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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1940
Page
2
Miss Elma Dawson and Vernon Vincent visited Bethel Sunday afternoon. Numerous residents travel to Virginia and North Carolina towns for visits and relatives.
Mrs. L. S. Cannon hosted a summer tea Tuesday afternoon honoring Mrs. Harry Cannon. About a hundred visitors dropped by from four to six, greeted by hosts and hostesses in a series of receiving lines. Flower arrangements complemented the setting while guests circulated through living and dining rooms with refreshments and directed punch service.
Mrs M L Stone of Albion Michigan was honored Tuesday evening as a house guest of Mrs T J Alford with a delightful bridge party hosted in her honor by the hostesses and guests.
At the home of Mrs B E Stephen son with Mrs Stephenson and Mrs J M C Covington jointly entertaining Verbenas gladioli and bowls of mixed flowers decorated the rooms Mrs Howard Pruden won the high score prize and Mrs Stone received a gift An ice course was served Those present included Mesdames W L Medlin M L Stone Lyle Wilson Julian Allsbrook George Hayes Howard Pruden Carroll Wilson John Dunn Johnnie Martin T J Taylor T J Alford and Upshur Higginbotham Mrs Zeb Denny joined for refreshments.
The Viola Nethery Circle of the First Methodist Church met at Miss Alease Smith home on Tuesday June 8 Dorothy Finch led the meeting and talks on Telling the Story in Japan were given by Mary Frances Taylor and Mildred Brown Refreshments were served by the hostess assisted by Marjorie Collins Attendees included Misses Taylor Finch Smith Mildred Brown Mildred Burton and Mrs Janie Beale The next meeting will be at Mildred Browns home on the Tuesday night after the third Sunday in July
Mrs W A Thorne commissioner of Girl Scouts asks all city scouts to meet at First Baptist Church at 7 35 Sunday evening to attend the Kennedy Home High School Chorus concert. Rev Price invites all scouts to join the event in a group attendance.
Conrad Hill Marvin Hill and Robert Stultz of Martinsville Virginia visited Miss Shirley Shaw Sunday for a casual social call and chat about local happenings.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Davis announce the marriage of their daughter Agnes Lucille Davis of 41A Madison Street to Leslie L. Allen on June 11, 1940 in Emporia Virginia. Miss Angela Hardy visits Suffolk relatives. Edward Glover spent the weekend at Willoughby Beach Virginia.
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