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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1935

Page

11

Town Talk Busy Weekend Visits Across Virginia and Nearby Cities

Mrs Eva Thomas and daughters Blanche and Gertrude visited her father W E Taylor in Broadnay Virginia. Families from here attended W H Brewer's funeral in Fitzhugh Virginia. Several locals were in Roanoke Rapids hospital, while others traveled to Durham Richmond Norfolk Baltimore and Chapel Hill for events and visits.

Eva Thomas Blanche Gertrude W. E Taylor Broadnay P. W. Ogburn Beulah Mae Dorothy W. H. Brewer Fitzhugh Buck Taylor Roanoke Rapids Hospital Bill Shaw la Crosse J. H. Kennemar Bill Haislip Daisy Teele Petersburg Jarvis Taylor Durham T. E. Bryant Rich Square Lorenzo Pittard Josie Ada Bee Moore Baltimore Albert Phelps J. W. Graham Murfreesboro Tommie Ray Little Roskie R. L. Britton Marcus Wilson Norfolk Paul Woodruff Lloyd Bryant C. E. Vaughn James Bryant Rosa Clyde Bryant Fannie Davis Lewiston C. L. Davis C. L. Massey Ben Jones Marjorie Carlisle Allen Jones Chapel Hill W. J. Chambliss Ophelia Chambliss E. R. Pearson Gladys Pearson Grady Hawkins Helen Hawkins Wylie Hawkins Joe Edwards M. H. Chambliss Noice Cates Nita Irene Turner M. A. Turner Weldon

Brewer Funeral Held for W H Brewer at Fitzhugh

Funeral services for W H Brewer age 75 were held at his Fitzhugh Virginia home Sunday May 12 conducted by Rev Bunn of Lawrenceville with Rev Mayo of White Plains assisting. Interment was at the family burying ground. He is survived by his widow six daughters one son Grady Brewer of Lawrenceville, 27 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Pallbearers were W J Chambliss R M Hawkins W G Lynch Freeman Sadler E R Pearson J B Wright.

W. H. Brewer Fitzhugh Rev. Bunn Lawrenceville Rev. Mayo White Plains Mesdames W. J. Chambliss E. R. Pearson Joe Edwards Roanoke Rapids R. M. Hawkins W. G. Lynch Grady Brewer W. J. Chambliss Freeman Sadler J. B. Wright

Monday Night Bridge Hostess and Prize Award

Mrs Ned Manning hosted a bridge club Monday night. Ann Coleman earned the high score and received a friend handkerchief. a salad course accompanied the games. Tables included Mesdames Pruden, Camp, Wilson, Loy, Allsbrook, Manning, Weathers, Hayes, Grizzard, Muller, and Misses Coleman, Craddock, Sheridan, Smith, Bagley, Cannon. Mrs Kittabel Ferrington of Washington was granted a divorce on grounds of cruelty after testimony that her husband...

Ned Manning Ann Coleman Mesdames Howard Pruden Hugh Camp Carroll Wilson H. S. Loy Julian Allsbrook Rives Manning Johnson Weathers George Hayes Cooper Grizzard Frank Muller Martha Craddock Hart Sheridan Lucille Smith Elizabeth Bagley Margie Cannon Are Onions Kittabel Ferrington Washington

Boy Scouts Sponsor Dance Friday Evening

The Boy Scouts plan a dance Friday May 17 at the Rose Garden Ballroom in the South ward building formerly Rose 5-10c Store. The Southern Serenaders from Petersburg, a 12 piece band, will play from 10 to 2 to raise funds for the Washington trip. Two New York youths stole coffins from an undertaker but were caught attempting to pawn them.

Boy Scouts Rose Garden Rose South Ward Southern Serenaders Petersburg Virginia Jamboree Fund Washington New York

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