Virginia Title Holder to Meet Lonnie Blackwelder in Roanoke Rapids
Hunter Crostie the Virginia middleweight champion meets Lonnie Blackwelder in a ten round main bout at Simmons Park Roanoke Rapids May 9 the first outdoor show in the town with Goat Garris Leroy Wade Young Collins and Hux on the undercard The winner earns a shot at North Carolina champion J C Smith later in May for both state titles and the Rosemary Athletic Club plans biweekly outdoor shows through summer with Ring view seating and 200 ringside seats to go on sale next week.
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Hunter Crostie
Virginia
Lonnie Blackwelder
Salisbury
Roanoke Rapids
Rosemary Athletic Club
Simmons Park
Blackwelder-Crostie
Goat Garris
Leroy Wade
Richmond
Young Collins
Patterson Mill
Hux
Bell
North Carolina
J. C. Smith
Greensboro
N. C
Blackwelder
Smith
Lonnie
Crostie
South Ward
Gaston Club Plans Mail Box Contest and Garden Talks
The Gaston Home Demonstration Club met April 10 with 17 members. They appointed committees to carry petitions for the mail box contest, plan Better Homes Week activities, and prepare for a district meeting. The group discussed gardens, touring events, and held a plant exchange, with Mrs. Robert Price signing as secretary.
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Gaston Home Demonstration Club
W. A. Vincent
M. C. Vincent
Gaston Post Office
Vulture
Cebron Jordan
Roland Massey
Gaston
Garysburg
W. H. Coker
J. M. Lee
Cal Floyd Store
State Line
Joe, Baird
Robert Price
Roanoke Rapids
N. C
Jackson
Ruth Current
Greenbrier Nursery
Norfolk
B. W. Rook
Roanoke Patterson Plants Offer Garden Awards
F C Williams, vice president of Roanoke Patterson Companies, announces awards totaling 405 for 45 garden prizes. Winners will be announced Saturday July 27 with identical prizes in Roanoke No 1 Roanoke No 2 and Patterson Mills sections. First prize 20 dollars down to fifth 2 dollars. A committee of three women will judge gardens late July.
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Roanoke
Patterson Mills
F. C. Williams
Williams
Roanoke No. 2
Roanoke No. 1
Former City Man Demonstrates Acousticon at Lynches
Benjamin H. Vester, former Roanoke Rapids man and recent Acousticon representative, will stage a free vacuum tube Acousticon demonstration at Lynches on Friday and Saturday April 26 and 27. Vester, known in Roanoke Rapids for radio repair work, suffers from mild hearing loss but credits Acousticon with aiding hearing, following early demonstrations in the city.
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Benjamin H. Vester
Roanoke Rapids
Acousticon
Virginia
Carolina
Lynches
Vester
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L. Blackwelder
Gaston Club
T. M. Jenkins
Tarboro
Roanoke-Patterson
Rose
YO. Hee
VNI
THE
American Distilling CO
Ee Ose
Roanoke Rapids and Vicinity
B. H. Vester
Acousticon Institution
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