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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1948
Page
5
A local column notes Peggy Beal's illness in Portsmouth General Hospital and her recovery with grandmother in Portsmouth. The piece offers sympathy and a quick return to health as readers follow small town updates.
Rosemary Baptist Missionary Society circles plan meetings next week. Mary Dozier with Mrs Lucy Jones Monday at 7 30. Katie Murray with Mrs Fail Daughtry Tuesday at 7 30. Lottie Moon with Mrs JV Matthews Thursday at 7 30. James Kirk with Mr W Britton Monday at 7 20. Annie Allsbrook with Mrs Roy Carmen Monday night at 7 20.
Birth notices from Roanoke Rap Hospital include Mr and Mrs E M Butte city a baby boy June 2 Mr and Mrs W G Freuler Littleton a girl June 28 Mr and Mrs C R Henry ity a son June 2 Mr and Mrs L F Stainbark Littleton a girl June 27 Mr and Mrs C H Taylor Littleton a boy June 29 Mr and Mrs RL Turnen Branchville Va a boy June 2 Mr and Mrs Elliot Walk Broadnax Va a boy June Mr and Mrs Henry Allen city a boy June 26 Jr and Mrs Frank Steward city a boy June 23.
Kitty Kidd, Miss Elledean Lee and Miss Lili Price Hines spent Tuesday in Ri Mr and M. and son Billy Francis William at Vi Francis Joyner and Mr. and Mrs. I spent Sunday Virginia Beach Mrs VT Hockaday and son Wade visited Baltimore with Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Smoot, former Roanoke Rapids residents. Mrs. Smoot is Mrs. Hockaday's brother. On return Mrs. Hockaday was with her mother Mrs. E. F. Smoot of Baltimore and Betsy and Bruce Smoot. They will visit for the remainder of the summer. Mrs. Pansy Risse of Beckley is a house guest of her sister and brother-in-law Mr and Mrs CN Wheeler.
Out of town patients at Roanoke Rapids Hospital include Mrs Edward Butts Littleton Mrs H F Conwell Emporia Mrs Marle Donn Littleton Mes 2 Seaboard Mrs W Littleton Sidney Mrs L J Kidd Mrs Pauline Gay Gaston Mes Pay Weldon Mrs noack Littleton henson Gary Mrs C H Taylor Littleton Mrs Mary Alice Turner Branchville Va Mrs W S Tharrington Halifax Mrs Elsie Tudor Ashland Va Miss Betty Woodruff Garyshoro Dennis Williams Littleton Mrs Carrie Walker Broadnax Va.
Mrs Edwin Akers of 320 Jackson Street shares a cool lemon milk sherbet recipe blending sugar milk and lemon juice with a hint of salt. Freeze in a refrigerator tray and stir every half hour to serve four. A juice mix of orange and cherry juice with lemon adds flavor. Also listed are measurements for a baking preparation using flour butter milk and baking powder.
The text lists cake and icing recipes with vanilla, egg whites, and a 7 minute icing. It then shifts to a wedding reception scene with credited flowers, table settings, and a bride elect Miss Aiden Broach plus guests and a three course luncheon attended by several named individuals including Miss Kitty Johnson and Miss Osee Mae Johnson.
Mrs Arba Sherwood Godwin Jr is celebrated across several gatherings before her marriage on June 15. Enfield and Rocky Mount guests attend a three course buffet at the Johnson home with corsages, summer flowers, and gifts. Additional parties feature games, a scavenger hunt, and a luncheon with multiple local guests and well wishes.
Littleton residents hosted relatives from Richmond and Norfolk over the weekend. Jean King from Richmond visited her parents, and other guests included Mr and Mrs B F Marks with daughter from Hopewell, Clarence King, and Ray Glasco of Charlotte. The Umphelts and Windsors hosted gatherings in North Carolina and Virginia capitals.
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