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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 30, 1933

Page

8

15000 Tar Heels Put To Work This Week Under CWA

Raleigh reports that about 15 000 unemployed North Carolinians will be at work this week under the Civil Works Administration including roughly 10 000 from work relief. By December 15 an estimated 63 000 more may be employed with total weekly income near one million dollars through February 1. Projects include highways walkways school properties and municipal grounds. Wages start at 45 cents hourly for common labor up to 1 10 dollars for a 30 hour week. Women earn at least 30 cents hourly.

Raleigh Civil Works Administration Thomas O’berry Harry L. Hopkins O’berry

Film Detective shows 10 472 in 92 of 100 counts by groups

The report lists 10 472 workers across 92 of 100 counts in categories such as seamstresses clerical and professional nurses and janitoresses with others in school lunch work and more. It notes many women in nursing sewing canning vocational education nursery work and similar fields are funded by relief money not CWA funds.

CWA

Nutrition Leader School Teaches Foods and Christmas Gifts

Miss Mary E. Thomas State Nutrition Specialist Mrs Hazel E Wheeler home agent and Mrs F W M White County Nutrition Leader led an all day Leader School in Halifax at the County Club Kitchen on last Tuesday The program covered Foods and Christmas Gifts with wide attendance and representation from Aurelian Springs Calvary Darlington Dawson Halifax Hardance Heathsville Hollister New Hope Ringwood Roseneath Spring Hill Tillery and other clubs The next leader school will be held in Halifax kitchen late January.

Mary E. Thomas Hazel E. Wheeler F. W. M. White County Club Halifax Hobgood Aurelian Springs Helen Shearin Louise Liles Calvary R. W. Hamill Harold Myrick Darlington E. C. Dickens Dana Dickens Dawson J. L. Holliday D. C. Weeks A. W. Gregory Hardrance Ralph Willey Winnie Burt Heathsville J. L. Henderson Mary Thomas Herring Hezel E. Wheeler

Jury Offers Weekend Diversion Choice in Denver Murder Trial

A Denver jury hearing the murder case against Alex English faced a weekend diversion option between attending church or going to a theatre. The jurors selected a movie showing instead.

Alex English Denver

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