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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1920
Page
6
Governor Bickett calls on North Carolina to cut Christmas expenses and donate to aid millions of hungry, cold children in Europe. Henry A. Page of Aberdeen leads the relief effort as the state joins a worldwide plea for bread and clothing.
Washington special says North Carolina white and Negro population figures will be released early next month with city and town data to follow. Director Sam Rogers notes steady progress, with potential savings of nearly 200000 pounds in salaries if current pace continues.
Commissioner M J Shipman reports a serious rural labor shortage in North Carolina agriculture. He urges moving workers from industrial centers back to farms to relieve the shortage ahead of the general assembly session.
Statewide report shows 97 of 100 counties reached by the Traveling Libraries and strong gains in the Commission's work. Palmer notes growth in school libraries and new civic libraries alongside the outreach program.
Governor Bickett pardons B A Newsom of Forsyth County sentenced to thirty years as part of an early wave of clemency. Meanwhile debates over primary reform surface amid Democratic dissatisfactions with the current law ahead of the 1921 General Assembly.
A survey of customs on New Year’s Day across Belgium France Russia Madrid and China. It notes gift exchanges, door keys, family reunions, Prosit Neujahr in Frankfurt, peasant house visits in Russia with peas and wheat, and Buddha images with door gods in China as a religious and communal welcome to the new year.
Department of Agriculture reports encouraging tests of Pickering bordeaux sprays as a low copper alternative to standard Bordeaux mixtures. Trials in Maine Virginia New Jersey show varied results with crops. some plants tolerate the spray while others suffer caustic effects. Bulletin 866 details the experiments and cautions field conditions affect outcomes.
A sheet-iron sled shown as a method to burn prunings in a large Porterville California peach orchard and vineyard. Drawn by one horse between rows, it speeds clearing while fumes stay near the ground to avoid harming trees. Coals can last all night.
A poem describing a somber tree figure named the Resolution Tree. The speaker notes its straight upright form and freshly sprouted leaves while gloom and lack of cheer surround it. The tree is festooned with dangling tasks and alluring articles, creating a heavy, laconically bleak image.
A brief exchange where Cholly asks to keep the parlor off limits when he visits and White agrees with a humorous, dialect flavored reply.
Fragmentary lines speak of a new year bringing opportunity to every man and child. The text hints at hope and a desire for better times, though key details are missing.
A reflective verse contrasts unblown flowers unread books and untrodden paths with unopened gifts and latent beauty. It speaks of a year that lies beyond tomorrow’s gates, offering promise and unseen possibilities for the heart. The imagery spans a flower, tree, home, landscape, fountain, and casket awaiting unveiling.
Fire crews plan to ignite a brush pile measuring five by eight feet at first light. The small wooden runners near two inches high are noted in a fragmentary report mentioning George Crowe of Tulare and connections to Orchards and Farm.
The article outlines forestry and horticulture notes including currant cuttings in spring or early fall, burying autumn cuttings, sand burial or cellar storage in severe weather, planting in warm soil in spring, and layering tips for new plants. It also notes late molt hens as better producers and winter planting when oil is workable, plus raspberry cane renewal guidance.
In Evanston a masked pair of Black men and a White youth robbed four prominent North Side women at a social event. Prominent residents and J C Cox pursued the trio to Calvary cemetery where Cox and officers captured all three after a dramatic chase. A large crowd followed them to the police station.
Senior Juan Ortega clashes with gallery owner Max Kepplmeyer over three prints in a Lart ter street studio. The altercation turns violent as Juan flings prints, rips a dressing room, smashes art, and injures Kepplmeyer with a flashlight and a burro prop before chaos ends with both asleep on the floor.
Zane Grey describes his dramatic catch of a 418 pound broadbill swordfish after a long fight aboard a vessel near Avalon. He details repeated runs and near misses as Captain Boerstler helps haul the fish aboard following a four hour effort.
George M Buckelfield and Edward Weber clashed on North Clark Street after a night encounter as Nora Buckelfield and Weber’s wife stood by. The men were separated by police at Harrison Street station and later released. Buckelfield will testify for Weber in a divorce case.
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