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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1941

Page

6

Aurelian Springs Health Festival Plans Near Complete

Plans for the Health Festival at Aurelian Springs School near completion with Dr. Ernest Branch as featured speaker. The event includes talks on school health work, TB demonstrations, home rooms open for inspection, and a 6 pm picnic supper for about 125.

Aurelian School Aurelian Springs Ernest Branch State Board of Health Branch W. C. Matthews Halifax County Walter Wilkins School Health Coordinating Service MacVeigh Hutchison Robert F. Young Health Department Ray Bowers Young Katie Speer

Thanksgiving Service By Roanoke Rapids Christian Science Society

A Thanksgiving Day service was held at 10:30 a.m. in the church edifice of the Christian Science Society of Roanoke Rapids. The First Reader led readings including the President's Thanksgiving Proclamation and Psalms 47 and 48, followed by silent prayer and the Lord's Prayer with the scientific interpretation from Science and Health.

Christian Science Society of Roanoke Rapids United States W. G. Bunch Mary Baker Eddy

Thanksgiving visits span several states

Miss Eleanor Turner spent Thanksgiving in Oxford. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Morgan, Miss Derith Morgan and Billie Morgan visited Suffolk on Sunday. Miss Ada Edwards spent the week end in Winston Salem.

Eleanor Turner Oxford W. C. Morgan Derith Morgan Billie Morgan Suffolk Ada Edwards Winston-Salem

Drag Pan Demonstration Builds Terrace Fast in White Oak

The Soil Conservation Service with the County Negro Extension Work demonstrated terraces on Berry Whitehead’s land in White Oak on November 21. Two soil drag-pans a steel V drag a horse drawn terracing plow and a farm tractor disc outfit formed a quick team finishing 510 feet of terrace in two hours. The terrace meets AAA specs with a 12 inch furrow and six feet water capacity. The ground tractor disc laid 600 feet in one hour while other gear required more labor. Sixteen attendees heard remarks by W. M. Bruce and D. J. Knight of the demonstration.

Berry Whitehead White Oak The Soil Conservation Service County Negro Extension AAA

Sans Souci Bridge Club Meets With Prizes and Guests

The Sans Souci Bridge Club held a meeting with Mrs. I. F. Rochelle. Chrysenthemums adorned the room for two tables of play. Mrs. John Lupton won high score, and Mrs. Wilton Brown was second. Salad and coffee were served. Attendees included Mesdames BE Fuller, L L Storey, Albert Gaskins, W D Hall, Malcolm Bardin, Margaret Ogburn. Guests were Mrs John Lupton and Mrs Wilton Brown.

Sans Souci Bridge Club I. F. Rochelle John Lupton Wilton Brown

First Methodist Church Services and Activities

The First Methodist Church schedules for Sunday November 30 include 9 45 a m church school led by Harvey Woolruff 11 00 a m morning worship with the sermon Everything s In Order 7 30 p m evening worship and a Youth Fellowship Service The public is invited The Lynch and Rochelle families visited relatives over the weekend in La Cross and Littleton.

Daniel Lane Harvey Woolruff T. J. Lynch A. J. Lynch la Cross I. F. Rochelle J. W. Harvey Littleton

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