Roanoke Rapids School Commencement Programs Detailed
Roanoke Rapids Schools begin Sunday at 11 with Rev. J Q Beckwith delivering the baccalaureate in the high school auditorium. Events run through Thursday with class day Tuesday and grammar finals Wednesday. 116 seniors to receive diplomas.
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Roanoke Rapids
J. Q. Beckwith
Saint Timothy Episcopal Church
Wilson
Grammer
Kent Bently
Daniel Lane
First Methodist Church
F. W. Haynie
Rosemary Baptist Church
Paul H. Fields
Rosemary Methodist Church
C. W. Davis
Edmund Berkeley
All Saints Episcopal Church
Miss Bently
Isle of Our Dreams
Ireland
Thomas Hockaday
Charles Davis
Walter Kendrick
Nick Long
Jane Glasgow
Bessie Askew
Carrie Byrd
Frances Ricks
Victoria Vester
Clara Hearne
R. L. Towe
W. S. Fitzgerald
Duke University
Thomas L. Martin
Towe
Glee Clubs
Norfolk Men Visit Friends Over Weekend
Messrs. Bruce Waters and Floyd Speight of Norfolk Virginia spent Sunday with friends and relatives in town.
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Messrs
Bruce Waters
Floyd Speight
Norfolk, Va
City Sees 102 Degree Thermometer Peak In May Heat
May 28 brought record heat in the region with thermometers hitting 102 F. Citizens endured the sun as L A W Shearin Weldon weather observer noted no similar reading for this time of year. The all time high was 107 F about forty years ago, he added. He could only hope for rain.
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L. A. W. Shearin
Weldon
Shearin
Hear Broughton At Littleton Rally Details
The Warren County D Club hosts a Young Democrats rally in Littleton on June 3 at 8 P M with Daniel, Percy Harris and Robert Kirkland in charge. Dinner and dance tickets are $1 50 per couple. Attendees represent Warren Halifax Northampton Wilson Edgecombe Greene Lenoir and Bertie counties.
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Daniel
Percy Harris
Robert Kirkland
Warren County
Warren
Halifax
Northampton
Wilson
Edgecombe
Greene
Lenoir
Bertie
Local Woman Injured By Pistol Shot In North Ward
Mrs Polly Johnson wife of B F Johnson operator of a newsstand and taxi company in Roanoke Rapids North Ward was wounded by a .382 caliber revolver bullet Saturday night The bullet pierced the abdomen and left lung and a door was ricocheted Two shots were fired she telephoned for aid and was hospitalized with an excellent chance of recovery.
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Polly Johnson
B. F. Johnson
North Ward
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Stores Pilot Summer Wednesday Half Holidays in Roanoke Rapids
C. C. Shell president of the Roanoke Rapids Merchants Association says all city stores including beauty parlors will adopt a summer schedule closing at 12 noon each Wednesday starting June 4. The mid week half-holiday will continue through August for proprietors and employees.
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C. C. Shell
Roanoke Rapids Merchants Association
Group From Here Today For Bragg
Ten white men were sent to Fort Bragg this morning by the local draft board for induction under the Selective Service Act. Names include Benjamin Franklin Butlee Roanoke Rapids Lonnie Monson Bass Erwin Ed ward Thomas Shearin Littleton James Woodruff Underwood Robert Hursey Herman Oliver Watson Richmond Virginia Lebron Harney Baker Roanoke Rapids Willis Stansbury Littleton James Fairfax Cole Littleton and John Melvin Bragg Jr Virginia Beach.
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Fort Bragg
Benjamin Franklin Butlee
Roanoke Rapids
Lonnie Monson Bass
Erwin
Edward Thomas Shearin
Littleton
James Woodruff Underwood
Robert Hursey
Herman Oliver Watson
11Th Street
Richmond
Lebron Harney Baker
Willis Stansbury
James Fairfax Cole
John Melvin Bragg, Jr
Virginia Beach
Local dog Jessey V. Huffmanheim wins twice in two shows
Jessey V. Huffmanheim a 20 month old Dober man-Pinscher owned by Mrs. Lyle Wilson of the city collected five ribbons on May 23 and 24, bringing her total to 29. Shown by C. R. Huffman of Raleigh in Lynchburg and Greensboro, the dog earned three ribbons and two ribbons respectively, scoring points toward its champion ship on the Southeastern Circuit.
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Jessey V. Huffmanheim
Lyle Wilson
Middle Atlantic
Jessey V
Lynchburg, Va
Birch
Greensboro
C. R. Huffman
Raleigh
Huffman
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Grammar
Hear Broughton
Bragg
Elgin
Hamilton
Bulova
Westfield
Gruen
Diamond Center
Roanoke Avenue
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
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