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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1940
Page
8
A vintage guide promotes cottage cheese with varied dishes. It covers Cottage Cheese Spinach Casserole Salmon Salad Croquettes and a Cottage Cheese Pie with simple steps and serving ideas. Recipes use spinach tomatoes potatoes salmon lemon and fruit as flavor notes.
Roanoke Rapids Woman's Club held an April 10 gathering in the clubhouse with President Mrs. Weathers. Mrs. Harris spoke on her recently published folk plays book and creative writing using common subjects. club plans included Polish Ambassador visit fundraising and garden improvements.
Mrs Carroll Wilson hosted her bridge club at her Roanoke Avenue home with twelve guests. Beautiful floral arrangements brightened the house as games ran until ten fifteen, with prizes awarded to the winner Ruth Transon after scores were tallied. A salad plate was served during refreshment time.
Announcement of an Open House Week in May 1925 to display professional and service WPA projects in Halifax County with a countywide dinner for visitors. National scope includes radio hookups with Eleanor Roosevelt and others. Projects include sewing rooms at Roanoke Rapids and Scotland Neck plus library staff and lunchrooms.
The Business Girls Circle of the First Presbyterian Church met at Mrs L B Browns home with Miss Margaret Wood presiding. Reports were given, plans for the year organized, and a program on Christian Education in the Home presented. Refreshments followed for members listed.
William Cooper of Roanoke Rapids announces the marriage of his daughter Juanita to James M. Shaw in Emporia Virginia on February 1 1940. The couple will reside at 202 Jackson Street Roanoke Rapids.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wood and their young daughter spent the week end in Woodland North Carolina with Mrs Wood’s parents visiting relatives and enjoying the area.
First Christian Church Disciples Roanoke at Ninth presents church school 9 45 am with Wiley Connell as superintendent Worship and communion 11 00 am on The Christian Art of Unmaking Enemies Junior young people 6 20 pm Choir 6 30 pm Evening service 7 30 pm A Young Man s Creed Circles meet at usual times Executives of the Council meet Friday night at Mrs Stella Wilson 625 Franklin
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