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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1936
Page
3
The Heralds circulation campaign closes Saturday night at ten. Contestants race in Roanoke Rapids and surrounding districts as workers seek new subscriptions renewals and promises to boost standings. Six year subs add 150000 votes each, new six year double to 300000. prizes include a 1937 Pontiac or Chevrolet two door sedan.
The Kathanade Corporation announces a new automobile battery using glass fiber retaining mats that encase positive plates. The design aims for at least double the life, with warranties equal to ownership duration, and features in fall car models alongside bus and specialty installations.
Hawkins Chapel reports visits by Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hawkins to Mr. and Mrs. G D Hawkins. Roanoke Rapids visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Tom Carpenter and Mrs. Helen Hawkins. Clara Hawkins stays with E C Bobbitt in Littleton. Mary Virginia Hawkins visits P E Hawkins. Nellie Hawkins hosts Helen Hawkins for dinner. G T Welton of Faritiville visits Z C Hawkins family. Joseph Hawkins attends Raleigh Fair. Womans Auxiliary to stage a play in church Sunday at 7 20 pm. visitors welcome.
The annual Fiddlers' Convention will be held at Aurelian Springs High School Oct. 30, 1936. Patrons and faculty plan an evening of violin solos string bands clog dancing and vocal selections with prizes awarded in each division. Interested entrants may contact Mr. W. C. Matthews.
Calvary residents report Sun day visits by Calvary Thelma F King and family to Roanoke Rapids. Miss Dorothy Hayes and Helen Perry of Henderson visit Mrs J W King. Edith Fulghum spent the week end near Halifax. Emma King visits Mrs Ola Clary in Roanoke Rapids. Mrs John House of Thelma returns home from Roanoke Rapids Hospital and improves. Tom Myrick Sr visits friends in Churchill. Louise Morris and Harvey Morris visit Roanoke Rapids. W H Perkinson and son and Mrs John Myrick spend Saturday in Roanoke Rapids. Alice Mae Whitby week end in Danville Virginia.
J W Clements of Salisbury visited his daughter Miss Ruby Clements on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Z T Brewer and daughter Nellie Mae and Mr and Mrs G W Jenkins attended the State Fair in Raleigh on Saturday.
The piece profiles Dan Bennett as a leading Hollywood star and housewife mother of two. It highlights Joan Bennett’s speed cooking ideas and shares a budget friendly vegetable beef pie recipe using leftover soup, butter, flour, and ready biscuit mix baked ten minutes.
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