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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1940
Page
4
Roanoke Rapids readers are invited to a minstrel program at the Recreation Club on January 26 and 27. Despite only five of twenty seven having stage experience, producers praise the singing and expect a swell show led by the Rhythm Busters quartet.
The U S Marine Corps Recruiting Service announces a Recruiting Sergeant will visit Elizabeth City on January 6 1940 to interview youths considering enlistment. The sergeant will be in the U S Post Office Building lobby from 9 to 11 am with interviews in Edenton Windsor and Williamston post office lobbies later that day.
Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Bobbitt hosted a Tuesday dinner party for boarders and invited guests. A four course meal featured attractive place cards and carefully set tables. Guests included Annie Pope, Clinton Stallings, Evelyn Barnes, Joe Branch, Elizabth Pinnell, Buck Hofler, Elizabeth Gray, Sam Ewell, Mary Mac Clark, Red Bishop, Dot Bell, Hoyle, Nell Wors ley, Guy Hooks, W. M. Pope, Almerine Pope, and several Bobbitts Family members.
Roanoke Rapids Woman's Club postpones January meeting to Monday the 8th due to New Year's Day. Mr. Stanley White will review the Nazi Germany novel Escape and explain his review method to help readers. Public invited to share the hour with club members.
Mrs. Addie F. Medlin, a Roanoke Rapids Hospital graduate nurse and South Rosemary resident, will travel to Southside Community Hospital Farmville Virginia for five weeks to relieve anaesthetist Mrs. Geneva Irvin. She has worked in anaesthesia for two years and will substitute at Norfolk General Hospital from June to August before pursuing a postgraduate course in endotracheal anesthesia in Boston with the National Nurses Anesthetic Association.
Miss Minnie Johnson and Margaret Cox spent Saturday in Richmond. Mr and Mrs J H King spent Sunday in Littleton. Hubert Parrott spent Monday in Rocky Mount on business.
The Roanoke Rapids high school boys and girls teams open the 1940 season against Scotland Neck at Scotland Neck Friday night January 5, then host Littleton on Tuesday. The boys split pre holiday games beating Emporia and losing to Rocky Mount. the girls beat Emporia before Christmas.
Each farm owner or agent must report acreage of crops to be harvested this year. Prepare your list now as the census is required by state law and highly valuable to Halifax County farmers.
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