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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1934
Page
8
Halifax county relief canneries closed after producing over twenty five thousand quarts to improve meals for 473 local families. Ten colored and ten white schools canned 5100 quarts to support the hot lunch program across seventeen communities under county supervision led by Miss Eula Crumpler and county relief administrator J. B. Hall.
The Book Club met Tuesday afternoon at Mrs J T Maddrey's home to study the Mississippi River. Mrs W J Wood wrote The River That Changed A Nation read by Mrs D P Moore. Entries included Early Mississippi Boats by Mrs W A Davis and a duet by Mrs W O Davis and C R Daniel. Mrs Maddrey and guests served a salad course with coffee.
Mr W C Grant known as Tite celebrated his 50th birthday with a Friday dinner party on November 2. A Bar B Q meal and cake with coffee were served. Attendees included wife two children Callie and Robert H C Grant Jackson and others from Roanoke Rapids Jack son Goldsboro and nearby towns. Mr Grant received many gifts.
Mrs M A Allen and Miss Lottie Allen spent the week end in Richmond visiting relatives and taking in local sights.
The U S Civil Service Commission lists multiple openings with salaries from 1 260 to 2 000 a year across agencies including Securities and Exchange Commission Bureau of Engraving and Printing and Departmental Service Closing dates range from November 6 to November 30 1934 Most positions carry a 5 percent fiscal year deduction and an 8 percent retirement deduction Carl Churchill Secretary of the US Civil Service Board of Examiners invites applicants at the post office in this city
J. F. Rochelle and Mark Allen spent Armistice Week-end in New Bern while Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Blowe visited Ahoskie. The Rosemary Baptist Church Woman’s Missionary Society met Tuesday afternoon to discuss “Clasping Hands With Our Southern Neighbors” with a splendid program and good attendance.
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