Roanoke Rapids Herald Summer Notes Pull Local Color
Coach Bricklemeyer pushes a new team member on a hot day. Lefty Talley won games for Wilson in the Coastal Plain league and will attend Wake Forest summer school. Robert L. Martin heads to Arapahoe for the season. Roanoke Rapids readers hear cheers, gossip, and local plans as residents juggle jobs, schooling, and summer life with the Herald.
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Bricklemeyer
Joe Talley
Wilson
Wake Forest
Robert L. Martin
Arapahoe
Martin
Missus
Herald
Ruling Sought On Halifax County Primary Voter Names
The State Board of Elections is asked whether Halifax registrars may restore to the democratic primary book the names of voters denied in May 1942 who had voted in 1940. The inquiry focuses on those whose names may have been omitted or moved to a general register during a transfer. A second June 27 primary nominates a sheriff candidate, with petitioned restoration to permit voting.
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Halifax County
County Board of Elections
W. A. Lucas
State Board of Elections P. S
Laws Allow Late Voters to Enter June Primary Roll
The article explains that voters turned away on May 30 may return June 27 to vote in the second primary for Sheriff and have their names added to primary registration books. It notes possible investigations of Halifax County registration and polling books to ensure proper handwriting and accurate registration. It also questions why some registrants appeared only on the general book and not the primary book, and calls for faster voting by trained staff, citing delays in Roanoke Rapids No. 3, the county’s largest precinct.
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Sheriff
Halifax County
State Board of Elections
Roanoke Rapids No. 3
Halifax County to Hold Fair, Impartial Election on June 27
The article notes more than 1500 names on the books and that the registrar will supply typewritten lists to speed voters. State Board of Elections and local officials seek a fair impartial and speedy election in Halifax County on June 27.
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State Board of Elections
Halifax County
Gas ration plan details coupons and classifications
Gas ration cards will have 96 coupons. Holders of C cards will also receive A cards. A new truck classification assigns light trucks to S-1 with 96 coupons and heavy trucks to S-2 with 387 coupons. Possible expiration dates may apply to these classifications.
Gas for Tobacco Growers Granted Supplemental Cards
Leon Henderson reports tobacco farmers may obtain gasoline rationing cards for hauling cured tobacco in trailers to market. If existing cards don t cover needs, farmers can apply to local rationing boards for supplemental cards per Henderson s reply to Senator Bailey. Bailey had asked for a special provision for North Carolina farmers transporting tobacco by trailer.
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Leon Henderson
Price Administration
Josiah W. Bailey
Henderson
Bailey
North Carolina
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