Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Roanoke Rapids Herald in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

We have 6,272,381 pages in North Carolina

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1940

Page

5

Owls to Open 1940 Season at Simmon Park Sunday

Local talentblers organize the Owls baseball club at a Tuesday meeting in the Municipal building. Jesse Lee elected president with Bernice Ryals secretary and Paul Harris treasurer. The squad plans three games weekly starting Sunday at 3 pm, with roster limited to 14 players though 17 kept for now.

Owls Simmons Park Municipal Jesse Lee Bernice Ryals Paul Harris C. F. Stacia D. B. Camp M. C. Newsom, Jr Russell Birdsong Bennie McCrary Hana Lee Roanoke Rapids Littleton Warrenton Scotland Neck Smithfield Franklin Lewiston Birdsong McCrary Outland Newsom Winbrow Hudson Waters Boyd Lisles Coburn Warren Starke J. J Wilson Byrd Howell Brown Edwards Boseman Denny

Topato Plants Found In City Stir Local Interest

A unusual topato plant found in Dunn near the Holiness Church drew attention. John Cannon reports several plants like the one shown at the Herald office with two egg sized potatoes and a cluster of five marble sized tomatoes on a 20 inch stalk.

Dunn John Cannon Cannon Herald Office

Richmond couple visits J M Taylors Sunday

Mr and Mrs Bob Taylor of Richmond Virginia spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs J M Taylor.

Bob Taylor Richmond, Va J. M. Taylor

Also Mentioned on This Page

SUN Roanoke Rapids-Weldon Junior Legionnaires Washington Wilson Lefty Ed Boyd Josey, Edwards Gregory Rapids-Weldon Walker Dawson Howard Mills Halifax County Washington Site 2 Carstairs White Seay Usxey Canady Rowe Taylor Worsham Hockaday Rhe Rapids-Weldon Hall Agata Delicious Wester ET Coca-Cola CO Weldon Coca Cola Bottling Works Ing
Search Courier

Search the Roanoke Rapids Herald Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Roanoke Rapids Herald?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication