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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1933
Page
10
Local notes chronicle weekend and Sunday visits among residents of Bracey Em poria Littleton Brink Rocky Mount and surrounding communities. Mentioned are Mr and Mrs J B Edmonds Mrs L F Williams Bruce of La Crosse G E Buckner Edythe Jenkins and others visiting relatives and friends in Suffolk Hopewell Richmond Duke Hospital and Seaboard with several trips to Greenville Brink and Rocky Mount noted.
Miss Mary Traynham Wyche was feted Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J M Grizzard with a six table bridge party in yellow and white decor. Prizes included perfume for high score won by Mrs J W Ross and a lamp for the guest of honor.
Mrs Clyde Liske hosted a Tuesday bridge gathering with four tables and extra guests. Ivey Mahorn won high score and Miss Ann Lewis Hale of Halifax received guest prize. A sweet course was served at 10 30 with participants including Misses L cpscomb Wafford and Hale among others.
Fenton Johnson, Jesse Beard, Otto Wood, Curtis Higgins and Louie Ashton spent the weekend in Washington D C, likely for meetings or engagement with national figures. The group’s exact purpose and outcomes were not detailed in the brief.
The Lee family thanks friends for sympathy during their bereavement. They especially commend the young men who assisted in recovering Russel Lee's body from the Roanoke River. J. P. Lee and Family.
Miss Blannie Rorsey spent the weekend in Hendreson visiting relatives and enjoying local sights. The trip highlighted a brief escape from routine and matched seasonal hospitality typical of the area.
A classic promotional piece extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe laxative for women children and common ailments. It highlights delicate bowels slow digestion and coated tongues and claims the remedy provides relief with a pleasant taste and easy availability in drug stores.
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