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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1941

Page

15

Week-end Socials and Visits Across Norfolk Area

Local residents and visitors spent weekends in Norfolk Virginia Beach and nearby towns. Highlighted were dinners at the Willey home with Brunswick stew and a bridge club gathering hosted by Mrs. Charles Boykin, plus trips to Nags Head Roanoke Island and The Lost Colony.

Elizabeth White Norfolk Virginia Beach Bettie Coppedge Hugh Pittman A. L. Hux Clem Read Anne Dupre Bryant Nags Head Roanoke Island R. H. Read L. H. Pearce Wilson Walter Fleming Marks Sergeant Chinshaw Camp Davis George Burnham Waverly Elizabeth City W. G. Bass Sara Jennings Tarboro Annie Jennings Faison Williams Fayetteville G. A. Hux Clem Myrtle Laura Read Virginia Beach W. D. Dickens Richmond Chas. P. Vincent Murfreesboro Ridwards Plurica M. C. Newsom Blowing Rock

Miss Mary Elizabeth Speight's Tenth Birthday Party

Miss Mary Elizabeth Speight celebrated her tenth birthday with a morning party on July 27. Miss Josephine Speight and Miss Alice Ann Fields served ice cream cake lemonade and candy to guests including Gilda Esther Florine Greenberg Nancy and Katherine Wike Jamita Murry Glenna Webb Mary Finch Margaret Lou George Dorothy Lynch Moses Greenberg William Speight Bobby George Billy Clemmer Carlisle Webb Wallace Nison and Thurman Bullock.

Mary Elizabeth Speight Josephine Speight Alice Ann Fields Gilda Esther Florine Greenberg Nancy Katherine Wike Jamita Murry Glenna Webb Mary Finch Margaret Lou George Dorothy Lynch Moses Greenberg William Speight Bobby George Billy Clemmer Carlisle Webb Wallace Nison Thurman Bullock

Episcopal Union Services Announced for August Sundays

The Rev Edmund Berkeley pastor of the Episcopal Church announces August union services with the Presbyterian Church. Holy Communion and morning sermon at 41:00 a.m. with a union service each Sunday at 8 o clock.

Edmund Berkeley Presbyterian Church Episcopal Church

Senators Sign Oath of Loyalty to Get Pay Month

A Bleached town notice reports that senators sign an oath to receive pay for the month at Bladenboro. The record lists residents and visitors: Mrs. Hubert Speight in Macon with her mother, Miss Margaret Cox from Morehead City, Mr. and Mrs. George Davis at Morehead City, and others visiting or returning from trips to Norfolk Richmond Manning Raleigh Duke Hospital Chapel Hill Richland Rocky Mount Leakesville Nor­folk Mount Gilead La Crosse and Duke Hospital with several families and individuals named.

Bladenboro Hubert Speight Macon Paul Robinson Betty Lou Norfolk Margaret Cox Morehead City George Davis Hart Daughtry Manning S. Cholson Grady Shearin Richmond Sam Bunn Ann Rocky Mount W. E. Matthews Leakesville Marie Cates H. E. Dobbin Gordon Duke Hospital H. L. Fahey Ryland Gray F. M. Price Peggy Raleigh Monroe Starke Chapel Hill Ashlyn Liske Mount Gilead Clyde Liske Charlie Taylor Thomas la Crosse Lucy Taylor B. W. Shearin Louise Shear United States Oco ‘Thompson Senate Styles Bridges New Hampshire Chandler Gurney South Dakota

Town Talk highlights and visits this week

Local notes record numerous residents traveling to Buffalo Virginia Beach Concord Norfolk Raleigh and Baltimore for visits and vacations. Families including Hatem Neal Denton Moody and Harrison attended events and extended stays across Virginia Maryland and North Carolina with multiple weekend trips recorded.

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Halifax A. W. Pe L. Dickensmouth Emily Gary George Burwell Henderson D. J. Milikin P. C. Milikin Steve Ashville Roger Willey Brunswick W. R. Caudie R. W. Milikin C. E. Shaw Robert Pope Roanoke Rapids Allie Wood Ralph Willey Willey Smith Enfield Mrs Andleton M Clem Read Charles Boykin Russell Weeks PARTY N. S. Hatem Joe Hatem Buffalo Iris Faye Sulliven Rockingham W. E. Moody Edith Moody Doris Harrison Florida Orlando Silver Springs Raiford Green Joseph Wynn Maysville Allie Thompson Lucille Thompson R. L. Martin Minnesota J. C. Wells Carey Massey Dolph L. G. Harrison Lord Baltimore Baltimore Edward Clary Fort Jackson G. C. C. Thomas Harris Fortia Harris Lena Dorsey Portsmouth Mildred Ferrell R. B. Davis Conway E. T. Mamery Tommie, Jr Courtland Bob Brown Esmond Hasty R. C. Hasty Milton Boyd Otto Waters Vester Finch Henry Lyles Ocean View Erline Morgan Joe Robertson Marie Tripp Jesse Robertson Ernest Aycock Washington, D. C Mattie Braswell Ebony I. K. Braswell South Rosemary Billy Cox Richmond, Va L. F. Rook Earl Rook Earl, Jr C.D. Fambrough F. C Board of County Commissioners E. H. Smith Halifax County Wenkereie Met Magic Gas Feo Ei Sono Mer L. A. Ashton N. C East 10Th St
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