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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1939

Page

2

Roanoke Rapids Owls Schedule Announced For June Home Games

Business manager Shearod Crumpler reveals a June home schedule for the Roanoke Rapids Owls with games each Saturday Sunday and a Wednesday exception the last midweek game to be filled later. A ten dollar pass is urged to support the team as schedules and travel expenses rise. The list includes Bona Allen Oxford Lucky Strikes Colonial Heights Golden Belt Roxboro Waverly Naval Training Station Norfolk Charity Red Jackets Craddock Terry and Colonial Heights with results from a recent Greenville game.

Roanoke Rapids Owls Shearod Crumpler Lee Vances Roanoke Rapids Bona Allen Buford Oxford Durham Colonial Heights Golden Belt Roxboro Waverly Naval Training Station of Norfolk Charity Red Jackets Craddock Terry Lynchburg

Greenville Bears Slip Past Jax In Eleven Inning Thriller

A 11 inning baseball game at Simmons Park ended 6 to 5 with Greenville over Roanoke Rapids High. Key plays included multiple Greenville hits in the third and fourth, a late rally by Jax tying the score, and a seventh inning run on Moseley followed by a tying score on a wild throw and Register’s single.

Roanoke Rapids High School Jackets Greenville Simmons Park Stewart Wilson Clark Taylor Riggins Register Babcock Diamond Howell Buffaloe Jax Byrd Wright Mosely Jackets Stafford Short

Kildare Picture & Stage Coach At Pitts

At the Pitts Theatre Emporia stage showings include Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore in Calling Dr Kildare Sunday only May 21. Monday and Tuesday Stagecoach with John Wayne Claire Trevor and Andy Devine. Wednesday Chasing Danger with Preston Foster and Lynn Bari. Thursday and Friday Sergeant Madden with Wallace Beery. Saturday The Feud Maker with Bob Steele.

Pitts Theatre Emporia Lew Ayres Lionel Barrymore John Wayne Claire Trevor Andy Devine Preston Foster Lynn Bari Wallace Beery Sergeant Madden Bob Steele

Goldsboro baseball team tops Roanoke Rapids in rematch

Goldsboro High School beat Roanoke Rapids 11 to 7 at Goldsboro Park on May 16 to avenge a 17 to 1 defeat. Goldsboro led 4 to 0 through three innings, then surged again in the sixth with six errors and a walk producing seven runs. Wright hit a late homer after Byrd and Burton reached on miscues.

Goldsboro High School Roanoke Rapids High School Goldsboro Park Goldsboro Jackets Jax Shortstop Byrd Burton Stewart Wright Howell

P.T.A. To Hold Last Meet 24th

The Roanoke Rapids High School Parent Teachers Association will hold its last meeting on Wednesday May 24 in the junior building lunchroom at 3 30. Final plans will be made and all members are urged to attend.

Parent Teachers Association Roanoke Rapids High School

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