Locals Rally Over Tarboro In Low-Scoring 11-9 Contest
Roanoke Rapids Jays surge in Coastal Plain League standings through June 21 with a team batting average of .259 and five fielding, though only three regulars hit above .300. Hussey leads the circuit with .414, while Tarboro tops batting at .314 and Rocky Mount owns the best fielding percentage at .952.
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Howe
Roanoke Rapids Jays
Jays
Gonzales
Herb
Pavlich
Hussey
Goldsboro
Rocky Mount
Tarboro
Neville
Eigh Helmer
Lee
Tarboro Tars
Glenn Titus
Winciewicz
Titus
Stalls
Ter Hammack
King
Gray Pavlich
Hammack
Tars
Urban
Road Rapids
Pavlict Price
Carrin Caldwell
Roanoke Rapids
Cy Faircloth
Faircloth
Golds
Jay
Big Jack Hussey
Carleton
Vencoewhex
Brown
Pritchard
Irwin
Jones
Kimmel
Helmer
Rocky Mount Crew
Herb May
Hanley
Fowler
Wendewitz
Red Benton
Rocky Mount Boys
Benton
Martin
Smith
Simmons Park
Goldsboro Bugs
Pete King
Alton Brown
Bugs
May
Jim Meyer
Baze
Roanoke Rapids Club Golf Signals Heat Pressure
The heat keeps many players away as Roanoke Rapids Country Club hosts a match versus Louisburg while the Franklin and New Bern teams visit. Local scores include Lee Johnson 2.85 nine holes and Bob Ruetor new to greens. Women’s golf lessons draw 20 plus participants as a season of play begins.
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Niblick Nots
Lee Johnson
Duke University
Lee
Duke
Wiley Long
Dr. D
Currin
T. J. Alford
Jay Sanders
Roanoke Rapids Country Club
Bob Ruetor
Bob
Curtis ‘Turner
Shay Johnson
Nice
Henry House
One Minute Sports Quiz Items and Answers
A mixed old quiz listing questions and answers. It includes Babe Ruth Yankee number, recent US Open winner, Ed Arcaro favorite horse, Guy Lombardo sport fame, Ellsworth Vines first sport, plus a sentence about Navy ships visiting Dublin with 95 100 visitors aboard during public hours.
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Babe Ruth
Eddie Arcaro
Guy Lombardo
Ellsworth Vines
U. S. Navy
Dublin
Eire
Navy airs first in-flight TV show from Willow Grove
The Willow Grove Naval Air Reserve Station in Pennsylvania broadcast the first commercially produced television program from an airplane in flight in November 1937, marking a landmark in airborne television testing.
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Navy
Willow Grove, Penna, Naval Air Reserve Station
Cero Florida Kingfish Catches Lead Morehead City Week
Best fishing week near Cape Lookout saw five to 25 cero per chartered boat daily, larger than usual for the summer run. Amberjack and dolphin were common, with a few red snapper and grouper landed. sailfish sightings reported but none landed yet. Inshore bottom fishing remained steady as Roanoke Rapids Jays baseball team won one and dropped several Coastal Plain League games.
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Morehead
Cape Lookout
Florida
Morehead City
Morehead City Praters
4H Animal Awards Reach 19th Year in NC
For the 29th consecutive year the National 4H Meat Animal awards program continues in North Carolina under the Extension Service. Since inception, 174 NC 4H Club members have earned county medals of honor for excellence in meat animal projects. State winner receives a UT-jewel gold watch. sectional winners gain a trip to Chicago 4-H Club Congress. four sectional winners named national champions receive a $200 college scholarship. Last year’s NC state winner was Paul M. Wagoner of Gibsonville. 46 NC county medalists were honored. County Agent W. C. Davis will provide full program details.
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North Carolina
Extension Service
Thomas E. Wilson
Chicago
Paul M. Wagoner
Gibsonville
W. C. Davis
Gulf Stream Amberjack Run Off Dare County Coast
Gulf stream fishing remains excellent off Dare County with amberjack plentiful aboard charter boats from Hatteras and Manteo in Wimble Shoals and Diamond Shoals areas. Dolphin also landed and sailfish sightings reported though nine were caught so far. Leading anglers include Capt. Ken Ward, Capt. Fred Basnigt, Ernil Foster, and Capt. Nelson Stowe.
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Manteo
Dare County
Hatteras
Diamond Shoals
Oregon Inlet
Wimble Shoals
Ken Ward
Fred Basnigt
Ernil Foster
Nelson Stowe
Roanoke Rapids Golf Team Beats Franklin Golfers In Local Match
The Roanoke Rapids Country Club defeated Franklin Virginia by 42 points in a nine foursome event played on the local course under a hot sun. Thirty six players participated with team members and wives later invited to a dinner at the clubhouse.
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Roanoke Rapids Country Club
Tarboro
Kinston
Ky Mount
Ronokea Rapids
Goldsboro
Louisburg
New Bern
Roa. Rapids
Wilson
Greenville
Franklin, Va
Rocky Mount
Victor Wilson
Frank Kinston
Cole
Joe Blake
Franklin
Roanoke Rapids
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Buddy Miller
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Bureau of Naval Personnel
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Roanoke Ave
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
Ben Hogan
Citation
J. P. Taylor
Optometrist
South Main
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Ocean View
Virginia
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A. L. Phelps
Marion Whitfield
Travis Barham
Frank Day
Bob Callahan
H. D. Camp
Maxie Day
J.T. Claud
Steve Lipscomb
Karl Toren
A. L. McLear
G. C. Steinhardt
William Hawa
Percy Bunch
Perry Blake
Jimmy Mayfield
Skinny Rothrock
Howard Pruden
Dutch Seifert
Pete Johnson
Butler Brown
W. Q. Thompson
Frank Meecham
Robert Josey, II
Frank Cole
Charles Edwards
Wally Long
Dr. D. T. Currin
Curtis Turner
Fred Hoyle
Bill King
Clyde Martin
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