Romance Bees win opening City Softball League games
Monday night May 19 1941 at Roanoke No 2 park crowds watched Russ DeBerry strike out fifteen and pitch a 9 0 win for the Romance Bees over Roanoke No 1. Knox Rogers for Roanoke No 2 beat Patterson 5 2 as Raiders fielding foiled Patterson. Tuesday the Romance Bees beat Halifax Paper 30 4 and Roanoke No 2 Bees beat Patterson both games called in time limit. Girls softball to open Thursday vs Henderson with new material and June trials anticipated.
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Roanoke No. 2
Russ DeBerry
Roanoke No. 1
Troy Allen
DeBerry
Knox Rogers
Roanoke
Red Raiders
Patterson
Raiders
Braxton Cooner
Romance Bees
Halifax
Henderson
Maxine Mason
Romance Girls
Margaret Butler
Joint Hostesses Host Pleasant Bridge Afternoon
Mrs. P. E. Ransom and Mrs. Frank Meacham jointly hosted a Thursday afternoon party at Mrs. Ransom’s Weldon Road home. Sixteen guests from Roanoke Rapids and Weldon enjoyed a refined afternoon of bridge amid profuse rose bowls and attractive decor during refreshment time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. E. Ransom
Frank Meacham
Mrs Alford Hosts The Contract Club Meeting
Mrs T J Alford entertained The Contract Club on Wednesday afternoon at her Monroe Street home. Bowls of lovely flowers adorned the house as four tables of players competed and at the close the scores were totaled with prizes awarded, Mrs Frank Williams winning the club prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Alford
Monroe Street
Frank Williams
Mrs Gore Hosts Weldon Bridge Club Afternoon
Mrs. C F Gore of Weldon entertained the members of her bridge club on Wednesday afternoon. Vari colored spring flowers filled the living room where three tables played contract. Grace Kennedy won top score and W K Holmes received a gift.
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C. F. Gore
Weldon
Grace Kennedy
W. K. Holmes
G. H. Nash
T. H. Holmes
J. T. Maddrey
R. C. Cornwall
C. R. Turner
W. J. Edwards
D. W. Seifert
C. S Vinson
C. K. King
W. L. Scott
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Sweetie” Smith
Haywood Draper
Nathan Taylor
Taylor
Job Taylor
Mesdames Gordon Berkstresser
Carroll Wilson
Howard Pruden
Lyle Wilson
Julian Allsbrook
J. E. McGee
W. L. Medlin
Frank Hawley
John Dunn
Pendleton Grizzard
C. B. King
Freddie Bounds
Holmes
Cedartown
Howard Hancock
Mesdames
W. J. Medlin
Edwin Akers
R. P. Beckwith
Irene Muller
Alfred Martin
Gordon Berkstresser
Clayton Gurley
Rogert Vaughan
Henry Watterson
Mrs. Alford
Mrs. Gore
Ford
White Motors, Inc
Roanoke Ave
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
Roanoke Rapids
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