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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1920
Page
3
Through an association with other American papers the Herald is represented worldwide by about two hundred photographers, over one hundred with armies and navies of warring nations. Selected images by these photographers will appear weekly on this page for Herald readers.
Within years California will be freed from fuel scarcity as rapid water power development progresses with many dams along its rivers. The last completed Kerekoff dam near Fresno rises 125 feet high and 400 feet long at the crest, where water will drive turbines to generate electricity.
Sugar growth on Douglas fir trees in British Columbia is reported in the American Forestry Magazine. Prof. John Daviddon of the University of British Columbia led the investigation, with specimens indicating a rare sugar variety. Indians reportedly used this sugar for generations. An illustration shows a fir branch with sugar cores in the bark.
A German police dog named Argonne, raised in a trench by a United States doughboy, was displayed in the Westminster Palace kennel show in London. The dog wears two service chevrons, highlighting his WWII era tale of origin and recognition.
A fragment describes a world’s smallest violin made in London by Vander Meulen. It notes it disassembles to pieces in the hand and is a sign of trouble to a family member away from home, with listed body and bow dimensions.
The Great Republican Convention concludes its organization in a short span, led by Morehead, Butler, and Duncan, establishing the committee and staffing for forthcoming activities.
North Carolina Republicans completed their party organization at the state convention in Greensboro. John Morehead, Marion Butler, Carl Duncan and Frank Linney form the Big Four. Morehead reelected national committeeman. Linney remains state chairman. A telegram was sent to Lodge praising the League of Nations opposition. Other items note local bond votes, court schedules, and upcoming state conventions.
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