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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1943
Page
2
A son writes to his 71 year old father, reflecting on shared traits and the unplanned path of life. He admires his father’s foundation of honesty, hard work, reverence, kindness, and resilience. The letter weighs ambitions and wonders if aging like his father at 71 would be a fitting goal.
The Levon Theatre in Weldon opens next week with King Kong starring Fay Wray for a one day showing. Monday Tuesday features Powers Girl with George Murphy and Ann Sothern. Wednesday Thursday offers The Hard Way with Ida Lupino and Dennis Morgan. Gorilla Man stars John Loder and Ruth Ford, followed by Happy Serves the Writ with William Boyd and Andy Clyde on Friday Saturday.
The Wednesday Bridge Club hosted by Mrs. William Batton featured five progressions with Mrs. H. A. Cole earning the high score prize. Congealed salad was served as refreshments to Mesdames Wilmer Collier Roderick Meikle D S Bennett H A Cole Lew Yerger Clayton Gurley Ed Graves W D Hall Clyde Liske Wilton Brown Ed Knott and Miss Virginia Blount.
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