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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1940

Page

9

Minstrel Revels Nears Real Production With Friday Show

Ticket committee reports nearly all seats sold for the Friday January 26 Minstrel Revels at Recreation Club with a 8 15 pm start. Emory Vaughn anchors a strong act with End Men and a 30 member chorus while Prof Roland Johnson appears in a Water Versus Alcohol skit.

Emory Vaughn Vaughn Bill Speight Gerald Simras Cliff Boyd Jack Hale Rufus Mountford Roland Johnson Johnson George Gurley Dick Lee George Roberts Dick Smith Bill Roberts Frank Everette Kiwanis Minstrel Doc Miller George Outland el Rancho Grande Chet Allsbrook Charles Mahaffey Eugene Blow Jimmy Charlie Nicholson Wyoming Gerald Simms Eve Emory Buckethead

Enfield residents host and visit families during holidays

A long list of Enfield area residents and relatives from South Carolina Virginia Beach Salisbury Md Roanoke Rapids Raleigh Wilmington New York Baltimore Durham etc. spent Christmas and holiday visits with family and friends including Mrs J T Boseman Mrs Waverly White Mr Eugene Kimball Miss Mamie Lee Kimball and many others returning home for the new year.

Eugene Kimball Martha Dunn Lena Dunn Roanoke Rapids Caroline Hunt R. B. Parker Panama Irene Peirson Raleigh Fletcher P. Dickens Mildred Suffolk Tennessee Mr. Evans Tenn J. F. White Marjorie Dickens Virginia Harrison New York Paul Whitehead Smithfield Whitehead B. B. Bobbitt Mr. Bobbitt Everette Dickens Robert Richmond Mr. Dickens F. M. Parker Blanche Moss High Point E. L. Smith Gilbert Neal Baltimore R. W. Baugham Scotland Neck Enfield Shannon Baugham JC. N. Kimball Dorothy Flanders Fred MecNear Arnold Durham Mary Savage Carrie Baldwin Christ Plymouth Bob Gladstone Betty Lou Reidsville

Sickness Shuts Weldon School Amid Flu Outbreak

The Weldon school closed at noon Monday due to illness among pupils. Many were absent from flu like attacks, prompting the administration to suspend classes for one week. Teachers may return Monday unless further notice is given.

Weldon

Christmas Visits From Petersburg Friends

Christmas with Mrs Goode and Mrs Clement noted. Mr and Mrs Sherrod of Petersburg visited here during the holidays.

Christian Science Society Roanoke Ave Service and Meetings

The Christian Science Society at 930 Roanoke Ave invites the public to Sunday service at 11 a.m. Wednesday evening testimony meeting at 8 p.m. Reading Room opens Tuesdays and Fridays 3 to 5 p.m. The Sunday subject is Sacrament.

Big Guy and Romantic Comedy At Pitts Theatre Emporia

For Sunday January 14 the Pitts Theatre in Emporia presents Victor McLaglen and Jackie Cooper in Big Guy. Monday and Tuesday offers Honeymoon in Bali with Madeleine Carroll and Fred MacMurray. Wednesday to Saturday features Henry Goes To Arizona, First Love, and Range War with Hopalong Cassidy along with a note on local visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Wrenn.

Pitts Emporia Victor McLaglen Jackie Cooper Bali Madeleine Carroll Fred MacMurray Frank Morgan

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Maxine Mason Miss Mason Nora Wright Mable Allsbrook Elizabeth Neal Major Mrs. C Loughlin South Carolina J. T. Boseman Mrs. Stafford Branch Salisbury, Md Garland Taylor Virginia Beach Mrs. Waverly White Emporia, Virginia Montue Henry Arizona THUR Deanna Durbin Bill Boyd Christian Science Society Roanoke Ave Big Guy Chevrolet Ted Ola Ita Leo Uma Tri-City Motor Company, Inc Roanoke Rapids, N. C
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