Roanoke Rapids Reelects Mayor Jenkins and Two Councilmen
Roanoke Rapids voters re elected Mayor Kelly Jenkins to a sixth term by a narrow margin and re elected A N Martin South ward and W P Taylor North ward as unopposed councilmen. Total votes 945 with results by ward and candidate names. New mayoral term begins June 7 for two years.
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Roanoke Rapids
Kelly Jenkins
A. N. Martin
W. P. Taylor
North
Ith
North Ward
South Ward
M. Thompson
Jeff Welch
N. Martin
Class of 8 to graduate at hospital
The 1943 graduating class of Roanoke Rapids Hospital School of Nursing includes eight nurses. Commencement is Wednesday May 12 at 8:15 pm in the High School Auditorium with Rev John Walker giving the address. The Baccalaureate Sermon is Sunday at 8 pm at Rosemary Methodist Church by Rev Paul H Fields.
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Roanoke Rapids Hospital School of Nursing
Paul H. Fields
Rosemary Methodist Church
High School
John Walker
Presbyterian Church
Faye Chapin Hilington
Margaret I. Freeman
Edna Errette Gibbs
Claudia Marie Gibbs
Evelyn Louise Hux
Alie Mae King
Clara Mae Pierce
Julia Wailes Rives
Halifax elects mayor and five councilmen in peaceful town vote
Forty seven ballots were cast in Halifax Tuesday out of 120 registered. George A. Hux Jr. was re elected mayor and the council includes W. T. Stephenson A. W. Gregory O. E. Shaw Charles Boykins and R. L. Dickens for the next term.
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Halifax
George A. Hux,Jr
W. T. Stephenson
A. W. Gregory
O. E. Shaw
Charles Boykins
R. L. Dickens
County Board Holds May Routine Meeting
The May meeting of the County Board of Commissioners in Halifax featured routine business. Attending were N. W. Warren, J. R. Wrenn, W. J. Collier, G. H. Johnson, and county attorney Kelly Jenkins. fifth member M. W. Perry had returned from a Rocky Mount hospital and was recovering.
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County Board
County Board of Commissioners
Halifax
N. W. Warren
J. R. Wrenn
W. J. Collier
G. H. Johnson
Kelly Jenkins
M. W. Perry
Rocky Mount
Rotarians Dine At Dallas Allen Farm Meeting
Members of the Roanoke Rapids Rotary Club and guests held a regular gathering at Dallas Allen's farm in Northampton County. A barbecue dinner was served and attendees described the outdoor meeting as enjoyable.
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Roanoke Rapids
City druggists attend Virginia State Pharmacists Convention
C. E. Matthews, O. Griffin and Alfred N. Martin, city druggists, attended the Virginia State Pharmaceutical Association's annual convention held at the John Marshall Hotel in Richmond on Monday and Tuesday of this week.
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C. E. Matthews
O. Griffin
Alfred N. Martin
Virginia State Phareceutical Association
John Marshall Hotel
Richmond
Scouts Plan Big Events at Camporee
Scouts in Roanoke Rapids Halifax District gear for a three day Camporee at the new District Wilderness Camp on Whetstone Creek near Vulture Northhampton County. The program runs Friday May 14 through Sunday May 17 with troops from Weldon Jackson Rich Square Hobgood Murfreesboro and others. Camping and Activities Chairman Don Tillar and district leaders urge troops to contact him by Friday evening.
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Roanoke Rapids
Halifax
Whetstone Creek
Vulture
Northhampton
Weldon
Jackson
Rich Square
Hobgood
Murfreesboro
Bond Sale In County Goes Over The Top
Halifax County nearly doubled its quota in the second War Loan Drive. Fletcher H Gregory county chairman released figures showing state allocation of 157 000 plus bank subscriptions from The Bank of Halifax The Bank of Enfield Roanoke Bank and Trust Company 100 000 each Citi zens Bank and Trust Company 50 000 bringing total to 1 497 595 05 exceeding the 605 600 target.
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Halifax County
Fletcher H. Gregory
Halifax Kanker
Gregory
Bank of Halifax
Bank of Enfield
Roanoke Bank and Trust Company
Citizens Bank and Trust Company
Local Poultry Price Ceilings Set by OPA Officials
Officials at the local rationing board announce simplified poultry price ceilings for Eastern North Carolina. Live poultry to farmers may be 28 1/2 cents per lb for young birds, 25 cents for hens, 21 cents for roosters. to retailers 30 cents, 26 1/2 cents, 22 1/2 cents. to individual consumers 86 cents, 32 cents, 27 cents per pound respectively. No ration coupons required for poultry purchases.
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North Carolina
Missing city youth located safe after Arizona flight
Lt. Frank Neal 24, son of Mr and Mrs L S Neal, reported missing in an aircraft flight in Arizona since Saturday night, has been found uninjured and returned to his station in Douglas. The officer, who led the post exchange and theatre, flew from Douglas to Yuma about 250 miles away for film, piloted by an RAF instructor.
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Frank B. Neal
L. S. Neal
Arizona
Douglas
Frank Neal
J. F. Wadman
Neal
Yuma
Young Neal
Rosemary
Roanoke Bank and Trust Co
Army
Miami
Florida
Air Corps
Wake Forest Colege
Neals
Armed Services
Corp
Webb B. Neal
California
Wm. K. Neal
Army Air Corps
Plovdia
Lynchburg College
Lynchburg
First World War veteran joins area VFW post
Roy T. Morris, claimed as the first World War II foreign service veteran to join the local VFW post, served in Iceland and returned to the states for eye infection treatment. Local vets note he may be the first World War II veteran to join the state VFW. The post stays active with a regular Armory dance scheduled for Saturday night.
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Roy T. Morris
VFW
Morris
Iceland
Armory
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Rotarians
Dallas Allen’s
Virginia Association
Scotland Neck
Enfield
Littleton
OPA
VFW Post
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