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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1941
Page
14
Coach J Crawford Hoyle reports 181 boys participated in school sports during 1940 41 at Roanoke Rapids High. Football had 87 players across 13 games, basketball 44 players over 30 games, and baseball 50 players with 14 varsity and 8 junior games planned. Costs varied by sport, with football leading expenses.
Levon Theatre Weldon presents Mickey Rooney in Blond Inspiration on Thursday and Friday. John Shelton and Virginia Grey star in Blond Inspiration Sunday and Monday. Tobacco Road plays Tuesday and Wednesday with Gene Tierney Charley Grapewin and Marjorie Rambeau. Rooney returns Thursday and Friday in Andy Hardy's Private Secretary. Saturday features The Great Plane Robbery and Outlaws of the Panhandle with a White Eagle chapter.
Entertained by Mrs. Bernard Allsbrook on Thursday evening, the bridge party honored Mrs. George Cook, a recent bride, and Mrs. Jeff Lassiter of Richmond. High score went to Mrs. Tommy Adams, second to Mrs. Clarence Coburn, with gifts for honorees and prize winners. A salad course was served at ten thirty to guests including Mesdames Cook, Lassiter, Montieth, Carter, White, Cur ran, Helms, Adams, Coburn, White, Alligood, Walters, Speight, Pope, Brevard Brown and Yerger.
George Hayes of the University of North Carolina was elected this week as President of the Interdormitory Council for next year and named one of the Marshals for the June graduation exercises.
"Back Street" starring Charles Boyer and Margaret Sullavan screens at the Pitts Theatre Emporia Virginia. Also on Saturday only Don Red Barry in "Texas Terrors" from the Fannie Hurst novel and previous film versions. Sunday features "Li'l Abner" on the Pitts screen.
Grown ups and youngsters will enjoy a new film starring Hedy Lamarr and James Stewart. The picture titled Come Live With Me will be shown at Pitts on Monday and Tuesday of next week, delivering laughs and screen appeal from two popular stars.
Captain and Mrs. B. E. Stephen of Roanoke Rapids visit en route to Carlile Pennsylvania for Captain Stephenson to attend an army officer school for a month. Captain T. J. Taylor completed a course at Carlile this week and will return to Fort Jackson South Carolina. Mrs. Taylor and daughter have spent the month with Captain Taylor's parents near Aurelian Springs.
Howard Kob of Harrisburg Pennsylvania injured late Friday when he rear ended his own truck on Highway 301 near Pleasant Hill. He received facial lac erations and remained hospitalized early this week. Kob, a second-hand furniture dealer, was driving north of State Line around 10 p m. the other driver Rob is not seriously hurt.
Mrs. George Edwin Downing of Augusta Georgia announces the engagement of her niece Margaret Lovelace Gunn to Francis Marion Taylor Jr of Oklahoma City Oklahoma. The wedding is planned for early summer. Miss Gunn has been on the Aurelian Springs High School faculty. Mr. Taylor is the son of Mr. and Mrs F M Taylor of Enfield North Carolina and is connected with W T Grant and Company.
Mr and Mrs M McRea Faison attended a dinner at the Eastman High School near Enfield. The home economics department prepared the meal as part of Rapport Day celebrating school activities.
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