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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1942
Page
2
A rambling, humorous scene follows a shopper guiding a child named Billy through a music sale. The narrator chooses records, debates purchases, and witnesses comic interruptions from Beechee and others, ending with a clumsy scramble over selections and gum antics.
A woman tied a cord with a utility knife and lighter, freed a mother and baby, wrapped them in a blanket, and calmed a group of old ladies before the bridge exploded just after they crossed. She received the Croix de Guerre with citation.
Halifax District of Boy Scouts of America will hold its June Board of Review on Wednesday evening June 3 in the Roanoke Rapids Municipal Building at 8 o'clock. Crumpler urges all eligible Scouts to attend. Candidates to be reviewed include first and second class ranks and applicants for merit badges Life Star and Eagle awards.
The Thursday Night Bridge Club, hosted by Mrs J P Little, awarded prizes to Mrs W H Tickle for high score and Mrs J J Thompson for second, with Graham Lynch taking the floating prize. A sweet refreshment hour followed as guests included H E Cameron H E Gibson J J Thompson Lloyd Allen Rudolph Northington and Bernice Hitchens.
Mrs. F L Starke hosted the Wednesday Night Bridge Club with prizes won by Mrs. H E Gibson and Mrs. R M Pope. A salad plate with iced tea followed at refreshment hour. Guest Mrs. Earl Daughtry attended among members Mesdames S E Crew R M Pope T M Bullock A L Gilliam M F White H E Gibson and Miss Janie Lassiter.
Leslie Collier of Fort Eustis spent the week end here with relatives. Reid Gaskins of Durham spent the week end here with his wife and son in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry House.
Dr. Harry Brockman, renowned High Point physician, will give the commencement address at the Clara Hearne school auditorium Friday at 8 pm for Roanoke Rapids Hospital School of Nurses graduates. Baccalaureate services were held at All Saints Episcopal church last Sunday with Rev. Edmund Berkley delivering the sermon. Diploma and pin ceremonies follow Brockman’s talk. a large crowd is expected.
A council wide training course for Scoutmasters was held last Friday and Saturday at Camp Charles near Wilson. All Roanoke Rapids Scoutmasters attended the course covering Boy Scout troop and patrol operation. Attendees from the city included L. B. Brown Thomas Jenkins W. H. Mincher and Rudolph Waters with Zeb Denny of Aurelian Springs and Harold Vick of Enfield in Halifax county.
Private Randall White son of Mr and Mrs Hubert White of this city has been appointed as an aviation cadet and awaits orders to report to a Air Corps training school. He is stationed at Albrook Field Balboa Canal Zone after volunteering a year and a half ago to join the air corps.
Pfc. James Boyd Sullivan of 301 Madison Street has been promoted to Corporal at Fort Dix New Jersey with Headquarters 5th Army Corps. He volunteered in January, trained at Fort Eustis Virginia, passed his Master Gunner School exam and expects appointment in June.
Mrs. R. E. L. Wheeless of War was a recent guest of her sister Mrs. W. C. Williams. W. H. Pruden was a business visitor in Richmond Wednesday.
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