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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1937

Page

3

Heathsville Club Leaders Demonstrate Furniture Refinishing

On May 11 at the club building, Mrs. Charlie Arrington and Miss Lola Parker led a refinishing furniture demonstration using a homemade paint remover. They outlined steps for a pleasing refinishing job and showed a refinished oil finish versus an unfinished antique chest drawer. Mrs. W. R. Neville displayed two drawers from Governor Burton’s chest to illustrate finished versus unfinished results.

Charlie Arrington Lola Parker J. E. Mooney J. F. Hammill Clydeen Hammill

Rube Out By Doctor's Orders

Rubin Daniels, former catcher for the No. 2 Weavers and last year’s City champions, has been sidelined this season by medical orders. The absence saddens teammates and fans who praised his sportsmanship and longing to play again next season.

Rubin Daniels Weavers

Netherstcutt Leads Tar Heels With .583 Batting Mark

George Nethercutt, a sophomore catcher at Chapel Hill, posted the best average for the Tar Heels. In four games he had seven hits in twelve at bats for a .583 average. Jim Lee Carpenter of Fortress Monroe spent the weekend with his mother. Mr and Mrs R H Corley of Crewes were visitors Sunday.

George Nethercutt Chapel Hill Tar Heels Nethercutt Jim Lee Carpenter Fortress Monroe

Brewer Falls to Patson Nighters in Monday Softball

The Patterson night softball team suffered a heavy defeat as Hube Brewer collapsed before the game and was rushed to hospital. He remains hospitalized but shows signs of improvement. The writer praises Brewer as an outstanding catcher and hitter and wishes for his speedy return.

Patterson

Three Cheers for Ira Baggett and Local Softball Folklore

A lively recap of softball headlines includes Ira Baggett and Mt. Olive style catches. Nightly notes praise for Hux and Speed, home run limelight for Sadler, and Dizzy Outland's on field practice hints. The column teases upcoming acts by Allsbrook Hall and Geo Hall with fan enthusiasm.

Ira Baggett Mt. Olive Moye Hindenberg Ripley Neal Speed Soap Sud Beach Massey Iki’ Sadler Dizzy Outland Henry Cedar Mac Deberry Rosemary Bobby Feller Geo. Hall Allsbrook Hall Doug Worsham

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