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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1932
Page
1
The column notes Tom Cheex new to assist Coach Hoyle with the backfield and lists local travel plans. Ahoskie and Roanoke Rapids Kiwanis gatherings are described with a beach outing for about one hundred guests and a pavilion dinner.
The Halifax County Board of Commissioners in a special session works on next year’s budget to cut the tax rate, targeting 65 cents to reduce debt service. They review the county school budget and consider eliminating some offices, though state and federal funding limits savings. A citizens’ group plans to appear before the board Monday to push such changes.
Mrs Lucy Clary aged 79 died July 20 at her daughter Mrs Mollie Prichett’s home after years of ill health. The deceased was a widow and interment occurred July 21 at Cedarwood Cemetery.
Proposals in mind. Other groups will be on hand to defend the position of the Board and a warm time is expected.
City commissioners met Tuesday to discuss the new budget. Every item faced close scrutiny as unnecessary expenses were cut to the bone to run the city as cheaply as possible next year. An audit of the city has been proposed.
Gastonia shot down Roanoke Rapids in a tight second game to even the series as fans awaited full details. The opening game went to Roanoke Rapids 8 2, while Thursday featured a strong Westerners showing and a lone seventh inning run by Gastonia that proved decisive. The exact battery and scoring play were unclear at press time, with further details promised next week.
The Roanoke Rapids Sanitary Board applied to the Reconstruction Finance Corp for 365000 to install a city water and sewer system. Bond attorneys advertise the 365000 district bond issue. Secretary H. D. Camp met with Senator Josiah Bailey who pledged help to expedite the application.
The Roanoke Rapids board reports the city in healthy financial condition and aims to keep it that way. Tuesday’s discussion centered on cutting off appropriations for various city enterprises, sparking heated arguments.
Miss Edith Tippett spends time with her sister Mrs. G. H. Harvey of Hopewell, during a brief social visit.
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