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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1919
Page
3
The Roanoke Rapids Herald features world photographers through an association with American papers. About two hundred Herald photographers cover global events including over one hundred with armies and navies. Weekly, readers see select images on this page.
The piece notes young Gladstone known as Tuppence among intimates dating to Eton days when his father took 24 of income tax. Lord Randolph Churchill dubbed the future prominent Blanton as Pocket Hercules for his football devotion and athletic excellence at Mayon House.
A Pennsylvania game commission bulletin lists crows as the chief destroyer of birds eggs and poultry. It notes crows are best hunted with tools like a stuffed owl decoy and a crow call whistle sold at sporting goods stores.
The federal farm town program provides loans to farm occupants secured by real estate with optional long terms and small principal payments with each interest installment. A $1000 loan at 4 percent could be paid off in twenty years with an annual payment of $80.24, including 4 percent interest on the outstanding balance. The first year combines interest and principal payment, while the final year balances conclude the loan.
In historic Philippine practice, after a wedding, the tribe’s winching heralds announce a two day seclusion. If omens are favorable, they declare a hunt to seize many heads. The ritual uses deer hide covered tamboourines and monotone chants urging warriors to collect heads.
After petitions signed by more than 6 000 residents and hours of debate, Asheville city commissioners voted to bar all pool rooms in the city and refused to permit any to open under the current administration. The meeting drew many leaders and a city mayoral candidate spoke for and against the plan. The vote was greeted with applause and supporting gestures from opponents.
Ernest Hunter, freed by Charlotte solicitor George W Wil son, was released on a lack of sufficient evidence in the slaying of Harry Montgomery near Myers Park between May 24 and Lorraine Owen. TheMontgomery murder case remains unsettled amid ongoing investigations by police, sheriffs, coroners, grand juries and private detectives. Elizabeth City reports the marriage of Mrs J N Loftin to Rufus Parsons after a license was obtained in town and completed just over the state line with Rev M P Sarrill officiating.
Salisbury plans a new Teddy Manufacturing Company that will produce men s work shifts and start operations within days with 60 machines. The Wo man s Missionary society of the North Carolina Synod meets in Salisbury to finalize plans for its annual women s meeting at Organ church in August.
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