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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1942

Page

8

Dorothy Lamour Leads Naval Musical In The Fleet's In

Dorothy Lamour stars in The Fleet's In a lively naval musical with William Holden Eddie Bracken and Jimmy Dorsey and his band at Peoples theatre Sunday and Imperial Monday and Tuesday. The story follows Holden a book loving sailor who bets he can kiss Lamour the Countess of a San Francisco club leading to romance and comic skirmishes amid song and dance numbers by Bob Eberly Helen O Connel and others.

Dorothy Lamour William Holden Eddie Bracken Jimmy Dorsey Bob Eberly Helen O'Connel Peoples Theater Imperial Theater Miss Lamour Holden San Francisco Bracken Miss Hutton Eda

Thankins Chapel Visits and Local Social News

Thankins Chapel and surrounding families share Sunday visits and weekend travels. Mr and Mrs George Thompson and family and others visited Andrew Pittard, Lanette Hawkins spent the weekend in Graystone, and Paul Hawkins with grandson Clarence Hale visited Mrs W F Hawkins. Bernard Morgan and Lonnie Greene of Portsmouth, Va. were seen in local socials.

Tom Carpenter Dora Hawkins Martha Snipes Roanoke Rapids Clarence Hawkins Johnnie B. Griffin Norfolk Robert Faucett Hessie Faucett Phillip Hawkins Gladys Claude Hawkins Arthur Hawkins W. T. Hawkins Clifton Hawkins Claude J. D John Edward Hawkins Littleton Zola Peoples Little Girl Warrenton Forrest Hawkins John Denton Patsy N. Denton Charlie Birdsong George Thompson Liza Cullom Richard Willie Jimmie Cullom Jr Charlie Elias Charlotte Jack Alston Louise Julius Adkins Linda Andrew Pittard Marvin Hawkins Lanette Hawkins Graystone Woodrow Shaw J. W. Hale

Local Boy Wins Navy Boxing Bout

Frederick Babson from Roanoke Rapids defeated Vincent Roomey of Middletown New York in a close decision at the U S Naval Training Station Newport Rhode Island. Babson attended Roanoke Jr High School and left to seek employment while serving in the Naval Reserve. He plans seamanship training before possible shore duty trade school or deployment with the fleet.

U. S. Naval Training Station Newport R. I Vincent J. Roomey Middletown N. Y Frederick Babsom Daisy Babson Jefferson St Roanoke Rapids Rhode Island Babson Bluejacket Roanoke Jr Naval Reserve Naval Trade

Davis Family Visit in Norfolk with Liles couple

Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Davis and relatives visited Norfolk on Sunday, staying with Mr. and Mrs. B. Liles and joined by Elmo Davis, Jim Taylor, and William Henry Davis for the day.

H. T. Davis Elmo Davis Jim Taylor William Henry Davis Norfolk Liles

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