Governor Proclaims Cotton Acreage Reduction Week in NC
Governor Ehringhaus issues a proclamation declaring June 26 as Cotton Acreage Reduction Week and urges North Carolinians to cooperate with a Roosevelt led campaign. The state college extension division coordinates the drive while state farms on prison labor prepare the 25 to 40 percent acreage cuts.
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Heringhaus
North Carolina
Roosevelt
State College Extension Division
Ehringhaus
George Ross Pou
State’s Prison
Urge Purchase Land In Eastern Carolina For National Forest
Federal officials are urged to buy lands for national forests in eastern North Carolina. Current purchases have mainly been in mountains for watershed protection. Director J W Harrelson notes a $20 million eastern U S land fund and says North Carolina could receive about $1 million if allocations are equal, urging eastern shares.
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Carolina
National
North Carolina
J. W. Harrelson
Department of Conservation and Development
United States
Harrelson
Bahnson Weathers Family Visit Near Wilson North Carolina
Dr and Mrs Bahnson Weathers and their son Henry spent the weekend with relatives near Wilson in North Carolina.
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Bahnson Weathers
Henry
Wilson, N.C
Notice of Sale of Real Estate in Roanoke Rapids NC
Under a 1929 deed of trust C E Matthews defaulted on the purchase balance. Trustee T W M Long will sell at 12 15 P M on Wednesday July 5 1933 on the premises in Roanoke Rapids Halifax County NC the listed lots on West side of Charlotte Street including Nos 313 315 817 821 328 319 329 331 and 300 802 304 306 308 by highest bid for cash.
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C. E. Matthews
Halifax County
North Carolina
T. W. M. Long
Register of Deeds
County of
Halifax
State of
Roanoke Rapids Township
Roanoke Rapids
Charlotte St
Charlotte Street
Virginia- Carolina Power Company
C. F. Gore
C. E
Register of Deeds Office
Metes and Bounds
Engineer Resigns to Join Family Mercantile Firm
Charles E. Ray Jr. resigns after eight years in water resources and eight projects, ending a year as chief engineer following Thorndike Saville’s departure. He will partner with brother J Wilford Ray in C E Rays Sons at Waynesville and leave waterfall and hydraulic survey work.
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Charles E. Ray, Jr
Division of Water Resources and Engineering
Department of Conservation and Development
Thorndike Saville
New York University
J. Wilford Ray
C. E. Tay
New School Districts Set Up Across Forty State Counties
J. J. Wade returned from Asheville where he met Mr. and Mrs. Allen Zollicoffer. The article notes forty of one hundred counties in the state have established new school districts last week and mentions ongoing consultations likely to resolve cases.
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J. J. Wade
Asheville
Mr. and
Mrs. Allen Zollicoffer
School district setup outlined by State School Commission
North Carolina Halifax County reports the State School Commission’s two day session set up school districts in about forty of the state's one hundred counties. The commission questioned several county superintendents about support for the new school law and its implementation. In a separate matter, John S Turner Jr sues Madeline White Turner for absolute divorce citing three years of separation, with a July 24, 1933 appearance deadline.
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State School Commission
Le.Roy Martin
Madeline Whit Turner
Halifax County
North Carolina
Madeline White Turner
Halifax
E. L. Travis, JR
Superior Court
Halifax Co
Ord
Town Talk roundup of local visits and hospital notes
Seaboard residents Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Taylor visit brother R. L. Hudson. Joshua Rhodes and children visit Mrs. Frank Hudson. Mrs. C. P. Johnson hospitalized in Duke. Burlington pair Mrs. George Gregg and Bessie visit Ida Matthews and C. T. Johnson. G. Ricks family visit Charley Hope, Va. Vernon Britton of Emporia guests of Mrs. J. W. Britton. Mary Louise Ray ill at Monroe Street home. Chet Allsbrook hospitalized in Roanoke Rapids after appendicitis operation. Mrs. Tom White returns from Greensboro trip.
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George Gregg
Bessie Gregg
Burlington
Ida Matthews
C. T. Johnson
Mary Louise Ray
Mrs. P. W. Ray
Monroe St
Industrial Commission Opposes 7.6 Percent Insurance Increase
The Industrial Commission and Insurance Commissioner Dan C. Boney oppose a 7.6 percent increase in workmen's compensation insurance rates granted without a hearing. They cite higher costs for employers, noting rises in multiple classes and substantial rate jumps for construction, mining, logging, and other industries. The notice includes details of affected land parcels on Charlotte Street described in a 1929 plat recorded in Halifax County.
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Pensation Insurance Companies
Dan C. Boney
Boney
Industrial Commission
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John S. Turner, Jr
J. G. Taylor
Seaboard
R. L. Hudson
Joshua Rhodes
Hampton County
Frank Hudson
C. P. Johnson
Duke Hospital
Durham
Mrs. G. ©. Ricks
Charley Hope
Vernon Britton
Emporia
J. W. Britton
Chet” Allsbrook
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Tom White
Greensboro
N. C
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