Owls Meet Durham in State Semi Pro Tourney Opener
The Roanoke Rapids Ow! lead the Southside League to Greensboro tonight to face Dub's of Durham in the opening round of the State Semi Pro tournament. The McCrary Eagles start against White Oak of Greensboro as other strong outfits include Tow er Hosiery Earl y Theatre and Hanes Knitters.
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Dub’s of
Durham
Greensboro
Wichita
Kansas
North Carolina
McCrary Eagles
White Oak
Tower Hosiery
Burlington
Early Theatre of
Mt. Airy
Hemp
Statesvile
Lucky Strilkes
Nethercutt Leads Owls In Southside Hitting
Roanoke Rapids infielder George Nethercutt tops the Southside league with a .452 average after 28 safeties in 62 at bats. Alabama Bradford raises to .380 with strong fielding, while Lefty Joe Talley and Tom Burnette also boost their numbers this week.
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George Nethercutt
Roanoke Rapids
Owls
George
University of North Carolina
Alabama
Bradford
Joe Talley
Tom Burnette
Playgrounds Hold Attendance Despite Heat as Leagues Near End
About 300 children attend daily as the inter-playground baseball and playground ball leagues enter week four on July 11. Rosemary Owlets and Red Sox lead baseball while Rams Rosemary and Eagles Vance Street pace playground ball. Regular schedule ends July 25 with each team set for eight more games. Pool crowds reach 380 at 3 PM July 11 and average 230 daily through July. The city-wide series begins July 27 with top teams in each league facing off in best of five.
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Rosemary
Owlets
Red Sox
Rams
Eagles
Vance Street
Afrioon
Pet Owlets
Wildcats
Pet Rams
Yankees
Cubs Hi
Unscheduled Dates For Upcoming Event Schedule Mentioned
A notice lists dates of July 28 30 August 2 4 and 8 for an event but specifies that time and venue are not yet finalized. No locations or times are confirmed in the readable text.
Birthday Party for Little Miss Ernestine Smith
Ernestine Smith celebrated her tenth birthday at the home of Mr and Mrs E W Smith on Hamilton Street Friday July eighth. Refreshments included ice cream cake lemonade and mints with a yellow and green color scheme. Guests included Marie Harbour Violet Jeffers Charlotte Ann Shell Catherine Lynch Mary Lynch Carrie Hudson Rosa Sachalon Doris Edwards Dorothy Williams Dorcus Davis and Tommie Smith.
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Ernestine Smith
E. W. Smith
Hamilton Street
Marie Harbour
Violet Jeffers
Charlotte Ann Shell
Catherine and Mary Lynch
Carrie Hudson
Rosa Sachalon
Doris Edwards
Dorothy Williams
Dorcus Davis
Tommie Smith
Owls Publish Southside League Schedule
The Owls announce Southside League home and away games with Colonial Heights Blackstone Waverly Emporia and Lawrenceville visiting or traveling on specific dates. Open dates July 23 and 24 due to Hickory dropping out. remaining games to be scheduled, with Wednesday afternoon fixtures.
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Colonial Heights
Blackstone
Waverly
Emporia
Lawrenceville
Owls
Hickory
Local anglers vacationing at Nags Head
M. D. Collier M. H. Hedgepeth F. M. Coburn M. C. Newsome and Sam Young spend a few days at Nags Head enjoying fishing and seaside recreation.
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M. D. Collier
M. H. Hedgepeth
F. M. Coburn
M. C. Newsome
Sam Young
Nags Head
Rosemary Softball Girls Set to Face Durham Lucky Strike
The Rosemary softball team will play the Durham Lucky Strike Girls Sunday July 17 at Simmons Park, with first pitch scheduled for 3 30 p m.
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Durham
Simmons Park
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Dan York
York
Tarboro
Snow Hill
Owl
Jim Wattley
Wattley
University of Alabama
Pep Slagle
Eddie Mooers
Richmond
Eddie
Waverly Rey
Crewe
Ab H Pet Nethercutt
Talley
Taylor
Aderholt
McCrary
Birdsong
Burnette
Dickens
Davis
Branch
Fuller
Martin
Loy
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