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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1942
Page
12
Girl Scouts in city troops will enjoy a full summer activities program led by Frances Newsom newly appointed as Girl Scout Executive. Scheduling for June 15–19 includes multiple troop groups, brownies, senior service practice, and planned cook-outs with overnight options at the Scout Hut.
Miss Julia Archer Farrior, daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Davis Farrior of Warsaw, became the bride of Joseph Edward Shaw Jr son of Mrs Joseph E Shaw and the late Mr Shaw of Macon on Thursday June 4 at the First Presbyterian Church Raleigh The Rev M O Sommers officiated with nuptial music by the church choir.
Pvt. Atwell T. Taylor son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Taylor of Roanoke Rapids is enrolled this week at Keesler Field Mississippi in the Air Corps Technical School. He began a 19 week course to become an airplane mechanic after arriving from Fort Jackson South Carolina where he completed basic training. Upon completion he will be assigned to active line duty with an Army Air Forces fighting unit.
Bridge afternoon hosted by Mrs. W. D. Hall and Mrs. M. C. Maddrey at Mrs. Maddrey's house honored Mrs. Graham Jarman. High scores went to Mrs. John Dunn, second to Mrs. Lunsford Crew, third to Mrs. M. F. White. Gift presentations included the honoree and Emily Dunning bride-elect. Refreshments featured frozen fruit salad and cheese biscuits.
Scrivener, W. E. Murphrey, John Dunn, Frank Wilson, Frank Sherry, William Proctor, M. F. White, Lunsford Crew, R. M. Bardin, J. W. Martin, Claude Cannon, Hunt Parker, W. J. Long, T. W. M. Long, L. R. Moody, Mrs. Bridgers and Miss Emily Dunning named in readable text.
Miss Elsie Sharpe Barnhill of Enfield receives the H P Haynes Scholarship for 1942 43 after a United Daughters of the Confederacy committee meeting. She previously earned a UDC scholarship, attended Brevard College as an outstanding student, and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Egbert Barnhill of Enfield.
Morning service schedule includes 9 45 church school for all ages and 11 o clock Lord's Supper with sermon broadcast on Station WCBT. Evening service at 8 features worship in song and sermon led by Minister Robert Virgil Hope inviting all to attend.
Claude Kimball Jr of Enfield was among about 100 NC State College graduates to take the oath as a second lieutenant in the U S Army at Raleigh graduation exercises. He trained in ROTC at State and expects to be stationed in Tacoma Washington with an aviation unit.
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