Large number of candidates for 39 team report
Football practice opened with many aspirants for 1939 positions. About forty boys trained under Coach Hoyle at the Roanoke Rapids high school gym. Holdovers Cooper Byrd S T Brown and others lead the first string, with hopes for nine games including a November finale against Elizabeth City. The Northeastern North Carolina Athletic Conference blocks their schedule as Joe Talley Rex Carter and Alvah Page join Hoyle in coaching duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoyle
Cooper
Byrd
S. T. Brown
Jimmy Taylor
Green
Jack Brown
Ray
Rightmeyer
Tillery
Wilson
Moore
Warrick
Kendrick
Fisher
Moseley
Wright
J. T
Nick” Brown
John Cox
Charlie Jarvis
Henderson
Northeastern North Carolina
Elizabeth City
Roanoke Rapids
Northeastern North Carolina Athetic
Joe Talley
Alvah Page
East Carolina Teachers’ College
Greenville
Hawkins Chapel and Community Notes in North Carolina
Hawkins Chapel and Mary Greene of ECTC Greenville NC are visiting family for summer. Bear Swamp hosts many locals at Sunday services. Ruth Frazzle of Richlands stayed with Mary and Dorothy Greene last week. Richard Greene's family visited New Hope Sunday. Esther Willis and Clara Hawkins spent Saturday night in Littleton with F C Porter. Mrs J A Pittard, patient at Roanoke Rapids Hospital, is improving. Mr and Mrs B B Morgan and son spent the weekend in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Greene
E.C.T.C
Greenville
N. C
Baldy Greene
Bear Swamp
Ruth Frazzle
Richlands
Mary
Dorothy Greene
Richard Greene
Aamily
New Hope
Esther, Willis
Clara Hawkins
Littleton
F. C. Porter
Supper Hostesses Honor Polly Perry Before Norfolk Departure
Mrs A W Perry and Mrs Wilson Hart hosted a buffet supper at the Perry home on Tuesday honoring Miss Polly Perry who will attend school in Norfolk this winter. Attendees included Seward Dickens Jr Laura Read Dr David Pollack Sarah Dickens George Rogers Winston Perry M Perry M W Perry Dorothy Trexler Edith Effie Avent Louise Bass Mavis Melton A W Perry Wilson Hart and Donald Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Perry
Wilson Hart
Mrs. Perry
Polly Perry
Norfolk
Perry
Hart
Seward Dickens, Jr
Laura Read
David Pollack
Sarah Dickens
George Rogers
Winston Perry
M. W. Perry
Dorothy Trexler
Edith and
Effie Avent
Louise Bass
Mavis Melton
Messrs
Donald Campbell
Bridal Party Honors Dot Bell With Watermelon Cutting
Enfield hostess Miss Dot Bell entertained Monday evening honoring Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hilliard of Norfolk. Guests included the Hilliards Elmer and Ralph Cuthrell John Walton Durward Anderson and a long list of local friends and relatives. The Vincent family also hosted vacation guests at Ocean View with Mrs. E P Hyman Derith Morgan and others joining them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dot Bell
Enfield
Henry Hilliard
Norfolk
Hilliard
Rebecca Kimball
Elmer Cuthrell
Ralph Cuthrell
John Walton
Durward Anderson
Mary Bobbitt
Frances Hofler
Vernell Kimball
Elsie Kimball
Elizabeth Gray
Mildred Gray
Annie Pope
Mary Shaw
Lula Fowlkes
Emma Whitaker
Lilly Whitaker
Lillian Howell
Sarah Pope
Eunice Cuthrell
Annie Matthews
Eloise Hardison
Billy Locke
Edison Sexton
Buck Fowlkes
Sam Pope
Red Bishop
Carol Wood
Thayer Jenkins
Jimmie Jenkins
Nick Neville
Robert Norman
Harold Vick
Vincent Bridges
Sam Beavans
W. A. Vincent
Ocean View
E. P. Hyman
Derith Morgan
B. H. Johnson
Louise
Town Talk Highlights Local Weekend Travels and Visits
Misses Rosa Clyde Bryant and Hattie Mae Woodruff with Willie Cut ler and Lloyd Bryant spent Saturday at the Sanatorium. Cecil Baird returned from La Crosse Virginia after a week with his grandparents. Mrs G C Rawls and children returned from Kinston. The Wilsons and Mildred Burton, Mr and Mrs Sanford Butler and others spent the weekend across several towns including Minnesota Beach Burlington and Manteo to see The Lost Colony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Clyde Bryant
Hattie Mae Woodruff
Willie Cutler
Lloyd Bryant
Cecil Baird
la Crosse, Va
Mr. J
Mrs
R. M. Baird
Stewart Wilson
Mildred Burton
Minnesota Beach
Sanford Butler
Fayetteville
Dick Burton
Robert Collins
Clifton
Mesdames
W. H. Shell
O. L. Smith
Burlington
P. E. Troxler
Homecoming Day at Pierce's Methodist Church Next Sun
Preparations are underway for the re opening and Homecoming Day at Pierce's Methodist Church next Sunday. A service begins at eleven with preaching, followed by a picnic dinner. The afternoon program includes a history read by Mrs. Leon Anderson and talks by W L Knight Ovid W Pierce Sr and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Pierce's Methodist Church
Leon Anderson
W. L. Knight
Rocky Mount
Ovid W. Pierce, Sr
Weldon
Out of Town Patients at Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Patients at Roanoke Rapids Hospital this week include Mrs Lawrence Flythe of Conway Eugene Ray Carpenter of Newport News Mrs W S Clark Seaboard June Marshall Matthews of Seaboard Mrs Robert Moore of Emporia Captain N B Raines of Halifax Mrs Mattie Smiley of Warrenton and Marian Lee Tyler of Margaretsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Lawrence Flythe
Conway
Eugene Ray Carpenter
Newport News
W. S. Clark
Seaboard
June Marshall Matthews
Robert Moore
Emporia
N. B. Raines
Halifax
Mattie Smiley
Warrenton
Marian Lee Tyler
Margaretsville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jay Thompson
Hopewell, Va
Jamteo
G. C. Rawls
Kinston
Elsie Pair
Lucy Rook
Hattie O’dell
Virginia
Dewey Hersey
Henry Minten
Richmond
Henry Mertens
J. H. Pair
W. C. Duke
W. T. Duke
Rich Square
George Baird
la Crosse
Leonard Langston
Pamele
Nettie Morris
A. ,T. Griffin
Wilber Anderton
Fredricksburg
J. P. Anderton
J. M. Jackson
Alice Cole
Merle Cole
R. S. Taylor
Richmond, Va
Lois Smith
Durham
Farmville
E. D. Harbour Eyes
Office Over Shell Furniture Co
Roanoke Rapids, N
Pennsylvania
Roanoke Rapids Oil Co
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