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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1947
Page
14
Notice in Roanoke Rapids North Carolina lists Mrs Johan Henry Cullom of 208 Littleton Road and W B Allsbrook as attorney with filing date 10 22 0b indicating a legal matter or filing in the local court or record book.
Notice announces Hattie P. Alston as administratrix of Andrew D Pittard estate solicits claims by Sept 19 1943 and requests immediate payment. It also covers Helen W Patrick v Richard William Patrick for absolute divorce with appearance required within 20 days after Oct 24 1947.
Public sale of four lots on Hamilton Street Roanoke Rapids Halifax County North Carolina to the highest bidder for cash. Also notices of estate administration informing creditors to present claims by October 9, 1948 and executor’s address. Includes service by publication for Myrtle Louise Tyndall vs Lemuel Carr Tyndall in Superior Court.
The defendant in a Halifax County North Carolina divorce action must appear at the Clerk of Superior Court in Halifax within 20 days from October 27, 1947, to answer the complaint. The document cites statutory grounds and requests alimony and custody.
Army rifles are to be issued for firing squads of veterans organizations for military funerals of World War II dead. Alabama Florida Georgia Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina and Tennessee units may apply through the Chief of Ordnance via the Atlanta Army HQ. Fees cover packing and handling, about ten dollars for ten rifles.
A U S D A research project has been established to reduce egg losses across handling, processing, packing, transporting, and warehousing stages, aiming to improve efficiency and product quality.
Foresters expect color to emerge early with frost and rain, possibly around October 6 to 10. A five mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway will open in October for the leaf season, starting near Wagon Road Gap below Mt. Pisgah. Warning issued: gravel surface, no guard rails. drive cautiously. Other scenic routes include US 64 to Mt. Mitchell and the Smokies area, with Grandfather Mountain and the Black and Smokies as popular goals.
The article urges music lovers to subscribe to the North Carolina Symphony Society as part of a statewide movement. It argues donations plant lasting value and help build a living monument in North Carolina, citing Fosdick on a person’s standing by their wants.
USDA releases the price support schedule to back hog prices at no less than 90 percent of parity through 1948, though officials do not expect prices to fall to the support level. Italian rye grass is adaptable to most counties and remains green through winter, while September sown crimson clover provides grazing similar to rye grass but may suffer mid-winter freezes.
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