Local society notes from Thelma area and surrounding towns
Social happenings include Miss Edith Fulghum visiting near Halifax and Miss Virginia King hosting Katherine Mitchell. Mrs Wilbur Beasley spent the weekend with her husband in Hobgood. Virginia King Katherine Mitchell and Mrs Clyde Myrick visited Norlina Saturday. H D Myrick of Raleigh visited relatives near Littleton. Mr and Mrs A China of Roanoke Rapids visited Mrs China’s parents Mr and Mrs M H Allen Thelma Sunday. Epworth League social hosted by Mrs J F Jones. preacher Culbreth to speak Calvary Church Sunday at 3 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Fulghum
Halifax
Virginia King
Katherine Mitchell
Wilbur Beasley
Hobgood
Clyde Myrick
Norlina
H. D. Myrick
Raleigh, N. C
Littleton
A. China
Roanoke Rapids
Roberta House of Thelma
Epworth League
J. F. Jones
Culbreth
Calway’ Church
Miss Sue House of Thelma
Washington
Willie Gray Mitchell
Mrs. W. T. Mitchell
Mrs. A. C. Nichols Dies In Rocky Mount
Mrs. A C Nichols 72 died at her home in Rocky Mount after a stroke Friday morning. Funeral services were held at the home and burial in Pine View Cemetery. Surviving: husband A C Nichols two daughters Mrs S K Smith of Cheraw South Carolina and Mrs Warren W Dillard of Rocky Mount two sons J I Nichols of Rocky Mount and A C Nichols Jr of Enfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Nichols
Rocky Mount
Pine View Cemetrey
Norman Johnson
First Presbyterian Church
Sam T. Habel
Baptist Church
Enfield
Warren W. Dillard
Rocky Mt
J. I. Nichols
A. C. Nichols, Jr
Fidelis Class Hosts Rosemary Baptist gathering
Mrs. R. C. Simmons hosted the Fidelis Class of Rosemary Baptist Church on Jackson Street Friday night. After business, a social hour followed with refreshments served to Mesdames Kendrick Floyd Hasty Bry ant Cary Pair Wood Burke Matthews Shell Robbins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Simmons
Rosemary Baptist Church
Jackson Street
Mesdames F. R. Kendrick
W. T. Floyd
W. S. Hasty
R. L. Bryant
R. E. Cary
R. M. Pair
L. F. Wood
W. T. Burke
P. L. Matthews
C. L. Shell
Agusta Robbins
Christian Science Services and Reading Room Schedule
The Christian Science Society invites the public to Sunday services at 11 a.m and Wednesday services at 8 p.m at 923 Roanoke Ave Reading Room hours are Tuesday to Friday from 3 to 5 p.m. The Sunday subject is Matter. William Duke attended the Lions Supper in Warrenton last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science Society
Roanoke Ave
William Duke
Warrenton
Miss Cox Hosts E. G. Club Meeting At Home
Miss Margaret Cox hosted the E. G. Club Tuesday night with a business session followed by refreshments. Members present included Mary Virginia Jenkins Llewellyn Matthews Elizabeth Wolhar Geraldine Mason Julia Mosely. Mrs George Carter spent the weekend in Whitakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Cox
Mary Virginia Jenkins
Llewellyn Matthews
Elizabeth Wolhar
Geraldine Mason
Julia Mosely
Milestones of American Genius Judge Elbert H. Gary
Judge Elbert H. Gary, a symbol of big business, rose from Wheaton Illinois to lead and shape modern industry. He built the Gary Wheaton Bank, served as DuPage County judge, and became a Chicago lawyer and mayor. He influenced corporation law and numerous railroads and mergers shaping American enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert H. Gary
Wheaton
Ill
Union College of Law
Northwestern University
Chicago
Gary
Gary- Wheaton Bank
DuPage County
Judge Gary and the rise of U.S. Steel in Gary Indiana
Ert H Gary helped form the Federal Steel Company and aided the creation of United States Steel Corporation with a one billion dollar capital. He transformed Gary Indiana into a major steel center and arranged for his own mausoleum in Wheaton to honor his boyhood scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Steel Company
United States Steel Corporation
Great American Steel Center
Gary
Indiana
Judge Gary
Wheaton
Town Talk notices of family visits and weekend guests
Mr and Mrs Robert Edwards and children spent Saturday in Jackson with Mr and Mrs T O Edwards. P B Lynch of Richmond Va was weekend guest of his sister Mrs Jennie Rainey. Mrs J M Archer and son Robert Henry spent weekend with Mr and Mrs J H Doyle at Brink Va. Miss Cleta Lewis left Sunday for New York to visit sister Mrs LeRoy Teele. Mrs Robert Parrish spent weekend in Colerain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Edwards
Jackson
T. O. Edwards
P. B. Lynch
Richmond
Jennie Rainey
J. 3. Archer
Robert Henry
J. H. Doyle
Brink, Va
Cleta Lewis
Leroy Teele
New York
Robert Parrish
D. G. Britton
Rufus Britton
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Harold Myrick
John Myrick
G. H. Myrick
Hervie Harper
Blacksburg
John Baker
Norfolk
Calvary Church
M. A. Sillery
Fidelis
Miss Cox
George Carter
Whitakers
Wheaton, Ilin
Ert
H. Gary
Dace
Awelia Gece
Ea Oneal Duc Drom
Sota
Roanoke Rapids Merchants Association
Cebron Jordan
Garysburg
Nita Turner
Herman Thomason
Cynthia Lowe
Macon
E. R. Kidd
Stoney Creek, Va
Verlie
Hattie Mae Woodruff
J. W. Woodruff
Welsley Fulghum
Dorothy Cole
Smith's Church
S. C. Riggins
C. L. Massey
Garvis
Maxine Hawkkins
Cary Massey
L. Powell
Johnson-Willis Hospital
Luther Wright
Alice Cole
Petersburg
Portsmouth
Weldon Gumberry
Margaret Seaboard
E. W. Eubank
Seaboard
Air Line Railway
National Loan & Insurance Co
W. Second St
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