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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1936
Page
10
The Herald launches a $2000 circulation drive in Roanoke Rapids offering big prizes including two 1937 model automobiles. Workers can earn cash commissions of 20 percent on subscriptions, with easy start-up and no investment beyond spare time.
Miss Lillie Mae Medlin and John Kelly Dixon wed at the First Baptist Parsonage in Em poria Virginia with Rev. John W Kinchelre officiating. The couple will reside in Roanoke Rapids North Carolina after a wedding trip.
In Petersburg Monday night guests included Mildred Eubank Wilma McDaniel Elizabeth Hughes and Leonard Glover attending a dinner for Miss Hughes mother’s silver wedding anniversary. Lucille Connor spent the weekend in Rich Square. Mr and Mrs W L McDaniel and Herman Hester from Fayetteville visited Mrs Wilma McDaniel Sunday.
The Herald urges readers to join the race and turn spare time into profits. Expired subscribers will not receive this week’s issue, with names removed from the list until renewed.
Bride elect Edythe Welch was honored at a Thursday evening party hosted by Mrs. T. R. Manning with Miss Susan Holladay and Mrs. C. A. Wyche. The event featured fall floral decor, a punch table led by Miss Winifred Beckwith, contests won by Mrs. J. E. Dobbins and Miss Elsie Edwards, and a serving of an ice course to a group of friends and relatives.
The Wednesday Afternoon bridge club gathered with twelve guests and Mrs William Medlin as hostess. After a contract game a prize was awarded to Mrs Paul Heydenrich and a salad course was served.
Lois and Katherine Shear hosted Mrs. R. M. Pope for a Tuesday night event honoring guest Inez Benthall of Ahoskie. The gathering featured fall decorations and a progressive contract game with prizes for high and second high. A linen handkerchief was given to the guest of honor followed by a coffee, cake, and sandwich service at 10:30.
Mrs Clyde Wheeler and her mother Mrs Bailey accompanied Mrs J W Smoot to Duke Hospital on Tuesday where Mrs Smoot will stay for treatment. Mrs Geo Fisher with Jack and Benny Statler have returned from visits to Reidsville and Martinsville. Miss Sara Moss spent the weekend in Emporia. Mrs Reese Bullock and Miss Arlene Daniel spent the weekend in Seaboard.
A group of local women including Essie Matkins Mildred Ives Cecil Hux Alma Boyd and Mesdames R. M. Pope L. J. Jordan M. F. White W. G. Bunch and R. M. Brown are noted in a community gathering and civic notice in the column.
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