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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1940
Page
12
A fragment collection from lost columns and notes recalls a Christmas breakfast scene with a cook at a Steinway piano playing Rock of Ages, a humorous baby poem about overfeeding, a Henderson lawyer’s Christmas card anecdote, and quirky found items. It includes a MIT note on molasses iron, a Wilmington railroad theft remark, and assorted cartoons, bear humor, and a limerick from 1940.
Periodic headaches nervousness and cramps are described as functional dysmenorrhea caused by malnutrition. Readers report symptom relief by stimulating appetite and digestion with CARDUS, building up physical strength. ARDUI is noted as having been used.
The First Christian Church Disciples holds church school at 9:45 a.m. and worship at 11:00 a.m. The sermon theme is Fragments of life. Youth group meets at 6:30 p.m. Evening preaching at 7:30 p.m. Does religion pay? A church board meeting is scheduled Sunday afternoon and all circles meet in a council meeting Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the church.
This week in Roanoke Rapids Hospital births include a boy to Mr and Mrs B L Merritt on December 29 a boy to Mr and Mrs Rufus Turner on December 29 a boy to Mr and Mrs J T Lockaman on December 31 a boy to Mr and Mrs Churchill Brown on January 2 and a boy to Mr and Mrs M S Corbin on January 2.
Mrs George Southgate of New York, visiting at Shell Castle near Enfield, gave a book review for the local Episcopal Church Auxiliary. Titles discussed were Moment in Peking by Lin Lu Tang and The Chinese Are Like That by Carl Crow. She previously originated the May Southgate Book Reviews and has hosted author interviews on radio. More than sixty women from Enfield, Rocky Mount and Weldon attended Wednesday’s event.
Weldon Baptist Church members assaulted their pastor Rev. Richard S. Fountain and his wife on Wednesday evening. The incident left the couple receiving numerous blows and injuries amid a scene described by witnesses as chaotic and tense. Police were summoned but no arrests were reported in the brief account.
A fire of undetermined origin burned about fifty yards of the Halifax County fair ground fence Wednesday afternoon. Firemen arrived around 3:30 and quickly controlled the blaze leaving no known witnesses. A neighboring resident near the grandstand said he knew nothing of the start.
Mrs Rudolph Northington entertained Saturday evening with a bingo party and dancing at her home honoring Miss Saluda Northington and Miss Virginia Northington. Guests included Katherine Hardison Mary Elizabeth Moore Martha Ellis Thomas Boone Charlie Williamson George Cameron Liz Selden and Bobby Bowers.
Josephine Ellis celebrated her ninth birthday with a Monday evening party at her home on Jackson Street. Games were played and cake candy sandwiches and grape juice were served. Attendees included Yvonne Trippe Lois Revelle Adell Smith Rubie Barnes Eddie Lee Wells George Lewis Jr Jackie Glasgow Billie Lewis Bettie Etheridge D W Etheridge Elsie Ellis Faye Kidd Jean Haynie and Ann Moseley.
Mrs. Geo. Lampley entertained her bridge club Tuesday evening with Miss Edna Wafford winning high and traveling prize and Mrs. W. C. Williams taking second high. A sweet course with coffee followed for guests Mesdames Bill Aligood Sam Bunn A. O. George L. Gilliam Ivey Mahorn Geo Pappendick E. B. Smoot H. C. Wirtz J. A. Wood W. C. Williams Robert Pope and Miss Edna Wafford.
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Pruden of Charlotte visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pruden during Christmas week. Dr. and Mrs. Upshur Higgensotham spent the holidays in Richmond Virginia. Mrs. H S Loy returned from Durham where she stayed with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Walters spent the Christmas holidays in Pittsboro.
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