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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1941
Page
24
County Health Officer Dr. Robert F. Young urges spring clean-up campaigns to curb typhoid and other diseases spread by flies rats and pests. He condemns fly breeding traps in towns and notes mosquitoes breed in tires cans and pots while removing garbage improves health for babies and residents.
The Herald prints the first of a 42 part series explaining why veterans who fought overseas should join the VFW. Jim Ingram Adjutant of the local post provides the reason and notes more articles will follow in upcoming issues.
Originating after the Spanish American War, local veteran groups formed across multiple states in 1899. By 1913 these groups merged to form the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U S, now organized in about four thousand local communities.
Miss Joy Dunn of Scotland Neck was the guest of Miss Catherine West this week in a social visit highlighting local friendships and hospitality.
At a joint Seaboard High School meeting this morning the student body and council named nominees for next year’s student council offices. For president the field includes Mary Frances Stephenson James Taylor and Lillian Ruth Yates. For vice president candidates are James Gay Taylor Kathryn Davenport and Floyd Price. For secretary nominees are Bobby Howell and Virginia Taylor Stephenson.
Mr and Mrs James A Durant of Wilson visited Mrs Tom McLendon on Wednesday. Milton Moore of Norfolk was a visitor in the city on Tuesday.
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