Health Work By Community Chest Aids Roanoke Rapids Colored Families
In Roanoke Rapids the Community Chest supports colored families through food fuel clothing shoes and medicine during a hard winter. It highlights two cases at Duke Hospital case 237 with a 14 year old bone TB patient and case 279 involving a 4 year old with a neck growth. Associated Charities and local clubs expand programs providing transportation glasses and dental care for the colored school community.
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Roanoke Rapids
Community Chest
Duke Hospital
T.B
Associated Charities
Duke
Lions and Kiwanis Clubs
Lions Club
Bailey West
Icsinn
Wake Forest Names Murray Greason New Baseball Coach
First year coach Murray Greason leads Wake Forest baseball staff replacing John Caddell who coached sixteen years. Greason has prior Wake Forest ties and the committee expects increased interest in the season. Plan includes ten playing tables with simultaneous games, prizes for top teams and grand prizes for top two couples. Mrs. W. H. Pruden runs ticket sales.
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Murray Greason
The
Deacons
Wake Forest
John Caddell
Greason
W. H. Pruden
Women Sponsor Bridge Tournament Begins April 19
The Woman's Club will host a bridge tournament at their clubhouse on four successive Fridays starting April 19. The event will be run under a new plan different from previous tournaments.
Elizabeth Holt Marries F Eugene Hobbs in Emporia Virginia
Mr and Mrs J J Massey of Pleasant Hill announce the marriage of their daughter Elizabeth Holt to F Eugene Hobbs of Roanoke Rapids formerly of Cedartown Ga. The couple wed Sunday March 24 in Emporia Virginia and will reside at 1017 Hamilton Street.
Health Week For Negroes Big Success
Health Week for Negroes drew about 1,000 attendees across Scotland Neck Enfield Tillery Littleton Weldon and Roanoke Rapids. County Health Department lectured on immunizations blood testing maternal and infant hygiene tuberculosis and preschool clinics with strong school cooperation across all areas.
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Scotland Neck
Enfield
Tillery
Littleton
Weldon
Roanoke Rapids
Health Department
Fiddlers Convention at Littleton High School Auditorium
Friday night April 12 at 8 to hold an old time fiddlers convention for musicians. Cash prizes awarded to winners in each music type with other prizes for audience. Refreshments served to winners and losers.
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Littleton High School
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News OF the Community Chest and Associated Agencies
Bridge Tournamnt
America's Ball Parks
Dr.pepper
Simmons Park
Dr.pepper Bottling Company
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