Aurelian Springs Commencement Week Ends in Star Studded Program
Commencement Week at Aurelian Springs begins Friday with the annual music recital in the high school auditorium and closes next Thursday with the high school and seventh grade commencement. Sunday features a 3 p m baccalaureate sermon by Rev J F Roach. Tuesday highlights graded school commencements for primary and grammar grades. Wednesday hosts recitation contests. Thursday presents seventh grade diplomas by C L Kelly and high school diplomas by Henry T Clark of Scotland Ned. Medals and awards are presented. County Superintendent A E Akers introduces the event and Carroll Wilson of Roanoke Rapids delivers the commencement address. thirty five seniors will receive high school diplomas.
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Aurelian Springs
J. F. Roach
C. L. Kelly
Henry T. Clark
Scotland
Ned
A. E. Akers
Carroll Wilson
Roanoke Rapids
Methodist Women's Meeting in Roanoke Rapids May 2
The Halifax County zone of the Methodist Woman's Missionary Society will meet in Roanoke Rapids on Thursday May 2 at 10 o'clock at the Woman's Club House on Jackson and luncheon will follow at noon. The Rosemary Auxiliary hosts the gathering with leaders from county churches invited and to attend. Visitors should bring a small lunch to supplement salad and coffee served by Rosemary ladies.
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Halifax County
Methodist Woman's Missionary Society
Roanoke Rapids
Rosemary
Woman’s Club
Jacksonpeice
Williteem Promi
Joint Bridge Party Hosted by Misses Tait Kimbrough and Eddins
Miss Elizabeth Tait Miss Eunice Kimbrough and Miss Vernie Eddins hosted a Thursday bridge event at Coletrane Hall with five tables. A salad course arrived at ten thirty and Mrs. Howard Pruden won the top tapestry prize amid a room richly decorated for the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Tait
Eunice Kimbrough
Vernie Eddins
Coletrane Hall
Howard Pruden
Mesdames
Ralph Knight
W. A. China
William Medlin
J. W. Harrell
W. C. Williams
Crawford Hoyle
Rives Manning
C. W. Davis
Misses Ann Coleman
Lillian Bell Jenkins
Martha Craddock
Hart Sheridan
Susan Womble
Mary Blalock
Winifred Beckwith
Virginia Blount
Evelyn Caldwell
Margie Caldwell
Martha Carson
Roanoke Rapids High School Delegation Heads To State Music Festival
Roanoke Rapids High School musicians and singers traveled to Greensboro to compete in the State Music Festival. Six cars and a large streamlined bus carried fifty students with chaperones Supt Charley Davis R L Martin Miss Virginia Smith Zeb Denny J Sanders S D Brown Mrs Charley Johnson and Horace Grissom. The glee clubs and orchestra compete and return Friday evening.
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Roanoke Rapids
Greensboro
Charley Davis
R. L. Martin
Virginia Smith
Zeb Denny
J. Sanders
S. D. Brown
Charley Johnson
Horace Grissom
Greensboro College and Wake Forest students visit Weldon
Misses Janet Rawlings Mary Belle Draper and Frances King of Greensboro College spent the holidays with their parents in Weldon. Mer edith College students Hazel Neville Margaret Shepard and Dot Howard also visited. Others listed include Mrs Ruth Coppedge and daughter in Scotland Neck and George Lewis of Rocky Mount. Mr C E Meiggs weekend in Norfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Rawlings
Mary Belle Draper
Frances King
Greensboro College
Ruth Coppedge
Scotland
Neck
Ernest Morrissette
Williamston
Hazel Neville
Margaret Shepard
Dot Howard
Meredith College
George Lewis
Rocky Mount
Helen Rowell
Thomasville
James Rowell
Oak Ridge
Dot Jones
Morton Farber
Worth Armistead
Wake Forest College
C. E. Meiggs
Norfolk
Town Talk Manners of Families in Virginia Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Jernigan and son Dove and Mrs. J A Thompson spent the weekend in Franklin Virginia. Miss Anna Belle Daughtry of Beaufort visited her parents Mr and Mrs Bob Daughtry during the Easter holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Jernigan
Dove
J. A. Thompson
Frankin
Anna Belle Daughtry
Beaufort
Bob Daughtry
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Methodist Women’s Meeting
Martin Davenport
Norfol
W. R. Teele
Weldon Jones
Norfolk, Va
Alice Underwood
Home Equipment CO
C.O.D
Electrosol
Electrosol Co., Inc
East 41St
New York, N. Y
Weldon News
Pender
VEAL
Lang
Armour
Vienna
Brillo
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