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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1943
Page
3
A first person account from Roanoke Rapids recalling small, vivid moments of newspaper life and personal milestones. The author reflects on memories from June 26 1940 the birth of his daughter and encounters with hospital staff and clergy during a time of upheaval.
The narrator recalls from thirteen years at the newspaper, vivid memories of events and people. A car accident leading to tragedy for George Tyler and his wife’s drowning after a bridge plunge near Roanoke No. 1 mill is described, followed by the remark on Kaare Strand’s controversial actions by the Weldon riverbank.
A Herald writer recalls fires floods wrecks and a fatal oil truck crash that derailed a railroad gondola near Emporia. The event left a charred wreckage and a girl collecting a bone souvenir, reflecting on danger and loss in nearly thirteen years at the paper.
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