Roanoke Rapids Readies Carnival Week Under Legion Auspices
The American Legion Post of Weldon sponsors a week long Dennett and Knepp Exposition in Halifax County starting Monday September 21 featuring nine major rides twelve shows fifty minor attractions nightly free acts The Six Flying Metzoras and the Aerial La Praze high above the crowd plus Prof Crimi and his Royal Italian Band Tickets and wedding on the Ferris Wheel Thursday night call for public participation Jimmie Beckwith leaves for UNC Wilson Mullen returns to Davidson College.
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American Legion Post
Weldon
Dennett and Knepp
Legion
North Carolina
America
Crimi
Royal Italian
American Legion
Dennett
Roanoke Rapids
Insurance Agents And Officials At District Meeting
The Southern Dixie Life Insurance Company district office in Roanoke Rapids held its annual district meeting in Rocky Mount at Bob Melton’s Place. The session ran 11 A M to 1 P M with speeches by W L Carter T C Collins and S E Wilson and reports from the Home Office and Roanoke Rapids staff signaling a prosperous year in 1936. Attendees included forty agents and officials and North Carolina representation with local residents S E Wilson Stuart Wilson T E Cox G A Brewer P W Ray D L Forsythe and others and a barbecue Brunswick stew lunch hosted by Bob Melton. Mrs Rives Manning returned from a visit to her parents.
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Southern Dixie Life Insurance Company
Roanoke Rapids
Rocky Mount
Bob Meltons Place
W. L. Carter
T. C. Collins
S. E. Wilson
Bob Melton
North Carolina
Stuart Wilson
T. E. Cox
G. A. Brewer
P. W. Ray
D.L. Forsythe
Mrs Joe Glenn feted at Nurses Home bridge party
Mrs Joe Glenn, formerly Miss Laura Rainey, was honored by Mesdames Calvin Kennemar and Chas Fitts in a bridge party at the Nurses Home. Four tables framed pink and green decor, with Mrs H E Gibson winning high score and Mrs Sherrod Crumpler low. A salad plate followed by a miscellaneous shower concluded the event.
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Calvin Kennemar
Chas, Fitts
Joe Glenn
Laura Rainey
H. E. Gibson
Sherrod
Mrs. Glenn
Hugh Horne
C. C. Shell
Sherrod Crumpler
Earl Rock
J. R. Foley
J. P. Little
Joe Glenn Wills
Misses Janie Lassiter
Cecil Hux
Virginia Bell Vincent
Doris Topping
Lois Shearin
Rosemary Band to Play at Mount Olive Farm Fest
The Rosemary Concert Band of Roanoke Rapids will travel next week to Mount Olive for the Farm ers Festival engagement on Thursday Sept 24. Conductor J Sanders leads 14 members of the band on the trip as the group gains statewide reputation with offers from fairs and festivals.
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Rosemary
Roanoke Rapids
Mount Olive
J. Sanders
Bridge Club Hosts Elegant Evening at Batton Home
Joint hostesses Mrs. William Batton and Mrs. W. J. Hoggard entertained their bridge club last Thursday. Three tables competed in progressive contract with Mrs. Thomas Martin winning the high score. A salad course followed. attendees included Mesdames Hofler, Kimball, Harris, Covington, Cassada, White, Brown, Hancock, and Sherry.
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William Batton
W. J. Hoggard
Batton
Thomas Martin
Mesdames Thomas Martin
J. Q. Hofler
Eugene Kimball
W. E. Harris
Funeral Attendees at Mrs Hege's Service in Winston Salem
At Hege Funeral Cc C Shell Johnnie Crutchfield and others attended the funeral of Mrs F C Hege in Winston Salem Tuesday. Miss Pauline Kendrick visited her parents in Concord this week. Mrs T R Manning left for Washington DC this week to spend some time.
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B. Frank Harris
Crighton Harris
Cc. C. Shell
Johnnie Crutchfield
Mesdames
J. P. Maurice
Hal Ross
Margaret Hudson
H. L. Bobbitt
Elsie Hudson
Cc. B. Pratt
F. C. Hege
Winston- Salem
Pauline Kendrick
Concord
T. R. Manning
Washington, D. C
Kiwanis Clinic Draws Large Crowd Text
The Kiwanis Club Clinic for cripples drew a large attendance yesterday and patients continue to increase as word spreads. Dr. Walter Cole of Greensboro operated on two cases at Roanoke Rapids Hospital yesterday morning. The clinic meets the second Wednesday each month in the Rosemary Baptist Church basement. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Shell visited Chapel Hill and Greensboro to view Miss Winifred Shell entering NCCW and Eugene Shell returning to UNC, joined by George Nethercutt returning to the university.
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Kiwanis Club
Walter Cole
Greensboro
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Rosemary Baptist Church
L. G. Shell
Chapel Hill
N. C
Winifred Shell
N.C.C.W
Eugene Shell
University of North Carolina
George Nethercutt
University
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Weldon Hi-way
Jimmie Beckwith
Wilson Mullen
Davidson College
Mrs. Rives Manning
Fire Insurance Company
The
Hartford
W. Second St
Dial
Mrs
Halifax County
Vernie Stowe Talmadge
William Grove Talmadge
Superior Court
Halifax
L. Hux
JRA
C. Adams
Murray, Ky
Thedford
Notary Public
Merchants Association
Imperial Theatre
Lillian Bel Jenkins
Hege
Shell Furniture Co
Dr. E. D. Harbour Optometrist
Roanoke Rapids, N.C
Roanoke Rapids- Weldon Show Grounds
Midway
Roanoke-Weldon Highway
Dennert and
Knepp
Willian Zink
Royal Italian Band
American Legion Post NO
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