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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1941
Page
17
Kinston, leading Northeastern Athletic Conference, travels to Roanoke Rapids Friday to face the Yellow Jackets at Simmons Park at 3 30. Buffalo likely to pitch for Jax, with Wutherington the visiting ace.
About 300 worshippers attended the second Sunrise Service on Easter morning in Simmons Park. A one hour program of music scripture poetry and prayer accompanied by a white cross backdrop and clear sound from local equipment highlighted the dawn service as one of the prettiest Easter Sundays in years.
Four candidates Doris Louise Edwards Marie Cates Dorothy Webb and Frances Ricks vie for Queen of the Rock Fish Festival to be held in Weldon April 28 29 and 30 The winner Miss America and six attendants will be chosen with the contest closing April 23 Governor Broughton will crown the Queen April 28 at Americana on Parade with a Coronation Ball to follow at the Community House Sponsors include Roanoke Rapids Weldon Emporia and others.
A fragmented OCR list shows names associated with districts including Rocky Mount Lula Carington Gravely Wilson Grechen Jones Scotland Neck Trudy Suiter Sea board Vivian Kirkland Enfield Ernestine Bellamy Jackson Katherine McDaniel Halifax Edith Abbot.
World War veteran Wrennie C. Elmore will begin a $30 monthly non service disability pension starting March 15 1941 General Hines approved the claim. Elmore aged carpenter Helen prior twenty six years suffered a compression fracture August 18 1938 from a scaffold fall while employed by General Amusements Inc. Halifax County VFW Post aided the claim with F S Kemp Roanoke and Patterson Mills Companies supported the service officer push for approval.
Miss Allene Overton and Roger Holton wed in a small ceremony at Rosemary Baptist Parsonage with Rev. F W Haynie presiding. The bride wore powder blue and navy accessories. they planned a brief wedding trip to Norfolk and will reside on Hamilton Street.
Miss Evelyn Virginia Gee daughter of Mr and Mrs A H Gee of South Hill Virginia wed Myer Stratton Reed son of Mrs J W Reed and the late Mr Reed of Marengo Saturday at 11 o clock in Trinity Methodist Church near South Hill with Rev H A Glauss of Richmond officiating. The aunt Mrs E W Mayfield of Richmond was Matron of Honor. Best man was James Reed brother of the groom and ushers were E W Mayfield and Hunter Gee. Mr and Mrs James H Reed of this city attended. Mrs Howard Hux and family visited her parents Sunday.
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