North Carolina records nation’s highest birth rate in 1920
The State Board of Health reports North Carolina led the United States in birth rate in 1920 with 83,966 births and a rate of 32.8 per thousand, while deaths reached 33,228 at a rate of 12.9. Stillbirths totaled 4,171. The rise in births helps explain population growth over the decade. Halifax County shows six dollars in autos per one dollar in schools.
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United States
Union
State Board of Health
Halifax County
Government expense debate echoes Wilkins Micawber reference
A New York Times passage notes Congress chose counsel over experts and cites Wilkins Micawber in discussing government expense reductions. The remark frames fiscal politics with a literary analogy, highlighting skeptical views of expert-led policy.
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Economy and Army Budget Sparks Senate Critique
The document condemns delaying military funding and a soldiers bonus, arguing Republicans gain comfort while budgets exceed prior levels. It accuses the Senate committee of political double dealing by promising economy yet delaying funding, warning deflation and earlier cuts are necessary.
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Notice of Sale Under Deed of Trust in Halifax NC
Notice of sale under a deed of trust for H. E. Paige recorded in Halifax County North Carolina. The trustee L. Long will sell at public auction on Monday March 14 1921 at 12 o'clock at the Halifax court house door for cash. The property includes Lots 7 8 9 18 and 21 on the Seaboard Airline Railway right of way near Rosemary as described in plot book 2 page 44 by E M Eustler Engineering Raleigh February 1920.
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H. E. Paige
Register of Deeds
Halifax County
Halifax
North Carolina
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Seaboard Airline Railway Company
Rosemary
L. G. Shell
E. M. Eustler Engineering Company
Raleigh
Office of the Register of Deeds of
L. Long
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