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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1939

Page

2

Blondie Meets the Boss at Imperial and More Film Listings

Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake star in Blondie Meets the Boss at the Imperial Monday and Tuesday. The Saint Strikes Back features George Sanders and Wendy Barrie with Jonathan Hale aiding police. One Third of a Nation heads the bill Wednesday and Thursday with Sylvia Sidney and Leif Erikson. Friday shows Men With Wings and Saturday features Stranger from Arizona with Buck Jones.

George Sanders Wendy Barwie the Imperial Jonathan Hale Sf Justice Hale New York Sanders Wenny Barrie Penny Singleton Arthur Lake Larry Simms Blondie Bumsteads Dagwood Bumstead Sylvia Sidney Leif Erickson Imperial

Dozier Circle Meets at Mrs. Rook's Home

The Helen Dozier Circle of First Baptist Church met Tuesday afternoon at leader Mrs. Warl Rook's home. Devotions followed by a prayer used Ecclesiastes chapter six. Members present included Mesdames Lewter Fitts Kennemaur Griffin Price Hedgepeth Bugg and Duncan.

Helen Dozier First Baptist Church Warl Rook

Enfield Hosts Two Social Gatherings With Notables

Mr and Mrs H M Lynch hosted a three course steak dinner on Wednesday with guests Mrs John M Sherrod Miss Mary Collins Mrs Bessie Clement and Miss Con stance Price. Mr and Mrs J B Britt hosted the Evening Bridge Club on Thursday at their home Sherrod Heights with a chicken salad plate served to a long list of attendees.

H. M. Lynch John M. Sherrod Mary Collins Bessie Clement Constance Price J. B. Britt Enfield Sherrod Heights W. N. Sherrod W. F. Dickens R. B. Davis D. Mac Johnson P. W. Joyner A. C. Nichols, Jr Joe F. Edwards R. E. Sherrette, Jr Tommie Morris J. R. Matthews Evelina Fleming J. Holt Evans Sallie Dickens Annie Mae Sherrod Sam Arrington R. C. Dunn R. Hunter Pope Sam Arrington Dunn

Mrs Cherry Sears Buried In Enfield

Funeral services for Mrs. Cherry Rose Sears were held in Enfield with burial in Enfield Cemetery. She died at 72 at her home near Rocky Mount on the Nashville road. Rev L B Scarborough officiated. She leaves three daughters and five sons including Annie Morgan Portland Ore Mollie F Smith Greenville I E Corbett Greenville Wiley H Sears Newark Joseph L Sears Willie B Sears Rocky Mount Charlie Sears Portsmouth Thomas Harrel Sears Sturgis and brother F Robbins Elm City.

Cherry Rose Sears Enfield Cemetery Rocky Mount Nashville Road L. B. Scarborough First Christian Church of Newark N. J Joseph L Willie B. Sears Charlie Sears Portsmouth, Va Thomas Harrel Sears Sturgis S. D F. Robbins Elm City

Town Talk items from Snarpspurg to Richmond and beyond

Local notes list residents and visitors across several towns. Names include Trene Adams Mildred Fulghum Anne Carter Olga Boyd Clarence Coburn Milton Moore R G Floyd Thomas Ralph J W Smith Lois Smith Elsie Brown and others with weekend and week end trips to Warrenton Richmond Norfolk Fayetteville Selma Farmville Suffolk Sea board and State College.

Snarpspurg Mildred Fulghum Anne Carter Olga Boyd Warrenton Clarence Coburn Milton Moore E.M.I M. M. Moore R. G. Floyd State College Thomas Ralph Thomas Ralph Jr Marvin Sloan Erwin J. B. Stewart Maurice Allen Washington, D. C Minnie Johnson Richmond Wick Cagle Frank Cagle Ann Akers A. E. Akers Irene Bridgman Percy Lassiter Norfolk Bert McCrummen Seaboard City Irene Gordon Catherine Reid J. W. Smith Lois Smith Fayetteville Selma Farmville N. C Elsie Brown Suffolk W. C. Ricks B. J. Dunning

City Library Receives 172 Books From March Drive

The City Library gained 172 books from a drive led by Mrs. Fred Wilmer with Scouts helping. Most were fiction, plus 54 non fiction works, biographies and travel titles. A reading table is planned. children’s books are still in short supply and cash gifts are urged to buy dictionaries and encyclopedias.

City Library Fred Wilmer Wilmer City Library Board Library Board

Five hasty NY marriages end in court within a week

The American Weekly feature notes five rapid marriages in New York that faced legal challenges within seven days. The Times Herald magazine highlights the cautionary tale urging couples to think before acting in 1939.

New York American Weekly Times-Herald

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Art Lake The Sidney Leif Evicxson Sidney Lumet Erikson Muriel Hutchinson Percy Waram Kee Ee Fred MacMurray Ray Milland Louise Campbell Arizona Buck Jones H. Dozier Cherry Sears DIAL Leslie Howard Bernard Shaw S “Pygmalion Trene Adams
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