Investigation highlights Halifax County polling irregularities
The Halifax County primary probe featured Registrar Rodney Glasgow defending his actions with the remark I have to keep on living with these folks. The note cites excursions to Norfolk beaches, National Guard maneuvers, telephone directory gaps, and local figures from Weldon Roanoke Rapids Enfield and Franklin.
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Halifax County
Rodney Glasgow
Littleton
Andleton
J. R. Wollett
Glasgow
Wollett
Norfolk
Seaboard Air Line
National Guard
Gulf
D. Mac Johnson
Enfield
Weldon
Roanoke Rapids
Absentee Requests Examined by Halifax County Board of Elections
The Halifax County Board of Elections continued its probe of the June 4 primary by summoning all registrars to bring absentee ballot boxes, applications, and certificates. Registrars appeared except one, all were examined, and the board adjourned at 4 30 p m until Monday with plans to inspect Roanoke Rapids No 4 precinct absentee items next.
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Halifax County Board of Elections
Roanoke Rapids No. 4
Strayer College elects Paul Matthews class president
Paul Matthews, Roanoke Rapids High School 1933 graduate, is elected president of Strayer College of Accountancy's graduating class. He earned membership in Sigma Eta Sigma and has led Strayer Honor Society for one year and served as vice president of Phi Theta Pi. Matthews will be valedictorian and give the commencement address.
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Paul Matthews
Roanoke Rapids High School
Strayer College of Accountancy
Matthews
Sigma Eta Sigma
Strayer Honor Society
Phi Thesta Pi
National Commerce Fraternity
Strayer College
Washington
Roanoke Rapids Plans Street Work Beginning August
Mayor Kelly Jenkins announced that storm drainage curbing and concrete paving on about fifty blocks will start around August 25. He returned from Atlanta where he filed plans with the regional PWA office to speed contract letting.
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Roanoke Rapids
Kelly Jenkins
Atlanta
PWA
Funeral for George M. Smith Held at Home
George M. Smith aged 72 died at his son's home 1014 Jackson Street. Funeral services were held there Thursday July 21 at four thirty led by Reverend C T Rogers. Burial followed in Brunswick Virginia. Survived by children Gideon M. Smith Dallas Smith Minnie Belle Clary Lottie M Barnes William W Smith Cornelia N Smith R L Smith Roy Smith Emmett Smith and Rosa Porch and five grandchildren. City engineer H B Christie attended. Roanoke Rapids project by PWA to be advertised bids next week with work likely to start around August 25 and finish about one year later with a total funding of 235000. Irene Adams of Sharpsburg joined Vogue Beauty Shoppe.
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William W. Smith
Jackson Street
C. T. Rogers
H. B. Christie
Greensboro
PWA
Roanoke Rapids
Roanoke Avenue
Hamilton
Jackson Streets
Rescued Man Recovers After Heroic Efforts by Local Worker
Virginia Electric & Power Co. employee Bob Saunders and Roanoke Rapids Fire Department members saved a man after two hours of artificial respiration. George Smith helped rescue Ralph Hanford from the Haw River after 20 minutes underwater. The survivor is at home.
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The
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Smith
Ralph Hanford
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VEPCO
Ray Goodman
Williamston
Ray
Steve Lipscomb
Chesapeake Camp Corp
Franklin, Va
Ted Speight
W. H. Newton
Carroll Wilson
Glenn C. Thompson
Langley Field
Virginia
W. O. Thomsoon
Glenn
Geo. Smith
George M. Smith
Brunswick, Va
Irene Adams
Sharpsburg
Vogue Beauty Shoppe
Bob Saunders
George
Burlington
River
Saunders
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