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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1940
Page
8
A speaker reflects on a closing school year urging graduates to embrace the coming upheaval in human relations. He contrasts youth’s optimism with older caution, warning against flunking their chance to shape a better world and to seek wheat over chaff in life.
The Junior-Senior banquet at Enfield High School was hosted Friday at the Community House. Clifton Moon welcomed the seniors, Emma Anderson replied, with juniors and seniors listed among attendees including I Dolene Sykes Doris Bobbitt Carolyn Bass Jane Pope Rebecca Pope Nancy Allen Margaret Wall Flora Bass Kathryne Harris Nell Matthews Rosamond Critcher Ruth McCutchen Betsy Hardison Ruth Davis Emma Anderson June McCutchen Margaret Sykes Thelma Barnhill Margaret Dozier Clellie Mizelle Christine Shearin Josephine Sykes Patria Gurganus Elsie Barnhill Ester Mae Hines Dorothy Benton Do Crickmore Vivian Bobbitt McDaniel Evelyn Fleming and Kenneth Barnhill.
Edwin S Smith of the National Labor Relations Board testifies before a Smith committee in Washington regarding the NLRB. He cites long-distance calls and other communications with Harry Bridges of the West Coast CIO, often at government expense. The hearing lists numerous board, faculty, and staff members as attendees.
The Whirlwinds beat the Speedsters 7 3 in Monday action behind Turner. They won again on Tuesday 4 2 as Speedsters could not convert hits into runs despite twice as many hits.
The Speedsters rallied to defeat the Whirlwinds 7-6 on Thursday, breaking a six-game losing streak. Hardison homered with two on base in the seventh, described as the hardest ball hit at Patterson Diamond this year. Before the final league game a manager and field captain for the All-Stars were chosen Roy Blythe was named manager and Jimmy Crawford field captain. The team gears up to enter the City League starting in June.
VEPCO and two Richmond VEPCO squads clash in a softball double header at Rosemary field Friday May 81 at 8 00 p m The original tickets remain valid with over five hundred sold and fans eager after last Friday stormy start Hankus Pankus Stewart homered in the first game and Russ Deberry pitched for VEPCO while Bob Correll will bring the Richmond squad loaded for bear
Funeral services for Barbara Joeline Casper two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs C M Casper of 58 A Charlotte Street were held Sunday afternoon in Tarboro. Interment followed at Tarboro Cemetery. The child died Friday at the hospital after a two day illness from colitis. Surviving are the parents and two other children.
Mrs. L. H. Newton completed a trip to relatives in Newsoms Virginia and arrived back home on Tuesday.
The final statement from the May 9 forum for Polish relief shows total receipts of 208.65, with 184.28 forwarded to the Polish Embassy in Washington. Ticket sales grossed 136.65, and individual gifts included 10.00 from Miss Fannye Marks and 25.00 from Annabelle Terrell. Lions Kiwanis and Woman's Clubs sponsored the event.
Ernest Wood was arrested in Roanoke Rapids after breaking into a grocery store. He waived preliminary hearing, was bound over to Superior Court under a $200 bond. Officers found three cans of baking powder and a spool of thread on him.
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