Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Roanoke Rapids Herald in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

We have 6,272,717 pages in North Carolina

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1940

Page

12

Roanoke Rapids Firemen Stage Ozarks Melodrama

Tomorrow night and Saturday night April 12 and 13 the Roanoke Rapids Fire Department and city allies present Romance In The Ozarks a hillbilly melodrama. Proceeds fund new uniforms for the fire department with free admission for those over 60. Cast includes Evelyn Parrot Hubert Duke Reece Welch Beaunie Holliday Burnett Connell Dorothy Shearin Ruby Wood Carl Churchill Otis Hawkins Elizabeth Shearin.

Roanoke Rapids Ozarks Ozark Hills Evelyn Parrot Hubert Duke Reece Welch Beaunie Holliday Burnett Connell Dorothy Shearin Ruby Wood Carl Churchill Otis Hawkins Eilizabeth Shearin

Ray Adds Westinghouse Drink Box at Ray's Barbecue Stand

Ray Jeffers proprietor announces a new electrically refrigerated drink cooler at Ray's Barbecue Stand. The Westinghouse box, supplied locally by Roanoke Hardware Company, offers enormous capacity for soft drinks and beer and ensures uniform temperature control for patrons.

Ray Uptown Ray Jeffers Westinghouse Roanoke Hardware Company

Funeral for Mrs Rainey Held Monday

Mrs Minnie B Rainey 84 former resident of this city and widow of Edward Rainey died Sunday April 7 at daughter’s home in Washington North Carolina where she lived. Funeral held Monday April 8 at Oak Grove Methodist Church Emporia Virginia with Rev L B Jones and Rev Daniel Lane. Interment in Oak Grove Cemetery. Survived by four daughters Taylor Attmore Raleigh Nell Lee Roanoke Rapids Harrison Mahoney Philadelphia. Mrs Benton visited Scotland Neck Wednesday.

Minnie B. Rainey Edward Broadnax Rainey Emporia Virginia Taylor B. Attmore Washington North Carolina Rainey Methodist Church Northampton County Babcock Oak Grove Methodist Church L. B. Jones Taylor Bynum Attmore Nell Rainey Lee Raleigh W. H. Babcock Roanoke Rapids Harrison Mahoney Philadelphia

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bob Swanson Mrs. Rainey Tee Ro Roanoke Pharmacy DIAL Rosemary Drug CO Rexall Joann Manning Priscilla Orly Litlen Morgan Lock Knit Om Gardenia Mia Jenalé Harmony Bay Martel Sie Nan Joule Doergaton Econ Png Cae
Search Courier

Search the Roanoke Rapids Herald Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Roanoke Rapids Herald?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication