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Roanoke Rapids Herald in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1939

Page

2

War talk dominates as nation ponders action in Europe

The article notes wartime urgency in Washington during a special session. It cites President Lincoln’s era of caution, neutrality laws, and calls to revise policy. It warns of unpreparedness, shifting global power, and the presence of Communist and OGPU infiltrators in the U S.

Washington U. S Europe Congress England Poland

State law requires written accident reports within 48 hours

Roanoke Rapids hosted state representatives aiding local Safety Council formation to reduce street and highway crashes. The rule applies to any motor vehicle accident causing injury death or damage, with Form 349 detailing the wreck and all persons involved.

Halifax County Motor Vehicle Bureau Raleigh Roanoke Rapids

Deaf Bureau Chief Vestal Visits Herald Office

J M Vestal chief of the Bureau of Labor for the Deaf in North Carolina met at the Herald to discuss employing deaf workers. Vestal, born deaf, now lip reads and travels the state highlighting the success of deaf employees across many fields and notes printers’ ink as a lingering joke from his past.

Roanoke Rapids North Carolina Herald J. M. Vestal Bureau of Labor For the Deaf N. C. Department of Labor A. L. Fletcher Vestal

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