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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 02, 1941

Page

2

Remember and Hudson's Bay at Imperial Theatre list week

Imperial Theatre schedules begin the week with Remember starring Robert Taylor and Greer Garson a return engagement Also Chad Hanna and The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date feature midweek Paradise Scandals Hudson's Bay with Paul Muni and Gene Tierney next Thursday and Friday Arizona Frontier with Tex Ritter Saturday Also a Green Archer chapter shown.

Imperial Theatre Robert Taylor Greer Garson Chad Hanna the Lone Wolf Warren Williams William Frances Robinson Paul Muni Gene Tierney Hudson's Bay England Charles II Lord Crewe John Sutton Canada Sutton Quebec Hudson Bay America Morton Lowry Muni Tex Ritter Arizona Frontier Imperial Green Archer

Corn Demonstration Yields Vary By Hybrid In County Test

Biggs Two-Ear corn outyielded eight other varieties in a county demonstration led by Johnnie Lewis of Crowell. Planted June 3 and harvested December 6, 1940, the plots were weighed before and after shelling. Results show yields from 41.4 to 67.8 bushels per acre with several hybrids close in output. The event drew many local farmers and visitors.

Biggs Johnnie Lewis Crowell Enfield State College Department of Agronomy Latham Wood D. J. Knight

Littleton Lions Club Honors Decorated Homes and Stores

The Littleton Lions Club awarded turkeys for the most attractively decorated home and the best decorated store window. Prizes went to Mrs. D. W. McPherson and The Whugene Johnston Company after judging on Friday night, December 20.

D. W. McPherson Littleton Whugene Johnston Company

Eastman High Glee Club On Air At Rocky Mount

Eastman High School Girls Glee Club broadcast from WEED Rocky Mount on December 17 1940 featuring French carols and holiday selections. Principal W A Holmes spoke of the school history and the group later performed at Booker T Washington High School in Rocky Mount.

Eastman High Glee Club Rocky Mount Eastman High School Weed Glee Club Miss Shelton Willis W. A. Holmes Booker T. Washington High School Eastman George B. Dryden

Births Reported in Local Hospital List of Newborns

A series of birth announcements records newborns born in December to local families. Names include Mr and Mrs W B Joyner, Noah Brown, EB T Vick, R E Kinker, R M Mason, Lee Glidewell, R B Morgan, and Howard Jordan, with girls and a boy noted on multiple December dates.

W. B. Joyner Noah Brown EB. T. Vick R. E. Kinker R. M. Mason Lee Glidewell

Mrs Lewis Grimmer Spends Christmas in Petersburg

Mrs. Lewis Grimmer spent Christmas in the city of Petersburg Virginia with Mr and Mrs Willie Grimmer.

Lewis Grimmer Petersburg, Va Mrs Willie Grimmer

Paradise Scandals at Imperial Wednesday

Morris Nelson presents Paradise Scandals at the Imperial next Wednesday featuring a lineup of acts including Milo Vagge World famous punching bag Curtis and Leroy Berke and Lee Izzy and Dizzy June La Comas Evelyn Hulen Marion Schmidt Morris Nelson and Paul Monty with Marta Zori billed as Queen of Temptation.

Morris Nelson Imperial Theatre South Hollywood Milo Vagge Ringling Bros. Circus Curtis and Leroy Berke and Lee Izzy Dizzy June la Comas Evelyn Hulen Marion Schmidt Paul Monty Marta Zori

Smith-Hall Engagement of Mary Emma Smith to Edward Owen Hall

Mr and Mrs Harold Calvert Smith of Littleton announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Emma Smith to Edward Owen Hall of Warrenton and Reidsville. The wedding will occur in winter.

Harold Calvert Smith Littleton Mary Emma Smith Edward Owen Hall Warrenton Reidsville

Northampton Court News December 18 Proceedings Summary

Northampton County Recorder Court met on December 18. The State charged James Roscoe with bastardy. case continued to May 1941. Ishmael DeLoatch et al. found guilty of assault. 60 day jail terms with road work, suspended upon costs. Aids to driving drunk not prosecuted with leave. Ruffin Scott and Willie Butcher acquitted of affray. Haywood Taylor charged with assault. verdict not guilty. J W Green pleads guilty to driving drunk. fines 50 dollars plus costs and 12 month auto license revocation. I E Wiles also fined 50 dollars and costs with 12 month revocation.

James Roscoe Ishmael Powell Lloyd DeLoatch Percy DeLoatch Kinley DeLoatch J. A. Wiles Ruffin Scott Willie Butcher Haywood Taylor J. W. Green State of N. C

Archer family visit to Jarretts Virginia

Mrs J B Archer and her son Robert Henry spent Sunday in Jarretts Virginia with Mr and Mrs Reuben Richardson.

J. B. Archer Robert Henry Jarretts, Va Reuben Richardson

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G. R. Rawls Bethel Ottis Reynolds Winston-Salem Clair Reynolds J. E. Williams Louise and Margaret Williams Emporia the Imperial DIAL Sidney Toler Marjorie Weaver New York Jane Withers Jane Darwell Henry Fonda Jackie Cooper Frank James Smith - Hall Northampton Court News Northampton County Jackson Morris Nelon Vaeg Lone Wolf
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