Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Roanoke Rapids Herald in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

We have 6,273,003 pages in North Carolina

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1943

Page

5

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.

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.

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.

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

Also Mentioned on This Page

America Indiana Indianapolis Hoosier Monument Your War Memorial U. S. War Bonds Europe Weldon News W. L. Alston David Jackson Ward Frank Deal C. E. Carter Evelyn Mitchell Ella Mitchell Hugh Murrell State College Raleigh Rena Crocker Albert Lassiter E. L. Williams Jesse Johnston Blackstone D. R. Anderson Lawrence McKirdie Chapel Hill Dixon Baltimore J. 8. Dixon
Search Courier

Search the Roanoke Rapids Herald Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Roanoke Rapids Herald?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication