Minstrel Show Set by Roanoke Rapids Club for March
The fifth annual Minstrel of the Roanoke Rapids Kwanis Club will be staged in March with the John B. Rogers Producing Company of Fostoria Ohio handling production. Graham Poyner returns for a special number and new local talent will join. Proceeds fund club work for boys and girls and underprivileged children. past fund expenditures include books for students, Christmas gifts via Associated Charities, gifts for Eastern Carolina Training School boys, merit badge books for Scouts, travel for children to state hospitals, and aid for glasses and treatment for families in need.
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Roanoke Rapids Kwanis Club
Ers Producing Company
Fostoria
Ohio
Graham Poyner
Mr. Poyner
WPTF
Associated Charities
Eastern Carolina Training School
Enduring Love Spotlight Between Same-Sex Partners
A concise meditation on lasting affection shared by couples of the same sex, highlighting commitment, resilience, and social visibility across communities.
Hostess To Club Brings 1900s Costume Parade
Mrs. F N Rowe hosted the Thursday afternoon club in Weldon on January 24. Members wore costumes representing five year marks from 1900 to 1935, with Mrs. R A Musgrove in 1905 attire winning the prize. A salad and coffee service followed by dessert preceded by guests Mrs. A C House and others. Better inquire twice than go wrong once.
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R. A. Musgrove
Mesdames A. C. House
W. P. Maier
F. M. Shamburger
Oxford
Ida Haywood
Entertains Club Weldon at Washington Avenue home
Mrs N J She pherd hosted a bridge party Wednesday afternoon at her Washington Avenue home. A salad course with coffee and nuts was served to Mesdames C R Turner W L Scott T H Holmes C F Gore W C Davis D P Moore D P Chenoweth and W W Johnstov.
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Washington Avenue
C. R. Turner
W. L. Scott
T. H. Holmes
C. F. Gore
W. C. Davis
D. P. Moore
D. P. Chenoweth
W. W. Johnstov
Theatre Party Hosts Noted Princeton Doctor in Roanoke Rapids
Dr. Ed ward N. Northrope of Princeton New Jersey entertained guests at a Roanoke Rapids theatre party. The evening continued with a dinner at the John Paul Jones Coffee Shoppe in Halifax. Attendees included Mesdames S. N. Gary Russell Weeks Misses Nannie Gary Grace Benton Frances Parks Winfield Crewe and Joe Shearin Master James Weeks and Dr. Northrope. He is the most promising man in town owes everybody.
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Edward N. Northrope
Princeton N. J
Roanoke Rapids
Halifax
Mesdames
S. N. Gary
Russell Weeks
Nannie Gary
Grace Benton
Frances Parks
Winfield Crewe
Joe Shearin
James Weeks
Northrope
Heroine Rewarded for Bravest Act of the Year
Miss Christine Stewart of Brookline saved a drowning girl at Bar Harbor Maine and kept her afloat for nearly an hour until help arrived. She received two life saving medals and cash awards for the brave act of the year.
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Boston
Christine Stewart
Brookline
Bar Harbor
Stewart
105 Year Old Statement Found in Northampton County
A 1829 1830 debt note found by J. H. Morgan in an old Northampton County house reveals a bill from William Moody. The creditor’s name is torn. amounts show iron at 6 cents per pound and steel at 10 cents, with items for rings, staples, plow hoe work, and a wedding hoe.
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Northampton County
J. H. Morgan
William Moody
Bridge Club Recap and Vintage Ad Notes
Mrs. Leo Dix hosted her bridge group on a Wednesday afternoon with prizes to Mrs. Norfleet Clark and Miss Callie Grant. A salad course and coffee followed. players listed include E. L. Wheeler, Norfleet Clark, Whitley Draper, Bill Jones, Fenton Jones, Al Millikin, and Callie Grant. Also includes scattered old advertisements and dated entries from 1830 noting rates for hoe and plow work, iron and steel weights, mare servicing, postage, and a signed debt record by Wm. Moody.
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John B. Rog
Rome
Infanta
Beatrice
Spain
Duke Torlonia
New York
Elsie Moore
Rowe
Entertains Club
Pherd
Nash
George C. Dade
New York University
National Student Congress
Wm. Moody
Old Hartford Fire Insurance Company
National Loan & Insurance Co
W. Second St
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