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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1941
Page
1
Roanoke Rapids property owners will see notices of city and school tax sales on the second Monday in August. The change follows a County Commission decision to delay delinquent tax advertising until August, with sale on the first Monday in September as usual.
Lt. Graham Dean remained stable yesterday following a second major operation in a week. His father W. S. Dean reported the Louisville hospital release of the telegram. The teen was brought to a Louisville hospital after a relapse from a serious illness weeks earlier. his parents are accompanying him.
Rosemary Inc plans a two day sales tour of Roanoke Rapids mills with fourteen salesmen. They will tour Rosemary Manufacturing Co plants Wednesday afternoon and visit Roanoke Mills Co No 1 Thursday morning at 11 at The Herald Printing Co Sample and Style Card Dept, then Roanoke Mills Co No 2 and Patterson Mills Co Thursday afternoon.
Swain Norman of Halifax is appointed Prison Division Supervisor in the first Division of the State Highway and Public Works Commission. The division covers fourteen counties including Warren Halifax Northampton Edgecomb Hertford Bertie Martin Gates Chowan Pasquotank Perquimans Camden Currituck Dare and others.
Roanoke Rapids voters elected Kelly Jenkins mayor over incumbent W Bernard Allsbrook by 324 votes. Jenkins 995 total with 772 North Ward and 223 South Ward. Allsbrook 671 with 221 North and 450 South. Collier and Starke re-elected commissioners. Sworn in June.
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