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Mr. and Mrs. S. R. May and fam-,
ily spent the past week-end at At
lantic Beach. They were accom
panied by Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Mos
es and family of Tarboro and Miss
Mae Strickland of Charleston S. C.
Miss Jo Harper of Burlington
spent Thursday with Misses Bessie
and Hazel May.
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Mrs. Jane Lancaster has return
ed to her home in Castalia after,
spending some time with her sister
Mrs. M. A. Moses.
Mrs. Ralph Odom, Mrs. Dan Mot
l.ey, Dan, Jr. and Velna and Miss
Essie Gray Matthews, all of Rocky.
Mount were in Spring Hope Mon-'
dav.
Andrew Collins of South Mills
was a visitor in Spring Hope the!
past Week.
Miss Beulah Bunn is spending!
several days at Carolina Beach (
with friends.
Miss Mable Dixon is at present
on her vacation. Durng her holiday
sl\e plans to lie at her home in Pe
tersburg, Va. and take a boat
cruise to New York City.
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Miss Alice Manning was a vis-;
itor in town over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ward a.nd
daughter of Wilmington are visit
ing in the home of Mrs. J. A.Tun
nell.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Hollings-j
worth are enjoying a stay at Caro
lina Beach this week.
Friends will be interested to'
learn that Mrs. T. E. Blount enter
tained at a 6 table bridge in Zebu
lon Wednesday.
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Miss Ruby Sykes had a pleasant;
week end at Rich Square as the
guest of Miss Bernice Belch.
Mr. Clarence Coppedge of Eliza
beth City arrived in town Satur
day. He ‘will be here with Im moth
er and sister until the last of this 1
week.
Miss Annie Coppedge left last j
week for Virginia Beach where she
will be until September 7th.
Miss Lucille Davis of Roanoke j
Rapids, assistant in the office of
the County School Superintendent
also the Smergency Relief Admin
istration branch office there, is
spending a few days in Spring
Hope with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Waverly Davis.
Mrs. W. O. Murray, who has
been in failing health all summer,
left Friday for Durham where she
will take treatment for high blood
pressure at Duke Hospital.
Miss Josephine Brantley returned
Friday from a four-day visit to
Miss Mary Frances O’Brien at
Goldsboro. The' girls were room
mates at Greenville College.
Mr. Dwight Brantley of Okahoma
Gitv Oklahoma, arrived in town
Thursday for a week’s visit with
his parents. Dr. and Mrs. H. Brant
ley.
Frank Lane Wilder, who has
been making a most successful tour
of the southern states with a mag
azine selling crew, returned to his
home here last week to recuperate
from malarial fever which he con
tracted while at work.
THE NASH COUNTY NEWS. SPRING HOPE. NORTH CAR., THURSDAY. AUGUST 22ND. 1935.
I Miss Verna Mae Pridgen oldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Pridgen of Spring Hope, is doing
well following an appendicitis op
eration Wednesday morning.
Mrs. C. C. Johnson and Mr. Theo
Easom. Jr., left Saturday morning
to join Mr. Johnson, who is on the
: tobacco markets in Kentucky. They
i were accmpanied bv Miss Edith
Morgan, who will visit friends in
that state.
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i An unusual mshan that came
near being fatal occurred to Miss
Edith Morgan last week when she
swallowed a piece of peach the
1 wrong way, it lodging in her wind-
I pipe and obstructing breathing un
, til a rush trip to Parkview Hospital I
j was necessary to prevent death
from smothering.
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1 Henry Edwards, now in the ar
| mv was at home with his parents
I the week end. He was looking
fine aind all dressed up in a hand
some uniform.
J. W. Bass of Fort Bragg arriv
ed at his hoipe in Momever Satur
day for a short visit with his par
ents.
Miss Jessie Mae Luper and Mrs.
Marion Ward snent the past week
end in Raleigh visiting their sister,
Mrs. Frank Bell.
Mr. Wayland Barbee of Hertford
was a visitor in the home of his
mother and sister several days last
week.
Fidelis Class Meets
The Senior Fidelis Class of the
First Baptist Church held its reg
ular monthly meeting Tuesday eve
ning at eight o’clock at the home
: of Mrs. J. 1,. Gay.
i The meeting was in charge of
the class president, Mrs. Gay, who
conducted the devotional. After the
business was attended to the hos
tess, assisted by Mrs. Elmo Ed
wards, served iced drnks wth wa
-1 fers.
! The followng are a few of those
\ present: Mrs. Elmo Edwards, Ms.
, Roland Geddie, Mrs. Estelle Wil
liams, Mrs. Ralph Hales, Mrs. Lad
die Marshbum, Mrs. Clarence Pear
! son, Mrs. Bennie Strickland, Mrs.
! Edwin Mitchell Mrs. Moon, Mrs.
|t. h. LeCrov, and Mrs. Eugene
1 Beddingfield.
Mrs. Whedbee
; Receives Honors
On Wednesday evening following
her arrival on a visit to Spring
i Hope, Mrs. Charles Whedbee of
, Greenville, the recent Miss Rachel
> Morgan of this city, was honored
I by Miss Ruth Morgan with a three
course supper followed by bridge.
Assisting Miss Morgan with pass
| ing the plates were Mrs. J. L. Mat
i thews of Rocky Mount and Mes
; dames B. E. Morgan and C. E.
. Morgan of Spring Hope. The liv
ing room was decorated with gar
den flowers and ferns; the bridal
i motif being carried out in detail,
i Mrs. Whedbee was remembered
i with a beautiful boudoir lamp.
High score prize, a make-up kit,
went to Miss Peggy Anderson;
Miss Murray McGowan of Shelby
was given a handkerchief for guest
prize; Miss Edna Farmer received
novelty matches for low score.
Those present were: Mrs. Whed
bee of Greenville, honoree; Misses
Elizabeth Brantley, Doris Pierce
Peggy Anderson, Murray McGow-
an of Shelby, Dorothy Chamblee,
Virginia Baines, Dorothy Saunders,
Annahelle Vaster, Alma Vester,
Edna Farmer, Eva Mae Lassiter,
Vivian Murray, Elizabeth Bunn.
Mesdames J. L. Matthews of Rocky
Mount, C. E. Morgan, B. G. Mor
gan, Alfred May. R. T. Geddie, J.
E. Upchurch. Invited in for supper
' ere Misses Edith Morgan and
Melba Gaskins,
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Second in i series of entertain
ments for Mrs. Charles Whedbee,
recent bride, was Thursday after
noon from four to six o’clock, when
Miss Elizabeth Bantlev honored
her with a lovely lawn bridge par
ty and handkerchief shower. After
several progressions at bridge,
Miss Brantley presented Mrs.Whed
! bee with a silver dish. Miss Anna
belle Vester. who held high score
was given a bon-bon dish; nad
Miss Murray McGowan was re
membered with a sport handker
chief for guest prize. Miss Melba
Gaskins held low score and receiv
ed a handkerchief holder As the
guests were being served with ice
cream cake and punch. Master
Coleman Brantlev, nephew of the
hostess, advanced holding a huge
bouquet made of lovely handker
chiefs. This he presented lo Mrs.
Whedbee as remembrance gifts
from the guests. Those present
were: Misses Ruth Morgan. Alma
Vester. Annahelle Vester. Virginia
Raines. Rachel Coppedge, Dorothv j
Chamhlee. Melba Gaskins Hazel
Mav. Lessie Mav. Eva Mae Lassi
ter Peggv Anderson. Murrav Me-j
Gowan of She'bv. Sadie Lee Blount
of Zehulon. Mrs. Garland Morgan.
Mrs. Ivan Hardestv of Raleigh and
the honored, Mrs. Whedbe<* of
Greenville.
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Third in a series of honors ex
pended Mrs. Charles Whedbee was
Thursday night when Mrs. C. E.
Morgan entertained with five ta
bles of bridge. The entire lower
floor was lovely with its decora
tions of mixed flowers. At the end
of the progressions Mrs. Morgan
remembered Mrs. Whedbee with a
pair of wall planues. Miss Vivian
Murray received bath powder for
high score, while Miss Ruth Mor
gan was awarded a linen handker
chief for low. The hostess served
ginger ale with ice cream and cake.
Nuts were also passed. Those play
ing were: Misses Sadie Lee Blount
of Zebulon, Dorothy Chamblee Vir
ginia Baines, Sadie Richardson,
Elizabeth Brantley, Vivian Murray,
Peggy Anderson, Dorothy Saun
ders, Edna F’armer, Doris Pierce.
Alma Vester, Annabelle Vester,
Eva Mae Lassiter, Ruth Morgan,
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, Elizabeth Bunn, Mrs. Ivan Hardes
, ty of Raleigh, Mrs. Garland Mor
, gan, Mrs. Alfred May, Miss Mur
, ray McGowan of Shelby and the
honoree.
Honoring Mrs. Charles Whedbee
of Greenville, recent bride, on Fri
day night. Mrs. Ivan Hardesty of
Raleigh. Miss Sadie Lee Blount of
Zebulon and Misses Dorothy Cham
blee and Vivian Murray of Spring
Hope entertained jointly with a
lovely bridge party and bridal
shower. The color scheme in deco
rations and refreshments was the
green and white bridal motif. After
three progessions, Mrs. Hardesty
presented Mrs. Whedbee with a
pair of beautiful yellow glad vases.
M iss Eva Mae Lassiter was given'
a manicure set for high score and
Miss Murray McGowan of Shelby
received a china dish for guest
prize. Mrs. B. G. Morgan, also a
recent bride, was remembered with
bath powder. Then the hostess ser-'
ved a delicious salad course with
iced tea after which the guests
were asked to go into the dining,
room. There a shower of attractive j
and useful gifts were arranged on 1
the dining table. Those present
this lovely affair were: Mrs. Whed
bee, the honoree; Misses Melha
Gaskins, Ruth Morgan* Doris
Pierce, Rachel Coppedge, Alma
Vester, Annabelle Vester, Florence J
May, Edna Farmer, Virginia Baine
Hazel May, Lessie May, Eva Mae
■ Lassiter Peggy Anderson, Murray
I McGowan, Mabel Dixon, Dorothy
| Saunders and Elizabeth Brantley.
Invited in for refreshments were
Mesdames O. B. Moss, B. E. Mor
gan; Misses Sadie Richardson and J
Birdie Frank Lane.
SALE OF LAND FOR
1934 TAXES
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Vacant lot part of W. 0. W.
Est. on Gum Alley .97
Mrs. Dora Davis
Her Home Place in Gum A Hey j
3.17
John W. Harris
His home place on Pine St. $.28
David Herndon
His home place on Pine St. 12.81
t
Fred Herndon Est. |
His home place on Elm St. 5.65
Vacant lot Adj. Home ptace on
Elm St. 1.23
Mrs. Lena Hudson
Part of David Herndon
Place on Poplar St. 4.09
Matilda Lucas
Her home place on Gum Alley
5.91
. D. M. Mills
Mills Home place land in town
» 981
! A. M. Minga Est.
Vacant Williams lot in Ash St
97
, Lucas lot 2.01
J Home place on Branch St. tt 90
t Roland Mears
, I Yarborough lot on poplar St
5 79
Sykes lot on Poplar St 550
Mrs. Hettie Mcßride
J Her home place on Pine md
Ash Sts. 7.47
E. L. Pettiford
His home Place on Elm St. 5.65
| Vacant lot adj. Home place on
Elm St. .97
M. L. Pettiford
Wilkins land—part in town 201
Mrs. Minnie Pridgen
Part of Jasper Toney Place on
j Pine St. 7.47
T. W. M. Rice
His home place on Pine 5t.23 27
Kelly Richardson Est.
Old home house burned lot on
Rosin Hill 1.28
! Brick yard lot 210
j George Robbins
| His old home place on Pine St
9.03
George W. Spivey
Home place on Branch St. 6.31
J. W. M. Stone
• Dillard or Finch lot. 4.35
i Mrs. Mary Swanson Est.
i Old home place on Gum alley. 320
Sid J. Thomas Est.
Home place on Ash St. 5.13
Alford Edwards place on Ash. St.
5.65
Rev. A. A. Thompson
| Part of Church lot on Poplar
! St. 3,05
1 D. M. Mills lot on Poplar St. 2.01
D. M. Mills lot on Poplar St. 2 0L
W. T. Toney Agt.
Old home place Pine or Ash St
4.35
Wilkins lots on Ash St. 3.57
! Farm Land on Popular St. 357
Bettie Whitley
j Wilkins land part in town .77
j Wright Whitley Est.
j Old Home place on Branch St.
5.13
I A. Ed Wilkins Est
Old home place on Ash St slt
A. L. Wilkins ,
His home place on Gum Alley 9 82
Guilford Wilkins Est.
• Old Home on Rosin Hill 3 5' 7
1 Joseph Wilkins
Wilkins land part in town 7t
Penny Wilkins Est
Her old home place on Poplar
St. I 2 5
W. G. Wilkins Est.
Jasper Wilkins Place on
Branch St I 57
Ben Williams
Home place on Pme St. 12 21