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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1940
Page
2
A collage of quirky lines and anecdotes spans jokes on patriotism writing habits and daily life. It includes Eddie Cantor quotes, musings on weather and science, a true story of a man rushing home after a conference, and springtime imagery with dogged wood hauling.
James Craig and Lola Lane headline the Zanzibar jungle film at the Pitts Theatre in Emporia on Sunday May 12. The program also features Northwest Passage in Technicolor with Spencer Tracy and Robert Young on Monday and Tuesday, a romantic comedy He Married His Wife midweek, Mountain Rhythm with Gene Autry Friday and Saturday, plus a Dick Tracy's G-Men serial chapter.
Ginger Rogers and Joel McCrea headline the New Theatre Welldon program beginning Sunday through Monday with Primrose Path. The Ghost Comes to Butler features Frank Morgan Billie Burke and Ann Rutherford in the same lineup.
The Ghost Comes Home will furnish laughs for patrons Tuesday and Wednesday. Vigil in the Night, a memorable picture, plays Thursday and Friday with Carole Lombard and Ann Sheridan as sisters and Brian Aherne as lead. Saturday features two pictures and Chapter Thirteen of Overland with Kit Carson. Stranger from Texas stars Charles Starrett and Sons of the Pioneers, while Joe Penner and Linda Hayes appear in Millionaire Playboy.
In Patterson sports, the Speedsters beat the Sluggers 10 9 in eight innings after a late rally from Whirlwinds nearly tied it. The Speedsters then won 6 1 over the Sluggers as three first inning runs and three in the sixth propelled the victory. On Wednesday the Whirlwinds crushed the Sluggers 13 1 with Capps driving in two on a third inning triple, while Turner limited the Sluggers to four hits. Thursday Wren delivered a clutch hit to break a 2 2 tie in the late innings.
In a 3 to 2 decision the Speedsters defeated the Whirlwinds as Wren delivered the late run in the ninth. Capps and Fanney had tied it with two runs in the seventh, marking the Speedsters third win this week and a rise from bottom to top. The Sluggers fade while Girl Scouts held a Bingo party with prizes awarded to Miss Ruby Mae Mosely, Mr Willie Wright, and Mrs Louis Cranford.
Poppy Day announced for May 25 aims to honor American war dead and aid veterans. Mrs F B Moore Poppy Chairman notes renewed European war fears deepen remembrance of those who served and sacrificed in past conflicts.
A fragment notes a flower that grew where soldiers fell and now blooms on the coats of Americans who honor their service, symbolizing enduring gratitude for those who served.
Benny Harper of Danville Virginia spent Sunday with his father on Jefferson Street, sharing family time in a quiet local scene.
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