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Newspaper

Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1939

Page

12

Owls Eliminated In Semipro Tourney By McCrary Eagles

The Roanoke Rapids Owls lost 7 to 5 to the McCrary Eagles of Asheboro in the semipro tournament at High Point ending their state race bid. Dickens and McLeod led the Owls with key hits as Calloway shut down Roanoke Rapids late to seal the win for McCrary.

OWLS McCrary High Point McCrary Eagles Asheboro Durham Dickens McLeod Mabry Griffin Lowinger Owls Eagles Gibson Nethercutt Newman Calloway Bottoms Brotherton McCrary Roanoke Rapids Scarborough Byrne Clodfelter Mitchell Vickers Jack Smith Eagles Cox O Bottoms Rf Newman Ef Clodfelter Cheek Poae' Dickens C Gibson Kavanaugh Brotherton Cf McLeod Branch P Byrne

Enfield Social Roundup Notes Local Hospital Treatments and Visits

Enfield residents report treatments at Rocky Mount Park View Hospital and Rocky Mount Sanatorium. Guests include Raleigh visitor Mrs Daisy Crump Whitehead, Erie Penn visitors Mrs Ruth Turner and Miss Eva Pope, and Jacksonville Fla visitor Mrs Harvey Spence. Community members travel to Fayetteville Richmond and Virginia Beach while others attend White Lake and the World's Fair.

Daisy Crump Whitehead Raleigh Paul V. Randolph Enfield C. E. McGwigan Park View Hospital Rocky Mount Elsie Kimball Annie Pope Corrine Hofler Mildred Gray New York Ruth Turner Eva Pope Erie Penn R. Hunter Pope Joe Pope J. B. Britt Josephine and Burke Leonard Matthews Leonard Jack Billy White Lake J. T. Boseman John M. Sherrod Sam Manning Enfield Theatre P. V. Randolph Robert Kimball Egbert Barnhill Elsie Sharp Barnhill Mary Virginia Rigsbee Fayetteville W. F. Dickens Western Carolina Selma Fleming Myra Mann Virginia Beach Eugene Kimball Martha Dunn Lena Dunn Harvey Spence Jacksonville Fla Hugh Sherrod Cecil Bruton Julia Branch Larry Tommy Stallings Phoenix Arizona Stanley Whitaker Richmond Jean Caddell Paul Condrey Robert Harper Bud Marshall Greensboro

Thompson Gro Co Opens In Former Paragon Location

Thompson Grocery Co opens in the former Paragon Gro Co site in the Thompson Building on Eleventh Street. J J Thompson, son of city contractor S M Thompson, will manage the new store with a 40 foot front, fully stocked groceries and meats, produce, and seasonal vegetables, plus delivery service to all city parts. The Thompson Building serves Rosemary Mill Village residents and other locals, and the move is expected to be successful.

Thompson Grocery Co Paragon Gro. Co Thompson Bldg J. J. Thompson S. M. Thompson Thompson Rosemary Mill Village Young Thompson

Prowlers Attempt to siphon Gas from Truck Near Ivey Mohorn Home

Police were called to the Ivey Mohorn residence on Charlotte Street late Saturday night after two or more prowlers were seen around a truck in the yard. Mohorn alerted them. the suspects fled and left no trace. Authorities suspect an attempt to siphon gasoline from the tank.

Jim Adams Ivey Mohorn Charlotte St

Local Residents Visit Across Towns and States

Calvary Thelma Pehle notes Miss Dorothy Jenkins spent part of last week in Henderson and Durham. Visitors from Henderson and Portsmouth join family gatherings, with multiple relatives listed visiting Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. Bobbitt, and others in Weldon Creswell Macon Franklin and Roanoke Rapids areas.

Dorothy Jenkins Henderson Durham M. W. Adams E. S. Jenkins Harry House Patsy Hugh House Portsmouth Ocean View John D. House Jr John D. House Sr Sally Ann House Stillman Creswell Paul Etheridge Ruby King Frank King Frank Bobbitt Macon Sarah King Halifax

Mutt Sewell Bound Over On Attempted Rape Charge

Mutt Sewell of Camps Store was bound over to the August term of Northampton County Superior Court in a $5000 bond on an alleged attempted rape of Ethel Rooka witness in Recorders Court in Jackson The incident occurred after Sewell picked the woman up in Roanoke Rapids and aimed to take her home near the Rock residence on the Lawrenceville road.

Mutt Sewell Camps Store Superior Court Ethel Rook Rook Sewell Recorders Court Jackson Northampton County Rock Lawrenceville Road Roanoke Rapids

Local Births and Weekend Visit Report

A series of births announces a boy for the Lewter family on July 20 a girl for the Lee family on July 21 a boy for the Dunn family on July 24 and a boy for the Williams family on July 25. Mr and Mrs H C Wirtz spent the weekend in Richmond.

Ray Lewter B. R. Lee John Dunn Geoffrey Williams

Town Talk Highlights Local Visits and Winners

Mrs R J Barber and son How ard and W C Vaughan of Danville Virginia visited with Mr and Mrs Henry Fitts last week. Mrs J M Grizzard hosted guests from Washington DC and memph is Tennessee. Mrs E R Pearson and Mrs Norman Hudgins spent the weekend in Hopewell Virginia. Miss Odell Smith returned from summer school at Chapel Hill. The blanket contest winners were Mrs J D Edwards and Mary Joe Sutter. George Hayes returned from an extended visit in Memphis Tennessee. Connie and Mabel Rooks visit Virginia Thurman Bullock Jr. for a week after two weeks in Norfolk and Pendleton.

R. J. Barber Howard W. C. Vaughan Danville Henry Fitts G. R. Rawls Rocky Mount Odell Smith Chapel Hill J. D. Edwards Mary Joe Sutter George Hayes Alexander Dunlap Memphis

Rooks and Rawls Share Weekend Visit in Raleigh

Mr and Mrs Leon D Rooks of Raleigh spent last weekend with Mr and Mrs G R Rawls.

Leon D. Rooks Raleigh G. R. Rawls

Also Mentioned on This Page

T. B. Gunter Rocky Mount Sanatorium Catherine Ivy Rocky Mount Hospital Thompson Gro Co Paragon Bradshaw Crandell Cosmopolitan Magazine Elsa Maxwell Thelma Pehle H. C. Wirtz Osemary Drug CO Nem Uman the Pee Drug Store
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