Halifax Democrats set May 9 precinct meetings countywide
Arrangements completed for seventeen Halifax county Democratic precinct meetings on Saturday May 9 with times left to precinct chairmen. In Roanoke Rapids precinct details include meeting times and locations and names of last year’s chairmen.
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Halifax County
Democrats
B. M. Nicholson
Enfield
Democratic Party
Nicholson
Roanoke Rapids
Roanoke Ave
Peoples Theatre
B. H. Ricks
City Hall
John Martin
Rosemary Graded School
Bahnson Weathers
Roanoke Rapids Precinct
May Sugar Ration Stamp Schedule Issued
J. T. Chase, chairman of the county rationing boards, announced the May sugar stamp schedule. Stamp No 1 is valid May 5 to May 16, Stamp No 2 May 17 to May 30, Stamp No 8 May 31 to June 13, Stamp No 4 June 14 to June 27. Each stamp covers one pound of sugar. merchants tear the stamp at purchase. Keep this schedule for reference.
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J. T. Chase
Eleven Rejected At Fort Bragg Draft Examinations
Eleven of thirty eight selectees were rejected at Fort Bragg after thorough physicals. Included were Ed Knott city attorney Rufus Vick and Howard Hawkins of South Rosemary. The group returned to the city this afternoon.
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Fort Bragg
Ed Knott
Rufus Vick
Howard Hawkins
South Rosemary
Local Veteran Relates Pacifi War Zone Experiences
Charlie Harlow, a local man, shares his account of service in Pacific war zones in this week’s Herald. His narrative appears on Page 2, Section B.
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Charlie Harlow
Pacifi
The
Herald
Roanoke Rapids Hosts Kiwanis Division Meeting
More than 125 Kiwanians from seven clubs in the Carolinas District Sixth Division travel to Roanoke Rapids for the annual division meeting. District Governor J Mayon Saunders of Chapel Hill will be principal speaker at the 7 PM banquet in the Junior High School cafeteria. W J Norwood of Roanoke Rapids presides as division governor. club presidents include Ivey Johnson Elizabeth City Rees Roanoke Rapids Medlin Rocky Mount Sides Scotland Neck Pittman Tarboro Edmondson Hix Wil liamston.
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Carolinas
Roanoke Rapids
J. Mayon Saunders
Chapel Hill
W. J. Norwood
Ahoskie
W. Ivey Johnson
Elizabeth City
Cecil J. Rees
W. L. Medlin
Rocky Mount
R. L. Sides
Scotland Neck
James L. Pittman
Tarboro
Frank Edmondson
Williamston
David M. Hix
Norwood
Saunders
Two Fast Freights Collide Near Raleigh and Portsmouth
Wrecking crews cleared debris after two Seaboard Railway freight cars collided head on near Raleigh on Wednesday night. One engineer died, seven injured including a fireman seriously, with R. L. Duke and S. Newton Mills among the crew.
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Raleigh
Portsmouth
Seaboard Railway
S. Newton Mills
North Person Street
R.L. Duke
Watauga Street
C. L. Rochelle
Peace Terrace
Littleton
Summit
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