Roanoke Rapids Rings Outdoor Boxing Night At Simmons Park
The Rosemary Athletic Club presents a five fight card at Simmons Park on Thursday May 2 starting at 8 30 pm. The feature 10 round bout matches Lonnie Blackwelder from Roanoke Rapids against Hunter Crostie Virginia middleweight champion with other preliminaries featuring Golden Gloves champs and local fighters. Ringside and reserved seating offered as the club plans biweekly shows and potential national championship bouts in the city.
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Roanoke Rapids
Simmons Park
Polo Grounds
New York City
Carolinas
Lonnie Blackwelder
Virginia
Hunter Crostie
Blackwelder
Crostie
Goat Garris
Leroy Wade
Dick Collins
Patterson Mills
Wilson Bradshaw
Jack Brown
Henderson
Stewart Dillard
Richmond
Ed Moseley
Pride
Bob Wheling
Rosemary Athletic Club
Infant Dies as Starke Family Reports Birth and Death
Mr and Mrs Elmer Starke announce the birth and death of a daughter on April 17 1940 at Roanoke Rapids Hospital. Mr and Mrs Emery Woodall and W H Daughtry spent Sunday at Nags Head.
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Elmer Starke
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Emery Woodall
W. H. Daughtry
Nags Head
Recreation Committee Holds Interim Playground Plans
A partial Recreation Committee meeting discussed summer playground sites at Ledgerwood Park Rosemary section Vance Street School Roanoke Mills No 2 softball field Bunker Hill and Central School. No final plans were set as full membership was absent with a next meeting planned.
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City Recreation Committee
Ledgerwood Park
Rosemary
Vance Street School
Roanoke Mills
Bunker Hill
Central School
Rosemary Manufacturing Company
Crawford Hoyle
S. N. Graham
Hoyle
American Legion
Roanoke Rapids
Weldon
Halifax
Legion 1
College Night at Roanoke Rapids High School
College night at Roanoke Rapids High School Friday April 26 will feature eight North Carolina colleges discussing college life with the senior class of 1940 after an all day social standards conference. Duke East Carolina State UNC Atlantic Christian Wake Forest Woman’s College Greensboro College will participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids High School
Duke University
East Carolina Teachers College
State College, University of North Carolina
Atlantic Christian College
Wake Forest College
Woman's College of the University of North Carolina
Greensboro College
Entertain Jointly The Tuesday Club Meets at Mrs Wilmer Home
The Tuesday Club gathered this Tuesday at the home of Mrs Wilmer for a social gathering and entertainment session.
Mrs Cameron Hosts Bridge Club on Monroe Street
Mrs. H. E. Cameron entertained her bridge club last Thursday evening at her Monroe Street home. Mrs. Lewis Johnson won high, Mrs. L. B. Allen was second, and Mrs. W. H. Tickle received the floating prize after several progressions. A sweet course followed the game. Participants included Mesdames W. H. Tickle Rudolph Northington J. D. Edwards L. B. Allen Mc Queen Cameron Lewis Johnson J. E. Michael Miss Bernice Hitchens Mesdames A. O. George T. R. Wilson Frank Vaughan and Miss Henrietta Price.
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H. E. Cameron
Monroe St
Lewis Johnson
L. B. Allen
W. H. Tickle
Rudolph Northington
J. D. Edwards
McQueen Cameron
J. E. Michael
Bern
Snipes Family Weekend Stop in Wilmington
Mr and Mrs J E Snipes and Miss Grady Snipes spent the weekend in Wilmington visiting relatives and enjoying local sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Snipes
Miss Grady Snipes
Wilmington
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Drostie
Meadow Brook
Bond
Hiram Walker & Sons Inc
Peoria, Illinois
Herman Shearin
Savannah
Georgia
Community Chest
Marks Shoe Store
the Fair Shoe Store
Wyche Land
R. E. Daniel, Jr
Thornton Wilson
Roderick Meikle
Clayton Gurley
Ray Rodgers
Mrs. Cameron
Moccasin Oxford
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