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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1938

Page

9

We Pass Through Mississippi and New Orleans on a Food Laced Journey

The passage catalogs quirky business names from Mississippi and nearby states including Weowna Food Store Auntie's Pastime The Chickery Memphice Green Light Hotel Joe's Dinah and towns like Cold Water Coffeville Water Valley Sopchoppy Duck Hill and Duck Inn. It also recalls Mississippi levee travel toward New Orleans describing flat long roads horse plows and a vivid urban scene of music smells and eateries.

Weowna Food Auntie’s Memphice Memphis Ice Company Green Light Hotel Joe's Dinah Bull Frog Corner Miss Coffeville Water Valley Mississippi Sopchoppy Florida Duck Hill Duck Inn Duck N. C Tenn West Memphis Ark Sardis Gus Blaise Caledonia Roanoke River New Orleans Batesville Tennessee Mountains Dorothy Dix Marguerite Clark Tulane Loyola Newcombe College Marty Royal Street

Old New Orleans Tastes and Terrors in a Wistful Visit

The writer reviews seafood dishes in shellfish soups and Creole gumbo noting crayfish bisque and lobster dishes as standout. They praise Ramos Gin Fizz aromas, Sazerac, Absinthe Frappe, and coffee at the French Market, while lamenting a disappointing boubillebaise and praising Cafe au lait with doughnuts.

Ramos Martin New Orleans

Enfield Lions Club Holds Birthday Ladies Night

The Enfield Lions Club marked its first birthday with a Ladies Night at M E Church dining hall. President Billy Harrison acted as toastmaster. R Hunter Pope gave the welcome. Other speakers included Mack Jernigan and James Snipes.

Enfield Lion's Club Enfield Lion’s Club M. E. Church Billy Harrison R. Hunter Pope Mack Jernigan James Snipes Dunn Lion's Club Lillian Clark Gwendolyn Bellamy E. L. Smith Helen Barney Louis Crawford Roanoke Rapids Holt Evans

Graduation Exercises In Weldon Highlight Speakers And Winners

Graduation exercises were held in Weldon on Friday evening May 6 at 8 00 o clock Hon Lee Gravely of Rocky Mount N C delivered the commencement address H V Bounds of Weldon introduced him Book Club Cup for best essay went to Isbel Garlick Thursday Afternoon Club Medal for best debater awarded to Blanch Mitchell Pythian Cup for best all round student went to Frances Johnson Jr O U A M Cup for Most Improvement awarded to Rev B P Robinson and to

Weldon Lee Gravely Rocky Mount N. C H. V. Bounds Isbel Garlick Blanch Mitchell Pythian Cup Frances Johnson

List of Names Appears in Community Notice

A sequence of personal names including Anglin Lee Bond George Garner Sewell Moore Frank I Robinson Jr Jack Willis Isobel Briggs Sarah West Davis Marie Parks Dickens Anna Speight Fountain Isbell Garlick Katherine Hardison Dorothy Kittner Frances Johnson Lucy McGee Louise Joyner Blanche Mitchell Susie Spruill Mahorn Mary Elizabeth Moore Norma Singer Josie Williams Millie Fram Wim brow Ruth Satterthwaite Edward Knight Douglas Chappell listed in a local community notice and genealogical roll.

Card of Thanks for Brother Claude Whitfield

I thank friends and neighbors for kindness during my brother Claude Whitfield s illness and for sympathy at his death. Special thanks to Mrs Pitt Mrs Keeter Mrs Jenkins and doctors Long Tay lor and Jarman and Mr Frank Williams for services and help. Bless you all for the flowers sent.

Claude Whitfield Pitt Keeter Jenkins Dr. Long Taylor Dr. Jarman Frank Williams

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