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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1932
Page
4
The Roanoke Rapids High School announces its 1932 Abba Dabba annual to be published next week, selling for 10 cents. The issue covers school work, departments, debates, dramatics, and a humor page with original jokes, supported by local merchants.
A playful Friday sketch features Dr Aristotle alias John Bounds as the dignified dean of Brighton academy for young ladies. Jake the janitor Carl Thompson offers odd ideas. Michael Pemberton Jimmi Shell courts Patricia Ottley Cranwell and lights up the scene with Oh Professor.
Zell Burnett earned his fourth conference win as the Jackets crushed Greenville 16 to 5. Burnette scattered hits and backed by four errors, led the Jax offense with two singles a double and a triple while Dickens added a line drive triple. Dennis led Greenville with a triple and two singles as Acree closed to finish the ninth.
The Dodgers defeated Banks Virginia 5 to 1 behind 7.1 innings pitched by Browning and eleven team hits. Welch and Taylor each collected four hits to lead the local offense. Manager Bush Hux invites nearby towns to schedule games with the Dodgers.
Shell's team of Rosemary youths wins steadily over rival juniors by large margins led by star Ed Moseley and Buddy Bound who has five of six wins. Junior players prep for the upcoming Junior League, with some aiming for Alligood's Legion. Social notes mention visits by Draper and Turner families to relatives in Rich Square Weldon and Greensboro, plus a Ladies Aid meeting at First Baptist Church with devotionals and discussion.
Little Marion Michael Hammill two year old son of Mr and Mrs R M Hammill of Tillery died of colitis last Saturday May 7 Burial held Sunday afternoon at Antioch Church in Halifax County with Rev A P Mustian pastor of Roanoke Rapids Baptist Church officiating Mr and Mrs R H Gray and Miss Aoy Gray of Richmond visited friends and relatives here for a few days
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