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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1919
Page
4
Through an association with numerous American newspapers the Roanoke Rapids Herald is represented globally by about two hundred photographers, over one hundred with the armies and navies of warring nations. The best and most interesting images taken by these photographers will be reproduced weekly for Herald readers.
Sergt Ma Ober tye receives eighth year mark, named oldest marine in service at over 31 years. Previously served in Philippines and China, now stationed in Washington under Navy Secretary Dane and Postmaster General Burleson. Also notes lighthearted quotes from Washington reception, including a train fish story joke about George.
A local feature highlights the town's oldest Ubley man. The article follows a humorous plan to photograph a cat in trousers as part of the promotion. Readers are invited to see the unusual office stunt and the human interest piece.
A garbled note describes Florida team mascot duties at a national guard tent event near Caldwell, noting a crocodile motif and early eye catching displays. Key names and places are unclear due to OCR errors, but the scene centers on mascot activities and a ceremonial pineapple-like guard presence.
A massive gas container seventy feet in diameter and seven feet high, weighing about eight hundred tons, was transported three miles in Portland. It was raised fifteen feet, rolled, then moved four docks along city streets, lowered eight feet to docks, and taken by barges to a shipbuilding plant. The operation spanned seventy one days.
English sailors demonstrate gym style apparatus including revolving rings and an electric soldering device. A novel double egg beat feature, operable via a compact autonomous batterie powered mechanism, claims twice the capacity of standard models.
Asheville reports a large band of army worms found on Gray’s Plot at Grove Park Inn, described as highly deadly to vegetables. Crude oil sprayed to halt spread as Buncombe County monitors the menace’s reach.
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