Ladies Night at Ledgerwood Park Promises Free Admission
Roanoke Rapids invites all ladies over twelve to Ledgerwood Park for a Saturday night Ladies Night with free grandstand admission and a prize for the oldest woman, donated by the softball league. The Rosemary Softball League highlights monthly events, with VEPCOS leading the standings as teams like Carders, Spin ners, and Weavers vie for the pennant amid tense rivalries.
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Ledgerwood Park
Roanoke Rapids
Rosemary
Vepcos
DeBerry
Stewart
Womble
Taylor
Outland
Matthews
Yeager
Kimball
Warren
Carter
WEPCO
Weavers
Local softball doubleheader ends in decisive wins
Weavers, Spinners, and Carders faced Johns-Manville in Jarrets, Va, with the locals winning 19-2 in the first game and 12-0 in the second. Greasy Neal pitched the opener while DeBerry and Lee split the mound duties in game two.
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Jarrets
Johns-Manville
Greasy Neal
DeBerry
Lee
Rosemary
Olin Zell
Southampton
St Emporia
Vepcos
Weavers
Joint Hostesses Honor Mrs Horace Hudson at Spring Party
Mrs Marion Hudson and Mrs H C Rice hosted a Thursday evening party at Mrs Hudsons home for the brides recent marriage. Prizes awarded to several guests including Mrs Garland Wyrick Mrs McQueen Cameron Mrs Hubert Rook Dorothy Johnson and Shafia Hallem. A salad course with iced tea followed and Marion Edward Hudson presented a wagon loaded with gifts for the honoree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
Garland Wyrick
J. C. Wells
J. E. Brown
R. M. Hudson
E. C. Padgette
Eugene Sheffield
Leroy Ferrell
McQueen Cameron
C. C. Shell
Jack Newsome
Hubert Rook
Charles Dickens
L. Ly Storey
Gage Cline
Misses Louise Wells
Elsie Hudson
Dorothy Johnson
Marie Hudson
Mertie Faison
Shafia Hatem
Dorothy Rice
Margaret Cox
Marion Hudson
H. C. Rice
Hostess Welcomes Book Club Members at Garysburg
Mrs W C Ellis hosted the Garysburg Book Club with a 3 PM meeting and literary program. Mrs George C Green led a year study discussion as two papers covered Russian Music and Gorki Bystander. Frances Oakes performed Rachmaninoff Prelude in C Sharp Minor as Frances, Lucille Oakes, and Martha Moore served salad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Ellis
Garysburg
George C. Green
W. S. O. B. Robinson
Gorki
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Rosemar Roe
Vay
Frank Sherry
Vepcol
Doug Worsham
Carders
The
Richmond, Va
Cos
Richmond
DeBerry and
Richmond City
Fonticello Park
Marjorie “Snag” Lee
Roanoke Mills
Virginia Dairy
Roanoke
John Marshall Hotel
D. Harris
Overton Cook
Lindsay
Kiki
Chet Allsbrook
Lil Stansbury
Swink
Pouet
Sra
EU Ngo
Foistillers
Schenley Distillers Corp
New York, N. Y
Chevrolet
Asix
Pric Transportation Quipmen
Flint
Mich
Roanoke Ave
Luxe
Master de Luxe
Tri-City Motor Company, Inc
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
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