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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1920
Page
2
In New York City a 75 000 strong American Legion and veterans parade featured Mohawk Indians in feathered regalia and a huge gun firing circulars calling for the bonus for ex servicemen. Delegations came from Connecticut and New Jersey as crowds cheered the long march.
Lemuel Halles Bolles of Seattle is highlighted for his earlier role as a mess sergeant at national headquarters near Indianapolis where he devised a corn and potatoes cooking method. The profile notes his Paris caucus involvement, World War I service, and later appointment as national adjutant by Franklin D. Otter, with background in Washington State Guard and American Legion activities.
The Women’s Auxiliary of Charles A. Cusick post West New York N J furnished a luncheon for members before an automobile excursion to Greenwood Lake. Afterward a baseball game was played. Twenty dollar bonds bearing 1 percent interest were sold to raise funds for a new home for Stanley Dengler post in Cressons Pa. The post now has 108 of 111 members enrolled.
Wiley H. Hayward of Minneapolis and his fiancée traveled to Waukon Iowa seeking a marriage license. The clerk of court required identification of older applicants. Hayward then sought help from Ralph Dupout Post of the American Legion and joined as a witness to the ceremony, aided by the local unit’s support.
The Casper event featured broncho busting roping and mock livened rides with famous herds and longhorns brought to town for a Legionnaires exhibition. Crowds cheered as the Legionnaires controlled rambunctious steers in bulldogging contests marking an annual showcase.
Arthur W. Kipling representing American ex service men told the Union Nationale des Combatants gathering in the Trocadero that the aim is a world fraternity through postwar recovery. French war minister Andre Lefevere presided with Gen. Leon Durand and Charles Bertrand among speakers. Captain Torse, a blinded veteran, spoke for Britain while Belgian and Italian ex service messages were read.
Elaborate ceremonies marked the opening of the James O'Brien post American Legion home in Shelby C. The town gifted the clubhouse worth 12000 dollars to the Legion. The post further voted that the G A R may use the club without charge.
Raleigh reports department heads urge salary increases as state budget commission has not finished its work. Officials seek raises around six thousand dollars, with few details on proposed recommendations for the legislature after January session begins.
Raleigh officials nominate Mrs Josephus Daniels to Rex Hospital board, potentially making history with a woman on the directors. The vacancy stems from Joseph B Cheshire Jr resigning after Woman’s Club resolutions pushing female representation. A second vacancy may follow with Dr J R Rogers’ retirement.
Governor Bickett calls a budget commission meeting to review proposed expenses of state departments and institutions for the next two years. The panel may stay three to four days and plan a follow up to report to the legislature. Department budgets have been submitted to the secretary for compilation and review.
The Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society urges the United States to establish a forest experiment station near Asheville after a 243rd meeting. resolutions praise European and western U.S. stations and call for a southern Appalachian facility. The report also notes nurse credential examinations in Raleigh December 15 to 17 with applications due December 1, and other regional items including political rumors, electric rate hearings, and tobacco price trends.
A survey of events abroad and in the United States notes the ex‑empress of Germany ill and the ex‑crown prince summoned, Greece exits in exile, and Irish politics amid typhus rumors. UK policy on Russia trade and Mexican politics stir nerves as Wrangel’s forces retreat. US tax figures rise, rail bonds issued, and farming woes amid price declines forecast continued hardship.
ICC orders New York railroads to set passenger and baggage rates on in state traffic to match advanced interstate schedules. Similar actions await other states as rulings expand nationwide. Navy to aid refugees in Crimea. U.S. ships to help evacuate ahead of Bolshevik forces. Detroit Supreme Court ruling allows municipal streetcar plan to proceed. Debates over Japanese laborer exclusion hinge on expediency. Navy chief vows zero tolerance for hazing at service academies. thrift education urged by states and banks. Miami cable raid risk noted without permit.
Domestic items recall Thomas Jefferson Coolidge's death in Boston and a birth in 1881, plus Harding's New Orleans address urging plain dealing during wartime. Other notes report stock trades at $95,000, a $3 million one-month loss for the Shipping Board, a fatal explosion in Chattanooga, and a $5,000 reward for an escapee suspect.
A man boasts a rare Boswell edition bearing Doctor Johnson's own autograph on the flyleaf. He notes many autographs are hard to obtain and sells sought after items to collectors willing to pay.
A garbled collage of quips and gags appears with jokes about surgery bills, biblical puns, social quirks, and everyday misreadings. The piece mingles humor on doctors, couples, and mistaken identities in a scattered dialogue style.
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