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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1948
Page
4
Halifax County Register of Deeds Frank Wilson notes a fiscal year with all office activities paid by fees and no taxpayer cost. The editorial urges better business practices to avoid waste and duplicated agencies, citing regional and national concerns about government expenses. Wilson thanks the taxpayers for the result.
The New York Labor Department reports real wages for workers in New York have declined since March 1945. Purchasing power has dropped to February 1943 levels, erasing about half of gains since January 1941. The cost of living remains at a record high, with New York wages and prices above state and national averages.
A clipped puzzle note from Milwaukee Journal and Boston Globe hints that Pilgrims allegedly placed a fish in each corn hill, with the Globe’s scholar suggesting only wealth could explain such a practice. The excerpt also references modern currency wear, noting uncertainty about its meaning.
A wry note contrasts a cheeky employer who doubles weekly pay with the image of folded envelopes. It follows with Punch commenting on complaints about shoddy goods exported while asking what can be done for the home market.
A reminisced tale recalls a 25-child Sunday school picnic by a two-horse wagon to Turkey Creek for fishing and swimming. A bold student tried to taunt a billy goat. the goat chased and knocked him down twice, then watched as the wagon disappeared, proving a goat can “butt” a showoff in the right setting.
Mrs. Catherine Russo and her married daughter spent about two weeks painting their three story Mattapan house during their spare hours.
North Carolina dairy leaders warn home-delivered milk distributors face red ink and must raise retail prices to cover rising costs. Executive VP L L Ray cites 20 percent jumps in freight and bottles, 35 percent coal, 12 percent tires, and rising wages, noting consumer milk prices will align with higher producer costs. Ray says margins have long been below national norms, but inflation now forces price adjustments.
Cleveland researchers seek a drug to treat tropical schistosomiasis as cases exceed 200 million worldwide. The U S Public Health Service contributes 80 100 dollars to support the work at the university medical school. Researchers explore a potential weapon against schistosomiasis using 400 black Puerto Rican subjects.
Drs. Ernest Bueding and Lawrence Peters lead the effort described in the fragment, with other details not readable, focusing on their roles within the scientific or medical context.
snails drive mass infection as the fast swimming parasite leaves water into human blood then into a flat worm damaging intestines bladder or liver. The parasite isn’t a U.S. problem but concerns grew after American troops contracted it in Egypt China Japan the Philippines and Central America with federal health interest rising.
Dr Audrey Richards of the University of London told a Northwestern University audience that about 300000 square miles of African bushland have been plowed and cultivated with bulldozers and peanuts. The nuts supply oils and fats for local use and export, while modern villages are rising in formerly uncultivated areas.
Warren Ward, nearing his first birthday in Fort Worth, Texas, has about 300 shoes in collection besides wooden slippers brought from Belgium. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Ward.
Mrs Ward collected a set of tiny shoes, roughly equal numbers of right and left. Many pairs were sent home from Europe by her husband, an Army captain.
Lincoln Nebraska United Press report notes brown trout grow large in the North Loup River. Carl Peterson legal adviser for the state game commission reports catching a 28 inch trout north of...
In a shoreline tale Halsey hooked a fish twice but dropped it on the first pass. Peterson returned to the water and found the same fish again. This time he secured the catch.
Concord based CU P N notes several antique shops in New Hampshire names include The Well Sweep The Stone Porch The Old Settler The White Lion Yesterday and The Praying Pirate presented in a local business listing with brief detour context.
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