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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1940

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Voters to Choose Four Tickets in County State and National Election

Halifax County voters will cast ballots next Tuesday November 5 for 30 men across county state and national offices. Roosevelt runs with Wallace on the Democratic ticket while Wilkie and McNairy head the Republican side. State and local races list multiple incumbents and candidates with several unopposed contests. Three polling-place changes noted since the May primary.

Halifax County Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District Board United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt Henry A. Wallace Roosevelt Wallace Wendell L. Wilkie Charles McNairy J. Melville Broughton Robert H. McNeill County and Sanitary District Board John H. Kerr R. L. Harris Thad Eure Geo. Ross Poll Charles M. Johnson Harry McMullan Clyde A. Erwin W. Kerr Scott Dan C. Boney Forrest H. Shufford Congress Halsey B. Leavitt A. L. Ferree J. M. van Hoy W. H. Gragg W. C. Downing Lawrence J. Pace C. T. Allen Jno House of Representatives Julian R. Allsbrook B. B. Everett J. R. Wrenn W. J. Collier N. W. Warren M. W. Perry J. W. Whitaker Register of Deeds Meade H. Mitchell Recorder's Court Charles R. Daniel Recorder’s Court Wade H. Dickens Board of Education R. L. Applewhite A. G. Willcox R. C. Rives Anna Kitchen Josey J. 2. Thomason M. H. Hedgepeth M. C. Newsome R. E. Cleaton the Herald

Official Presidential Ballot Sample Guidance

Instructional lines describe voting for a straight party ticket by marking a circle with X and that voting for President and Vice President electors aligns with the party on file. It notes that torn or defaced ballots should be replaced.

First 100 Draft Drawn From Master List Tuesday

Halifax County draft board 1 lists the first 100 men drawn in the master drawing in Washington on Tuesday. The article provides names and addresses, notes 65 of the 100 are white, and explains questionnaires will be sent to registrants at about 50 per day to classify eligibility for training service.

Halifax Washington

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Miles Claud Miles Robert Clay Ed Knott Ed Travis Julian Allsbrook J. Winfield Crew Robert Josey Crew Franklin D. Roosevelt Wendell L. Willkie Charles L. McNary W. A. Lucas State Board of Elections Clantion Faulcon Rt. 1 City Ernest Lee Brown Walter Jones Samuel Brown
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