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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1940

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Halifax County Benefits From Social Security Programs

Halifax County residents received about 388610 through Social Security programs in 31 months. Old Age Assistance and Aid to the Blind share 31 months totals, with monthly averages compared to state figures and federal-state funding splits noted. The article gives county employment figures, claims, and payments via the Roanoke Rapids office.

Nathan H. Yelton Public Assistance Roma S. Cheek State Commission For the Blind Washington UCC Raleigh Halifax County Congress Powell Central Ucc Halifax Employment Service Roanoke Rapids

Roanoke Rapids Library Notes Highlights New Titles

The Roanoke Rapids Public Library reports weekday hours 8 to 00 with Monday closed. Four new titles arrived this week including Bethel Merriday by Sinclair Lewis and Native Son by Richard Wright. Adler’s How to Read a Book and De la Mora’s In Places of Splendor will be noted soon. Mrs. R E Bunn Jr of Rocky Mount visited Miss Beaunie Holliday for the weekend.

Bethel Merriday Sinclair Lewis Richard Wright Adler de la Mora R. E. Bunn, Jr Rocky Mount Beaunie Holliday

Local social notes and weekend visitors in the region

Halifax residents and guests are listed among attendees and visitors. Miss Edith Avent Miss Elizabeth Applewhite Agnes Gregory Sam Gregory Don Campbell Quentin Gregory William Pryor Rodwell and others are noted visiting or staying with local families. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Howard L Twisdale of Philadelphia and E T Morris of Enfield.

C. C. Butts Snow Hill Rocky Mount Edith Avent L. H. Pearce Laura Read David Pollock Elizabeth Applewhite Apex N. C Agnes Gregory Sam Gregory Don Campbell State College Quentin Gregory Carolina William Pryor Rodwell Warrenton Howard L. Twisdale Philadelphia Mary Read E. T. Morris Enfield

Welch Family Visits Durham Woman in Duke Hospital

Mr and Mrs J Reece Welch Mrs Hubert Parrott Miss Elaine Welch and Allen Welch spent Sunday in Durham with Mrs J F Welch who is a patient in Duke Hospital.

J. Reece Welch Hubert Parrott Elaine Welch Allen Welch Durham J. F. Welch Duke Hospital

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Charles G. Powell North Carolina Martha Whitehurst Greenville The Roanoke Rapids Public Library America DIAL Service Grizzard's Service Roanoke Ave Roanoke Rapids, N. C
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