor Goldsboro H. M. London E. E. Rivers Greensboro B. H. Covington Wadesboro Clarence E. Martin Martinsburg W. Va American Bar Association Ehringhaus

Notable Visitors and Travels Include Virginia Beach Trip

Miss Virginia Bell Vincent has no friends in Paces Virginia. Mr and Mrs Tow White left Saturday for a vacation in Virginia Beach and other points of interest. Mr Stanley White of Washington DC spent several days this week visiting friends.

T. L. Gray Lenoria Camp Virginia Bell Vincent Paces Mrs Tow White Virginia Beach Stanley White Washington, D. C

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John D. Dodge Dodge Motor Firm Detroit Elkhart Ind M. Cline Mrs. T. O. Wilson Mrs. Babcock H. L. Bobbitt Olympia Cafe Notic OF Hitler Spain Gandhi Roanoke Rapids Building & Loan Roanoke Rapids Building & Loan Assoc Second Dial Whitaker Meade H. Mitchel City of A. L. Clark Durham N. C. Bar Association Richard Taylor Richmond, Va Walter Taylor Mesdames D. RB. Camp A. M. Glover Jackson J. W. Wheeler R. D. Wheeler Norfolk, Va J. Elmer Long Elmer Long Otto H. Kahn Kahn, Loeb & Co Senate Oxfords Coburn’s Coburn
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