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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1944
Page
14
Halifax County women prepare for the 14th District Angiseration of Home Demonstration Clubs meeting in Middleburg Vance County on May 24 at 10 30 A M. Emphasis on encouraging 4 H Club girls and parental involvement, plus home improvement notes and safety tips on copper cooking vessels and canning powders.
A detailed catalog lists numerous parcels deeds and ownerships across Hodges town and Hodgestown. Names include Munici James Daniel Phillip Rosa Dowtin Epps Faulcon Renton Ivey Hockaday Howell Ivey Lee Johnson Jones Mills Newell Parker Perry Pitts Powell Sledge Spruill Williams and others with acreages ranging from 1 acre to 56 acres and multiple lots.
Mr and Mrs C O Williams and family visited Virginia Beach on business. Miss Sallie Lee underwent a medical exam in Rocky Mount and is now at home. Mrs Walter Ingram and children stayed with her parents J M Lee. Mrs C E Humphreys returned from Columbus Georgia visiting family. Various residents spent weekends in Emporia Norfolk and other towns. Phillip Burnette now stationed in New York.
Everett A Hoffman of the Rocky Mount Social Security Office explains that workers aged 65 or older who formerly held covered jobs and are now in non covered government or other work can claim retirement benefits. A 67 year old who switched to government work missed 24 payments he would have earned. To qualify a claimant must be at least 65, have worked in a covered job, earned minimum quarters, be no longer employed in a covered job, and file a claim. The Social Security Board offers free help at Room 208 Post Office Building Rocky Mount.
Mrs. Johnnie Bounds spent the weekend in Atlantic City New Jersey with her husband. Mrs. A O George visited relatives in Emporia Virginia this week.
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