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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1939
Page
19
A Roanoke Rapids fire left a mother father and child with nothing. Associated Charities provided food clothing shoes medicine and a new layette after the blaze destroyed the home and banked savings. The case highlights how Community Chest efforts support families in distress.
The Fidelis Class of Rosemary Baptist Church will meet Friday at 7 30 PM at the church and proceed to Mrs R M Pair's farm in South Rosemary for the regular monthly gathering. Those with cars may bring them to provide transportation for all who wish to go.
Miss Ida Shaw Applewhite of Durham visits parents in Halifax for the week. Miss Anna Mercer Henry of Rocky Mount spends the week end with Miss Ursula Marshall. Several families host guests from Greensboro Winston-Salem Dunn Richmond and Dunn. Trips include Wrightsville Beach Virginia Beach Black Mountain and Asheville with family visits and return trips.
Local residents host relatives and friends from Virginia North Carolina and Washington with weekend and weeklong visits. Notable names include Wilda Crickmore Evelyn Hedgepeth L. Bryant Freeman Sadler Eloise Taylor Betsy Witherspoon and Rufus Woodroof. Trips cover Richmond Lawrenceville Staunton and Lynchburg with Mooresville Chimney Rock and Greenville as points of reference.
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