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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1940
Page
9
Amused reader submits a playful poem about court, beans, and a Hitler reference. The page also notes quotes from David Cort on democracy and health, plus local notes on community life and a North Carolina wedding trip return.
A mother recalls her son Melvin Massey who died August 16, 1936. She speaks of enduring sorrow and longing, claiming others may think she has smiled but she remains deeply sad and lonely without him. The August remembrance emotion echoes throughout the verse.
The August 18 1940 letter recounts a Norfolk and Western alarm that Roanoke Rapids and Weldon were submerged by fifty two feet of water. The writer contacts friends and Evelyn to learn details via broadcast at 12 30 PM and hopes for safety and control. The note asks for a Herald copy and offers to pay on return in September.
Funeral service for Mr. Ralegh Glen Bradley of Welch West Virginia was held August 15 with many out of town guests. Attendees included C D Edgerton and family, Court ney Egerton Jr Bradley Egerton S Linton Smith H B Lindsey Louise Nash Esmond Bradley Elizabeth Hayes Rufus Bradley Kannapolis Unn Bradley W L Curtis Rev C L Dow ell Ernest Hayes B G Alford La Grange Sue Taylor Myers Edwin Walters J G Hart Ethelene Hart Roland Hart Portsmouth Virginia J M Leggett Alfred Ellis W A Ellis Folk Norfolk Goodridge Morton Venable Morton Oxford Goodridge Wilson Julian Wilson Stoval Virginia Cowan A I...
D Cromantie of Garland joins Mr and Mrs Joe McSwain and son Joseph of Durham, Miss Josephine Morton, Mr and Mrs RB Williams, and Mr and Mrs BD Spencer of Richmond Virginia in a compact society notice listing several families and relations.
The Willie Kelly Circle of the First Baptist Church met at Mrs. Henry Fitts home on Monday evening. Mrs. Sadie Askew shared a Proverbs 22 6 message after hymns and refreshments were served to several members and two visitors.
Miss Dorothy Tyson returns home Saturday after visiting relatives in Jackson.
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