This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1920
Page
2
A call urges the education movement to ground history teaching more firmly in the state's historical record. Advocates argue that curricula should reflect local history and civic context to deepen students’ understanding and appreciation of state heritage.
A UNC summer school initiative led by Prof. M C S Noble unites 120 teachers to expand North Carolina history in primary grades and build a lasting statewide appreciation. The plan unfolds gradually from stories for children to high school rounds. The effort seeks to instill state pride and knowledge across generations.
Washington reports completion of soil surveys for ten North Carolina counties Bertie Durham Guilford Hoke Moore Onslow Orange Tyrrell Vanes and Wilkes with reports to be issued soon. Existing surveys cover numerous counties and can be obtained free from the U S Bureau of Soils in Wellington DC and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Postmasters Frances Ellerhuen and Claude Triplett named with several offices advancing to presidential grade. Governor Bickett backs statewide anti tick law ahead of a special session assessing wildlife and agriculture measures.
A meeting last week led by a committee appointed by the lodge tried to appeal to the supreme council to halt any action affecting a local Moose chapter in Wrightsville Bear. The effort sought to ensure compliance with the organization’s requirements in North Carolina.
A fragment cites the North Carolina State University funding history and perceived inadequacies. It notes prior appropriations around £200000 for math and building and contrasts per capita investments in university properties and automobiles, claiming longstanding efforts totaling about 100 million in value and questioning output.
The corporation commission issued an emergency measure after an investigation and full hearing, allowing rate increases across Raleigh Durham Goldsboro Henderson Oxford Charlotte Elizabeth City Washington and more with rebates to be ordered. The order notes no findings of fact or conclusions were reached and warns against prejudging quotations at today’s hearing. Rates approximate: Raleigh Durham 65 percent Henderson Oxford 60 percent Elizabeth City 60 percent Washington 50 percent New Bern 25 percent Goldsboro 35 percent Charlotte 50 percent.
Governor Dickett pardons Frank Toby Faln and John M Faln of Cherokee County who were sentenced to seven and ten years for holding up a messenger in Murray and stealing 2000 dollars. The governor cited surrounding circumstances and a wayward adventurous spirit guiding them.
As talks with Russia stalled, Allied leaders pressed for action to slow Bolshevik advance toward Warsaw. The League of Nations adopted plans to prevent further wars while railway rate increases were approved nationwide. In Sweden a Communist Labor Party leader was convicted of sedition amid a broad set of interwar tensions and military posturing across Europe.
Seventeen members of the machine gun company testified on their own behalf in the Graham affair case. The proceedings focused on the actions and intentions of the unit and its leadership amid ongoing investigations.
Seventeen members of the Durham Machine Gun company testified before a governor appointed commission probing the James Ray killing and two wounded men during a gun battle at Graham jail. Private John Thompson, claiming to have mixed with Graham citizens, swore he heard plans to force entry to Alamance county jail. The testimony described a cohesive, well supported account deemed impregnable by observers.
New York reports acute food shortage in Austria with rising deaths and mass migration. Actors like Rudolph Schildkraut note undernourished audiences and understudies filling roles while Vienna shows gaiety masking strain from war, revolution, and uneasy peace as many prepare to leave.
Concrete has been laid at the Caswall training school at Hines Junction as part of a 300000 building program. Two dormitories a power house and additional structures are planned with completion likely in 1922 due to labor shortages. The project aims to complete the first unit of the state institution for the feeble minded enabling a capacity of 4000 patients.
A humorous collage features Senator Sorghum proposing more government employees to magnify savings, a wry critique of petty salary cuts, and snippets about misused shirts for professors. The column jabs politics and social pretensions with quick wit.
Jobson notes Tom is convinced of one thing: he never laughs enough at my jokes to justify a loan. The exchange hints at financial tensions over humor and lending in a casual chat.
In a financial follow up a commentator notes Wadteigh’s reputed foresight and quips that he can extract a dollar from his pocket and state its value twenty years hence. The exchange hints at confidence in Wadteigh’s predictive acumen.
A quirky exchange recounts a marsupial's temper as he hops through an office, complains about recess and daylight, and mutters about learning on the job. The line “He came here from Pittsburgh” hints at a playful, regional joke within a chaotic scene.
Two characters discuss statements and disagreements in a comic scene. The young man notices broken cigars while the sweat young woman suggests stronger cigars as a fix. The couple references a club debate method and a dining table resolution joke.
In a playful exchange, the speaker jokes about Maude becoming a lecturer and ponders if her psychology skills influenced the rise. The reply hints at admiration and teases a reversal as the other party agrees in a clipped, incomplete line.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.