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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1940

Page

13

Father Son Banquet Held at Aurelian Springs High

Members of the Vocational Agriculture department at Aurelian Springs High School hosted the annual Father Son Banquet on Friday night April 5 in the high school gym. About ninety people attended as students served a meal and entertained with talks poems songs and a quiz between fathers and sons.

Department of Vocational Agriculture Aurelian Springs High School Home Economics Department America David B. Taylor Phil Taylor Aurelian Springs Forrest Wilson J. C. Stallings Hackett Cullom Stanford Crawley F. F. A. Creed Osborne Jones Julian Dickens Fathers and Sons Walter Dickens Bill Nance John Joyner W. C. Matthews W. S. Mahorne C. L. Kelly E. W. Liles R. P. Harris W. J. Collier F. M. Taylor L. L. Bowers A. G. Wilcox

Wake Forest and Duke Set For Saturday Baseball Clash

A Roanoke Rapids visit by Wake Forest last year is recalled as a former player returns to the city for summer. Ray Scarborough will not appear in the Wake Forest lineup when the teams meet Duke in a regular scheduled game Saturday.

Roanoke Rapids Wake Forest Ray Scarborough Duke

Dukes And Devils Set To Clash In Roanoke Rapids

Town talks baseball as Duke football stars are seen in town for an exhibition. Local hope hinges on leadership to field a team and draw crowds. High school and softball leagues open with inner-plant play and new club interest stirs the city for clean, exciting sport.

Patterson No. 2

Emma Matthews Visits Greenville Relative Weekend

Miss Emma Matthews of Greenville spent the weekend here with relatives, staying with family and enjoying local hospitality.

Emma Matthews Greenville

Rich Square Visitor and Family Return Visit

Mrs. A. R. Brown of Rich Square was a visitor in the city Saturday. Johnnie Bennett is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Bennett.

A. R. Brown Rich Square Johnnie Bennett M. E. Bennett

Smith Holds Wilson to Two Hits in Exhibition Loss

Dave Smith a former Owls and current Richmond Colt pitched three innings for Wilson allowing two hits in a 7 to 1 exhibition defeat last Saturday. Dickens entered late for Wilson and reached on a fielding error but made a clean second base play. Joe Talley was not in uniform.

Dave Smith Owls Richmond Colts Wilson Club Dickens Wilson Richmond Joel Talley

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