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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1940

Page

10

Dr Stephenson to Command Co A at Wilmington

Dr Stephen son promoted to captain and assigned to command Company A in Wilmington NC. He has served as assistant commander of Company B in Roanoke Rapids and will head medical units from Oxford Henderson Warrenton and Roanoke Rapids before joining Company A under Major who previously led Wilmington unit.

B. E. Stephenson Roanoke Rapids North Carolina National Guards Wilmington N. C Stephenson T. J. Taylor Tylor Taylor National Guard Henderson Oxford Warrenton War Department 105Th Medical Regiment

Warner Baxter and Andrea Leeds at Emporia Theatre

Warner Baxter and Andrea Leeds star in Harth bound to be shown at the Pitts Theatre Emporia on Sunday only next week per the week’s program. Also Safari with Madaleine Carroll and Douglas Fairbanks Jr last shows Friday September 20. Charles Starrett appears in Bullets for Rustlers on Saturday. Elsa Maxwell's Public Deb. No 1 is set for Monday Tuesday next week and Henry Fonda appears in The Return of Frank James for Wednesday Thursday.

Warner Baxter Andrea Leeds

Man Who Talked Too Much Sunday At New Theatre

The New Theatre in Weldon reveals next week’s lineup with Virginia Bruce and George Brent in The Man Who Talked Too Much for Sun day and Monday. A news reel and specialty act follow. Tuesday and Wednesday feature Sailor's Lady with Jon Hall and Nancy Kelly. Thursday and Friday star I Love You Again with William Powell and Myrna Loy. Saturday offers Man From Tumbleweeds with Bill Elliott and La Conga Nights with Hugh Herbert, Dennis OKeefe and Constance Moore.

Weldon Virginia Bruce George Brent Jon Hall Nancy Kelly William Powell Myrna Loy Bill Elliot Hugh Herbert Dennis O'Keefe Constance Moore

Rosemary Baptist Women Meet on Wednesday Evening

The Woman's Missionary Society of Rosemary Baptist Church met midweek in the church. Mrs. H. C. Johnson presided in the absence of the program chairman Mrs. Bryant. The monthly subject was To the Jew First with assistance from Mesdames Ray Cook Gurley and Irwin.

Woman's Missionary Society of Rosemary Baptist Church H. C. Johnson Bryant Mesdames Ray Cook, Gurley Irwin

Mrs Hancock Hosts Tea Pot Club Bridge

Mrs. Hancock hosted the Tea Pot Club on Thursday with Mrs. Howard Hancock as hostess. Six contract bridge progressions were played and Mrs. Frank Sherry won the highest score, receiving a prize. Dahlias and fall flowers decorated the room with club members and guests attending from nearby towns.

Howard Hancock Frank Sherry Hancock Mesdames Upshur Higginbotham Eugene Kimball Mike Vaughan T. L. Martin D. BE. Bennett Roderick Meikle W. H. Proctor Carroll Wilson R. A. Daniel, Jr Batton Roy Hines Bridger Pocomoke, Md

Town Talk Notes From The Week End

Emmett Matthews Jr leaves for Gainesville to re enter Riverside Military Academy. Several social visits occur in Garysburg and surrounding towns as residents travel to Portsmouth Columbia La Crosse and Suffolk. Local families host guests from Fredericksburg Fieldale and Wilson while others attend birthdays and college plans.

Emmett Matthews, Jr Gainesville, Ga Riverside Military Academy M. C. Hassells Portsmouth Columbia C. E. Matthews Bettye Patterson Elizabeth Stokes Sutter Garysburg Wilber Anderton Fredricksburg Mesdames J. M. Jackson J. P. Anderton Margaret Burton Shirley Shaw Fieldale Marvin Taylor Fort Bragg J. M. Taylor A. J. Lassiter Suffolk Mesdames B. D. Johnson Sam Flake Billie Edmonds Greenville J. B. Edmonds Ophelia Daniel Wilson John Lipscomb T. B. Browning Middlesex Merle Cole Richmond Smithdeal-Massey Business College

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DR. Stephenson CO. A Emporia Theatre New Theatre Mrs. Hancock T. M. House Betty House Richmond, Va W. P. Vaughan Pitts Emporia Theatre Madeleine Carroll Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Safari Charles Starrett Elsa Maxwell Henry Fonda Frank James Margaret Anne Ingram Bettye Wynne Ingram Doris Sue Wilson Mary Joe Sutter Elizabeth Stokes Mrs. Wylie Hawkins la Crosse, Va SUN Man FBI Bill Elliott Man From Tumbleweeds The Leven Theatre Enfield N. CG Maryland Tanyas Reehea Bologna Kingan Tokay Libby Jar D. P
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