Rogers and Daniels squads split two dramatic softball games
June slate reports Rogers led by Poindexter and Carter as his team beat Daniels 8 to 1, then won 10 to 9 with Finch and Poindexter backstopping. Ferrell, Taylor and Rocky Mount clashed with Dr Pepper Juniors, while No. 2 Park hosted Roanoke All Stars in a double header. Speed Hux and Riggans highlighted leading batters for No. 2.
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Robert Rogers
Robin Daniels
William Poindexter
Clem Brown
Poindexter
Alfie Carter
Bill Riggans
Rogers
Finch
Pete Ferrell
Natan
Chubby” Taylor
No. 2
Rocky Mount
Carolina
Dr.Pepper
Park
Roanoke
All Stars
Hux
Reginal Matthews
Vernon Rogers
Billy Gibson Stars for Roanoke Rapids Owls
Billy Gibson shortstop for the Roanoke Rapids Owls delivered a stellar fielding game and hit a triple two doubles and two singles. He and Little Dick turned a double play in the ninth against Colonial Heights. Gibson, from Georgia Tech, earned all conference honors this year and showcased a strong throwing arm on a back third base play.
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Billy Gibson
Roanoke Rapids Owls
Little Dick
Colonial Heights
Dickens
Gibson
McLeod
Billy
Georgia Tech
Mrs. Proctor Hosts a Lovely Woman's Club Bridge Party
A Thursday bridge party at the Woman's Club hosted by Mrs. W. H. Proctor featured pink and green decor, bowls of mixed flowers, and refreshments. Prizes went to Mrs. J. B. Dunn for high score and Alma Blount for second. Guests included Mrs. T. M. Jenkins and many others, with a long list of bridge players.
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Woman's Club
W. H. Proctor
J. B. Dunn
Alma Blount
T. M. Jenkins
T. H. Bridgers
M. R. Vick
L. S. Cannon
Mesdames T. J. Alford
Clyde Liske
J. M. C. Covington
Lyle Wilson
O. Griffin
Howard Hancock
Upshur Higginbotham
R. Harrison Hundley
J. M. Jackson
J. W
William Batton
B. E. Stehenson
R. A. Daniel, Jr
Virgil McDowell
C. W. Davis
Bernard Allsbrook
Misses Virginia
Alma_ Blount
Walter Frank Shearin Celebrates Fifth Birthday Party
Walter Frank Shearin marks his fifth birthday with a Saturday party on June 11. Guests include Mary Virginia Edwards, Sandra Edwards, Merline Carpenter, Erline Keeter, Nancy Ford, Joana Rawls, Walter Frank Shegrin, Joe Boyd, June Meeks, and Gene Ronald Rawls as they enjoyed games ice cream and cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Frank Shearin
Mary Virginia
Sandra Edwards
Merline Carpenter
Erline Keeter
Nancy Ford
Joana Rawls
Walter Frank Shegrin
Joe Boyd
June Meeks
Gene Ronald Rawls
Bridge Tea At Mrs Pruden’s Home Hosts Notables
Joint hostesses Mrs. Howard Pruden and Mrs. Julian Allsbrook entertained Wednesday with afternoon and evening bridge at Pruden’s residence. Winners were Mrs. W. A. Wolhar and Mrs. Ted Speight, prizes awarded. an ice course was served at five and later at ten thirty.
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Howard Pruden
Pruden
Julian Allsbrook
Bridge
Weldon
N. C
Floriene Holt
W. H. Proctor
Holt
Mrs
Proctor
D. E. Bennett
L. B. Brown
J. M. C. Covington
J. D. Cassada
J. F. Dunn
Wyche Land
Upshur Higginbotham Crawford Hoyle
R. Harrison Hundley
Louise Patterson
William Batton
J. W. Martin
R. A. Daniel, Jr
William Thorne
Gertrude Traynham
Frank Vaughan
Thornton Wilson, Jr
T. B. White
Howard Hancock
Clyde Liske
Lyle Wilson
Walla Norvell
Seaboard
Elizabeth Clark
Floriene Sue
Virginia Jackson
Alma Blount
Boy Scouts Return From New York World’s Fair
Willie Mincher and scouts Bill Pruden Nick Long Ralph Webb and Donald Chestnut have returned from New York after attending the World’s Fair.
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Willie Mincher
Bill Pruden
Nick Long
Ralph Webb
Donald Chestnut
New York
Starving boy dies after being struck by train near Scotland Neck
Grady Barnes a 14 year old starving hobo on his way from Lumberton to Halifax County to see his brother was killed on Tuesday afternoon when the Kinston Weldon train hit him 3 miles north of Scotland Neck. The exhausted boy lay on the tracks and was swept off into a ditch with a fractured skull. Train crew alerted the coroner and moved the body to the Scotland Neck Funeral Home. Singleton Wolfe of Virginia is staying with his sister Mrs Thornton Wilson this summer.
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Grady Barnes
Halifax County
Scotland Neck
Lumberton
James Pope
Kinston-Weldon
Spring Hill
Weldon
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Singleton Wolfe
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C. Shell
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