Rosemary Minstrel tryouts set for October at Recreation Club
The Rosemary Minstrel announces its first tryouts Monday night starting at 7 30 at the Recreation Club. Only three weeks of practice planned with four shows. Back for the year are Jack Hale Clifton Boyd Bill Speight and Rufus Mountford. New music songs and skits promised with J Byron Gurley returning as head.
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Rosemary Minstrel
Recreation Club
Jack Hale
Clifton Boyd
Bill Speight
Rufus Mountford
Cpd
Emory Vaughn
Gerald Simms
Camp Jackson
J. Byron Gurley
Banner Year For Exhibits At The Rocky Mount Fair
Rocky Mount prepares for the 1940 fair opening October 29 with a record number of agricultural exhibits. Mrs. Norman Y. Chambliss notes flood of entries while H. E. Alphin and Mrs. Effie Vines Gordon back preparations. Highlights include Children’s Day Farmers Merchants Day Thrill Day with Lucky Teter and Hell Drivers National Defense Day and the Allen Balloon Ascension premiering at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mount
Norman Y. Chambliss
H. E. Alphin
Effie Vines Gordon
Lucky Teter
His
Hell Drivers
Art Lewis Shows Highlight Midway Carnival Attraction
The midway features the Art Lewis Shows this year as a leading carnival attraction with a 25 railroad car display.
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Art Lewis
Crew Announces Completion of New Second-Floor Apartments
J Winfield Crew Jr announces eleven three-and-one-half room apartments on the second floor of the Roanoke Avenue and Tenth Streets building are ready for occupancy. Each unit includes living room bedroom kitchen dinette and private bath with electric stoves and built in cabinetry. Rock wool insulation weather stripped windows and doors and large closets are provided along with four shared storage rooms. The owner expects full occupancy by November 1 and has filled applications.
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McCrory Stores Co
Roanoke Avenue
Tenth Streets
J. Winfield Crew, Jr
Crew
Rightmyers and Gibsons Spend Sunday in Raleigh
Mr and Mrs R J Rightmyer Frances Rightmyer and Mr and Mrs H B Gibson spent Sunday in Raleigh.
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R. J. Rightmyer
Frances Rightmyer
H. B. Gibson
Raleigh
William G Alligood Buried Near Washington
Funeral services for William G. Alligood aged to be eight had he lived to October 9 were held October 6 at Williams Funeral Home with Rev J N Bynum officiating. He died after an operation in Roanoke Rapids Hospital and is buried in the family plot near Washington D C Survived by wife Adana Newton three daughters and one son Pallbearers named D Worsham P B Dickens Joe Crawford Plummer Manning John Fisher
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William G. Alligood
Williams Funeral
J. N. Bynum
Washington, D. C
Alligood
Roanoke Rapids
All Saints Episcopal Church
Beaufort County
Rosemary Manufacturing Company
Adana Newton
Charles Manning
Rocky Mount
Noah Sadler
Annie L. Crawford
D. Worsham
P. B. Dickens
Joe Crawford
Plummer Manning
John Fisher
Pearson-Morrison Couple Announce September Wedding
Mr and Mrs AC M Pearson announce the marriage of their daughter Tempie to Johnnie Morrison on Saturday September 28 at the Rosemary Methodist Parsonage with Rev C T Rogers officiating.
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AC. M. Pearson
Tempie
Johnnie Morrison
Rosemary Methodist Parsonage
Rev
C. T. Rogers
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P. D. Harris
Margaret Butler
Dopey Dan
Vanderbilt
V.M.I
Davidson
T.C.U
Carolina
Wake Forest
Clemson
Fordham
Tulane
Cornell
Army
New Bern
State
Russ DeBerry
Hoyle
Clarence Byrd
State College
Seifert
Rex Carter
R.R. Monogram
Rocky Mount Fair
Negro Boy Scouts of
Company B
John Hines
Brigman
W.G Alligood
Washington
Rocky Mount City
Main Gate
FBI
Nash, Edgecombe
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