Peoples Theatre Modernized Front Impresses Roanoke Avenue
Roanoke area pedestrians note the Peoples Theatre new three story white paneled front and brightly lit marquee with blue accent lights. The modernistic design features changeable attraction letters, 1500 watt interior marquee lighting, concealed lobby neon, and copper trimmed doors. Local observers call it one of the Souths most attractive theatre fronts.
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New Peoples Theatre
Roanoke Avenue
New Peoples
Hawkins Family and Community Notes
Hawkins Chapel resident Raymond Hawkins of Richmond spent last week with his mother Mrs. Charlie Hawkins. Lillian Hawkins visited in Tennessee. Bear Swamp hosted an all day church service. Mary Greene visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. Baldy Greene. I G Hawkins and family from R R visited P A Hawkins. Virginia Stanton visits friends. Virginias Marjorie and Doris are mentioned.
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Raymond Hawkins
Richmond
Charlie Hawkins
Lillian Hawkins
Tennessee
Bear Swamp
Mary Greene
Baldy Greene
I. G. Hawkins
R. R
P. A. Hawkins
Virginia Stanton
Virginia
Marjorie
Doris
Holdenville Woman Visits Howard Hancock Family
Miss Margaret Walker Simpson of Holdenville Oklahoma arrived Wednesday to spend several days with Mr and Mrs Howard Hancock. Simpson is the niece of Hancock and has spent the summer at a Girls Camp in Hendersonville North Carolina.
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Margaret Walker Simpson
Holdenville
Oklahoma
Howard Hancock
Miss Simpson
Mr. Hancock
Hendersonville
N. C
Matkins-Wood wed in Emporia Virginia on April 28 1938
Mr and Mrs Joe Wood of Thelma North Carolina announce the marriage of their daughter Rachel Mae to Russell E Matkins son of Mr and Mrs J H Matkins of Roanoke Rapids North Carolina on April 28 1938 at Emporia Virginia Thelma residents spent Tuesday with Mrs R C Greene and Miss Grace Margaret and Joyce Pittard visited Mrs H F Crawle John Hugh Arrington of Darlington community spent several days this week with his sister Mrs Richard Cullom
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Joe Wood
Thelma
N. C
Rachel Mae
Russell E. Matkins
J. H. Matkins
Roanoke Rapids
Emporia
Die
R. C. Greene
Grace
Margaret
Joyce
Pittard
H. F. Crawle
John Hugh Arrington
Darlington
Richard Cullom
Student Nurse Eurelia Ricks Heads to Norfolk General
Miss Eurelia Ricks daughter of Mr and Mrs W C Ricks left Tuesday to enter Norfolk General Hospital as a student nurse. Glynwood Brown of Rocky Mount spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs J W Smith. Mr and Mrs A L Hayes and family of Portsmouth spent the weekend here with Mrs W C Hasty. Mrs Binnie Griffin spent last week with relatives in Boykins Va. Mr and Mrs S J Lynch and sons Ancell and Gerald Miss Louise Wright and Bernard Medlin spent Saturday in Norfolk and Virginia Beach. Miss Edna King spent the weekend with relatives at Littleton.
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Eurelia Ricks
W. C. Ricks
Norfolk General Hospital
Glynwood Brown
Rocky Mount
J. W. Smith
A. L. Hayes
Portsmouth
W. C. Hasty
Binnie Griffin
Boykins
S. J. Lynch
Ancell
Gerald
Louise Wright
Bernard Medlin
Norfolk
Virginia Beach
Edna King
Littleton
Faison Announces Daughter Alverado Marriage to Walter Groms
Mr and Mrs H M Faison announce the marriage of their daughter Alverado to Walter Groms on February 6 1938 in Emporia Virginia.
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H. M. Faison
Alverado
Walter Groms
Emporia
Miss Elizabeth Rook Enters Taylor Hospital as Student Nurse
Miss Elizabeth Rook daughter of Mr and Mrs J Rook leaves home near Camps Store to begin training as a student nurse at Taylor Hospital in Washington North Carolina this week.
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Elizabeth Rook
J. Rook
Camps Store
Taylor Hospital
Washington, N. C
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Peoples
Metropolitan
Avenue
Hawkins
Oeee
E. D. Harbour
Faison
Zollicoffer
Allsbrook Attorneys At Law
Imperial Theatre
Dial
Roanoke Rapids, N. G
Chockoyotte
Groccate Min LLC
Rufus G. Vick
Mer
Peoples Theatre
DeLuxe Playhouse
North Carolina
General Amusements
L. Wheeden & Co
C. M. Pitt
Washington St
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
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