City Softball League Thrills With Three No Hit Games
Softball action in the city league features defending champions the Romances rebounding after a loss to Roanoke No 2 and leading the standings again. Halifix Paper Boys star Gene Bricklemeyer hits two homers in his first plate appearances, while rivals showcase former high school stars across multiple teams.
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Romances
Red Raiders
Roanoke
Russ DeBerry
Carlisle
Halifax Paper Windmiller
D Engineers
Halifax
Gene Bricklemeyer
Halifax Paper Boys
Halifax Paper Club
George Jenkins
Baldy’ Harris
D. J
Red” Jenkins
Clifton Wrenn
Phillip Burnette
Gaston High School
Doodle” Taylor
Weldon
Patterson Pirates
Armory
Jocko” Moye
Romanos
Abbott
Roanoke Rapids High School
Henderson High School
Yellow Jackets
Earthquakes
Goldsboro High School
Washington Weekend Visitors Share City Notables
Elliott White of Washington DC was a weekend visitor in the city. Mrs. Lucille Cherry Mrs. Mary Johnson and Miss Ruth Bell spent Sunday in Washington DC.
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Elliott White
Washington, D. C
Lucille Cherry
Mary Johnson
Ruth Bell
Farm Boys to Receive Scholarships at State College
Twenty scholarships worth 100 dollars each will aid farm youths of North Carolina to enter the State College School of Agriculture. Sears, Roebuck and Company provides the funds, starting 1939, with a 200 dollar sophomore scholarship for the top freshman among previous recipients. Dr. Z P Metcalf will select awardees and accept applications by writing to him.
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Raleigh
State College
North Carolina
School of Agriculture
Z. P. Metcalf
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Metcalf
Grant Two Auto Tire Purchases
The Roanoke Rapids tire rationing board issued two tire, tube and re tread purchasing permits during the past week chaired by H. B. Speight.
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Roanoke Rapids Tire Rationing Board
H. B. Speight
Local Board Grants Vehicle and Tire Credits to Roanoke Rapids Firms
The local board approved credits for Roanoke Rapids Lumber Company Weldon cement block manufacturers J S Turner and Sons and Mitchell Lumber Company to receive tires and tubes. Weldon based firms N W Edwards E B Clark and J B Dickens W A Pierce Jr and others listed trucks and passengers with a mix of tire tube credits. Several Weldon and Littleton entities including the Mattress Company and various farmers were noted receiving one or two tubes or trucks.
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Roanoke Rapids Lumber Company
City
W. W. Johnson
Weldon
Farmer
E. B. Clark
J. B. Dickens
J. S. Turner and Sons
Mitchell Lumber Company
W. A. Pierce, Jr
N. W. Edwards
Weldon Mattress Company
O S Dickerson Dies In Weldon
Olandis S. Dickerson, 78, died Saturday after a several weeks illness. The body was taken to Martinsville, Virginia, for funeral services held Monday afternoon. Mr. Dickerson had made his longtime home in Weldon.
Army selects Miami Beach for School of Military Training
The passage notes a man who had lived in Weldon and worked in the mercantile business before his health failed. It states Army officials chose Miami Beach for the School due to housing, training facilities, and favorable climate. The subject was unmarried.
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Weldon
Army
Miami Beach
Akers Enrolled In School For Army Officers
Private Samuel H. Akers of Roanoke Rapids has been admitted as an Officer Candidate at the Air Forces Officer Candidate School in Miami Beach Florida. After a twelve week course he will be commissioned a second lieutenant in the Air Forces Army of the United States.
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Samuel H. Akers
Alonzo E. Akers
Roanoke Avenue
Roanoke Rapids
Air Forces
Miami Beach
Florida
Akers
Army of the United States
Aged Negro Woman Dies Near Hawkins Chapel
Aunt Becky Scott died last Wednesday night near Hawkins Chapel aged woman near 100 years old. She spent most of life knitting and quilting for white friends in the area. Surviving are daughter Anna Ragland and two half sisters Mary and Martha Ashe.
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Becky” Scott
Hawkins Chapel
Anna Ragland
Mary
Martha Ashe
Mrs W H Jones Reported Visiting Emporia
Mrs. W H Jones spends the week in Emporia with Mrs. John E Grant, visiting and staying at their home.
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W. H. Jones
Emporia
John E. Grant
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bill Hodges
Lao
Willie
H. Oneal
Littleton
Textiles
H. P. Robinson
Jessie W. King
P. E. Green
N.M. Johnson
Weldon Mattress Co
O. S. Dickerson
Bill
Jewelers
Yardley
AMITY
America
Scheaffer
Eastman Movie Cameras
Sparklet Syphon
Rexall
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