Kiddies at Lions Christmas Party Brings Joy to 50 Children
The annual Christmas Party for the Kiddies was held last Wednesday night at the First Baptist Church basement. Lions Club hosted about 50 underprivileged children with a full turkey dinner prepared by John Carras. Girl Scouts served the meals while Roy Gantt chaired the Boys and Girls Work Committee and Joe Talley led welfare efforts. The event featured Christmas songs led by Ted Speight and stories by Mrs. Wm Alfred Thorne, with gifts and baskets provided by the Lions.
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First Baptist Church
City Civic Club
John Carras
Rosemary Cafe
Girl Scouts
Lions Club
Boys and Girls Work Committee
Roy Gantt
Blind and Welfare Committee
Joe Talley
Dot Bennett
W. B. Allsbrook
Edmund Berkeley
Lion Ted Speight
Elva Martin
Wm. Alfred Thorne
Lions
N. B. Thompson
R. W. Stephenson
T. M. Bullock
Jas. E. McGee
HS. Loy
Kiwanis Club
Howard Hancock
Herald Staff
Town Talk Residents visit relatives over Christmas weekend
Roger Floyd and Peggy Lou of Newport News visited relatives here. Mrs Hattie Bailey of Portsmouth stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs J H Leggett. Jack Linesay and Rosa Linesay hosted Christmas guests from Athita Georgia. Robert C Brown of Hampton spent the holidays with his mother. Patton Messeger of the U S Navy Norfolk visited Mrs Viola Har grove. Ruth Lee of Greensboro NC spent Christmas with her parents Jesse and Mrs Lee.
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Roger Floyd
Peggy Lou
Newport News
Hattie Bailey
Portsmouth
J. H. Leggett
Jack Linesay
Athita
Rosa Linesay
Robert C. Brown
Hampton
Ida Brown
Patton Messeger
U. S. Navy
Norfolk
Viola Hargrove
Ruth Lee
G. C
Greensboro
Jesse Lee
Weldon News Holiday Visitor List Shows Local Guests
Miss Elizabeth Harvell of Greensboro and Miss Mary F. Mitchell of Richmond visit relatives in Weldon. Visitors include Miss Eleanor Crouch of Washington DC Mrs Phill Darden of Suffolk Lt David Ward home for holidays and many more from Raleigh Richmond Baltimore and Blackstone.
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Elizabeth Harvell
Greensboro
J. A. Harvell
Mary F. Mitchell
Richmond
Meade Mitchell
Eleanor Crouch
Washington, D. C
Phill Darden
Suffolk
W. H. Anthony
R. E. Bird
Burnlevel
Anna Boseman
Bettie
Mary Lou Shaw
Aurelian Springs
Mabel Alston
Lillington
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