Roanoke No 2 Softball Team Heads to World’s Fair Trip
Roanoke No 2 the city champions will travel five days to New York for the World’s Fair after winning the Roanoke Rapids Textile League pennant with ten wins and one loss. Pitcher Speed Hux to manage. Frank Kemp aids as business manager. $500 league prize funded the trip. itinerary includes S A L departure August 23 and games August 25 against Hull’s Collegians.
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Roanoke No. 2
Roanoke Rapids
New York
Hull’s Collegians
New Haven
Conn
Speed
Hux
Frank Kemp
Roanoke and Patterson Mills
Frank C. William
Roanoke-Patterson Mills
Kemp
S.A.L
Norfolk
Chesapeake Steamship
Baltimore
Clinton
Fair Roanoke
Hull
Collegians
S.A.L. Rho Asan
Festival Draws and Giving Hearts in the Town
The festival drew great crowds and Lions volunteers helped everyone enjoy the entertainment. Ted Speight earned praise for organizing the event and providing free rides for underprivileged children, while residents reflected on the season and the approaching school year.
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Ted Speight
Fall Sports Longing Amid Radio Silence
The speaker expresses a strong, nostalgic craving for autumn sports. He mentions Duke and Carolina, predicts football excitement, and notes summer radio listening drawbacks, awaiting cool nights and football weather to hear games again.
Mayor and Clerk Attend League Convention at Wrightsville Beach
Mayor Allsbrook and City Clerk Ruby Wood travel to the League of Municipalities convention at Wrightsville Beach on August 17 to 19. Allsbrook leaves today and Wood tomorrow to join the City Clerks and Finance Officers conference.
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Allsbrook
Ruby Wood
League of Municipalities
Wrightsville Beach
Miss Wood
Woman's Club Draw Grants Mrs Francis Starke a Blanket
Mrs Francis Starke won a blanket during this week's Woman's Club drawing.
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Francis Starke
Woman's Club
Town Talk Neighborhood Guests and Visits Date Varies
Local social notes list visits and greetings among townspeople and guests from Chase City Rocky Mount Kinston Weldon Nags Head Portsmouth Norfolk Newport News and Richmond along with travels to Virginia Beach New York Philadelphia Atlantic City and Hanover Pennsylvan ia followed by weekend stays and family visits at several homes.
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D. B. Camp
Elizabeth Glover
Edward Glover
Kinston
C. T. Burton
Greensboro
Lula Harris
Burton Lamb of
Wilson
Grace Hudson
Bertie Brown
George Taylor
Frances Jenkins of
Weldon
Loftin Moody
K. Jenkins
Nags Head
Ruby Williams
Hanover
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
N. J
Ophelia Chambliss
Virginia Beach
Mary
Otha Parker
Maurice Ford
Port Chester
N. C
Margaret Hudson
Hubert Parrish
Nashville
Cornelia Shell
Loyd Allen
John Britt
Brunswick
J. H. Cranwell
Julian Glover
Earl
Messie
Newport News
E. T. Blowe
Mildred
Margaret
Ruby
Lawrence Hall
J. T. Griffin
Boykins
Lelia Murry
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Oscar the Fallen
Dren
Duke
Carolina
Marie Grosso
Croton-on- Hudson
N. Y
New York Area
Brenda Frazier
Cannon
RRS Decker
Floyd Bailey
Warren
James Tucker
Arnold
Chase City
George Baird
Rocky Mt
Bill Parker
Robinsonville
W. C. Allsbrook
Willie Grimmer
Petersburg
Lewis Grimmer
Robert Taylor
Richmond, Va
J. M. Taylor
Aldine Boswood
Comtock
Jerry Bryant
Rich Square
T. E. Bryant
PsHie
China
Theodore Haviland
Warwick
Spode
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
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