Pittman Bancom Nuptials In Scotland Neck Church
Miss Joyce Bancom wed Richard Bradley Ellman at Trinity Episcopal Church Scotland Neck on May 23. Officiant Rev John Drake Jr. wedding music by Mrs David Bryant. The bride, daughter of Claude R Bancom Apex, wore a navy suit with white orchid corsage. The bridegroom, son of J A Pittman and late Rebecca Pittman, attended Fishburne Military Institute and State College and is a WWII veteran now in business in Scotland Neck. They plan a Northward wedding trip and will reside with Mr J A Pittman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Bancom
Richard Bradley Ellman
Trinity Episcopal Church
Scotland
Neck
John Drake, Jr
David Bryant
Orchids
Pittman
Claude R. Ban‘com
Apex
Meredith College
Raleigh
Scotland Neck School
J. A. Pittman
Rebecca Bradley Pittman
Fishbourne Military Institute
State College
Scotland Neck
Tuesday Night Bridge Club Entertained With High Scores
The Tuesday night bridge club was entertained last week by Mrs. George Pappendick. High score for the evening was recorded, highlighting competitive play and social matchups at the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Pappendick
Mrs A O George and Mrs J A Wood Share Prizes
Mrs A O George and Mrs J A Wood tied for high honors and each received a prize from the hostess. A salad course with coffee followed refreshment time. Table workers included Mesdames Ellis Crew Sam Bunn A O George J A Wood Hubert Wirtz A L Gilliam Earl Rook Paul Overton Jimmy Curran Ivey Mahorn Beaman Helms and Miss Edna Watford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. O. George
J. A Wood
Mesdames Ellis Crew
Sam Bunn
Hubert Wirtz
A. L. Gilliam
Earl Rook
Paul Overton
Jimmy Curran
Ivey Mahorn
Beaman Helms
Edna Watford
Screen Capital Rumors Stir Hollywood Happenings
Hollywood buzz swirls as Howard Hughes prepares to buy a controlling stake in RKO. Madeleine Carroll and Buddy Bowers return from hiatus after An Innocent Affair, with Carroll in Paramounts My Favorite Blond. Adolphe Menjou dismisses the proposed new look for men. Red Skelton plans Beverly Hills apartments for couples expecting babies, offering a free month per birth. Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby may team next year with Irving Berlin composing. Esther Williams advocates tailored swimsuits. John Ford and Marion Cooper plan Mission Without Orders in Technicolor with John Wayne Pedro Armendariz and John Agar. Alan Ladd to star in Comeback for a prize fight cycle sparked by Body and Soul. RKOs The Harder They Fall and Warners remake of Patent Leather Kid. Metro releases Killer McCoy.
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Alan Ladd
Richard Macaulay
RKO
Warners
Metro
Killer McCoy
Pugh Memorial Church Marks Its First Anniversary
Pugh Memorial Christian Church celebrated its first anniversary on Sunday May 23 with a picnic at noon Sunday School at 2 and a 3 o'clock preaching service led by Pastor Rev John J Langston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pugh Memorial Christian Church
John J. Langston
Soils Conservation News Seeding Pasture and Kudzu
J E Simmons of near Dawsons Cross Roads seeded four acres to a permanent pasture with twelve pounds of orchard grass and two pounds of ladine clover per acre. Fertilizer applied. J S Locke near Enfield built and seeded three meadow strips to sericea lespedeza and constructed 6 000 feet of terraces. G F Hedgepeth near Darlington planted half an acre to kudzu.
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J. E. Simmons
Dawson's Cross Roads
Fishing Creek
J. S. Locke
Enfield
Tar Heel Folk Festival Founder in National Magazine
Bascom Lamar Lunsford, organizer of the Tar Heel folk events near Asheville, is profiled in a national magazine. The piece recounts his lifetime of reviving Blue Ridge and Great Smokies folklore, contrasts authentic traditions with commercialized acts, and notes his ten early recordings and lasting pride in his work.
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Tar Heel
National
Raleigh
N. C
Chapel “Hill
Ashevillle
Sundown
Bascom Lamar Lunsford
Turkey Creek
Buncombe County
Mr. Lunstorn
L Ifetime
Bluey Ridge
Big Smokies
Harold H. Martin
Appalachians
Saturday Evening Post
Sam Queen
Soco Gap
Bug Robinson
Mrs. Cole
South Turkey Creek
Blaine Holler
Mae Marsh remembered by Fort Apache hit led Ford to cast
Mae Marsh made a big hit in Fort Apache that drew director John Ford to offer her a role in Three Godfathers, boosting her film career.
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Mae Marsh
Fort Apache
John Ford
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Sun
Spencer Tracy
Katherine Hepburn
van Johnson
State OF the Union
Margaret O'Brien
Robert Preston
BIG
Sunday Milland
Barbara
Belita-Preston
Foster the Hunted
Tom Conway
Maria Palmer
Roberts
Warren Douglas Lighenin
The
Forest
Johnny Mack Brown
Frontier
Brick Bradford
Scott
the Peoples
As Advertiser
Kerr Scott
Ite
Howard Hughes
Hollywood
Madeleine Carroll
Buddy Bowers
James Naser
Miss Carroll
Paramount
Adolphe Menjou
Hollywood Fashion Plate
Red Skelton
Beverly Hills
Fred Astaire
Bing Crosby
Irving Berlin
Esther Williams
Marion Cooper
Argosy
John Wayne
Pedro Armendariz
John Agar
Pugh Memorial Church
Soil Conservation News
M. W. Shugrat, Jr
G. F. Hedgepeth
Darington
Eel Manes
William
Ari
George Vanderbilt
Asheville
Bascom
Wex
Martin Si
Amenne
Banjo
E. W. Smith, Inc
Roanoke Rapids
Roanoke Ave
Bel
Leggett
Halifax County
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