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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1947

Page

4

Red Raiders Win 2 Games In Roanoke Doubleheader

Local softball team the Red Raiders swept a doubleheader at Roanoke No. 2 Park. Neal Stewart tossed a six hitter in game one as Pee Wee Mosely led the offense with a double and two singles. Albert Poinedxter and George Jenkins supplied power with a double and a two run homer. C. Liverman and Chaffin doubled for Murfreesboro Exchange Club in the opener. M Brown pitched a complete game in game two allowing two safeties, Braxton Cooper belted a home run for the Raiders.

Reider Murfreesboro Neal Stewart Roanoke No. 2 Park Pee Wee Mosely Raiders Albert Poinedxter George Jenkins Fisher C. Liverman Chaffin M. Brown Braxton Coopers Basil Davis Jerry Brown

Salad a Day Helps Keep Ills Away

Leaf lettuce endive escarole and other greens suited for bowls or uncooked salads. Plant escarole to mature in midsummer for hot weather. Also notes on local baseball games Basil Davis Homer and egg prizes and a second grade weiner roast with mothers helpers and teacher Irene Gordon.

Westin Weiner A. O. George Irene Gordon Mesdames Wilbur Barnes Russel Barnes Casper Lewis H. E. Cameron Herman Whitby Billy Butler William Bubb George Leonard Hugh Harris Cameron Gloria Hayes George Harding Barbara Miller Carlton Lewis Judy Rhome Tommie Barnes Tommie Holoman Omelia Harris Robert Garris David Powell Hazel Wheeler Edward Fau

Local Celebrities Set for College Cab Benefit Game

A returning engagement with the Coleman Cab team to aid the Police Boys Club is reported. Readers expect about 8,000 fans to attend the game this week in the city, with notable participants Martha Jeanook Martha Edwards James Edwards Harold McBee Helen Oliver Howard Casper Doris Barnes Pat Leonard David Ingram Robert Brown Frances Waters Bill Tripp Donald Leggett Larry Hale.

Cette Martha Jeanook James Edwards Harold McBee Helen ‘Ann Oliver Howard Casper Doris Barnes Pat Leonard David Ingram Coleman Cab Police Boys Club

Romances To Play Doubleheader At Ledgerwood Park

Norfolk Naval Station team from Norfolk Major Softball League meets the Rosemary Romances in a free doubleheader Friday night at Ledgerwood Park. The Naval Station squad is a smooth fielding unit with timely hitting, while the Romances rely on a trio of no hit hurlers led by Russell Deterry Frank Everett and Ace Carlisle as they aim to rebound from a 9 9 record and travel to Hopewell Saturday.

Ledgerwood Park Norfolk Naval Station Norfolk Naval Station Roanoke Rapids Russ Deterry Frank Everette Carlisle

Navy Veteran John L. Moore Becomes City Officer

John L. Moore, a Navy veteran of three and a half years, assumed duties as a city policeman on May 26, succeeding H. C. Benton who resigned effective June 1.

John L. Moore H.C. Benton

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