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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1941
Page
11
A collage of brief peculiar items includes a child’s confused query about missing women in a department store, notes on European royal brothers, a tongue in cheek health warning about Vitamin B14 bread, two Carolina ghost anecdotes, and a tale of cattle from different states refusing to mix plus a well dug for neighbors unused due to spirits.
On Wednesday May 28 Pitts theater offers a double feature with The Mad Doctor and The Monster and the Girl promising thrills and chills to paying patrons.
The Enfield High School Junior Class hosted a banquet and dance for the seniors at the Community House on Friday evening. Mary Young Bass, junior class president, gave the welcome, Don Evans replied for the seniors, Anne White toasted the faculty, and Miss Mary Collins answered.
The event featured a duet by Billy Hardison and Patricia Gurganus with Betsy Hardison giving a toast to sports and Kenneth Sexton replying. E. L. Smith sang a solo and Ruby Wooten toasted Enfield High with Supt. Lynch’s response. The Baptist church ladies served a three course dinner. Jimmy Clark's Orchestra provided music for the dance after the banquet. An intermission party at Kitty Johnson's home drew about a hundred attendees. Mrs. Jim Newsom and family spent the weekend in Erwin and returned with Mrs Newsom's mother.
Mrs. W. H. Corbitt aged 62 formerly of Roanoke Rapids died in Norfolk General Hospital on Wednesday May 14 at 9 15 a m Funeral services were held at Garner Funeral Home Kinston Friday at 3 00 p m with Rev Mr Rice officiating Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery Kinston She is survived by three children Mrs Bella O Dalby of Norfolk Va Mrs Howard Broomfield of Canadaigo N J and T Orry Corbitt of Roanoke Rapids one sister Mrs J N Daughtry two brothers John E Howard and Sammy Howard of Kinston and six grandchildren
Laraine Day and Robert Young star in the famous trial tale shown at Pitts Theatre Emporia Va with the last showing Friday May 23. Also on slate Oklahoma Renegades on Saturday Blondie Goes Latin on Sunday Andy Hardy's Private Secretary next week with Mickey Rooney in the lead.
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