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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1936
Page
4
The Roanoke Rapids Christian Church will ordain fourteen new officers Sunday evening August 2. The event, announced by treasurer Radcliffe, highlights ongoing church improvements under Pastor Traylor. A Tobacco Tags program is planned for Saturday night, with tickets on sale and donations to the building fund accepted by Radcliffe.
The public is invited to attend a Sunday service at 11 a.m. and a Wednesday service at 8 p.m. The Reading Room is open Tuesdays and Fridays from 3 to 5. Subject Sunday: Love. Location 923 Roanoke Ave.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Presbyterian Church will meet Tuesday at 3 30 p m August 4 at the home of Mrs T O Wilson. This will be a combined meeting of Circle and Auxiliary with Mrs Bill Batton in charge of the program and Mrs Pendleton Grizzard giving the devotional.
Ebenezer Church wrapped up a successful Cokesbury Course with Mr. McMurray Richey of Texas teaching The Life of Christ. About eighteen students earned credit. Revival begins July 29 at 8:00 and runs daily through August 6 with no all day service August 2. Quarterly Conference Sunday afternoon, revival Sunday night, and afternoon service plans to be decided. Everybody invited.
Sacred memory note from a wife and children recalling G. R. Pulley who died seven years ago on August 1 1929. The tribute speaks of a loving husband father and enduring sorrow and vows to keep his memory alive.
The Epworth League of Wel don Methodist Church sponsored a three act musical comedy Cool Knights on Friday evening July 24 in the Weldon school auditorium. Proceeds benefited mission work. A baby popularity contest awarded the silver loving cup to Alice Joyner, daughter of Mr and Mrs W B Joyner.
The big Tent Revival is in progress on Roanoke Avenue near the Junction. Services run every evening at 7 30 and Sunday at 3 PM and 7 30 PM. Rev. W T Morefield invites the public to attend and hear the full Gospel Truths.
The Lottie Moon Circle met Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs J R Crewe on Elm Street with Mrs Crewe and Mrs Burley Hamill as joint hostesses. Mrs S W Neal Jr opened with a scripture reading led in prayer and spoke on prayer. Mrs C R Daniel led the program. Ice cream and cake were served. Twenty members attended.
Miss Mildred Burton Ophelia Daniel and Elizabeth Glover spent Sunday at Ocean View Virginia. Mrs Mary Gale of Boston Massachusetts is visiting Mrs C D Thomason. Mrs Carrie Murray and her son Fredric Wayne returned Monday from a trip to relatives in Cole.
In memory of Roy Otis Dickerson Jr who died August 1 1935 a year has passed since you left us to a better home. We think of you constantly and hope to meet someday. Your crib is empty but our arms are bare. We know you are a little angel in Heaven. Father and mother Mr and Mrs R J Dickerson
A busy weekend with numerous locals visiting Rich Square and surrounding areas. Residents Miss Lib Goodfellow Ophelia Daniel Lottie Allen Irene Turner Mildred Burton Elizabeth Glover and others joined visitors Saturday.
Members of the Sea Scout Base at Port Gleason Goose Pond near Scranton Pennsylvania learn seamanship under Captain E K Roden who served in the Swedish Navy the Argentine Navy during Celman’s revolt and later in the U S Merchant Marine He directs the School of Navigation at International Correspondence Schools and his navigation texts are used for merchant marine Coast Guard and Marine Corps personnel.
Miss Elizabeth Massey spent Sunday with her parents at Pleasant Hill. Prof. P A Reid returning from summer school at Chapel Hill came home Sunday with Mrs Reid who had visited Pilot Mountain. Miss Brownie Taylor will return to Raleigh Friday after vacation with her parents J W Taylor. Miss Essie Wayne Mason visits her aunt Mrs Donald J McDonald in Kingstree S C. Mrs Murray Simmons and Miss Arnie Lewter spent last week in New York. L A Ashton of Newport News spent the weekend here with Mrs Ashton.
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