Town Talk Notes on Visits and Family News
Local column records visits and family updates. John Lewis Welch spent Monday in Raleigh. Craddock Virginia visitors came for their mother’s illness. Ivey Taylor of Emporia Virginia staying with Ophelia Chambliss. W H Swing from Lexington visited A M Glover. Thelma Burnette of Garysburg stayed with Mrs John Baird. Mrs George Baird returned from La Crosse with Mrs Lee Baird. G W Woodruff of Belmont weekend guest H T Woodruff. Rosa Carpenter of Garysburg visited Vennie Carpenter. Nita and Irene Turner traveled to Weld after their father M A Turner’s death. T L Gray and daughter Lenoria of Garysburg visited Mrs B D Gray. John Baird and Mrs Mary J Camp with Mrs W S Burnette near Garysburg. Mildred Major of Lawrenceville Va spent weekend with Ophelia Chambliss. Mrs B D Johnson of Greenville spent days with J B Edmonds.
Cat and Fiddle Opens Imperial in Spectacular Musical
The Imperial starts the week with The Cat and the Fiddle starring Jeanette MacDonald as Shirley Sheridan and Ramon Novarro as Victor Florescu. The film blends romance and song across Belgium and Paris with strong supporting turn by Butterworth Morgan Hersholt. Also shows He Couldn't Take It Wednesday and Jimmy and Sally with Claire Trevor and Ken Maynard Wheels of Destiny for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo the Lion
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Roanoke Rapids
Hollywood
Warners
Universal
Rio
Radio Pictures
Paramount
The
Imperial
Jeanette MacDonald
Shirley Shearidan
Belgium
Paris
Shirley
Europe
Brussels
Ramon Novarro
Ramon
Victor Florescu
Jeanette
Vic
Mooney
Miss MacDonald
Charles Butterworth
Frank Morgan
Jean Hersholt
Reese
Jimmy
Sally
James Dunn
Claire Trevor
In Memoriam Sybil Fay Smith Died February 16 1934
In memory of Sybil Fay Smith who passed away on February 16 1934. Her mother Emma Smith writes a tender note of love promising reunion in a future where parting ends.
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Sybil Fay Smith
Sybil
Sybil Fay
Emma Smith
Card of Thanks for Sybil Fay Smith
The family thanks friends for kindness shown during the illness and death of their daughter Sybil Fay Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sybil Fay Smith
Peanut Politics and Farm Aid in the Second District
In Roanoke Rapids readers discuss peanut legislation highlighted by Congressman Kerr and the Marketing Agreement. The writer credits N G Bartlett and Sam N Clark for price increases and urges peanuts to be a basic farm bill commodity to aid growers in North Carolina. Scotland Neck March 8, 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kerr
N. G. Bartlett
East Carolina Chamber of Commerce
Lishing
Sam N. Clark
Tarboro
North Carolina
Peanut Control Board
South Carolina
Chas. J. Shields
Scotland Neck
Charles Jordan of Northampton County Dies
Charles Jordan, a deaf and mute resident of Northampton County, died last Friday at his uncle John Jordan’s home. He is survived by his sister Bet Jordan. Funeral services were held at the uncle’s house with interment at his old Northampton County home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Jordan
Charles Jordan
Northampton County
John Jordan
Charles
Miss Bet Jordan
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John Lewis Welch
Raleigh
Joe Davenport
Craddock, Va
Ivey Taylor
Emporia, Va
Ophelia Chambliss
W. H. Swing
Lexington
Mrs
A. M. Glover
Thelma Burnette
Garysburg
John Baird
George Baird
Lee Baird
la Crosse, Va
G. W. Woodruff
Belmont
H. T. Woodruff
Rosa Carpenter
Vennie Carpenter
Nita
Irene Turner
Weld
M. A. Turner
T. L. Gray
Lenoria
B. D. Gray
Mary J. Camp
W. S. Burnette
Mildred Major
Lawrenceville, Va
B. D. Johnson
Greenville
J. B., Edmonds
the Imperial
Ray Walker
Virginia Cherrill
George E. Stone
Keke O
Love
Ken Maynard
Opera
Imperial Screen
New York
John Layton
Sedalia
Walker Cochrane
Memoriam
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
Peanut Territory
Accomp
Goodyear
Jacob C. Shearin
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