Lightning Strikes Cause Damage in Roanoke Area
A severe electrical storm last Friday caused property damage on Roanoke Avenue and nearby streets. Ovid AL ford, a colored cook, was injured at 738 Roanoke Avenue, remaining bedridden for days. The Webb residence at 400 Roanoke Avenue lost a gutter and roof damage. no injuries. The Taylor home at 410 Hamilton Street reported blown clock circuits. Reports also claimed three mules died on a Northampton County farm, unverified.
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Ovid Alford
T. O. Wilson
Roanoke Avenue
Wilson
B. S. Webb
W. P. Taylor
Hamilton Street
Northampton County
Roanoke River
Girl Scout Calendar Activities June to July
Calendar details daily Scout events from June 29 to July 3 including swimming, senior service practice, arts and crafts, overnight hut gathering, cyclist badge instruction, and general recreation with specific troop numbers and timings.
Furlough Ends As Burton and Tillery Leave for Fort Jackson
Billy Burton and Wells D. Tillery departed Saturday for Fort Jackson in South Carolina after spending their furlough with relatives.
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Billy Burton
Wells D. Tillery
Fort Jackson
S. C
Y W A Meeting Highlights Father’s Day Program
The Rosemary Baptist Church youth group met for a regular monthly gathering on Wednesday. Mary L. Ray performed a piano piece, Hattie Humphries read a poem, and scripture was offered by Mary Gurley. Evelyn Overton read My Dad, Edith Taylor recited Luke 15 11 32, Arlene Poindexter presented These Roses To Father, and the group sang Faith of Our Fathers before a closing prayer for all fathers.
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Rosemary Baptist Church
Mary L. Ray
Hattie Humphries
Mary Gurley
Evelyn Overton
Dad
Edith Taylor
Arlene Poindexter
Fathers
The USO Needs Your Help With A Global Outreach
A wartime appeal urges support for the USO to sustain morale and services for sailors and soldiers worldwide. It argues discipline is necessary but humane treatment matters and calls for contributions of any size, directing funds to local committees or the Empire State Building headquarters.
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USO
National
Empire State Building
New York
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