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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1932
Page
5
A local glee club event at Hays Reserve brings together the girls team in a sports essembly. Members from the Hays program perform and compete indance routines and light athletic exhibitions for the community.
Miss Katie Har Lela Murray Virginia Shaw and lia Lee attended the Gir vlina in New Bern March 1920 as Eastern North Carolina holds its second older girls conference. Officers were elected for the year and discussions yielded resolutions. The meeting was enthusiastic and profitable with members told of their chosen positions.
The article notes an assembly week with short student skits won by some stars in the instrel. It mentions Graham Poyner, Carroll Wilson, Hay Goodman Sr, and the Kiwanians, with dances and choruses by Ted Speight and Med School Tr. Ghiseph, highlighting a lively minstrel-like program drawing many students.
Attendance at the PTA meeting included parents from multiple rooms and a speaker lineup. Margaret Dunning led commerce discussion, followed by Miss Wyche and a health-focused talk by Miss Rook with responses from Dr T W M Jong.
Miss Elizabeth Eason celebrated her birthday with a Friday party at her parents home on Madison Street. Guests enjoyed games and fruit plus candy and gifts. Additional notes mention friends visiting from Los Angeles and illness of Mrs. Green.
Messrs J W and Vernon spent Sunday with relatives in Milned to Boykins visiting families in North Carolina. Mrs F T Storey returned home in Boykins after visiting her daughter in Raleigh. J G Taylor of Seaboard spent the weekend with relatives in Boykins. Mrs H Leitner visits sister ina nearby town. Miss Ruby Pruden of Raleigh visited her parents in Boykins. Several residents returned from trips to Roanoke and Chapel Hill for holidays and visits with family.
Overheard ads promote Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a quick safe cure for excess stomach acid. One spoonful in water supposedly neutralizes large acid amounts within minutes. The text also markets Phillips toothpaste as a dental care product.
A social roundup lists Miss Mattie Archer and numerous Roanoke Rapids and Norfolk visitors, with mentions of hospital stays and weekend trips. The notice also details a public sale by trustee Julian R. Allsbrook on April 16, 1952, of Roanoke Rapids lots fronting Jackson Street as part of a 1922 and 1924 chain of deeds.
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