Halifax Social News Reveals Local Visits Weekend
Mrs. A W Gregory and Miss Jean Gregory visited Oxford while Miss Clem Read stayed in Warrenton with Mrs. W Pryor Rodwell Jr. Milton and Mrs. Cherry from Tarboro spent a day with Mrs. W L Johnson. Charles P Vincent and son Robert Clement from Murfreesboro called on Mary Read. Quintin Gregory visited High Point. Mrs Jack Whitehead and daughter Faye were in Whitakers Sunday.
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A. W. Gregory
Jean Gregory
Oxford
Clem Read
Warrenton
W. Pryor Rodwell
Milton Cherry
Tarboro
W. L. Johnson
Charles P. Vincent
Robert Clement
Murfreesboro
Mary Read
Quintin Gregory
High Point
Jack Whitehead
Faye
Whitakers
Scruggs-Shepherd Bride in Greenbrier Baptist Church Ceremony
Elsie Jeanne Scruggs wed Robert Morehead Shepherd in a candlelight service at Greenbrier Baptist Church Alderson West Virginia. The couple planned a wedding trip east and residence in Raleigh after the ceremony.
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Ossie Kreadle
Evelyn Simmons
Newton Jackson Shepherd
Alderson
Eastern Star
J. M. Alderson Store
Weldon High School
Wake Forest College
State College
Raleigh
Kappa Alpha Fraternity
20Th Air Force
Saipan
Shepherd
Red Cross Campaign Set to Launch March 5 at Local Chapter
The 1946 Red Cross campaign begins March 5 with the annual public meeting and film Facing Tomorrow. Board members for the coming year will be elected. Roanoke Rapids campaign runs March 5 to 16 with two window displays at Virginia Electric and Power and Leggett’s Department Store.
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Red Cross
Roarnoke Rapids
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Leggetts Department Store
War bride Gladys Vinson to visit Roanoke Rapids soon
Red Cross in New York will greet and assist Mrs Gladys Vinson arriving February 28 aboard the S S Cristobal. She is the wife of Earl Vinson formerly of Roanoke Rapids and will visit with her young daughter for a short time with her husband's family. At a Nurses Aides meeting the local Nurses Aide Corps plan was discussed.
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Red Cross
New York
Roanoke Rapids
S. S. Cristobal
Gladys Vinson
Earl Vinson
Vinson
Nurses Aides
Nurses Aide Corps
Roanoke
Rapids Reserve Status Changes for Aides
Rapids would place aides on reserve rather than active status, allowing each to retain membership by serving 50 hours a year. Red Cross interview notes a tornado victim, and a magazine line remarks on freedom and truth. A veteran Army sergeant is referenced amid anecdotes.
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Rapids
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W. L. Manning
Geo. I. Kerr
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Johnson’s Cabs
Roanoke Avenue
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