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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1940

Page

2

Imperial Brings Back Wizard of Oz Sunday at Imperial

The Imperial will screen The Wizard of Oz on Sunday with Judy Garland as Dorothy. Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton and others star in color scenes hailed as among the most impressive. Also scheduled are Everything Happens at Night and Escape to Paradise with Bobby Breen on Bargain Day Wednesday. Mickey the Kid, Fought Gringo, and Overland with Kit Carson appear Thursday through Saturday, while a Henderson wedding reports January 1, 1940, at First Presbyterian Church in the area.

the Imperial Judy Garland Ray Bolger Jack Haley Bert Lahr Billie Burke Margaret Hamilton Dorothy Bobby Breen Paradise Kent Taylor Marla Shelton Joyce Compton Pedro de Cordoba Robert ©. Davis Rosina Galli Frank Yaconelli Anna Demetrio Breen Taylor Mickey Kid Bruce Cabot Ralph Byrd ZaSu Pitts Imperial Jessie Ralph June Storey Jarrell MacDonald Little Scotty Beckett Cabot

Calvary School Hosts Show By Cow Outfit January 10

At Calvary School on Wednesday night January 10, Calvary Tex Dean and the Carefree Cow Boys from Station WSM Nashville now on WEED at 1 30 p m present Cowboy Ray Skipper Smoky Mountain Sweethearts and Elmer the Goof for a two hour program. Doors open seven and the show begins eight with songs and dances sponsored by the Parent Teachers Association.

Tex Dean WSM Nashville Tenn Weed Cowboy Ray Skipper Elmer the Goof Calvary School Parent-Teachers Association

Tuesday Club Meeting Welcomes New Member Rog ers

The Tuesday Club held a pleasant gathering with Mrs Wilmer Collier and Mrs T J Taylor co hosting. A brief business session elected Mrs Ray Rogers as a new member. A five o clock salad course with coffee followed and a high score prize was awarded to Mrs Rogers.

Wilmer Collier T. J. Taylor Ray Rogers

Christmas Party Guests and Local Visitors

Mrs. Col lier and Mrs. Taylor hosted a Christmas party with guests Mrs James D. HB Bennett O Griffin Clayton Gurley Thornton Wilson Jr Edwin Graves Mike Vaughan R E Daniel Jr J M C Covington B E Stephenson Wyche Land Roderick Meikle Albert Cannady of Richmond Va Mrs W E Bowles of Richmond Va and Miss Irene Turner spent the holidays in New York. Sgt H C Robbin of Fort Monroe Va visited with his parents and friends.

D. E. Bennett Collier Mrs. Taylor James D. HB. Bennett O. Griffin Clayton Gurley Thornton Wilson, Jr Edwin Graves Mike Vaughan R. E. Daniel, Jr J. M. C. Covington B. E. Stephenson Wyche Land Roderick Meikle Albert Cannady Richmond W. E. Bowles Richmond Va Irene Turner New York Sgt H. C. Robbin Fort Monroe J. B. Robbin

Shaw Perkinson Wedding Quietly Solemnized in Roanoke Rapids

Miss Edith Pearl Perkinson wed Henry Lester Shaw in a December 23 1939 ceremony at the Baptist parsonage officiated by Rev Richard Fountain attended by relatives. Bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Stephen Vernon Perkinson of Roanoke Rapids formerly Weldon. groom is son of Mrs Lucy Itha Shaw and the late Elliott Shaw of Roanoke Rapids. They will reside in Roanoke Rapids where the groom has business interests.

Edith Pearl Perkinson Henry Lester Shaw Baptist Parsonage Richard Fountain Mrs. Shaw Stephen Vernon Perkinson Roanoke Rapids Weldon Weldon High School Mr. Shaw Lucy Itha Shaw Elliotthaw

Quiet Enfield wedding ties Hedgpeth and Neal

Miss Pattie Ruth Neal married James Hedgepeth in a Sunday ceremony at the Enfield Methodist Parsonage. The bride wore navy blue with dubonnet accessories and pink rose forget-me-not corsage. After the Rev. B. D. Critcher officiated the couple left for a southern trip and will reside in Warrenton. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Leslie Neal and the late Henry Neal of Enfield. the groom is the son of Mr. T. R. Hedgepeth and the late Mrs. Hedgepeth of Conway.

First Presbyterian Church Henderson N. C Minees Crichton Harris Woodson Winfree Jacksonville Fla Ed Shay Franklin Thad Harris Luke Harris William L. Manning James A. Jones Mendelssohn B. Frank Harris T. R. Manning J. W. Winfree Leesburg Fla University of Florida WJAX Jacksonville Florida J. R. Manning E. B. Manning William Manning C. A. Wyche Susan Holliday Eloise Lynne Frank Hawley D. C. Clark and Son Bahnson Weathers Aldine Boswood Lucille Carson Dora Clark George Hayes Howard Pruden R. P. Beckwith Winifred Beckwith Marjorie Cannon Frank Muller Priscilla Mullen Evelyn Mullen T. W. Mullen William Thorne, Jr Lawrence Stell Enfield Pattie Ruth Neal James Hedgepeth B. D. Critcher Warrenton Hedgpeth Leslie Neal Henry Neal Mr Hedgepeth T. R. Hedgepeth Hedgepeth Conway

Local Notes on Visitors and Illness in Jackson

Lloyd Parker of Jackson North Carolina spent the weekend with his family here. Friends of Mrs Bagley Rook will be sorry to learn she is ill at her home on Jackson Street.

Lloyd Parker Jackson N. C Bagley Rook Jackson St

Christmas Party Held At Seaboard Home

Hazel Marie and Dorothy Hancock hosted a Christmas party in Seaboard on Tuesday night December 26 with friends attending. Guests included Fara Rae Britt Ray Outland Dorothy Lee Vick Collin Johnson Ellen Drewette Marion Tyler Jessie Spencer Dorothy Hancock Alvin Bridgers and Leslie Porter after games contests and refreshments.

Hazel Marie Dorothy Hancock Seaboard Fara Rae Britt Ray Outland Dorothy Lee Vick Collin Johnson Ellen Drewette Marion Tyler Hazel Marie Hancock Jessie Spencer Alvin Bridgers Leslie Porter

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