Weekly Newspapers Face Defense Era Financial Strain
An industrial shift pressures ten thousand weekly papers as half a paper’s revenue comes from national ads for autos, radios, and related goods. The piece argues for government aid similar to WW II programs and notes banks’ advertising role in selling Defense Bonds, urging a rethinking of subsidies between publishers and the government.
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United States
AAA
PWA
CCC
WPA
NYA
RFC
Roy Parker
Parker Papers
Roanoke-Chowan
Professor Parker
University of North Carolina
Reeka
Carolina
Greensboro Daily News
Pooh
Free Press
Carroll Wilson
Roanoke Rapids
First District
Daily News
Wilson
Post Office
Post Office Department
The Lost Colony Captures Mrs Roosevelt’s Year to See
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt urges readers to see The Lost Colony at Waterside Theatre in Manteo citing its patriotic message. In her syndicated column she compares historical conflict to current Europe events and praises the drama in its fifth season.
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Paul Green
Waterside Theatre
Manteo
Eleanor Roosevelt
First Lady
Europe
Spain
Germany
Outdoor theatre performance earns praise for locality and artistry
A reader note reprints praise for an outdoor theatre production, noting its artistic quality and the audience’s growing interest in the locality and its people both past and present. The piece is reprinted courtesy of United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
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United Feature Syndicate, Inc
District Schools Lt Co D C France Announces Officers Meeting
Raleigh Military District executive D C France announced public meetings for reserve officers. The events run August 6 8 18 20 and 21 at the Y M C A locations in Raleigh Rocky Mount and Wilmington with the topic Tactics of the Platoons of the Heavy Weapons Company in Attack.
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D. C. France
Raleigh Military
President thanks chairmen for record Infantile Paralysis drive
President Roosevelt praises 14 000 chairmen for the 1941 campaign success reporting a net total of 2 104 460 53 raised, 45 percent above prior records. He credits the Foundation, chairmen, and generous citizens with beating the disease and supporting children nationwide.
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Roosevelt
White House
Keith Morgan
Basil O'Conner
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Ihs
National Foundation For
National Foundation
Front Line of National Defense: Roosevelt Letters Sent
White House dispatches a high mailing to all states bearing Roosevelt processed signatures. The president could not sign individually, but letters emphasize health of youths as a national defense concern.
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White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Scotland Neck Boys Win First Place At Camp
Members of the Future Farmers of America chapter at Scotland Neck returned from a week at White Lake camp where groups from eastern Carolina schools gathered for the event.
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Scotland
Future Farmers of America
Scotland Neck
White Lake Camp
Carolina
Scotland Neck Boys Sweep Regional Athletic Meet
The Scotland Neck team won first in baseball and softball and placed third in horseshoes and ping pong. In swimming they took four firsts and five seconds to clinch overall team victory. A. T. Hicks led the group listing Spencer Allsbrook William Mussack Herbert Johnson Wilson Leggett Jerry Johnson Lorryn Dickens Alvin Wilson Oscar Marvin Moore George Coleman George Edmondson Lloyd Winslow David Allsbrook Jones Cooke Acie Edwards Jocko Harris Everett Lewis Will Pittman Billy Crawley Bennie Hancock.
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Scotland Neck
A. T. Hicks
Spencer Allsbrook
William Mussack
Herbert Johnson
Wilson Leggett
Jerry Johnson
Lorryn Dickens
Alvin Wilson
Oscar
Marvin Moore
George Coleman
George Edmondson
Lloyd Winslow
David Allsbrook
Jones Cooke
Acie Edwards
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