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THE ROANOKE RAPIDS
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More New· — Mort
Advertlaloi — Hon
Paid Hubecrlber·
VOLUME TWENTY-SIX
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. THURSDAY, NOV. 7, 1940
NUMBER 17
WINS 1ST MERCHANT AWARD
Mrs. Bertha Shell (facing camera) of South Rosemary was the winner of the first award given
year by the members of the Roanoke Rapids Merchants Association in their annual fall Trade Days <
paign. The award was the first of ten such prizes that were presented during the street dance in fro
the high school last Thursday night. A part of the crowd may be seen in the background.
Duroerwooa 106
Conoconara 93
Enfield 744
Faucett 324
Halifax 361
Holliâter 216
Kehukee 212
Littleton 474
Palmyra 78
Ringwood 149
Roseneath 116
R. R. No. 1 1122
R. R. No. 2 801
R. R. No. 8 1017
R. R. No. 4 519
Scotland Neck 885
VVeldon 765
TOTAL 7082
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1
0
49
18
11
2
8
26
2
4
1
27
78
83
16
2
88
0
1
18
10
7
0
5
16
2
4
1
27
20
51
12
0
8
105
92
762
328
365
215
196
479
78
149
115
1111
850
1003
490
876
786
361 \ 8003 182
Closed Monda}
The banks, the post office,
the ABC stores will close 7
day in observance of Armi
Day. Retail business firms anu
dustries generally expect to oper
ate on regular schedule through
out the day.
The day will be recognized at
the high school by various home
room programs and possibly an
assembly program.
Veterans organizations will not
have any special program for the ί
day, in so far as could be learned. ;
ROOSEVELT AND
BROUGHTON SWEEP
riTv * mi* COUNTY
tiesday afternoon about 6:15 wtien
fires were discovered in the woods
mmediately west of the Clara
Hearne School. A fire truck was
sent to the scene and the flames
vere soon under control. It is
Delieved that the flames were set
>y some unknown person, as the
ire had started in two separate
>laces.
lanoke Rapids and Halifax
nty broke all previous Novem
election votes with the county
ing a t"tal of 8,343 votes in
«lay's election. Of this number
noke Rapids cast 3,578. Huge
>rities were rolled up in every
inct for President Roosevelt
Governor Broughton.
:e vote in Halifax County was:
ievelt 7,982
kie 361
:ghton 8,003
feill 182
îe vote in Roanoke Rapids was:
>evelt 3,459
kie 199
lghton 3,454
eill — 110
Broughton was elected Gov
r by a majority which may
h 400,000 with other Democrat
□minees going in by huge ma
ies. »
esident Roosevelt was re-elect
with a landslide of electoral
s altho the popular vote will
luch closer than four years a
Incomplete returns tonight
/ the popular vote as Roosevelt
lillion, Willkie 23 million,
ichigan is still wavering to
t as returns come in. It ap
s that President Roosevelt
have about Ί80 electoral votes
ι 266 needed to win. Mr. Will
will carry eight or nine States,
don carried two in the election
I four years ago. Many states in the
North, East and Middle West
were very close, a small shift of
voters throwing them into either
column. This accounts for the big
vote for Willkie, who received the
largest popular vote ever given a
losing candidate. Meanwhile, Pres
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AT MERCHANTS STREET DANCE
Above may be seen a portion of the crowd that attended the street dance in front of the high school
Thursday night, October 31. This event» Which was received by local citizens with apparent enthusiasm,
was a part of the program which ο pelted the faJU^ Trade Days Campaign in this city.