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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1936
Page
3
In loving remembrance of my darling baby departed this life one year ago. I miss you each evening and long to rock you on my knee. Father H. Story expresses enduring sorrow and love.
Mr and Mrs William P Boone Jr and daughter Evelyn of Scotland Neck were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs J F Welch.
Miss Louise Dalton of Greenville North Carolina spent the weekend in Littleton. Miss Bertha Mae Newsom of Greenville spent the week end with her mother here. Rev Bradley preached the commencement sermon for the seniors. Several residents and visitors from Raleigh Vaughan Wilmington Weldon and Baltimore were in town or visiting relatives. Local students and families from State College New York City and Baltimore were noted with travel and visits.
Mr and Mrs M H Wilson entertained their Sunday School class with a Saturday picnic. Attendees included Lula Lee Shell Naomi Hudson Susie King Ida King Roxie Outland Eena Harrison Madeline Thomas Frances Grant and Mesdames M H Wilson Mildred Pritchett and C D Thomason.
Visitants including J A Ellis and three guards from Halifax Prison Camp toured the capital and Halifax area on Sunday visiting places of interest and attending Major Williams air show. Several locals and relatives were seen across Rayleigh Wilson and nearby towns with continued social visits into the weekend.
A long list of visitors and travels across Roanoke Rapids Halifax and surrounding towns is recorded. John Lakey remains a patient at Roanoke Rapids Hospital while residents visit relatives in Norfolk Petersburg Selma Roxboro Franklin Raleigh and other locales. Clement Kidd leaves hospital after an appendicitis operation May 8 followed by weekend hospitality and college prom attendance notes conclude the column.
Mrs. Tom Harlow and family express gratitude to the Roanoke Rapids Fire Department for faithfulness and kindness and to Roanoke Rapids Hospital and Duke Hospital staff. They thank Dr Covington for his kindness and all friends who showed consideration to their late husband.
A Great Serial titled The Closed Circle begins May 24 in the American Weekly section of the Baltimore Sun and American. It follows a man who risks all for the love of a woman whose name he never learns, as printed in the weekly magazine.
A playful line praises a vehicle as uniquely satisfying to drive with strict, obedient handling. The speaker compares it to nothing else wheeled through traffic, framing the car as a perfect fit for disciplined driving.
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