Catawba County News

This Week in Catawba County History - May 23, 1922

Published: May 27, 2022

This Week in Catawba County History

Every week, Local History Librarian, Alex Floyd, takes a 100-year dive into Catawba County’s past through the magic of newspaper archives. During that time period, our local newspaper was called the Catawba News-Enterprise and was published on Tuesdays and Fridays. Here is an excerpt from May 23 and 26, 1922 (click on the first two images for a better look): 

May 23, 1922

May 26, 1922

The Rhodes Room, located at the Main Library in Newton, is the home of our Genealogy and Local History Collection. The Rhodes Room is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 9 am to 6 pm. For more information, visit the Main Library in Newton or https://www.catawbacountync.gov/library/gen/