Axis Boys and liberties in peril threaten nation’s home life
A historical editorial warns that Axis powers endanger domestic liberty and the nation’s cherished way of life, jeopardizing the homeland and its status as a prime place to live.
Roanoke Rapids Herald in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
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Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1939
Page
2
City debates underpass funding amid paving plans
The State Highway Dept urges an underpass at Roanoke Junction, but the city would need several thousand dollars for right-of-ways. The editorial argues funding should go to continuing street paving and sidewalk construction instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Dept
Roanoke Junction
Be It Ever So Humble There’s No Place Like Home
A nostalgic column reflects on traveling away from home and the joy of returning. The writer recalls hotel annoyances and comforts of home, noting Roanoke No. 1’s lights and the familiar scent of the paper mill as a sign of homecoming.
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Roanoke No. 1
No Place Like Home Warns Against Socialist State Control
A speaker laments loss of home liberties in Russia Germany Italy and Spain where the state controls property and persons. The speech warns Americans to beware socialism fascism and communism before the home life and freedoms vanish.
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America
Russia
Germany
Italy
Spain
Running Board Riding Warns Against Car Dangers
Halifax County reports two fatalities in under a week from riding on running boards of cars. The editorial notes highway risk even with good conditions and cites a separate incident where a truck tore off an elbow from a driver with an arm hanging out. It urges readers to avoid such practices and heed the warning.
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Halifax County
Roanoke Rapids Seeks Bonds for Streets and Jail
Citizens vote September 19 on a 25000 bond package for street paving 17500 and a new city jail 7500 with federal funds covering most costs. Editors urge registration and turnout stressing street work as urgent and jail need as secondary but necessary.
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Roanoke Rapids
City Team Wins Roanoke Mills Co. No 2 Softball Crown
Roanoke Mills Co. No 2 Softball team wins the city league tournament earning a trip to the New York Worlds Fair with all expenses paid. The squad travels from Roanoke to Norfolk by boat up the Potomac then by train to New York for sightseeing and a game at the Fair against a strong New Haven, Conn. team.
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New York
Roanoke Mills Co
Norfolk
Potomac
New Haven
Conn
Portuguese President Welcomed in Lorenco Marques Tour
General Antonio Oscar de Fragoso Carmona president of Portugal arrives in Lorenco Marques Mozambique capital during Africa tour. Unexploited Mozambique is described as rich in mineral resources.
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Antonio Oscar de Fragoso Carmona
Portugal
Lorenco Marques
Mozambique
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