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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1944

Page

2

Weldon Notes: Local Visits and Shearin Jenkins Wedding

Local social column records visits by Mrs C M Shaw Miss Christine Alston and others from Richmond Greensboro and Raleigh. Wedding report: Emma Virginia Jenkins and John Daniel Shearin Jr wed at Fort Benning Georgia with Norman St John as best man Frances Sullivan maid of honor. Shearin is Army bound after Fishburn and UNC.

John Daniel Shearin, Jr Fort Benning Georgia Weldon Hunt Norman Wayne St. John Frances Sullivan Charlotte

Aud rey Brinkley Weds William H. Roberts Jr in 1944 Emporia

Mr and Mrs C W Brinkley of Whitakers announce the marriage of their daughter Aud rey to William H Roberts Jr Fife USN son of Mr and Mrs W H Roberts of Roanoke Rapids on August 8 1944 in Emporia Virginia.

C. W. Brinkley Whitakers N. C Audrey William H. Roberts, Jr Fife W. H. Roberts Roanoke Rapids Emporia

Dinner Meeting Tuesday Night

The Business and Professional Women's Club will hold its dinner meeting at the Rosemary Cafe Blue Room next Tuesday at 7 PM. The program continues with "Are You A Part-Time Citizen" and the topic "What Do You Know About Your State Government" as the election nears.

Business and Professional Women's Club Rosemary Cafe

Boar Head Length Surprises In Wild Hog

The boar head occupies nearly one third the length of the animal, a striking proportion noted in the description of the wild hog.

Out‑of‑town patients confined in Roanoke Rapids Hospital

A hospital notice lists numerous out‑of‑town patients admitted to Roanoke Rapids Hospital. Names include Mrs. Hudson Askew Pendleton. Alice Baugham Conway. Mrs. Bruce Bowen Emporia Virginia. Miss Lillie Mae Collier Margarettsville. and others from Emporia Gaston Warrenton Weldon Norlina Seaboard Jackson Valentine.

Roanoke Rapids Hospital Hudson Askew Pendleton Alice Baugham Conway Bruce Bowen Emporia Dock Collier Woodland Lillie Mae Collier Margarettsville Aldin Ferguson Portsmouth G. A. Gordon Glister Gay Gaston Nellie Hedgepeth A. J. Hedgepeth Thomas Ray Kidd Seaboard E. G. Lilis Warrenton M. T. Martin Rich Square Louise Neal Eugenia Newsome J. W. Pridgen Gasburg A.B. Pierce Weldon Otis Ricks Charles Schuster Norlina William Stancill Jackson Thomas Watson Valentine

Mrs Frank Muller Party Honored by Bridge Guests

Mrs L S Cannon and Miss Marjorie Cannon hosted a bridge gathering for house guest Mrs Frank Muller of New York. Tables arranged with flowers and designation tallies. fruit drink served. prizes awarded at each table for top scores.

L. S. Cannon Marjorie Cannon Frank Muller New York Scott Benton T. J. Alford Howard Pruden Carroll Wilson al Travis Weldon Mesdames R. P. Beckwith Johnson Weathers Ned Manning H. S. Loy T. W. Mullen Frank Williams Frank Kemp Williams House Kemp W. Sean Don Tillar D. C. Clark Howerton Gowen Susan Holladay Winifred Beckwith

Nurses Alumni Meeting Led by Miss Wooten in Roanoke Rapids

The Roanoke Rapids Nurses Alumni Association held a meeting on Tuesday night September 5 at the Nurses Home with vice president Miss Myrtle Wooten presiding. Thirteen members attended.

Nurses Roanoke Rapids Nurses Alumni Association Nurses Home Myrtle Wooten

Town Talk Notes From Roanoke Rapids Hospital

Miss Mollie Balmer and Miss Eunice Pearce are patients at Roanoke Rapids Hospital. Mrs. T. M. Bullock is improving in Roanoke Rapids Hospital. Mr. Frank Clarke of Washington DC, father of Mrs. John W. Martin, is a patient there. Rev. Daniel Lane, former pastor, visited town. Paul Green returned from Chalep Hill to visit his father. Miss Teresa Wolhar departs to train as a nurse at Mercy Hospital in Charlotte. Mrs. Colan Womble and children left for Newport News Virginia.

Christine Alston Richmond W. L. Alston Hugh Morley Elizabeth Harvell Greensboro Mabel Alston Lillington Virginia Martin J. G. Rawlings W. L. Norman New Jersey Shake” Clark H. L. Grant Rocky Mount Milton Underwood D. C. Johnson Henry Blackstock Joyce Atlanta Georgia L. B. Strong Lepere Mich Edwin F. Powell U. S. Marines Edith May Alston Raleigh Lelia Kate Harrell Rich Square Bettie Shaw Hazel Sechler North Carolina Mollie Balmer Eunice Pearce Roanoke Rapids Hospital T. M. Bullock Frank Clarke Washington, D. C John W. Martin Paul Green Chalep Hill Teresa Wolhar Mercy Hospital Charlotte Colan Womble Newport News

Educator praises Retonga for relief after long career

J. S. Hayes retired after thirty nine years in education including ten as principal of the Training School at Tallulah Louisiana. He credits Retonga with easing gas indigestion constipation and appetite loss and plans to share bottles with friends in California. He endorses the medicine and notes it helped him sleep and eat again. Retonga is advertised as aiding appetite vitamin B-1 deficiency and constipation and is available at Rosemary Drug Co.

California J. S. Hayes Tallulah Mr. Hayes Retonga Rosemary Drug Co Adv

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