Leave Our System Alone Halts Tax Rate Drop Debate
Halifax County plans to cut the next year’s tax rate from 85 to 65 cents per hundred, aided by ABC store profits used to pay debt. The system, in place since 1935, nets about 60,000 annually, funding debt payments and potentially further cuts if debt is cleared. Citizens fear shift if Horton becomes governor and vows to oppose legal liquor, urging support for the ABC plan as the practical solution.
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Halifax County
A.B.C
Virginia
Horton
The
News & Observer
Mr. Horton
Halifax A.B.C
Halifax County Seeks Local Solution Handling Problem
The remarks oppose a governor and Mr. Horton removing Halifax County from a locally developed system. The speaker argues the current method is the most satisfactory for addressing the problem in their area.
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Horton
Halifax County
New Primary Laws Shape Ballot Marking Rules
Halifax County voters face rules limiting who may assist marking ballots as new primary laws take effect May 25. Kelly Jenkins says one helper per voter, with officials recording both voter and helper, and assistance only for physically unable voters. Husbands and wives may vote together if requested. officials will monitor compliance for fair elections.
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Kelly Jenkins
Halifax
Halifax County
W. A. Lucas
State Board of Elections
Give Gladly to Roanoke Rapids Red Cross Drive
The Roanoke Rapids Chapter appeals to residents to raise 800 as part of a ten million dollar war relief fund for Europe. Citizens are urged to contribute as a small but meaningful effort against the military devastation.
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Roanoke Rapids
American Red Cross
Europe
Red Cross
Red Cross relief drive for war-torn Europe begins Monday
A call urges immediate support for relief funds aiding Poland Denmark Norway Holland Belgium and other European nations. The appeal notes millions left homeless or hungry by the Hun invasion and asks citizens to give generously in a single drive before November’s annual roll call.
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Poland
Denmark
Norway
Holland
Belgium
Red Cross
Religion Inspired Early Mental Health Hospices
The Quakers began humane care for the insane, founding The Retreat in Yorkshire in 1796 as a quiet haven and later the Friends' Asylum in Frankford, Pennsylvania, in 1817, to replace confinement with gentle, compassionate treatment under religious oversight.
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England
United States
Friends’ Asylum
Frankford
Pennsylvania
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