THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1943
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Miss Barnette, Bride Os This
Week, Receives Many Honors
Miss Annie Laurie Barnette,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
E. Barnette, of this City, who is
to be married Saturday to Joseph
Macon Beasley, of Louisburg and
Baltimore, Md., has been honor
ed this week and last with a
number of parties, given chiefly
by members of the younger so
cial set. /
Rehearsal for the wedding will
be held Friday night and will be
followed by an informal party
at the Reams avenue home of the
bride, guests to be members of
the two families and the wed
ding party. Also scheduled are a
luncheon party and after the
wedding a reception at the Bar
nette residence.
Tuesday night hostesses were
Mrs. T. B. Brooks and Mrs. Rob
ert P. Bums, at the home of the
latter, where bingo with cards
was played at four tables and a
miscellaneous shower was given
to the honoree. Prize winners
included Mrs. Sam E. Barnette,
mother of the bride, and Mes
dames J. J and Ray Winstead.
Theatre party and dinner was
Monday’s event, with Misses
PEOPLE
YOU KNOW
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Mrs. Will Kirby spent Mon
day in Durham.
Dr. J. D. Bradsher was a Dur
visitor Monday morning.
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G. I. Prillimen was a Durham
visitor Wednesday.
Edwin Stevens of Yanceyville
spent some time in Roxboro
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Oakley
were Durham visitors Tuesday.
SL B. Winstead was a visitor to
Raleigh Monday morning.
Tom Ellis, of Cedar Grove,
spent several hours in Roxboro
Wednesday.
Miss Mary Elizabeth McKin
ney celebrated her
birthday Wednesday.
Lt. (J. G.) Charles Wood of
Harvard University is expected
to arrive in Roxboro this week
end.
In Raleigh on Tuesday were
Mrs. J. W. Brooks, Mrs. H. L.
Cooley and Mr. and Mrs. Lacy
Long and son, who visited Miss
Bessie Hedrick, a patient at Rex
hospital.
FROM REIDSVII.I.E
Mrs. E. V. Boatwright, of
Reidsville, formerly of Roxboro,
visited here Wednesday.
BUSINESS VISITORS
William Spencer, of Houston,
Texas, and 1 Gus Bickley of Chi
cago, are spending several days
here on business.
TWO SONS
Corporal Bill Spencer, of Camp
Lee Ya., spent Sunday here with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M.
Spencer. Their other son, Carroll
Spencer of the Paratroopers has
returned to Fort Benning, Ga.
RETURN TO HOMES
Mrs. A. E Webb, of Kinsale,
Va., and Mrs. Laura Garland, of
Warsaw, Va., left Wednesday
after visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
Merritt.
TO COhr -iNCE
Philip L Thomas, chairman of
the Person OPA board, together
with Mrs. Banders McWhorter,
community service chairman, and
Misses Virginia Brandon and
Mildred Carver, of the OPA
staff, were in Raleigh Wednes
day for a district conference ou
meat ratfcming.
, Jeanette Wrenn and Nancy
1 Brooks as hostesses. Chief honor
* for the bride-elect was a linen
| shower. She was also presented
with a corsage and each guest
, received a miniture corsage. Din
r ner was served at Hotel Roxboro.
Party Friday of last week was
given by Misses Zelda Holleman
t and Hazeline Yarborough at the
i Holleman residence, where rum
r my was played. Gift to the
? bride-elect was crystal in her
E! wedding pattern and prize win
■ ners were Mrs. Wade Gentry and
i Miss Wrenn. R< .freshments con
? sisted of pear salad, ginger ale
- and cake.
On the previous night Mrs.
: Wade Genhy and Miss Mary
- Gentry, at Hotel Roxboro, hon
: j ored Miss Barnette. Rummy was
> I played at four tables. Gift for
i the bride-elect' was crystal and
l prizes were won by Mrs. John
! Hudgins and Miss Holleman.
, Guests at each of the parties
■ were from among Miss Barnett’s
special friends, many of whom
; were with her at Roxboro high
; school and at Louisburg college.
FIRST VISIT
Private George Walker, Jr., of
Orlavdo Air Base, Orlando, I la'.,
is visiting members of his family
here. Sworn in in October, this
is Walker’s first visit home.
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ON JOB
Ciiy Manager Percy Bfoxam,
who has recently been at his
home on account of illness, re
turned j his desk at City Hall
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Tuesday, and has been there
each day since, for a few hours.
| PIE SALE
Members of the Service
League of St. Mark’s Episcopal
church, as a Lenten benefit, will
sponsor a pie sale, Saturday,
March 27, from 10 o’clock until
twelve neon at Thorras and Oak-
I i
ley drug store.
BAPTIST HOUR
’ Bringing to a close three
months of The Baptist Hour ra
dio series, Dr. Ellis A. Fuller,
Louisville, Ky., will speak l Sun
day morning, M!arch 28th, ac
cording to Dr. S. D. Lowe, At
lanta, Ga„ chairman of the
. Southern Baptist Radio Commit
, tee sponsoring the series.
STATE EDITOR HERE
■ Carl Georch, cf Raleigh, edi
tor of the State magazine, spent
. a few hours in Roxboro Wednes
’ | day on business.
II TRANSFERRED
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Pvt. Wade B. Gentry, of Rox-
I boro, formery stationed at St.
j Petersburg, Fla., has been trans
-1 ferred to Camp Crowder, Mo.
! FROM RICHMOND
i
j Giest of her mother, Mrs. W.
| B. Humphries, and Mr. Humph
ries, of Woodsdale, is Mrs. L. B.
’ Cottingham, of Richmond, Va.
’! Her husband is new in military
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service.
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i MARCH QUOTA
j March quote of Person Coun
’ j ty and Roxboro white men for
1 Selective Service, expected to be
‘ slightly smaller than usual in
I number, will leave here on Wed
’ | nesday, March 31.
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Major Reagan And
E , Party Will Come
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To First Church
Major Thomas H. Reagan, Post
f Chaplain at Camp Butner will be
’ j Sunday night speaker at 7:30 at
» Roxboro First Baptist church.
1 Soloist will be Mrs. Reagan. Oth-
I ers in the party will include
Corp. Arnold W. Matthews, di
- rector of music, and Sergeant
‘ Charles W. Teer, erganist, all of
Camp Butner.
Junior-Senior
Series For High
r Schools Begins
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I Roxboro and Person County
• high school junior-senior ban
t quets began here last night when
. Bethel Hill high school staged its
annual party at Hotel Roxboro
where reservations were made j
t for seventy guests, including j
students and faculty members.
Principal is R. E. Howard.
; Next on the list is to be Helena
high school on Friday, April 2,1
followed by Roxboro high school
j on the next Friday, April 9. Rox
boro high’s reservations number
180. Chairman of the faculty 1
committee is Miss Mabel Massey.
Mount Tirzah’s jjanquet will be
on April 13, and Hurdle Mills’;
r on April 23, all at Hotel Rox-!
’ boro.
I I Baptist Circles j
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• I Meet Monday
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'! In City Homes
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Circles of the Woman's Mis
sionary Society of Roxboro First
Baptist Church will meet on
C Monday as follows:
. 3:00 P. M.—Circle No. 1 with
’ Mrs. Curtis Oakley; Circle No. 2
; with Mrs. W. F. West; Circle No.j
3 with Mrs. W. H. Adair; Circle 1
No. 4 with Mrs. George Thomas, i
7:45 P. M.—Circle No. 5 with,
• | Mrs. Preston Satterfield, Jr.;'
i i Circle No. 6 with Mrs. R. W. |
■ Lunsford; Circle No. 7 with Mrs.
I T. B. Brooks.
• i All members are urged to
■ j bring Home Mission Offerings, j
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, Henry Winstead,
I Former Resident,
Visits Roxboro
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Henry Winstead, of Baltimore,
Maryland, spent several hours
, in Rcxboro Tuesday afternoon.
. | Mr. Winstead is a native of Per
| son county and was bom in a
. | house that was situated on the
. | lot that is now used by children
,' of the late Dr. and Mrs. Arch
.! Bradsher.
i Winstead lived here about
fifty years ago and has been liv
ing in Baltimore for many years
where he is the president of
Winstead Tobacco Company. j
: He has many relatives in this
county and spent a major por
tion of his time Tuesday with
S. G. Winstead and M. W. Sat
terfield.
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FROM PORTSMOUTH
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Brooks and
sons, James Robert, of Ports
mouth, Va., are to spend the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. J.
, W. Brooks in Roxboro.
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PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO. N. C.
O’Briant To Head
Committee Ori
Naval Aviation
Henry E O’Briant, chief of
Roxboro fira department, today
said he has accepted appoint
ment as Person chairman of the
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lection committee. The appoint
ment was made by Mebane E.
| Turner, of Winston-Salem, State
| chairman. O’Briant is expected to
interview boys and young men,
particularly those seventeen
years of age, or older, who may
1 be interested in Naval Aviation
• cadet service.
The program is expected to bej
■ of exceptional interest to high |
ABOUT SAME
Harry W. Winstead, Roxboro
and Danville, Va., business man,
who has been ill at his home
here for a week, remains about
the same.
school seniors. O’Briant can be
| seen at the Post Office, at the
| fire department and at his resi
| denoe.
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RETURNS HOME
Mrs. Karl Burger, who has
spent several days in a Rich
mond, Va., hospital, returned to
day to her home here.
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