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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1941
Page
4
The writer reviews The Biscuit Eater as a standout film with simple but memorable cast and praises Escape for its portrayal of life under totalitarian rule. Personal anecdotes from church and military stories segue into reflections on liberty, courage, and the approaching 1961 era.
The former local high school and Owls infielder Irvin Dickens says he expects to rejoin the Wilson club next season. He notes the Wilson setup of summer ball and winter high school teaching suits him, and mentions Joe Talley as Wilson’s top bunker last year who will return. Nearby, Tommy Byrne wed a Carolina girl and will join the Newark Bears in spring, Steve Acai has returned from army leave, and Irvin Dickens and Wilson Byrd reportedly played pro football with Portsmouth. Fred Cooper goes to State for Frosh basketball workouts.
Haywood Williams of Washington D C spent Christmas with his mother Mrs J H Williams. Many guests from Raleigh Richmond Norfolk Greenville and Baltimore visited family homes in town over the holidays.
Ebenezer besbeches Miss Clyde Hux of Weldon and her mother Mrs. W. D. Hux joined relatives for Christmas. The stretch of notes lists numerous visits among the Hux, Dickens, Crawley, Medlin, and Wright families across Weldon Aurelian Springs Roanoke Rapids Henderson Philadelphia and Greenville with extended kin from Albemarle Richmond and Ga rysburg during the holidays.
Mrs Rosa Livesay announces the marriage of her daughter Dorothy Johnson to Loyd T. Faison on December 24 in Wel ton. They will reside in Gaston.
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