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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1941
Page
5
A reader column recalls the Elephant Incident at the Raleigh State Fair and the ensuing letters to the editor. The piece muses on humane ends versus public safety and riffs on wartime slang and a lighthearted misadventure with headlines and a humorous aside about a Duke versus Maryland football tease.
The First Methodist Church invites the public to attend Morning Worship at 11:00 with Pastor Daniel Lane and youth fellowship at 6:45 followed by Evening Worship at 7:30. Sunday School is at 9:45 led by Harvey Woodruff with the sermon theme The Master Builder and Besetting Sins.
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