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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1920
Page
4
A historical compilation reflecting editor notes on voting, immigration, and political sentiment. It discusses registration, party dynamics around Harding, Cox, and prohibition era disputes, and analyzes the 1910 to 1920 census showing urban growth, population shifts, and congressional apportionment concerns.
The community should act to remove tent shows at Roanoke Junction as cheap, vulgar attractions that harm youth and drain local funds. If the town lacks charter power, the County Board of Commissioners should exercise authority to abolish them. Good clean entertainment is valued. these broken down acts should be banned.
The census director Mr. Rogers notes a decline in population growth over the last decade with a 14.9 percent increase, down from 21 percent in 1910, highlighting changes in demographic trends.
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