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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1948

Page

2

Royster-Britton Wedding Attends Guests in Roanoke Area

Local society notes list numerous visitors and weekend guests including Miss Margaret Craige from New Orleans Miss Ellen Wilkes of Birmingham and Alf Dunnington of Orange Virginia. The column mentions graduations and attendance at the Royster-Britton wedding with relatives and friends from Danville Rocky Mount and Charlotte.

Margaret Craige New Orleans Ellen Wilkeson Birmingham Ala Alf Dunnington Orange, Va Katherine Springs Char Ptte Jan Lewis Lewis Jan German Rocky Mount

Conway Residents Share Weekend Visits and Travels

Local residents dot the weekend with visits across towns and states. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Meadrod Taylor in Stantonusburg, Mr. and Mrs. George De Loatch in Weldon, and Mrs. George Martin in Raleigh. Families travel to Warrenton, Martinsville, Portsmouth, Baltimore, and Washington area camps, with several hosting or visiting relatives and friends.

Local Social Notes Include Suffolk Visit and House Guests

George Misses Nancy Ray Parker and Barbara Ann Edwards spent Saturday in Suffolk. Mrs. Julia Edwards and Lloyd Parker were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Patrick in Wilson at their cottage at Carolina Beach. Mrs WS Timberlake and daughters Jans Jean and Joy spent the week in Jarisburg with her sister Mrs. L L Dozier. Dr and Bill Gilliam of Sanford are visiting his sister Mrs G C Parke.

Nancy Ray Parker Barbara Ann Edwards Suffolk Julia Edwards Lloyd Parker George Patrick Wilson Patrick Carolina Beach WS. Timberlake Jans, Jean Joy Jarisburg L. L. Dozier

Aulander Baptists Hear Missionary Visit

Aulander Baptists welcomed Southern Baptist Missionary Kate Ellen Gruver from Palestine. The Nashville native and former superintendent of the Children’s Home in Nazareth spoke on current work and planned to return to Palestine in July. She stayed with Pastor Rev William P Milne Jr and Mrs Milne at the parsonage during her visit.

Aulander Kate Ellen Gruver Southern Baptist Palestine Lett Bstine Miss Gruver Nash‘ville Tenn Nazeth Sick Cave Paleine Walliam P. Milne, Jr Milne

Local Notes From Potecasi and Nearby Towns

Marion Jenkins left June 16 for a week at the W. A. Camp in Ridgecrest North Carolina. E. B. Lassiters are in New York City this week. Doffermyres visit Mrs. E. L. Doffermyre in Potecasi while L. R. Gilbert of Washington, D. C. spend the summer here. Mrs Clyde Jenkins returned from White Lake. Week end at Virginia Beach for Linwood Topping Hamlet and Idie Williford. Bobby Dickens of Black Mountain visits the Crawleys. Will Robertson is a Roanoke Rapids hospital parent. Nursing shortages grow in North Carolina with county ratios as low as 1 to 30,000 and state average 1 to 9,800. NC ranked 40th in aid to dependent children in Nov 1947. state average per child was half the national average.

North Carolina

Revival closes at Aurelian Springs Bible School

Aurelian Springs Bible School held at Tabor Church, Aurelian Springs, ended Friday June 18 with thirty seven children in attendance. Revival services continued at Tabor Church starting Sunday June 20 with morning and afternoon programs. Visitors included Mr and Mrs George Sauls of Raleigh and Mrs W J Collier. Willis Liles of Norfolk visited relatives, while Mr and Mrs J C Stallings of Florence South Carolina were guests of Mr and Mrs Cabot Crawley. T B Cook L Kelly Jr and Cabot Crawley spent Friday in Norfolk. Miss Bryan Isles and Miss Bobbie were mentioned among attendees.

Bible Tabor Church Aurelian Springs Chirdre Willis Liles Norfolk T. B. Cook L. Kelly, Jr Cabot Crawley Norfolk, Va

Peck Manufacturing to Add 12 Foot Mill Extension

Warrenton reports Peck Manufacturing Co. will extend the mill by 12 feet along its full length to house a yarn conditioning unit and a future machine. The project is supervised by local contractor J. L. Smiley.

Warrenton Peck Manufacturing Company

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