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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1939
Page
3
Miss Virginia Blount of the Virginia Electric and Power Co offers a guide to frozen foods for warm days. Recipes include New York Ice Cream and variations like Apricot Peach and Peppermint, plus tips on freezing and whipping with electric refrigeration. Serves 8 to 10.
Mrs Birdie Brooks age 56 died at her Whitakers home Friday afternoon from paralysis. Funeral was held Saturday at five p m conducted by Rev W L Loy and Rev W O Rosser. burial at Taylor's Crossroad near Hickory. Survived by brother Forest Taylor of Florence S C a half sister Lena Taylor Brooks of Richmond Va and several nieces and nephews.
A motor in a refrigerator at Norman Norwood's store on West Second Street caught fire Tuesday morning. An alarm was turned in and firefighters extinguished the blaze before any damage beyond the motor occurred.
Secretary of State Thad Eure crowns Miss Victoria Vester Queen of the Lions Club Festival for 1937 at the Exposition. The crowning, Aug 12, will be officiated by Mayor Bernard Allsbrook. Miss Vester competes with Miss Helen Stewart and about 25 entrants for the honor.
Romulus Bragg Parker aged 83 died at his Enfield home Monday morning after an eighteen month illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at eleven o’clock at home, with Rev. Benjamin Brodie and Rev. W. L. Loy officiating. Burial followed in Elmwood Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Miss Sarah Myrick of Littleton and three sons Judge R. Hunt Parker of Roanoke Rapids Rom Parker and Walter Parker of Enfield. He was a prominent lifelong Enfield resident active in local business and social life.
Ecuador Pavilion workers in New York considers a new name for a Panama hat after days of discussion. They rule out terms like panguador and equama as unsuitable.
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