Mrs Alger Batts Hosts Bridge Club Evening
Mrs Alger Batts entertained her bridge club on a Wednesday evening. Spring flowers decorated the home and three tables competed with Mrs Jay Thompson winning high score and Mrs W M Cameron taking second. Dessert featured Easter basket favors. Attending were Mesdames Jay Thompson, W M Cameron Gibson, A C Culbreth, Johnny Little, Graham Lynch, W H Tickel, M E Cameron, Earl Daughtry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay ‘Thompson
W. M. Cameron
Mesdames
W. M. Cameron Gibson
A.C. Culbreth
Johnny Little
Graham Lynch
W. H. Tickel
ME. Cameron
Earl Daughtry
John F. White
William F. Dickens
Dickens
W. W. Kitchens
Scotland Neck
Elsie DeLysle
Washington, D.C
Brad Phillips
Montpelier
W. A. Hart
Electricity Transforms Home Life In A Family Tale
A nostalgic piece contrasts two households one with costly electrical service and one relying on alternative methods. It highlights how electricity brings comfort, efficiency, and modern conveniences such as cooking, cleaning, sewing, washing, ironing, and entertainment, shaping family life and daily routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butch
Mother
Dad
Years Ago A Backward Glance in Roanoke Rapids
A collage of past events: April 1947 Milton I Wick Associates buy Herald Printing Co Jays spring practice Weldon Park Simmons Park ready Yellow Jackets beat New Bern Bears 8 to 3. Also notes on marriages, local honors, and community events from 10 3 3 and 1 3 years ago with names, places, and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton I. Wick
Herald Printing Co
Weldon Park
Simmons Park
Betsy Jane Ring
Kernersville
Louie Davis Cooke
Bride's
New Bern Bears
Phillips Milling Co
Scotland Neck
T. W. Outland
Roanoke Rapids
Greenville
Thaddeus "A. Sledge
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
Paula Kay Edwards Birthday Party Celebration
Paula Kay Edwards celebrated her 4th birthday on Saturday March 20 at her parents home. Guests enjoyed an Easter egg hunt, gifts, a spring flower centerpiece, and a cake with ice cream. Relatives and friends attended, with names listed among both young guests and adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paula Kay Edwards
Harry Edwards
Easter Holiday Travels and Visits Across North Carolina
A long list of residents and visitors spent Easter weekend and holidays in Clifton Forge Virginia Robersonville Enfield Rocky Mount Elizabeth City and other towns. Notables include Miss Esther House Miss Genevieve Hodgin Mrs. H E Cameron and Mrs A L Gilliam among many others with family and friend gatherings and church services in Winston Salem Raleigh and Durham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley Fortune
Omara Daniel
Clifton Forge
Paul Matthews
Washington, D. C
Esther House
Robersonville
Robert Parks
Nelson
Durham
H. E. Cameron
Marie Harbour
Duke University
Harbour
Genevieve Hodgin
Goldsboro
R. E. Parks
Elwood, Nelson
Joseph Cole
Mr. Parks
Seaboard
Grady Pearson
James Weathers
C. H. Speight
Rocky Mount
Martha Lee Johnson
Martha Ann Starke
Ernestine Smith
Rose Cooksey
Greensboro College
Hugh Harris
Addie Lee
Ella Cameron
Enfield
Hubert Hudson
George Pappendick
Tommy
George D. Pappendick
Elizabeth City
Kill Devil Hill
Jackson Futrell
A. O. George
R. M. Pope
A. L. George
A. L. Gilliam
al Gilliam
Wilson
Gilliam
Jean Busbee
Richmond
Howard Pruden
New York
Frank Hawley
Christiansburg
Douglas Wilson
Tommie Berkstresser
Frank Wilson
D. L. Traynham
Wilson Cabin
Chowan
Susan Holladay
Fannie Hayes
Montieth
Gordonsville
Dorothy Dickerson
D. L. Balmer
Gordon Abernathy
Newport News
Roger Cullom
J. B. Norwood
Lawrenceville
Arthur Crawford
Portsmouth
K. Jenkins
John Rutenberg
Esmond Bradley
Raleigh
Rufus Bradley
Mary Crewes Myrick
T. W. Myrick
Littleton
C. Ebass
Betty Browning
Jackson
S. D. King
John
Robert Patterson
Mt. Olive
Wile Patterson
Robert Newsom
Gertrude
Ruth
Louise Rogers
Evelyn Newsom
Winston-Salem
Winston
Chapel Hill
Miss Newsom
Couple wed at Port Arthur Episcopal Church
Louise Brown of Roanoke NC wed Jack Kane of Port Arthur Texas in a small ceremony at Kane-Brown Arthur, Tex Episcopal church. Rev James V Knapp officiated as ceremony drew families and a few friends. The bride wore a blue crepe suit with navy accessories and a pearl necklace. Attendants included Mrs J M Hampton. Best man was David L Rein. After a brief wedding trip the couple will live at 926 Seventh Avenue Port Arthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M Hampton
David L. Rein
TW Martin
Seventh Avenue
Port Arthur
Fragmentary bio notes Krane at Port Arthur schoolwork
A partial obituary styled snippet mentions a lifelong Richmond resident Kane and a student at Lamar College. It lists affiliations with Jefferson High School and Crippled Children services, but the text is fragmented and unclear about dates or full roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Medical College of Virginia
Kane
PPI
Richmond
Arthur
Thom
Port Arthur
Jefferson High School
Lamar College
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Alger Batts
Coats
Went Eto As
Virginia. Electric and Power CO
Kiwanis Club Ies
Beatrice Kemp
Strayer College
Gordon Bennett
St. Louis
Bette Davis
People’s Theatre
T. G. Howard
Girl Scouts
Halifax County
Fleetwood Sullivan
Bernice Hitchen
Fire Dept
John Barrymore
Myrna Loy
the Imperial
Cooper Grizzard
George
May Grizzard
Courtland
H. M. Neville
B. W. Hardy
Hazel Neville
Sarah Willey
Weldon
Miss Willey
W. W. Kitchen
Jud Phillips
S. A. Dunn
J. R. Matthews
R. F. Shaw
W. Dickens
Gilbert Neal
Holt Evans
Mesdames W. N. Sherrod
A. W. Andleton
Garland Taylor
R. T. Beal
Miriam White
P. F. Newton
Bea
Fred Forest
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
Paula
Stevie Rown
Gregg Radcliff
Richard Harmon
Elizabeth Ann Matthews
Linda Wright
Francis Ann Grissom
Betty Jane Edwards
Sarah Wills
Janet Grissom
Jane
Dawn Reeves
Barbara Edwards
Mary Ann Bowers
Mesdames L. A. Grissom
Dora Drewitt
Gladys Radcliff
Horace Grissom
Adelaide Harmon Gurney Brown
Bill Edwards
Humphreys
Charles Radcliff
Dallas Wright
Shanny's Cash Grocery
SWIFT
Clapp
Phillip
Smithfield
Kane - Brown
J. P. Taylor
South Main ST
Emroria, VA
Bloom Bros
the Family Outfitters
Roanoke Ave
Westinghouse
Speight-White Co., Inc
CAL
East
Reezer
Peet
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