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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1941
Page
13
Fire department figures show 51 city fires and 13 outside calls in 1940. Major blazes included Rosemary Drug Company and Duncan fire near the Junction with damages around 6000 and 2000 respectively.
Funeral services for 20 year old Robert Jim mie Beasley were conducted at Williams Funeral Home with Rev. Gordon Price officiating. Interment followed in Roanoke Rapids Cemetery. He died after a brief illness at his stepfather Lee Morris’s home in South Rosemary. Survived by his mother, stepfather, three half sisters Mary Lee Dorothy and Betty Love Morris, and brother Garvie Beasley. Pallbearers were Joe Wells Jr Roy Taylor Cecil Pearson Buddy Sandford.
Estelle King Brown 23 of Fayetteville died at Highsmith Hospital Tuesday after a brief illness. She was a Weldon High School graduate and is survived by husband Julian S Brown, parents L N King, grandmother J A Grooms, four uncles, and one aunt. Funeral for Galatia Presbyterian Church Cumberland County was held Wednesday at 3 p.m. with burial in the church cemetery. Paul Watson of Richmond visited town.
First Methodist Church invites the public to attend. Services include 9:45 a.m. church school with W Gra ham Lynch as superintendent, 11:00 morning worship with a sermon theme Open Gate, 6:45 p.m. Epworth League meetings for intermediates and senior young people, and 7:30 p.m. evening worship with the sermon Tops Answered Prayer. A friendly welcome awaits.
Ben Browning Jr left Friday to resume studies at Chapel Hill. Fayetteville couple Willis and Mrs Taylor spent last week with J N Johnston and relatives. Rightmyer family of Weldon visited town. Claire Benthall of Woodland a former Littleton teacher visited last week. Walter Kooper and Helen Marian Kooper weekend in Petersburg. William Skinner left Saturday for Auburn Alabama. Charlie and Mrs Parker of Norfolk were weekend guests of A W Parker. D S Carr of Wilmington visited relatives. A W Person spent days in Norfolk. Vinton Reid returned to Atlanta after visiting her aunt Mrs J H Newsom. Will Harriss and Mrs Henry Harriss of Norfolk were guests last week. Henry Townsend, Ann Townsend and Henry Langdon Jr returned to Marshall Virginia. Mrs Lewis Rosenthall and son Herbert returned to Raleigh. Robert Kirkland spent Friday in Norfolk.
Mrs. Charles Lambeth spent the week end in Norfolk while Miss Ballard Mahorn visited her grandmother Mrs J R Boyce for several days. Many others hosted or visited relatives in Roanoke Rapids Richmond and Rocky Mount.
Mr and Mrs J L Bass of Gum Berry and Mrs Joe Shearin were guests of Mr and Mrs W L Kee Thursday. James Willingham of Washington DC visited friends in town. Gerald and Shorty Sims returned to Fort Jackson after ten days with relatives. Verden Hutcheson of Buchanan GA visiting. Ben Butler returned home from Roanoke Rapids hospital. Mrs Joe Crew spent Friday in Henderson. Rives Worrock of Fort Hunt spent weekend with Mrs Olelia Butts. Birthday dinner for Mr S L Moon followed by gifts. Mr Moon received many useful gifts. Russell Matkins attended the funeral of Mrs H L Bobbitt in Littleton.
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