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Newspaper

Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1947

Page

10

Bridge Club Party Hosts and Guests Noted

Weldon TH Garrett and Mrs Turner hosted a Bridge Club party with guests including Mrs Curtis Turner and Mrs A Barth of Rochester. The event featured spring flowers, a social hour, and a delicious salad course with coffee and cake. Guests and players included Mrs Grimmer, Mrs Hardy Rowe, Mrs George Cook, and others.

TH Garrett Turner Bridge Club Garrett Curtis Turner Tess Alex P.jutternoon A. E. Barth Rochester W. C. Grant N. J

Caps Gain Revenge Over Jax 8-3 At Deve reux Meadow

Raleigh caps avenge an 8 7 loss to Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets as Troy Hasty allowed 14 hits in a complete game. Caps score four in first and add runs in second fifth and seventh while Jax comeback effort stalls. Vance Stewart David Cox Randy Howell each had two hits for Jax.

Wiley Warren Raleigh Caps Yellow Jackets Crawford Hoyle Devereux Meadow Capital City Senter Ussery The Jackets Harp Howell Bennett Hoyle Rawlings Cox Elting Troy Hasty Jax Hasty Vance Stewart David Cox Randy Howell Roanoke “Rapids Roanoke Rapids Edwards and William Wheeler Wheeler Devils Means Cox Hary Evans Stewart Lowder Randy How Whaley

Social notes from Gaston and Roanoke Rapids area visits

Mrs. Lee hosted a Mother's Day dinner and many locals traveled to Roanoke Rapids, Richmond and Washington D C for family and club activities. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Britton with Nancy, Mrs. Vincent seeking treatment, and numerous friends and relatives visiting kin in Dunn Kinston London Ashville and Raleigh.

Cnuaren W. F. Lee CH. Jordan Woodruff Roanoke Rapids Herbert Vincent St. Elizabeth Hospital Richmond P. B. Britton Nancy Ruth Moody Jennie Floyd Me Walter Ingeau Hopewell C. P. Vincent Kinston Dean Richmond London Ohio Cam Tilghman D.C. Johnson Rena Crocker Washington, D.C WD. Norman H. Chittenden Jorden Club Ashville Tally Ella Mitchel H.T. Jones Billy Bernice Powell Briday George Green John Daniel V. Snipes Dunn Snipes Green Ivan Gay Raleigh G. Trueblood

Birthday Celebration At Garysburg Honors Hall of Ilil

Ilil celebrated her birthday January May 4 at the home of her granddaughter Mrs J M Lex in Garysburg. Daughters Mrs H T Ferguson of Roanoke Rapids and Mrs J J Massey and many grandchildren and great grandchildren attended. A picnic style dinner, a large birthday cake with 81 candies, corsage of white carnations for Mrs Collins, and many gifts and cards were received.

HiIl Hue J.M. Lex Garysburg HT. Ferguson Roanoke Rapids J. J. Massey Collins

Deaths Iv Snipes of Zebulon Vance Snipes

Zebulon Vance Snipes, 67, died in Harnett County Hospital Dunn of a heart attack Saturday. He was a civic business and masonic leader. Funeral held at 4 p.m. Sunday at his home with Rev. Forrest D. Heddon presiding. burial in Greenwood Cemetery with Masonic honors. Survived by second wife Mel Green Snipes two sons John and James Snipes and one daughter Grace Snipes Cathey of Erwin.

Snipes Zebululon Vance Snipes Harnett County Dunn Forrest D. Heddon Devine Street Greenwood Cemetery Methodist Stewards Mel Green Snipes John James Snipes Grace Snipes Cathey Erwin

Edmondson Johnson Engagement Announced for Erma

Edmondson Johnson announce the engagement of their daughter Mrs. Erma Johnson Edmondson to Emory Glen Ale. The couple plans a future wedding.

Jackets Top Kinston 5-3 for First Place

Roanoke Rapids Jackets secure sole lead in the Northeastern Conference with a 5-3 win over Kinston at Simmons Park. Randy Howell pitched well with support from Stewart and Cox as Jackets rally after a slow start to pull ahead in the sixth and seventh innings.

Ny Wiley Roastoke Rapid Kinston Red Devils Simmons Park Jackets

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