Spanish flu tragedy echoes through New Bern memories
An account recalls Ida Latona Elliott who died at 18 months in 1918 from the Spanish Flu. Her daughter Kathy Morrison recounts the era as a one word story Mom died in 1918. The piece weaves family history from Fredonia New York to New Bern and explains wakes and burial fears during the epidemic.
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Ida Latona Elliott
Kathy Morrison
New Bern
Jim
Kathy
Italy
Fredonia
New York
Lake Erie
Erie
Kansas
Europe
Elliott
Toni
Phil
TheFuneral- Source.org
European leaders say vaccine not soon enough
Conte and Johnson warned citizens that life must adapt to the coronavirus with no guaranteed vaccine. Conte said Italy cannot wait for a vaccine as shops and services reopen, while Johnson cautioned a vaccine may not come and urged cautious steps and expanded testing and contact tracing. The global death toll exceeds 312,000 with millions jobless.
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Soave
Italy
Giuseppe Conte
Boris Johnson
U.S
Conte
Britain
Johnson
Mail On Sunday
Johns Hopkins University
Europe
Germany
MLB
NBA
NFL
NHL
Local Car Dealerships Unite To Aid Small Biz
Seven local car dealers join Swiss Bear Inc and the New Bern Chamber of Commerce to donate 35000 for a zero interest COVID-19 small business revolving loan program. Dealers Celia Ford Chevrolet Hyundai of New Bern Pecheles Honda Riverside Auto Group Toyota of New Bern and Trent Cadillac Buick GMC each contributed 5000 to assist local firms affected by the pandemic.
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Swiss Bear Inc
New Bern Area
Riverside Auto Group
Toyota of
New Bern
Mark Genereux
Chevrolet
Grant Loftin
Hyundai
Adin Colén
Toyota
Pete Deichmann
Mike Deichmann
Lynne Harakal
Swiss Bear
Paul Hewson
Jason Tomchesson
Cella Ford
Manny Kahsai
Steve Cella
Jeff Mooring
Henry
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Toni Elliott
Pope Francis
St. Peter Square
Vatican
Alessandra Tarantino
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Associated Press
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