Salemburg Typhoid Vaccination Boosts Local Health
In Salemburg Sampson County a typhoid vaccination drive led to only four cases in the county and five deaths countywide. A model community effort immunized nearly all residents. only one unvaccinated man died, underscoring vaccine effectiveness. Dr Hollingsworth, who vaccinated 270 in a single day, notes vaccine protection lasts three to five years and calls for renewed protection push.
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Salenburg
Sampson
Tim
Clinton Democrat
Salemburg
State Board of Health
Sampson County
War Saving Drive urged as North Carolina nears quota
A long list of residents visiting and traveling is followed by a wartime plea from Cal Fries to meet the War Saving Campaign quota by September 15. He warns counties cannot lag, cites NC’s 100 percent record, and urges immediate drives and strict adherence to plan to support the Fourth Liberty Loan and other wartime efforts.
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Winston-Salem
Cal
FH. Fries
North Carolina
Fries
Roanoke Rapids Personal and Local Items
Roanoke Rapids society notes list J R Moore and family visiting in Mooresville Virginia. AW Mullen and sister Gilliam of Petersburg on a Lexington trip. Mrs W L Long returns from Petersburg. R R Moore and I G Jarman visit Longview Northampton. J L Patterson returns from Asheville and New York. W F Joyner and children from Richmond. S F Patterson from Atlantic City. L A Daniel to return from Richmond after Johnston Willis surgery. Bernice Peele showcases giant Ponderosa tomatoes. Verima Crawley and Lola Adkins visiting relatives. Minnie Daughtry returns from Norfolk. Thomas M Faison announces safe sea arrival. Maude Wilkinson in Norfolk. Hubert White to Atlantic City. Miss Burgess visiting Pattie Bain. Hurley King in Richmond. Elmira Jenkins visiting Richmond. R B Hester Jr called home for mother’s illness. watermelon social at All Saints Church. Boys Club hosted similar feast. J S Moody’s brother Heter F Norwood arrived safely overseas. J T Stainback and daughter Jane in Henderson. B I Bryan leaves for Philadelphia. J B O Briant visits from Pleasant Hill. J W House and W S Hancock attend Southern Retail Merchants Conference in Richmond. House elected VP of conference. Miss Pearl Hamilton arrives from Philadelphia to visit Fannie, Annie Taylor and Sallie Saunders.
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Mooresville
AW. Mullen
Gilliam
Petersburg
Lexington
W. L. Long
I. G. Jarman
little /son
Long
Longview
Northampton County
J. L. Patterson
Asheville
New York
W.F. Joyner
Richmond
S. F. Patterson
Aeral
Atlantic City
Patterson
L. A. Daniel
Johnston-Willis
Hubert White
Miss Burgess
Greensboro
Pattie Bain
Hurley King
Elmira Jenkins
R. B. Hester, Jr
All Saints’ Church
L. A. Daniel Breaks Arm in Truck Crank Incident
L A Daniel of Powell town sustained a complete fracture of both bones of his arm Tuesday morning while attempting to crank his truck in Weldon. Dr. St. Pierce set the arm. Daniel, who has only one arm, will be out of action for several weeks.
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L. A. Daniel
Powelltown
Weldon
Dr. St. Pierce
Mr. Daniel
Christian Church Gleamings Rally Day Planned
The article notes a Rally Day plan for a Sunday morning service with date to be announced. It mentions a recent Children's Day Service at River Road school house enjoyed, about one hour, followed by an afternoon sermon by Rev. J. A. Mizelle and dinner on the grounds.
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River Road School House
J. A. Mizelle
Card of Thanks from Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Starke
Mr and Mrs R J Starke express sincere thanks for acts of loving kindness during their illness and death of their baby, which helped soften their loss.
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R. J. Starke
Local boys across return safely from overseas
Cards received by the Herald announce the safe arrival over seas of Sergeant Roland M. James, Company H, 821st Infantry and Private T. G. Bush, Company A, 806th Engineers. Both men are well known locally and their escape from submarine dangers is warmly welcomed by the community.
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Herald
Roland M. James
821St Infantry
T. G. Bush
806Th Engineers
Messrs
Hops as Vegetables in Ancient Diets
The article notes that hops, though not easily identified in ferns, were consumed as a vegetable by ancient Romans and still eaten by the Da Variana. They preferred the tender top sheets of the plant rather than the blossoms, preparing them in a manner similar to asparagus salad.
Death of Rufus Irving Starke Jr at twenty one months
After a brief illness the child Rufus Irving Starke Jr died early Tuesday morning at 8 30 at his parents home in Rosemary. He was twenty one months old. The community shares in the loss of Mr and Mrs R J Starke. Interment was held Wednesday afternoon in Roanoke Rapids Cemetery.
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Rufus Irving Starke, Jr
R. J. Starke
Rosemary
Roanoke Rapids
Nedder Donates 50 to Red Cross After Hearing
B Nedder, cited by County Food Commissioner R C Dunn in Halifax, agreed to donate fifty dollars to the Red Cross after admitting sugar sales exceeded legal limits but claiming unawareness of a violation at the time. The case was dismissed following the arrangement.
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B. Nedder
R. C. Dunn
Halifax
Red Cross
Nedder
Dunn
Sugar Shortage Likely. U S Food Administration Urges Cooperation
The sugar shortage may persist for months but famine is unlikely due to distribution supervision. Success depends on consumer cooperation. Hoover praises American families for saving wheat and supporting Allies, insisting sugar will not hinder soldiers in France and lemonade is discouraged for sugar use.
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Food Administration
France
Herbert Hoover
WITH THE CHURCHES All Saints Episcopal Roanoke Avenue
All Saints Church in Roanoke Avenue lists Rev. Lewis N. Taylor as rector in a brief church notice outlining parish leadership and location.
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All Saints Church
Lewis N. Taylor
Roanoke Avenue
Our Saved Food Fed the Allies and Wartime Supply
A historical notice recounts wartime food conservation and shipping to Allied nations. It cites Hoover and Food Administration efforts saving millions of bushels of wheat and millions of pounds of meat, with figures spanning fiscal years 1916 to 1918, plus recounts community meals, visits, and local social events intertwined with the era's rationing and patriotism.
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United States
Wilson
The
Food Administration
First Christian Church Raleigh Preaches Next Sunday
First Christian Church Raleigh announces minister L. Topping will preach next Sunday morning and evening. Sunday School starts at 9 45 A M. Christian Endeavor Prayer meeting will be held at T. St Shearin in Pattersontown Wednesday night and at Miss Lucy Taylor in Rosemary the following Wednesday night. You are cordially invited to attend our services next Sunday.
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T. W. Mullen
Christian Endeavor
T. St. Shearin
Pattersontown
Lucy Taylor
Rosemary
New Registration August 24 at Weldon North Carolina
The President by proclamation orders all men who reach twenty one since June 5, 1918 to register by August 24 with the Halifax county local board at Weldon North Carolina. Citizens are urged to disseminate the information and publish in every issue until the 24th.
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Halifax County
Weldon
N.C
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