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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1936

Page

2

Roanoke Weavers Lead Roanoke Southern Softball Exits

Roanoke No 2 Weavers City Champs Patterson Carders Roanoke No 1 Weavers and Rosemary Spinners depart for Goldsboro to enter eastern finals of the State Softball Championships. Winners advance to Charlotte NC for North and South Carolina title tourney next week. Pairings set for Friday at Goldsboro include Rosemary Spinners versus Gordon Lane Hamlet Patterson Carders versus News Argus Goldsboro Roanoke No 2 Weavers versus Expressman Hamlet and Roanoke No 1 versus Goldsboro.

Roanoke Patterson Carders Goldsboro South Carolina Charlotte Gordon Lane Hamlet News-Argus Weavers Expressman

Durham to Play Here on Sunday

The Home Security baseball team of Durham meets the Roanoke Rapids All-Stars at Simmons Park Sunday afternoon at 3 30 Lefty Davis will pitch for Roanoke Rapids Last Sunday the All-Stars lost to Scotland Neck 4 to 1 Browning was the losing pitcher Industrial League games resume next Wednesday at 4 30 after a week off for Goldsboro meet prep

Durham Roanoke Rapids All-Stars Simmons Park Lefty Davis Roanoke Rapids All-Stars Scotland Neck Browning Goldsboro

Scores for softb all games to be posted at two drug stores

Friday games start August 21 with four games from 2:00 PM to 5:45 PM in Goldsboro. Saturday schedule runs 9:30 AM to 1:45 PM with three games. Updates posted on Matthews Drug Store in North Ward and Taylor’s Drug Store in South Ward.

Goldsboro Matthews North Ward Taylor's Drug Store South Ward

Town Talk highlights from local visits and travels

Mrs Carrie Taylor of La Crosse visited relatives here last week. Otis Hawkins and Dan Tyson families visited their parents in Jackson Sunday. I W Moore returned after visiting Virginia relatives. P F Johnsons spent Sunday at Whitakers with children. Linwood Johnson visited his aunt in Whitakers. Ancelle Lynch stayed with grandparents in Lawrenceville. Frank Hawley and son returned from Christiansburg Virginia. Sam Bunn family returned from Rocky Mount. Lewis Jones of Richmond visited his parents here Sunday. C L Elting and children returned from Norfolk vacation. Melvin Hubbard family of Roxboro visited last week. W J Hasty family spent Sunday at Ocean View. Elizabeth Young left for Washington DC. Margaret Dunning returned from Chesapeake Beach.

Carrie Taylor la Crosse Otis Hawkins Dan Tyson Jackson I. W. Moore Virginia P. F. Johnson Whitakers Linwood Johnson Ancelle Lynch Lawrenceville Frank Hawley Frank, Jr Christiansburg Sam Bunn Ann Rocky Mount Lewis Jones Richmond C. L. Elting Norfolk Melvin Hubbard Roxboro W. J. Hasty Ocean View Elizabeth Young J. M. Jackson Washington, D. C Margaret Dunning Chesapeake Beach

City Champs Raise Pennant Ceremony at Weavers Field

A large Roanoke Patterson and Rosemary Mills crowd witnessed Capt Speed Hux raise the championship pennant on the Weavers home field. Jay Sanders Rosemary band played the national anthem as John Bell led mass singing and Frank Kemp served as master of ceremonies. Medals were presented to the Weavers by City Softball Commissioner Bill Alligood as the 1936 season ended.

Jay Sanders Rosemary John Bell Joe Bryant Capt Speed Hux Old Glory Weavers Roanoke Patterson Rosemary Mills Frank Kemp Patterson Mills Frank Williams Sherrod Crumpler Jack Cassada Speed Hux Bill Alligood

Local social notes from Vernon Sasser vacation and visitors

Vernon Sasser returns from Carolina Beach while Misses Virginia and Ethel Jackson visit J. M. Jacksons in Washington. Various visitors from Enfield West Virginia Raleigh and Charlotte stay or travel through the city with weekend visits and local outings among named families and towns.

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