Roanoke Rapids Votes United Behind Local Candidates
In Roanoke Rapids all four precincts backed P C Luter for Sheriff and Charlie Daniel for County Court Judge with uniform majorities. J R Wrenn stood out among eight for County Board of Commissioners as the top vote-getter in every precinct. The piece proclaims Roanoke Rapids as finally united after prior splits.
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Halifax County
Superior Court
Allsbrook
Hux
E. L. Travis
Sam Dunn
Roanoke Rapids
P. C. Luter
Charlie Daniel
Weldon
Thomases
J. R. Wrenn
County Board of Commissioners
Fighting Together The Seas and the Pacific War Effort
The article extols U S sailors and Marines as a cohesive unit learning team work fast. It praises their adaptability and resilience in the Pacific theater noting victories after early losses and likening their resolve to national spirit in facing treachery and surprise.
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Japan
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Dutch Harbor
This Year's June Bride Will Win the Final Battle
A home front wartime exhortation urging sacrifice and unity. Citizens are asked to endure rationing, avoid griping, report crooks and chiselers, and stand with soldiers fighting Japan and the coming Nazi threat. The message emphasizes collective effort and shared hardship to achieve total peace through total war.
Working Together Against War Time Labor Strikes
In a wartime call, the piece argues for unity of labor and management to support victory. It condemns sock mill strikes in the Piedmont area as harmful to the war effort and urges loyal workers to oppose unpatriotic disruption while stressing common purpose across organized and unorganized labor.
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America
Piedmont
Army
Navy
Hitler
Mussolini
Hirohito
Citizens Unite to Rally for Shared National Duty
A call for minorities and all Americans to join forces for the common good. The message urges collaboration across groups to strengthen the nation and that unity will benefit the country and its people.
May 30 Mayoral Primary Sidelights Prompt Voter Frustration
M D Collier, Roanoke Rapids UN System manager, faced literate voters with indignation as he reiterated that he is not and has never been a candidate for the County Board of Commissioners.
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M. D. Collier
Roanoke Rapids
County Board of Commissioners
Miscast Ballot Confusion In Roanoke Rapids Controversy
The piece notes J. W. Collier or W. J. Collier living south of Aurelian Springs allegedly receiving hundreds of votes by mistake for the local grocer. It contrasts this with M. D. Collier, longtime City Board of Commissioners member in Roanoke Rapids, whose name confusion has grown from clever politicians to the public benefit and his own embarrassment.
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J. W
W. J. Collier
Aurelian Springs
M. D. Collier
City Board of Commissioners
Roanoke Rapids
Collier
Mr. Collier
Roanoke Rapids Candidate Ad Threatens Full Page Opposition
M D warns that in two years he will run a full page advertisement to tell Roanoke Rapids voters that J W or W J are not the candidates he supports. He vows to inform the public well in advance.
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M. D
J. W
W. J
Roanoke Rapids
Voters question alleged scheme over grocery bill extension
The passage notes suspicions of a scheme to extend grocery bills as residents recall promises made by two collier figures. M. D. voices anger at perceived broken commitments, arguing the tactic may not work and stressing the need for accountability.
U S Savings Bond Pledge Campaign Urges Support
The article promotes the U S Savings Bond Pledge Campaign as a short path to victory and notes a pledge canvasser will call on residents to secure regular purchases of U S Savings Bonds and stamps.
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U. S
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