Seaboard Shower Honors Miss Howell at Bridge Party
Miss Betty Drake Jewell, soon to wed James T. Edwards on September 11, is guest of honor at a kitchen shower and bridge party hosted by Miss Lillian Ruth Yates at the Seaboard Lions Club. Attendees included numerous local ladies. prizes went to Mrs. Robert H. Gay and Mrs. Kitchen Ramsay, with bingo winners named. An ice course and favors completed the afternoon event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaboard
Betty Drake
Jewell
Jame T. Edwards
Seaboard Lion's Club
Lillian Ruth Yates
Roanoke Rapids
Mesdames L. C. Howell
William Crawford
W. D. Barbee
Bob Jones
James Buffaloe
Robert H Gay
Kell Gay
RE. Vick
G. A Gurganus
Marvin Gay
C. H. Yates
Jennings Sears
R. Worrell
Buck Alford
Time F. Moore
Charlie Johnson
Russell L. Bass
Luther Morgan
J. G. Vick
Marvin Taylor
M. Whitehead
J. E. Edwards
Maggie Sue Duke
Robert H. Gay
Low
Kitchen Ramsay
Law
Howell
Local notices from Weldon area and travel updates
Weldon residents report Dawsey Rawlin gravely ill at home. Mrs Milton Underwood and sons visit her parents Mr and Mrs D C Johnson. Mrs Mason Mahom returns from Bound Brook New Jersey. Mrs Floyd DeBerry and Ruth visit Mrs Loveless in Arlington Virginia. Jessie Parker visits Washington and Arlington. USDA says retail food prices likely remain above 1947 levels for several months with seasonal variation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawsey Rawlin
Milton Underwood
D. C. Johnson
Mason Mahom
Bound Brook
N. J
Floyd DeBerry
Ruth
DeBerry
T. M Loveless
Arlington
Jessie Parker
Washington, D. C
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Community Visitors and Local Notes in Aurelian Springs
Aurelian Springs residents welcome Bennie Powell Wy lie Davis of Warrenton and Phil Coggins of Warrenton visiting friends. Mrs. Edward Butts hospitalized in Roanoke Rapids. C L Kelly and Winfield Warren at tobacco market opening in Dillon. Haywond Liles announce birth Julia July 31 in Roanoke Rapids Hospital. Amelia Glasgow visiting Washington DC sister. others visited or traveled to Raleigh Henderson and Norfolk during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennie Powell
Wylie Davis
Warrenton
J. F. Shaw
Ina Hari Shaw
Harvey Hawkins
H. T. .Hawkins, Jr
Ted Denny
Roanoke Rapids
Phil Coggins
Friends
Aurelian Springs
Edward Butts
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Willard Gupton
Netrot
Michigan
E. C. Gupton
Myrtice Gupton
Norfolk Marine Hospital
C. L. Kelly
Raleigh
C. L. Kelly Jr
Winfield Warren
Dillon
S. C
R. A. Rogers
Conway
Amelia Glasgow
Washington
D.C
Bessie Sue Liles
Gente Thorne
Maria Parham Hospital
Henderson
Stewart Liles
J. H. Liles
Haywond Liles
Julia
E. L. Cook
Mat Ug
Deaths of Eva Mae Clark and Pvt William Odom
Eva Mae Clark of Garburg Virginia died recently at Roanoke Rapids Hospital. Funeral services were held Saturday at Mount Pleasant Christian Church with burial in the family cemetery. Survived by husband John Clark. three sons Earl Henry Joseph. daughter Salle Mae. one brother Willis J Ellis. Pvt William Paul Odom 18 was killed in action at Anzio February 8 1944. Burial will be in a family cemetery near Woodland. Survivors include his parents Mr. and Mrs W C Odom a sister Katherine and brother Clifton Edwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Mae Clark
Garburg
Roanoke Rapids
Mount Pleasant
Woodland
William Paul Odom
T. N. Coorger
Rich Square Baptist Church
Pvt. Odom
Cooper
N. W. Grant
Rich Square Methodist Church
W. P. Milne
Aulander Baptist Church
Pvt Odom
An- Fio
W. C. Odom
Katherine Odom
Washington
Clifton Edwin Odom
Jackson-Bride Duke Rites Held For T. Duke 66
Brode T Duke 66 died at home Saturday at 5 30 pm Retired lumberman he had lived in Jackson 26 years Funeral services were Sunday at 4 pm at Jackson Baptist Church led by Rev J B Daily with Rev J Coble of Jackson Methodist Church Burial followed in Jackson Cemetery Surviving wife Nina Wynn Duke five daughters Mrs Edgar J Fuller Rocky Mount Mrs Jack Parker Lasker Mrs R C Knight Boykins Va Naomi and Anna Page Duke Jackson one son B T Duke Jr Raleigh four sisters Mrs Annie Lawrence Norfolk Va Mrs Wingate Forrs Ahoskie Mrs Fred McNeal Washington NC Mrs J W Neal Louisburg four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brode T. Duke Jackson
T. Duke
Jackson Baptist Church
J. B. Daily
J. Coble
Jackson Methodist Church
Jackson Cemetery
Nina Wynn Duke
Edgar J. Fuller
Rocky Mount
Jack Parker
Lasker
R. C. Knight
Boykins
Naomi
Anna Page Duke
Jackson
B. T. Duke, Jr
Raleigh
Annie Lawrence
Norfolk
Wingate Forrs
Ahoskie
Fred McNeal
Washington, N. C
J. W. Neal
Louisburg
Local Social News From North Carolina Towns
Woodland residents and guests visit and travel contains many local names from Aulander Wadesboro Roanoke Rapids Monroe Jackson Wake Forest Morehead City and Murfreesboro Dr C G Parker and family attend Wake Forest College exercises Clifton Parker among those noted family and leisure movements across the region.
Surprise Birthday Dinner for James Jenkins Noted
Potecast James Jenkins received a surprise birthday dinner hosted by his parents at their home on Sunday. Guests included Misses Marie White Blannie Davis Betty Lou White Buck Taylor and other relatives from Conway George and nearby areas. Linwood Red Jenkins visited friends while Carolina Beas and A L Lassiter visited Dr Paul Parker in Erwin last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jenkins
Avs
EL. Jenkins
Marie White
Blannie Davis
Betty Lou White
Conway
Buck Taylor
George
Linwood
Red) Jenkins
Carolina Beas
A. L. Lassiter Visted
Paul Parker
Erwin
Names Listed as Patients at Roanoke Rapids Hospital
A fragmented list from the hospital shows patients and their towns, including Jett Agee of Weldon, Mrs. Paul Britt of Ahoskie, L. R. Davis of Sea board, Mrs. W. J. Dunning of Norfolk, Va, Mrs. T. F. Flythe of Conway, J. K. Freeman of Conway, Mrs. W. S. Gardner of Ma con, John Hughes, James E. Lassiter of Conway, V A. Odom of Gaston, Mrs. W. A Pierce of Weldon, Miss Betty Woodruff of White Plains, Mrs. Melvin Harris of Gaston, I. R. Hamilton of Littleton, Mrs. C. D. Lynch of Gaston, and others including Emperi tor Seaboard and Mrs. Robert Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nognoke Rapids
Jett Agee
Weldon
Paul Britt
Ahoskie
L. R. Davis
Seaboard
W. J. Dunning
Norfolk
T. F. Flythe
Conway
J. K. Freeman
W. S. Gardner
Macon
John Hughes
Jackson
James E. Lassiter
Odom
Gaston
W. A Pierce
A. L. Taylor
Joern
Robert Wright
White Plains
Betty Woodruff
Garysburg
Melvin Harris Gaston
I. R. Hamilton
Little‘fon
C. D. Lynch
Iam H. Mitchell, Jr
Patterson Votes In Local Textile Workers Election
Official tally shows 428 total votes with 20 challenged. Margolis notes a near majority of votes did not support Textile Workers Union of America. Clo Williams cites NLRB guidance banning electioneering near polling. union activity occurred near gates but not at polling areas in cafeterias. Margolis asserts authority to curb visible electioneering at the polling site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margolis
Textile Workers’ Union of America Clo
Williams
NLRB
Communist Surge in Southeast Asia Worries New Delhi
A rising communist influence in Southeast Asia alarms New Delhi as regional tensions mount. Indian officials express concern over potential spillover effects on neighboring states and security alignments in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Asia
New Delhi
Roanoke Rapids Lions Festival Promises Big Event
The Lions Club announces plans for a festival touted as the biggest in history. Attendees are urged to mark the dates from September 26 to September 25 for nightly events, with the festival held in Roanoke Rapids. A Chicago report notes a design expert’s view on household appliances and consumer behavior. University of Chicago scientists pursue atomic energy research for delicate lubrication studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Chicago
Atomic Energy
Teacher Knows His Stuff Wins Courteous Driving Award
Ralph Dodson, who teaches automobile driving at a community high school, won a civic award for courteous and safe driving. A Chicago Motor Club car trailed his vehicle for three miles with every signal observed, highlighting his safe driving practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watseka
Ill
U.P
Ralph Dodson
Chicago
Dodson
Roanoke Rapids Classifieds Bulk Sale Items
Multiple sale notices and buy requests list items for sale including a Babge carriage a five burner stove a piano and more. Also a special notice seeking to buy Pontiacs Chevrolets or Plymouths and a bargain wrist watch at Walters Watch Shop Roanoke Rapids with prices and locations cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson St
Hamilton St
Zenith Cadimer
Williams Funeral Home
Walters Watch Shop
Roanoke
Card of Thanks for Frederick Wayne Ogburn
Mr and Mrs J Po Ogburn express appreciation to friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy shown after the death of their child Frederick Wayne Ogburn They also thank the nurses and doctors who were caring during his illness and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Po Ogburn
Frederick Wayne Ogburn
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Quartette
WCBT
Wcbt FM
Princess
Roanoke Ave
Valentine
Garner J
E. H. Measamer
Herbert Tharrington Jr
Dorothy Price
Linwood Warren
W.W. Warren
Bradford Browning
Browning
Henry Ferguson
Halifax
William P, Odom
John Cooke
E.H. Pittman
Aulander
Ed Jolly
Wadesboro
GH. Cooke
Rich Square
E. M. Cooke
W. M Joyner
L. A. Denton
Lawrence
G. H. Harris
W. M. Joyner
Monroe
Wilma Joyner
Alston Lewis of
C. G. Park
Sam Motzno
Joseph Motzno
New York City
Frank Meacham
Mary Ann
Frank
C. G. Parker
Arnold Futrell
Raiford
Wake Forest
Roland Hodges
H.C. Griffin
Roland
R. C. Bentham
Betsy
Raymond, Jr
William Copeland
Murfreeshoro
Moreead City
Josephine Futrell
Morris
Head City
Clifton
Wake Forest College
Potecast
Pe Bane
Patterson
Fason and
Matthew E. Brant
J. P. Taylor
Emporia, VA
Lions Clubs
J. C. Reinecke
EL Reno
Okla
Saudi Arabia
Memphis
Tenn
Velma Pitts
Miss Pitts
C. W McCracken
8Th St
N. C
Ace Drummer Man
Gene Krupa
Armory
R. R. Jr. Chamber of Commerce
Marks
Hollywood
R.K.O
Cavalier
Miss Young
ED Cross
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