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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1933
Page
8
About 75 former students attended the Roanoke Rapids High School auditorium for the first alumni meeting since the school's founding. Byron Gurley was elected president, Bill Alligood vice president, and Lelia Murray secretary to guide the year’s program.
George Slaughter of Report Louisiana was recently joined in marriage to Lola Gene Hogg. Shi marr.
A local newspaper column advocates approving an election to extend the school term. Parents paying poll tax would gain an extra month of schooling for their children without higher costs. The piece lists benefits such as music, home economics, and nurse services, and cites support from the Junior Order and High School graduates. Citizens praise better schools and question tiny tax amounts for future citizens.
A 30-foot flag pole was stolen from the front yard of Everett C. Burbank in Wollaston Massachusetts. Police are investigating the theft and reviewing nearby surveillance footage for leads.
Tanner and Bowen, both men with multiple children, left their dependents to seek work. Tanner sent two young daughters to neighbors after quitting a relief program and not arranging care. One girl is in a local home awaiting adoption, the 11 year old remains in court custody. Bowen, father of six, similarly provided little for his wife and children.
Barbara Ann Hunt, 98, of Elkhart Indiana, recently flew for the first time, marking a notable late life adventure and milestone.
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