Romances Take On Norfolk Navy Yard Saturday
The Rosemary Romance Softball team hosts Norfolk Navy Yard at Simmons Park Saturday at 2 30 p m in a showdown against an undefeated foe led by Kootchy Hollowell. The Romances and Hopewell All Stars with Dick Barber oppose each other in a Sunday double header starting at 2 30 p m.
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Norfolk Navy Yard
Kootchy” Hollowell
Roanoke
Chicago
Russ Deberry
Dick Lee
Simmons Park
Hopewell All Stars
Dick Barber
Mmons Park
Navy Yard
Pender Grocery Managers Take Vacation Leaves
Leon Waiters and Hugh G. Wood, managers at Pender Grocery Co., take two weeks vacation. Larry Meade Jr. will run the store, with Sam King in charge of the meat department. Wood departed for an extended trip through Maine and New York. Walters spends several days at Myrtle Beach.
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Leon Waiters
Pender Grocery Co
Hugh G. Wood
Larry Meade
Vernie Irene Lyerly Weds Edmund A Taylor in Richmond
Mr and Mrs James Henderson Lyerly announce the marriage of their daughter Vernie Irene Lyerly to Edmund A Taylor on Saturday July 1 at nine o clock in the evening at Grace and Holy Trinity Church Richmond Virginia.
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James Henderson Lyerly
Vernie Irene
Edmund A. Taylor
Grace and Holy Trinity Church
Richmond
Virginia
Theatre Party For Margaret Brown On Eleventh Birthday
Margaret Brown hosted a Friday afternoon theatre party for friends to honor her eleventh birthday. Guests at her home were Patsy Wolhar Betty Wynne Margaret Anne Ingram Betty Patterson Teresa Wolhar Martha Ann Starke Dorothy Askew Johnnie Wolhar Charles Brown Charles Wright C D Clark Harold Askew and Thomas Lee Clark where orange ice and cake were served.
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Margaret Brown
Patsy Wolhar
Betty Wynne
Margaret Anne Ingram
Betty Patterson
Teresa Wolhar
Martha Ann Starke
Dorothy Askew
Johnnie Wolhar
Charles Brown
Charles Wright
C. D. Clark
Harold Askew
Thomas Lee Clark
CCC Men Talk To Kiwanians On Local Camp Work
Lieutenant Larazo and Superintendent Capers spoke to the Kiwanis about the Littleton CCC Camp veterans project. The presentation compared the camp work to soil conservation efforts statewide from recent years.
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CCC
Larazo
Capers
Littleton
Tri City Tank Explodes in Garage Incident
An explosion in the Iri City Motor Company garage shaken the uptown business district this afternoon. The top of an acetylene tank blew off and struck the ceiling while damage remained slight. Cause remains undetermined.
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Iri-City Motor Company
Birthdays Honored At June 25 Surprise Dinner
A surprise birthday dinner was held Sunday June 25 at Mr. Kermit Braswell’s home honoring Kermit Braswell and his mother Mrs. James T. Braswell of Ebony Virginia. Friends and relatives attended with gifts and cake at four o’clock. Out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. James T. Braswell and several Braswell relatives from Ebony and South Hill.
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Kermit Braswell
James T. Braswell
Ebony
Tom Braswell
South Hill
Mr. Smith
Bernard Braswell
Misses Pearl
Mattie Sue
Mary Braswell
Mr. Walker
Josy King
Emmette Shell
Eva
Lillain
Alice
Louise Shell
Lewis Shell
Local residents travel for New York World's Fair
To New York Misses Sara Crawford and Margaret Towe, Lillian Lee and Ann Campbell Taylor left last Wednesday to attend New York World's Fair. Misses Lee and Taylor returned Tuesday and Misses Towe are visiting their uncle, K. C. Towe, in New York this week. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Daughtry and Mrs. Birdie Tillery spent the week end at Ocean View. Mrs. J. H. Lyerly, James Lyerly, Misses Vergilia and Elizabeth Lyerly spent Saturday in Richmond.
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New York
Sara Crawford
Margaret Towe
Lillian Lee
Ann Campbell Taylor
Lee
Taylor
Towe
K. C. Towe
W. H. Daughtry
Birdie Tillery
Ocean View
J. H. Lyerly
James Lyerly
Vergilia
Elizabeth Lyerly
Richmond
Bridge Party at Rosemary Recreation Club Offers Prizes
The Recreation Club hosts a Benefit Bridge Party Friday night with various prizes. Virgil McDowell Willis Matthews and Wiley Connell lead arrangements. A Bingo party will run biweekly at the Club from now on.
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the Recreation Club
Virgil McDowell
Willis Matthews
Wiley Connell
Boy Loses Toe in Downtown Bicycle Accident
Eight year old James Thompson and his brother David rode downtown this morning when his toe was caught in the front wheel spokes. The toe was mangled and doctors at Roanoke Rapids Hospital amputated the toe and dressed the foot. James is the son of Mr and Mrs Dick Thompson of Garysburg.
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James Thompson
James
David
Roanoke Rapids
Dick Thompson
Garysburg
Slight Wreck At Power Co Road In Virginia State Plant Area
James Parker a salesman for White Motor Company had a slight accident this morning when his car struck a D D Jones Transfer truck at the intersection from the Emporia highway to the Virginia Electric Power Company plants. Parker’s car was only slightly damaged.
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James Parker
White Motor Company
D. D. Jones
Emporia Highway
Virginia Electric Power Company
Parker
Ella Belle Jenkins 8th Birthday Party
Ella Belle Jenkins celebrated her eighth birthday Saturday July 2 1939 from 3 to 5 pm hosted by Mrs R T Jenkins at the Littleton highway home. Guests included Fannie Jenkins Rosa Clyde Bryant Myrtis Palmer Harris Rosa Collins Margarette Harris Barbara Collins Jewel Lockamon Nancy Sherrin Joyce Lockamon Patty Ann Mitchell Atlee Weaver Jewel Francis Mitchell and Vashti Weaver who gave gifts and enjoyed cake ice cream and fruit after games.
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Ella Belle Jenkins
R. T. Jenkins
Littleton Highway
Fannie Jenkins
Rosa Clyde Bryant
Roanoke Rapids
Myrtis Palmer Harris
Rosa Collins
Margarette Harris
Barbara Collins
Jewel Lockamon
Nancy Sherrin
Joyce Lockamon
Patty Ann Mitchell
Atlee Weaver
Jewel Francis Mitchell
Vashti Weaver
Miss Jenkins
Missionary Society Meeting at Rosemary Methodist Church
The Woman's Missionary Society of Rosemary Methodist Church will meet Tuesday evening July 11 at 7 30 in the church.
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Woman's Missionary Society of the
Rosemary Methodist Church
Too Late To Classify For Rent Bed Room
Furnished first floor bedroom available at 220 Jackson St. Desirable single occupant preferred. Contact D. I. Kidd Jr for details and terms.
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Jackson St
D. I
Card of Thanks for Huel Thomas Wilkins
A sincere vote of thanks to the Hon. Dr. R. P. Beckwith and the medical staff of the R. R. Hospital and the many friends who rendered sympathetic service during the illness of our baby Huel Thomas who died July 11:15 a.m. 1939 Jasper and Ella Lee Wilkins.
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R. P. Beckwith
R. R. Hospital
Huel Thomas
Jasper
Ella Lee Wilkins
W M White Dies Here Suddenly
W M White 62 a Roanoke Rapids resident died suddenly of a heart attack this morning He came from Littleton seven years ago and worked for Manchester Board and Paper Company He lived at 305 Jackson St Survived by wife Carrie Brewer White six children Joseph Lewis John Willie R White Dorothy Taylor Elizabeth White two sisters Mrs R J Barry Portsmouth and Mrs C M Smith Washington DC and one brother Walter White Portsmouth Funeral arrangements not announced.
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W. M. White
Roanoke Rapids
Mr. White
Littleton
Manchester Board and Paper Company
Jackson St
Carrie Brewer White
Joseph, Lewis
John
Willie R. White
Durham
Dorothy Taylor
Elizabeth White
R. J. Barry
Portsmouth
C. M. Smith
Washington, D. C
Walter White
Hospital Patients List Names and Cities
Among the patients at Roanoke Rapids Hospital this week are George Rankin Blick Emporia Mrs Linzy Carter Halifax M R Clements Emporia Virginia Dorothy Carter Halifax Herbert Person Branchville Mrs R M Martin Conway Mrs Ellis Lassiter Conway Hinton Joyner Milwaukee Mary Gay Jackson.
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Roanoke Rapids Hospital
George Rankin Blick
Emporia
Linzy Carter
Halifax
M. R. Clements
Virginia Dorothy Carter
Herbert Person
Branchville
R. M. Martin
Conway
Ellis Lassiter
Hinton Joyner
Milwaukee
Mary Gay
Jackson
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Aly
Romances
Bill Alligood
Doug Worsham
Midgett
Rosemary Manufacturing Co
Everette
Russ Doherry
Speight
M. Outland
Allsbrook
L. Outland
Rhone
Sadler, Moye
Stacia
Jones, Hudson
R. Everette
Swink” Lee
Hopewell
Pender
Taylor - Lyerly
Tri-City
Rosemary
Power Co
Missionary Society
Western Flyer Bikes
Davis Tires
Jack Karman
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