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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1940
Page
1
The Roanoke Rapids Merchants Association backs Seaboard Railway protest withdrawals to allow Carolina Coach Co to expand bus service and open a Roanoke Rapids terminal. A committee will seek alternate highway work and a star route post for Norlina to Roanoke Rapids.
The city population climbs by 18 to 8539 after residents missed by the regular count submit forms at City Hall. Greater Roanoke Rapids is estimated at just over 12 000 with township figures at 13466 and adjacent areas at 15400.
The majority of city stores banks beauty parlors and the post office will close all day Thursday July 4. Some shops will stay open July 3 despite not taking the half holiday Wednesday afternoon.
County Juvenile Judge Leonidas Hux placed two local boys aged 10 and 15 on probation for two years ending the wave of house entering. Police traced the incidents to the youths and recovered a pistol and 101 cigarettes among the items from several homes. The boys acknowledged entering multiple homes including the Jackson Service Station a few weeks earlier.
City officials merchants group Rotary Kiwanis and Lions Clubs sign a petition urging Seaboard Airline Railway to drop protests against granting Carolina Coach Company a temporary charter to operate bus lines through Roanoke Rapids and to build a terminal. The filing cites regional benefits and progress.
A meeting of proposed stockholders is set for Friday night June 28 at 7 30 in the Municipal building to elect officers and directors. The charter should be in possession by the meeting and a committee to draft by laws and a constitution was named with J R Allsbrook as chair and Dr Upshur Higginbotham and Lyle Wilson as members. The group aims to present the documents for approval that night.
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