Town Gossip Highlights Local Visits and Travels
Mesdames W C Williams and Paul Ray spent Monday in Peters. Carl Thompson visited Rocky Mount last Saturday. Homer Jones traveled to Sanford North Carolina. Misses Marie Evelyn Caldwell Minnie Johnson spent Saturday in Richmond. Mrs Clyde Liske visited Richmond. Mrs J E Kirk and Miss Vernie Eddings were called home to New London by their father’s illness. Clarence Topping City Point visited last Tuesday. Leona Williams Roanoke Rapids stayed with relatives in Seaboard. S M Thompson was a businessman in Ahoskie Monday. Mrs Johnson Weathers spent days in Richmond viewing gardens and historic sites. Mesdames Joe Williams Ruby Garner and Bernice Hitchens spent Sunday in Chapel Hill. Mrs W M Dixon and daughter Dorothy Mumford of Boykins Virginia visited Mrs D L Horner at Mrs Chas Speight’s home last Sunday. Mr and Mrs J F May and J W Ricks attended a banquet Friday night in Petersburg hosted by J H Cook Metropolitan manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
W. C. Williams
Paul Ray
Peters
Carl Thompson
Rocky Mt
Homer Jones
Sanford
N. C
Marie
Evelyn Caldwell
Minnie Johnson
Richmond
Clyde Liske
J. E. Kirk
Vernie Eddings
New London
Clarence Topping
City Point
Leona Williams
Roanoke Rapids
Seaboard
S. M. Thompson
Ahoskie
Johnson Weathers
Joe Williams
Ruby Garner
Bernice Hitchens
Chapel Hill
W. M. Dixon
Dorothy Mumford
Boy
Local Residents Share Weekend Travels and Guests
A series of social visits are reported with residents visiting nearby towns. C C Shell and daughter Charlotte Ann hosted guests in Durham while Clarence Radcliffe and family vacationed in Pantego. M H Hedgepeth and daughters visited S B Jones in Sanford. J B Boyd and H T Boyd hosted in Jackson. Lillian Shaw and Samm Moore visited Erwin. Sue Marcher went to Petersburg. S M Thompson spent Sunday in Littleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
Lillian Shaw
Samm Moore
Erwin
W. A Outland
Sue Marcher
Petersburg
S. M. Thompson
Littleton
Halifax Women Visited Garden Tour of North Carolina
Sixty three Halifax county home demonstration club women led by Mrs Wheeler toured Duke University Chapell Hill Raleigh and several gardens in the region. The tour included guides from the Botany Department State College and numerous local hosts with visits to eight or more gardens in Chapel Hill and Raleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax County
Chape Hill
Raleigh
Isabel Busbee
Pauline Smith
State College
Wheeler
Aurelian Springs
Marie Moss
W. P. Taylor
Gideon Alston
R. B. Robin
Weldon Tornadoes Defeat Emporia 10-0
The Weldon Tornadoes defeated Emporia High 10-0 on Friday. Weldon racked up nine hits off Owen and Slagle while Stephenson limited the Virginians to five scattered hits. Slagle starred in the field and Read and Harris started a batting rally for the Tornadoes. Mr and Mrs C H Speight and children spent Saturday in Kittrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weldon Tornadoes
Emporia High
Tornadoes
Owen
Slagle
Stephenson
Weldon
Virginians
Read
Harris
C. H. Speight
Kittrell
Entertains At Bridge At Mrs Davis Home
Mrs C W Davis Miss epethe Carson and Miss Hazel White hurst hosted a bridge gathering Saturday evening at Roanoke Avenue residence. Bright spring flowers decorated the living room and Omaral Daniel won the first high score prize bath powder. W C Williams received the second high score prize vase. A late sweet course followed for a list of guests. Irene Mueller and Marjorie Cannon visited Richmond Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary B. Cannon
Henrietta Price
Elizabeth Dover
Sara Cannon
Thelma Garris
Mesdames
R. G. Knight
Harrell
W. C. Williams
L. Clements
Miss Marshall Bride Elect Honored at Bridge Shower
Miss Helen Marshall of Hal will wed Lieut William Penn on May 7. Mesdames Rudolph White Guy Caudle and Edwin Coppedge hosted a bridge shower for about 60 guests. High score prize went to Mrs Swain Norman. gifts honored the bride elect and Mrs Charles Boykin. A mock ceremony, cake cutting, and an ice course followed with performances by Kathrine Coppedge and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Marshall Ot Hal
William Penn
Rudolph White
Guy Caudle
Edwin Coppedge
Swain Norman
Charles Boykin
Kathrine Coppedge
Ray White
Anne Williams
Sara Hux
Smaid
Anne Hale
Cecil Butts
Carl Thompson
Hugh Pittman
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Virginia Electric and Power CO
D.A.R
Washington
Wm. A. Becker
New Jersey
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Farbo
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
Rosemary
Halifax
Halifax County Club
Durham
Roseneath
C. ¥. Cotton
C. M. Cotton
J. S. Lewis
Walter Phillips
T. E. Lovegrove
W. P. Edwards
G. W. Phillips
Noah Whitehead
Jimmie Whitehead
Lillie Belle Phillips
Mary Delle Hackney
New Hope
N. M. Hockaday
Calvary
M. A. Siller
J. C. Myrick
F. R. King
E. S. Jenkins
Virginie Jenkins
Hardrawee
S. E. Hardee
Dollie Bennette
South Rosemary
Dora Hawkins
T. B. Turner
W. W. Gibson
J. S. Powell
Mertie Faison
Robert Lee Powell
Jesse Powell
Grayson Dickens
W. D. Dickens
Joe Dickens
Seward Dickens
J. T. Kirk
C. F. Musselman
R. L. Applewhite
Ida Shaw Applewhite
Joe Assad
Raymond Bass
Russel Weeks
F. M. Coburn
Hazel E. Wheeler
Anna Price
Emporia
Irene Mueller
Marjorie Cannon
Miss Marshall
National Biscuit CO
Edith Oates
Triple ‘R’ Grocery Co
Lectrosol Co., Inc
East 41St Street
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