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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1939
Page
11
The village tale recalls John Brownlee the stingy fisherman who dropped ten dollars in the church plate and sparked village reaction. Neighbors speculated on his guilt while the sea drama played out with a record catch described as a hundred hogsheads. The note also mentions Simmons Park grandstand, Wake Forest vs Carolina, and Roanoke Rapids High School band flags.
Halifax County Division of the League for Crippled Children sponsors the annual Easter seal sale from March 27 through Easter Sunday. Fifty percent stays in the county for braces and clinic transportation, with ten percent of the total sent to the National League and a matching portion aiding braces. Seals are available from sixth graders in the Junior High School Building.
Attendance rose across elementary schools with several rooms posting perfect weeks, while Arbor Day activities included tree planting at Clara Hearne and Vance Street Schools. Central School held a dogwood planting led by Miss Hix and a general clean up preceded by Rosemary week.
The Glee Clubs Band and Orchestra of Roanoke Rapids High School present a Sunday concert in the high school auditorium at 3 30 p m on April 2. The program features pieces like those to be performed at the Greensboro Contest and Festival and is open to all.
Memorial verse from Marilyn Wheeler notes the loss of her mother Mrs D W Wheeler. It recalls her smile and pure heart and speaks of visiting the grave with flowers while declaring enduring love.
Misses Lib Overton Lib Smith Nancye Spurling and Ruth Hackney spent Saturday in Richmond Virginia with social and leisure activities noted by local society pages.
Mr. and Mrs. Zel Burnette, Mr. and Mrs. Waverly Clements, and W. S. Burnette spent Saturday shopping in Richmond.
Mrs Turner Bradley has returned from Charlotte. Jimmie Sears spent the week end in Charlotte.
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