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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1918
Page
4
Subscription rate set at 1.50 per year in advance. The Roanoke Rapids Herald notes postal registration and requests autcroased communications to the Herald Publishing Co. Readers are advised stamps for returns and to include necessary citations for article references. Material printed with charges for communications, notices, and thank yous at the stated rates.
A June 1918 wartime page urges purchases of War Savings Stamps for wedding gifts and notes ongoing campaigns with dates like June 28. It mocks German aggression, praises Allied aviators, and references critiques of U S labor and policy, including a Supreme Court decision and New England reformers in the South.
A Maine family receives a unique military letter from Chester B. Curtis, a son of Yarmouthville, describing life in France, combat, and verses about Kaiser Bill. The note, dated April 13, 1918, details homesickness, marching, and hopes of returning home, and is linked to Curtis’s North Yarmouth Academy background and Maine National Guard service.
By virtue of a Deed of Trust dated April 2 1S securing certain indebtedness and default on payment, the legal holder will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash on Saturday June 22 18ts at 1 O'clock in front of the Office in Weldon North Carolina the described property in Littleton Township Halifax County bounded by specific lands and containing acres as part of a wak estate. Extc Trustee Kemp.
North Carolina moves to expand and tighten the Food Administration under Kenry A Page after a Hoover conference. Plans include more inspectors, stricter sugar regulation, sworn statements, and audits of bakers, bottlers, mills, and wholesalers to curb profiteering and ensure war-time efficiency.
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