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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1941
Page
13
Weekend guests fill the social calendar as Mr. and Mrs. Curles host in Biscoe while relatives travel to Concord, Norfolk, Richmond, Greensboro, Danville and Washington for visits. many local residents, soldiers, and students are noted spending weekends with family and friends around North Carolina and Virginia.
Mrs. Lucy Keeter Griffies eighty four was buried in the family cemetery on the Halifax road near the city Monday afternoon at 4 30 o clock. Rev Joe Riggan of Macon conducted the services at the home. She died at her home Sunday after about six months illness ending in a two week critical period. Survivors include daughter Mrs W V Brown of Roanoke Rapids a son Rives Griffies of this city and seven grandchildren.
Firefighters were called Monday afternoon to the Thompson Building at the corner of 1st and Henry Streets where smoke issued from a wall. Investigators found no fire in the wall, only a blocked flue.
The Young Women's Society of Christian Service will meet Monday May 5 at 7 30 PM at Rosemary Methodist church. All members are urged to attend. Mrs Paul Karbaum of Boston Massachusetts visited Mr and Mrs Julian Glover on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Eugene Lassiter Mrs Harvey Lassiter and children Shirley Ann and Garland Ervin and Miss Ruby Jenkins spent Sunday in Rocky Mount. Harvey Lassiter and daughter Josephine visited friends in Newsome Virginia.
A. L. Gilliam, former North Ward grocery manager, was carried by ambulance to the State Sanatorium on Monday. Mr and Mrs Julian Glover and son Earl, Mrs Edgar Elmore and son Freddie spent the weekend in Louisburg visiting Mr and Mrs Frank Mitchell.
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