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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1941
Page
4
A roadside tale shows a driver predicting curve encounters with workmates, then a foreman splits shifts as a twist on hunches. A girls camp uses ME FIRST to explore self focus, contrasting with communal decency and a book about neighbors saying My Neighbor First.
Levon Theatre in Weldon displays The Great Lie next Sunday and Monday with George Brent and Bette Davis. The program for those days includes an act. The same week also presents Adam Had Four Sons with Warner Baxter and Ingrid Bergman, plus a comedy and act. Ziegfeld Girl stars James Stewart Judy Garland Hedy Lamarr Tony Martin on Thursday and Friday, with a comedy and act. Saturday offers Bill Elliott in North From The Lone Star, Anna Neagle C Aubrey Smith in Queen of Destiny, and Chapter 9 of White Eagle.
Pitts theatre Emporia Virginia opens today for a two day run of Foreign Correspondent starring Joel McCrea and Loraine Day. The melodrama follows a reporter in Europe with action and romance. Saturday features Three Men From Texas with William Boyd. Sunday shows Roadshow with Adolphe Menjou and Carole Lombard. Monday and Tuesday offer So Ends Our Night starring Fredric March and Margaret Sullavan.
Royal Theatre in Roanoke Rapids closes for the summer with the Imperial taking the Royal name and lower prices. Manager Lyle Wilson says the Royal will reopen July 27 as usual when residents are away. The piece lists names of local hosts and guests at a club event with prizes and refreshments.
Mrs Charles C Loughlin of Spartanburg S C visits her mother Mrs g Z Boseman. J B Britt and family rent a White Lake cottage with guests including Leonard Matthews and several Sherrods and relatives. Ips passes mention Carolina Cottage Virginia Beach and Currituck visits. Isridge Club hosts at Sherrod Heights with Nellie Ryan Newton winning high score and Clyde Hunter bingo. guest prizes awarded.
Mrs. John M. Sherrod and Miss Winnie Boseman hosted a Thursday morning bridge luncheon at Miss Boseman’s home to honor Mrs. Charles Loughlin of Spartanburg South Carolina visiting the group. Prizes went to Mrs. R F Shaw and Annie Mae Sherrod with a consolation, and Mrs. Loughlin received a gift. Mrs Joe House, bound for Portsmouth Virginia, earned a parting remembrance. Sixty guests attended a two course luncheon at ten o'clock.
The Coast Guard seeks young single men aged 18 to 28 for three year enlistments. Information and application blanks are available at the recruiting office Room 226 New Post Office Building Norfolk Virginia. Opportunities for advancement await qualified applicants.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivory E. Gibson announce the marriage of their daughter Jeanette to John Howard Cowan on June 20, 1941 at the home of Rev. F. W. Haynie. The couple will reside in Roanoke Rapids.
Miss Gertie Mae Thomas of Roanoke Rapids and Joseph Thomas Simmons of La Crosse Virginia were married June 14 at Reverend Gordon L Price’s home. The couple left for a wedding trip and will reside at 618 4th Street Portsmouth after June 20. Mrs Thomas is the daughter of Mrs Eva Thomas.
Robert Lee Pope, 71, a Negro employee of Wiley and Grant farm, was brought to the hospital after an incident at a Weldon gravel pit. He suffered a bruised kidney but had no broken bones, hospital attaches reported.
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