Reader brings us book of 1926 newspapers

Often you have to dig deep for history. Rarely does it walk through your front door. But that was the case recently when our receptionist called to say a gentleman was here with an old StarNews book he wanted to give to us. The StarNews has published a few modest books over the years -- ones on Michael Jordan, Hurricanes Bertha and Fran and the local film industry, come to mind. But I was not aware of anything that might be old. It’s fun when a reader stops by with something newsworthy. Some years back when I was working in sports, a local fisherman called from our parking lot and said he was on his way home from the Outer Banks and had a 70-pound red drum in the trunk of his car. He thought we would want a photo for the fishing page. He was right.