Legion Juniors Begin Play For State Crown
The Roanoke Rapids American Legion Junior baseball team opens state playoffs Wednesday afternoon under coach Crawford Hoyle. Roanoke Rapids finished second in League One, nine wins three losses, with key players Lowder Matthews Acree Edwards and Harris. The format features two games against each of five teams including Ahoskie Rocky Mount Chapel Hill and Wake Forest for a ten game series.
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Roanoke Raps
American Legion
Crawford Hoyle
Roanoke Rapids High School
Akoskie
Hoysemen
Ahoskie
Bone” Edwards
Acree
Roanoke Rapids
Ahos- Kile
Hi Hoyle
Elisabeth City
Lindsey Hewitt
Coastal City
Hewitt
Harris
Landes
Matthews
Hoyie
Messe
Bullock
Har
Ris
Louder
Batten
Wheeler
Acree Edwards
Wright
Nck
Hurst
Spencer
Britt
Wells
Hoyle
Roanuk Rapids
Rocky Mount Chapel Hill
Wake Forest
Weldon Jaycees Edge Locals 12 8 In Softball Thriller
Weldon Jaycees defeated the Roanoke Rapids Jaycees 12 to 8 as Jesse Parker hit two home runs and a single, driving Weldon's offense. Roanoke Rapids pitcher Clifton Wrenn allowed six hits, but Weldon capitalized on eight infield errors by the locals. M C Newsome Jr led Spear Jaycees with three hits in six at bats. Jack Thorne earned the win for Weldon with support from his defense despite ten hits tagged against him.
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Weldon Sur Smmeree
Roanoke Rapid Junior Chamber of Commerce
Aowo
Jaycees
Clifton Wrenn
Roanoke Rapids Jaycees
Jesse Parker
Wrenn
Weldon
Chamber of
M. C. Newsome, Jr
Spear Jaycees
Jack Thorne
Titus
Eagles
Jays
Milt Bolick
Val Gonzalez
Williams
Tay Mayfield
Frank Meachin
Robert C. Josey Ml
Ned Mou Hing
Jimmy Mayfield
Unusu
Net
Hot Tus
Jammy Mayfield
Manning
Sy Mayfield
Wut
Lions
Lion Th
Read
Heid
Bottoms
Merchants
Pack
Park Town
Merehn Danwl
Gamble
Peck
Ewkener
O'Neal
Gam Lion
Steve Daniel
Wan
Burtte
Erro
Hinchite
Cannon
Marjorie Cannon
Farlie Liebertman
J. R. Bennett
Johnson
Rc, Ford Jr
Homer H. Smith
W. M. Perkins
E. N. Riddie
H. A. Britten
W. W. Farle
D. Kittner
No N. Tracy, Jr
J. Frate and
John Warren
Citizens Bank and Trust Co Roanoke Rapids NC June 30 1948
Balance sheet for Citizens Bank and Trust Co Roanoke Rapids NC as of June 30 1948 shows assets totaling 1 262 336 16 in loans deposits and bank premises. Deposits total 1 140 899 85 with liabilities 14 609 63 and capital accounts 94 950 39 including surplus and undivided profits. Notary public S N Akers confirms the filing sworn July 12 1948.
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Citizens Bank and Trust Co
Roanoke Rapids
North Carolina
United States
Eagles edge Jays in 11th for 5 4 win
Kinston Eagles beat the Jays 5 4 in 11 innings in Kinston. Frank Cronin pitched for the Eagles with decisive runs in the 10th and 11th, while Jesse Van Hoose started for the Jays and allowed 12 hits. Cronin scored on a misplay in deep center after Van Hoose threw high to the second baseman.
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Kinston Eagles
Jays
Kinston
Frank Cronin
Eagles
Wwa
Jay's
Jesse Van't House
Raleigh
Steve Callins
Cronin
van Hose
Frank Fabianich
Criling
Bolick
May
Rapids
Kanston
van Hoose
Pavlich
Pliska
Tarboro Triumphs 8–1 Amid Turbulent Roanoke Rapids Night
Tarboro's Curtin Heat shut out Roanoke Rapids 8 to 1 as Gonzales and Martin led with two hits each. Brown worked five innings for Roanoke Rapids while Curtin fanned seven and St. Andrews fielded cleanly behind him. The game drew about 1,500 fans on Thursday night.
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Tarboro
Cutsin
Guav
Gonzales
Martin
Cuisin
Curtin
Currin Heat
Sieve
Stu
Wild
Andrewsh
Aston Brown
Brown
Roanoke Rapids
Roanoke Rapids Country Club News and Local Sports Notes
A week of clubhouse repainting improves Roanoke Rapids Country Club as a new water source nears with a well down 24 feet. Golf results feature a five-some match with Mayfield and Josey, plus river-softball league games and midseason standings, while veteran players, seeding, and league leaders are listed.
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Roanoke Rapids ‘Country Club
Lions Edge Town Team 9-7 In Donkey Derby Tilt
Warrenton crowd watches Lions Club defeat town team 9 to 7 at John Graham Athletic Field. Notable acts include Chief J A Pit tard and HP Reid delivering standout moments as players ride unpredictable donkeys and race for home amid humorous delays and donkey chaos.
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Warrenton
J. A. Pittard
HP. Reid
Lions Club
John Graham Athletic
Stephen Daniel
Dan Liel
H. P. Reid
Warrenton Lions Club
Mee
Romances Win From Webb Airmen In Doubleheader
The Rosemary Romances swept a doubleheader against Webb Aircraft of Washington D C at Ledgerwood Park Saturday night. Pitchers Russ DeBerry and Frank Everette held the visitors to four hits in each game as the Romances won 4 3 and 2 1. C Simms Clippard Sewell and Burling featured offense while DeBerry and Everette worked to the victory in each contest.
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Rosemary Romance
Webb Aircraft
Washington, D. C
Ledgerwood Park
Russ DeBerry
Frank Everette
Romances
DeBerry
C. Simms
Clippard
Simms
Sewell
Everette
Burling
Grimes
Proctor
Sisters Reunited After Two Years In Washington
Maggie McGriff discovered her landlady Mrs. Bessig A. White, from Winston-Salem North Carolina, shared the Adams maiden name and were sisters who had not seen each other since 1924 after living in a rented room for two years.
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Washington
Maggie McGriff
Bessig A. White
Winston-Salem
N. C
Adams
Everette shuts down late to salvage doubleheader
The Romancers built a 2 0 lead early as a single scored one run in the first. Everette then settled in, pitching four hitless innings to finish the nightcap. One hit game held until the sixth when Wor sham’s triple and Davis’ single tied it, and Everette scored the decisive run on a misplayed ball in the seventh.
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Joe Wallis
Porrell
Stu Martin
Gonzalez Slamme
Fabianich
Herb May
Pavlich
Sam McLawhorn
McLawhorn
Ferra
Maymore
Kinstone
Hammack
Titus
Gray
Ryan
Bolick
Pritchard
Tededino
Tommy Pritchard
Fabanich
Collins
May
Tejedino
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Phiska
Turik
Richkus
Cronin
Arove
Gonzalez
Sidhkus
Ini Hammack
Ricinus
Jays
Gay
Etting
Kinston
R'n_ Rapids
Pawlowski
Pliska
Tit Pritchard
Airmen
Everette
Worsham
Davis
Chet Simms
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Roanoke Rapids Country Club
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