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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1941
Page
10
A collage of household detritus and memories as a family sorts through clutter. The narrator recalls keepsakes from flower seed to wreaths, a slow clock, then a mistaken encounter with an elderly woman who invites the young man to join her. A final line hints at broader cultural satire about appearances and trends.
Dr. F. G. Kroncke has returned to the city after two weeks away visiting his Wisconsin home and other points for rest and travel.
Aaron Johnson, 39, suffered a deep blade cut at a saw mill on Weldon highway early Tuesday. He reached too close to a saw and received a fifteen inch gash down the right chest. The wound was sewn at the local hospital and not considered serious. The mill is operated by Norman Mitchell of Littleton.
The Pitts Theatre in Emporia Virginia shows Abbott and Costello in In The Navy today and tomorrow. Dick Powell leads the film. Saturday features Billy The Kid In Gun Justice. The Flame of New Orleans with Marlene Dietrich plays Sunday only September 14. The Bride Came C.O.D. with James Cagney and Bette Davis on Monday and Tuesday next week. On Wednesday both Three Sons O Guns and Hello Sucker in a double feature. Robert Taylor in Billy The Kid plays Thursday and Friday September 18 and 19.
Retail employees of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company in North and South Carolina began a five day, 48 hour week this week. M. A. Hogewood southern division vice president and head of the Charlotte unit announced the change. This shorter work week was launched this spring in eastern outlets of the grocery chain.
A and P announces a southern division policy shift to a five day work week from Florida to North Carolina and west to the Mississippi with six day service to customers and 48 hour pay for 40 hours for about 6,000 employees. R M Smith cites a regional move aligning most of the organization to five days, noting a history of progressive hours reductions since 1916 and sustained higher wages.
Halifax County relief rolls have fallen and are not expected to grow much this fall, says Public Welfare Superintendent J. B. Hall. He attributes the limited WPA applicant pool to fair prices for cotton tobacco and peanuts and many people already employed by defense programs.
Mrs. I. J. Byrd and Miss Ann Matthews spent last weekend in Washington D C enjoying leisure and sightseeing.
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