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Editorial
January 3, 1930
The Independent
Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
Editorial encourages readers to submit articles and photos about hardworking, thrifty people and positive events in their communities, valuing such stories over gossip or bad news, exemplified by a boy's high crop yield versus society events.
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BETTER THAN BAD NEWS
EDITORS
We all want to help to
chronicle interests
little in 1930 by
sending us articles about inter-
esting people in your
communities. The best
recruits are largely the meek, thoughtful
prudent
folk who are quietly im-
plementing their way of life and whose thrift and
industry are in their neighbourhoods. Their
names seldom get into the Herald; it is
more than a newspaper; it is a weekly
more than a mere newspaper; it
values a new life boy named Brown rais-
ing 136 bu. per acre, more than it values
a news item in East Lake or a society
ball at the ...
I don't care a hoot about Susie
Golightly's costume at the masked ball: but we do feel a
thrill when some old-timer is piecing out a pasture or put-
ting clearer herbs in our corn bread.
Tell me about the folks who are doing things in your com-
munity. When possible send photos.
EDITORS
We all want to help to
chronicle interests
little in 1930 by
sending us articles about inter-
esting people in your
communities. The best
recruits are largely the meek, thoughtful
prudent
folk who are quietly im-
plementing their way of life and whose thrift and
industry are in their neighbourhoods. Their
names seldom get into the Herald; it is
more than a newspaper; it is a weekly
more than a mere newspaper; it
values a new life boy named Brown rais-
ing 136 bu. per acre, more than it values
a news item in East Lake or a society
ball at the ...
I don't care a hoot about Susie
Golightly's costume at the masked ball: but we do feel a
thrill when some old-timer is piecing out a pasture or put-
ting clearer herbs in our corn bread.
Tell me about the folks who are doing things in your com-
munity. When possible send photos.
What sub-type of article is it?
Social Reform
What keywords are associated?
Community Stories
Local Achievements
Thrift
Industry
Positive News
Reader Submissions
What entities or persons were involved?
Boy Named Brown
Susie Golightly
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Encouraging Community Contributions Of Positive Local Stories
Stance / Tone
Exhortative And Positive
Key Figures
Boy Named Brown
Susie Golightly
Key Arguments
Newspapers Should Chronicle Little Things And Interesting People In Communities
Best Recruits Are Meek, Thoughtful, Prudent Folk Quietly Implementing Their Way Of Life
Thrift And Industry Improve Neighborhoods
Herald Values Stories Like A Boy Raising 136 Bushels Per Acre More Than Society Balls
Thrill In Stories Of Practical Improvements Like Piecing Out Pasture Or Putting Herbs In Corn Bread
Send Articles And Photos About Folks Doing Things In Your Community