Negro Camporee in Rhoskie Draws Notable Participation
The first negro Camporee in the district drew six troops from Halifax and Roanoke-Chowan, with 99 scouts and 13 patrols. Blue ribbons went to Halifax Patrols 148 and 159, led by Interracial Chairman John Hines, who plans a September encampment for negro scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhoskiend
Halifax
Roanoke-Chowan
Rocky Mount
Enfield
Ahoskie
Altho
Scotland Neck
John Hines
Hines
Vary Summer Scout Meetings With Outdoor Activities
Summer scout meetings vary in type with many troops meeting outdoors for games and campfire programs. Some units shift to later evening sessions in suitable wooded areas near the city to conduct outdoor meetings away from indoor spaces.
Apparatus lets observers view distant moving objects by radio
A private Washington test demonstrated a radio based system by C Francis Jenkins enabling people to see moving objects miles away. In 46% months from July 1 1921 to May 15 1925 there were 121654 convictions for liquor law violations, averaging 2616 per month. Deaths claimed two prominent leaders Thomas R Marshall 71 and U S Senator Robert M La Follette 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
C. Francis Jenkins
Kon
Roy A. Haynes
Ke O
Thomas R. Marshall
United States
Wilson
U. S
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Progressive Party
Plan for Summer Program Amid Prisoner Food Questions
Soldiers debate a varied postwar program and the duty to feed captured Germans. They argue about feeding prisoners while American troops in German prisons reportedly lack sufficient rations.
Advertising boosts business via visible results, not noise
Two midwestern grocers debate ad value. One cites publicity as key to growth, explaining that codfish eggs are hidden while chicken eggs shout their presence, and people eat chicken eggs yet ignore codfish eggs. Randolph MacFarlan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph MacFarlan
Roanoke Rapids Man James A Brown Promoted Corporal
James A Brown of Route No 3 Box 169 B Roanoke Rapids promoted to Corporal in the India Burma Air Service Command. An aircraft mechanic, he served four years in the India Burma Theatre after attending Roanoke Rapids High School and working at Roanoke Mills Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Box 169
Roanoke Rapids
India-Burma
Also Mentioned on This Page
East Carolina
Coats
Health and Safety Committee
Scouts and Scouters ‘Agency
James A. Brown
Roanoke Chicken Ranch
Sponsoring
J. Melville
R. M. Hanes
Winston-Salem
Charles G. Rose
Fayetteville
James G. Hanes
T. J. Hackney Wilson
DR. C. N. Peeler
Charlotte
Lucas Asheboro
H. Weatherspoon
Raleigh
Adrian L. Shuford Conover
Vue
College
D. Max Gardner Shelby
Karl G. Hudson
J. H. McEwen
Burlington
Millis
High Point
L. Lingle Davidson
Edwin L. Jones
Josephus Daniels
Edwin Morgan
Laurel Hill
Carly
DR. W. M. Scruggs Charlotte
Atlantic Christian College
H. S. Hilley
Pres. Wilson
N. C
Catawba College
A. R. Keppel
Pres
Salisbury, N. C
Davidson College
J. R. Cunningham
Davidson, N. C
Elon College
L. E. Smith
Flora Macdonald College
H. G. Bedinger
Red Springs, N. C
Greensboro College
L. L
Greensboro, N. C
High Point College
G. L Humphreys
High Point, N. C
Lenoir-Rhyne College
P. E. Monroe
Hickory
Meredith College
Carlyle Campbell
Queens College
H. B. Blakely
Charlotte, N. C
Salem College
H. E. Randthaler
Winston-Salem, N. C
Wake Forest College
T. D. Kitchin
Wake Forest, N. C
Brevard College
E. J. Coltrane
Brevard, N. C
Gardner-Webb College
P. L. Elliott
Boiling Springs
Lees-McRae College
W. C. Tate
Banner Elk
Louisburg College
Walter Patten
Louisburg
Mars Hill College
Hoyt Blackwell
Mars Hill
Mitchell College
Frances Stribling
Statesville, N. C
Peace College
W. C
Presbyterian Jr. College
L. C. LaMotte
Pres. Maxton, N. C
Wingate Jr. College, Co. C
Burris
Wingate, N. C
North Carolina
Council of Church-Related Colleges
P. H. Gwynn, Jr
Davidson, North Carolina
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!