Meeting Marie on a Crowded Bus
A traveler recalls meeting a young woman named Marie on a crowded bus. Marie, anxious to reach Norfolk to plead with her sailor husband, reveals her hunger, isolation, and a troubling question about a word provider found in a letter from him. The narrator helps by sharing food and company, and later learns the husband forgives her.
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Marie
National Geographic
Trousseau
Philadelphia
Norfolk
John
New York
Richmond
Sike
Local Social Notes From Roanoke Rapids Area
Calvary Thelma Joe Mitchell and Elridge Single ton of Norfolk spent the weekend at Mrs. W. T. Mitchell home. Shirley Myrick of Greenville visited here. E S Jenkins of Franklin spent Sunday here. Mrs Richard Harper Edward Wilson and E S Jenkins attended the wedding of Miss Katherine Shearin Sunday afternoon. H D Myrick Jr of Raleigh spent weekend with his parents here. Miss Ruby King stayed in Roanoke Rapids with Mrs Paul Etheridge. Miss Emma King visited Susie Gooch near Roanoke Rapids over the weekend.
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Joe Mitchell
Elridge Singleton
Norfolk
W. T. Mitchell
Shirley Myrick
Greenville
E. S. Jenkins
Franklin
Richard Harper
Edward Wilson
Katherine Shearin
H. D. Myrick Jr
Raleigh
Ruby King
Roanoke Rapids
Paul Etheridge
Emma King
Susie Gooch
Calvary Church Hosts Free Screened Lecture Night
Calvary Methodist Church invites Sunday School at 10 a m and a Friday night program on June 16 at 8 p m featuring nine by nine foot screens showing Under the Southern Cross about Brazilian neighbors. Rev W T Phipps delivers a religious and educational talk with free will offering and no admission. No church service on the third Sunday night. Visitors Mr and Mrs C A King of Rocky Mount and J D Blount also noted.
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Calvary Methodist Church
W. T. Phipps
New Recipes For Summertime Iced Fruit Appetizers
Miss Virginia Blount presents summer hors d oeuvres ideas using iced fruit arrangements. The guide names items such as large cherries filled with cream cheese, apricot halves with pineapple cream cheese, pimiento prunes, fig hors d oeuvres, pineapple fingers, spiced grapes, and garnishes of parsley mint and olives.
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Virginia Blount
Home Service
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Perdue School Of Dancing To Present Revue
Perdue School Of Dancing presents its first dance revue by Mrs S E B Perdue at Roanoke Rapids High School auditorium Friday at 8 15 p.m. The program features twenty numbers by young roanoke rapids performers including Doris Glasgow Marion Glasgow Jane Kidd Ruth Lee Betsy Vincent Ann Smith and many others with Hazel Grissom as accompanist. Highlights include A modernistic number in Deep Purple Broadway Top Hatters The Blue Danube Toe Waltz Precision Tap and Rhythm Kick.
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Annette Edwards
Joe Ann Brasington
Betty Patterson
Doris Ingram
Rachel Forrest
Billy Vincent
Malissa Christie
Charlotte Ann Norwood
Ann Georgia Williams
Thelma Taylor
Margaret Brown
Louise Johnson
Hugh Kinkaid Jr
Navarre Hux
Usual Bi Weekly Square Dance At Darlington Club
The usual bi weekly square dance will be held at the Darlington Club House on Friday night June 16 beginning at 9 o clock and lasting till 12 30 Admission is 50 cents with proceeds going to the Club House Fund.
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Darlington Club House
Club House
Card of Thanks for Mrs Ann Daniel
Family thanks friends for sympathy after the death of their mother and grandmother Mrs Ann Daniel. Signed by her family.
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Ann Daniel
Thorne Johnson Wedding Held at Airlie Home
The wedding of Miss Elizabeth Thorne and Mr. Alexander Pierce Johnson took place Saturday at the bride’s parents’ home in Airlie. Full details will appear in next week’s paper.
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Elizabeth Thorne
W. H. Thorne
Airlie
Alexander Pierce Johnson
J. A. Johnson
Weldon
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Nona
Thelma
Calvary Church
C. A. King of
Rocky Mount
J. D. Blount
Perdue School of Dancing
Darlington Fun
Ann Page
Crescro
A&p
Underwood
HAM
Scott Paper
Yukon
Dee
SONA
A&p Food
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea CO
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