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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1941
Page
2
Mr and Mrs Hugene Lassiter Mrs Harvey Lassiter and children Mrs J H Jenkins and Miss Ruby Jenkins spent Sunday in Lawrenceville Virginia.
Americas traveling baseball show the Boston Hoboes schedule a game against the Roanoke Rapids All Stars on May 3 at 8 pm in Simmons Park. The Hoboes feature Ed Hamman and Hack Din dot with stunts and novelty plays.
R C Whitley entertained a number of friends Saturday night at his home near South Rosemary for his seventeenth birthday. After games were played refreshments were served at ten fifteen. Guests included Misses Lillie Mae Britton Marie Tripp Virginia Bryant Emma Bryant Lucy Bishop Nellie Mae Jones Nancy
R. C. received many nice and useful gifts at a gathering attended by Mary Hockaday Helen Whitley Messrs. Raymond Britton George Curles Richard Jar Wood ie Draper Tommie Holmes Herman Whitley Vernon Whitley and Mr and Mrs William Hazell with Hockaday and Whitley family members listed among guests.
Sixty eight Roanoke Rapids High School music students took part in a Greensboro contest and festival. The glee club joined a chorus of 500 voices and led the trip, returning Wednesday night after leaving Tuesday. The orchestra earned a 2 in instrumental contest with 33 students on the trip.
The glee club under Noble Cain of Chicago Public Schools toured on return from an event. Members of the orchestra visited Chapel Hill to view part of the state track meet and toured Raleigh sights.
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Wilma Jewel Edwards to Kenneth Elbridge Chambliss on Saturday afternoon April 19 1941 in Emporia Virginia. The couple plan to reside in Gaston.
At Bragg the Army’s largest post held 48 333 officers and enlisted men with trainees arriving daily. Authority figures expected over 50 000 on duty by week’s end. Of the strength 2 307 are officers including 111 nurses, 25 528 trainees, 2 170 National Guard, and 18 328 Regular Army enlisted men.
Messers Edwin Burnette Morris Williams and Norwood Williams spent Sunday in Kembridge Virginia with friends and relatives for a family visit.
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