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Newspaper

Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1948

Page

5

Symphony to Head Auditions for Child Soloists

The North Carolina Symphony announces semi annual auditions for child and adult soloists in Raleigh at Meredith College from 4 to 6 pm on May 22. Child hopefuls under 17 and adults may apply. initial pre auditions require one movement of a concerto. Four NC children previously soloed this season for free school concerts drawing over 100000 students.

Chapel Hill North Carolina Symphony Orchestra Raleigh Meredith College Adeline McCall Symphony North Carolina North Carolina Symphony Jane Winfield Washington Dorothy Lewis High Point Betty Hendricks Greensboro

Albright Calls for a New Look in State Government

Albright, candidate for governor, addressed Roznok Rapids citizens at Central School auditorium on May 14. He urged a 1928 style reshaping with a State Personnel Director, highway department reorganization, parole and probation departs, and Labor Department expansion. He called for home rule votes and abolition of the Gag Rule, plus three new spirits in government and party reform.

Mayne Albright Fue Roznok Rapids Central School Albright Chamber of Cur jMerce Highway Department Labor Department General Assembly Democratic Party Andia Gover Party Carrolina

Local Churches Services and Schedules Listed

A scanned church directory lists services for Pentecostal Holiness First Methodist Rosemary Methodist All Saints Episcopal Rosemary Baptist St Johns Catholic First Christian Church and Church of God with Sunday School times worship hours and midweek events across multiple pastors and locations.

Rosemary Baptist Church B. Marshall White-Hart Baptist Training Union Church OF God Hey Flord A. Boger Pasion

Vance Street P. T. A. Elects New Officers

The Vance Street School P. T. A. held its final meeting of the year on May 5 in the school auditorium. Rev John R Edwards led the devotion. The nominating committee reported officers for the next year: Mrs M Seaver Jones president, Mrs Jac Towle vice president, Mrs Lucy Fann treasurer, and Mrs Ed Wrenn city P A representative. New officers were sworn in by Mrs Thelma Garves. A few committees were appointed by the president for the coming year including program committee with T Jones chair, Miss Lyerly and Mrs V D Lyerly, and others.

Vance ‘Street FP. T. A John R. Edwards First Methodist Church Mes M. Seaver Jones Jac Towle Lucy Fann Tressurer Corneil Ed Wren

Welfare Trainees Attend Raleigh Workshop With Officials

Welfare trainees from Hali fax County join peers from surrounding counties for a two day workshop in Raleigh. State Board staff train the new workers on public welfare duties and the roles of each director and supervisor.

Halifax County Rudesih State Bard of Public Welfare State Board

Dr Ormal Miller to Speak on The Conquest of Evil

Dr Ormal Miller pastor of the Methodist Church Tapoks Kansas will be the Method Hour speaker on Sunday May 24. He will discuss The Conquest of Evil in the eighth broadcast of the The actings of Jesus and the Present Scene series. Mayer for this series is finished by the Methodist Hour cow under the direction of John D Hoffman with George L Mamplek at the organ.

Ormal Miller Inst Methodist Church Tapoks Kansas Miller Dr Miller Minnesota Hamline University Garrett Biblical Institute Firs Uch Topeka First Methodist Church Evanston Tuti University Metho Madison Wiscon Jesus Methodist Hour Cow John D. Hoffman George L. Mamplek

Chaloner School Finals Set For May 28

Chaloner School will hold commencement exercises on Friday May 28 at 8 p m with L E Austin of Durham delivering the final address. The baccalaureate sermon is to be given by Rev D A Johnston of Tich Square. I E Ready Roanoke Rapids superintendent will award diplomas as graduates noted include Jenkins Powell Daniel Alston Alston Bobbitt Lewis Moody Powell Brown Ivey Johns among others. public invited.

John Armstrong Chaloner D.A. Johnston Tich Square L. E. Austin Durham I. E. Ready Roanoke Rapids Enzie Jenkins Dorothy Powell Molestes Daniel Dorothy Alston Mary Alston Alberta Jordan Eula Alston Hattie Durvis Louise Bobbitt Ethel M Lewis Bertha Royster Mary L Sledge Margaret Brown Almal Mulley Hazel Mercer Helen Bobbitt Elois Powell Virginis Moody Mable Faulcon Herman Edmond Brown Alonza Brown Leewood Ivey Dock Billymes Ivey Sandy Johns

Pulley Kidd Marriage Announcement Made

Mr and Mrs F A Kidd of Roanoke Rapids announce the marriage of their daughter Louise Virginia to Clevel Femple Pulley son of Mr and Mrs Marle Pulley of this city. The ceremony was performed at Empiris Virginia Saturday evening May 5 at 5 o'clock.

F. A. Kidd Roanoke Rapids Louise Virginia Clevel Femple Pulley Marle Pulley Empiris

Sunday Morning Broadcasts May Be Heard On WPTF

The notice indicates Sunday morning broadcasts may be heard over station WPTF. No further details are provided in the readable text.

WPTF

Woman's Club Plans Large Benefit Party

The Woman's Club of Roanoke Rapids schedules a large benefit party at the club house Friday night June 4. Public notices forthcoming with further announcements.

Woman’s Club The Woman's Club of Roanoke Rapids

Town News Highlights from Local Visits and Navy Donation

Town residents Mr. and Mrs Joe Evans of Messick visited L Elting and Julian Glover Fevently. Mr and Mrs Hayden Horne of Fayetteville spent the weekend with Mrs JM Cranwell and Mrs Edward Powell and children of New Port News VA spent the weekend with C L Eilling and Julian Glover. The U S Navy donated 957 aircraft to the American Sea Scouts during 1946 and 1947.

Joe Evans Messick L. Elting Julian Glover Hayden Horne Fayettville JM. Cranwell Edward Powell New Port News C. L. Eilling U. S Navy American Sea Scouts

Christian Science Lesson Sermon May 16

The text references the Christian Science Society and its Mortals and Immortals theme for May 16. The Golden Text cites 1 Corinthians 15 49 about bearing the image of the heavenly, with citations from the Bible urging holiness in conduct as written.

Lession-Sermon

Not Mortals but Godly Principle Shapes Man

Excerpt from a religious text notes God as the Principle of man and declares man as the idea of God The passage asserts that man is not mortal or material and that mortality will disappear through spiritual understanding

Mary Baker Eddy

Immortal Concepts in Spiritual Selfhood Text

Fragmentary quote discusses eternal nature of man and the spiritual status beyond material self. Mentions "the children of God" and the idea of a sternal variety of man. Appears as a sample from a larger 19th or early 20th century religious treatise.

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Caroline Taylne Wadesboro First Baptist Church Gordon L. Price Pentecostal Holiness Church Jerome Hodges First Presbyterian Church J. M. Walker Rev J. R. Edwards ALL Saints Episcopal Church Edmund Berkeley Young People’s Service League First Christian Church John J. Langston Able School Jorning Christian Science Roanoke Bank Vance Street Thelma Garves Seaver Methodist Chaloner School Christian Science Society Pacific God Gitend Dr. Pepper Bottling Company Ever Ready Cleaners, Inc Jackson Street Rosemary Drug Company Prescription Druggista Quality Shop, Inc Carolina Motor Sales, Inc Roanoke Ave Hudson Tri-City Motor Co., Inc Chevrolet — Service Norwood Fine Food Godwin-Wilkes Motors, Inc Chrysler Plymouth Roanoke Avenue Matthews Leggett's Department Store Roanoke Motor Sales, Inc BUICK R. J. Starke Grocery Sanciii Ressoual Peter Science and Health
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