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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1919
Page
6
London’s defense against German Gotha raids is detailed with its aerial aprons of captive balloons forming nets and two outer barrages. Four-score British airplanes guarded the city, using searchlights, fast scouts, and coordinated gunnery to deter or destroy raiders.
A brief humorous exchange on mortgage secrecy features Redd asserting no one knows if a man has a mortgage, Greene retorting that such knowledge only arises if he owns an automobile, illustrating social wit about privacy and property.
Two young men believed they knew it all after college but have shown no real progress since graduation. The remark highlights stalled careers and limited advancement among recent graduates.
Henry P Davison announces the War Council has ceded control to Dr Livingston Farrand as central committee head. The Red Cross details 400 million in wartime gifts, ongoing relief in Europe Asia and the Near East, and plans for five societies to expand a worldwide humanitarian program.
A fragment describes a birthday gathering in a country cottage as purple asters bloom along a road. A birthday cake is prepared with grape juice for color, while asters provide decorations. The prose wanders with garbled phrases about the table and cake coloring.
Maj Gen Sir F H Sykes spoke to the chamber of commerce on aerial navigation feats and future aims. He cited 20 cross channel trips from July to October, 8085 miles flown and 1848 passengers carried, noting 71 days with lieing possible. The government envisions a weekly mail service to India using 25 machines and related charges.
Fragmentary report notes discussions of airship use for long distance travel from Ape Colony to Cairo and to German Africa. Mentions testing airships, lines, flight beate, and a German fow fo Bulgaria while loading ammunition as a commander contemplates journeys and returning home safely.
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