The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-06-01
MANTEo PERSONALS


Mrs. L. w. Higgins and children
have returned to their home in
Manteo from Philadelphia, Pa,
where they visited Mrs. Higgins
mother, who has been i'll. Mr.. Hug
gins went to Philadelphia Friday
to accompany them home. He was
accompanied to Philadelphia by
Miss Doris Afford and w. H. Fry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Creedon Midget
attended the Potato Festival in
Elizabeth City Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Rogers had
as their Sunday guests Mr.. and
Mrs. Dean Cooper and Miss Geral-
dine Winslow of Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Greet, Miss
Ruby Greet and Miss Carol Arm
Allen were among Manteo visitors
at the Potato Festival Saturday.
Mls. Lille Meekins has had as
her guests for several days her
sister, Mrs. Macon Emory, and Mr..
Emory of Durham.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Twiford of
Norfolk visited Mrs. Twiford's sis
ter Mrs. Gladys Brantley, and 9TH
er relatives Sunday.
Among those attending the Po-
tato Festival Saturday were Miss
es Annie Laurie Kee, Patricia
Baum, Mary Blanche Meekins, Ann
Dowdy, Martha Rae Rogers and
Mrs. Victor Meekins.
Pvt. julie Burrus has returned
to Fort Benning, Ga, after visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Orlando
Burrus, last weekend. He was ac-
companied to Raleigh by his moth
er, his sister, Miss Margaret Bur
rus, and w. G. Gates.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Pearce and
daughter, Misses Margaret and
Lois Pearce, were in Elizabeth
City Saturday, attending the Po-
tato Festival.
H. A. Greet, Jr., of East Caro-
lima College, is visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Greet.
Thomas Cannady, who has been
attending Edenton High School,
spent the weekend in Manteo with
his mother, Mrs. Dan Cannady.
Billy Midget has returned to his
home from Chowan College, and is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Creedon Midget.
Mrs. Carl Meekins of Norfolk
has been the guest of her sister,
in-law, Mrs. Gladys Brantley, for
the past week.
Willard Knight of Palm Beach,
Fla, has been the guest of his
father, W. R. Knight, for the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Robinson
of Kenosha, Wisconsin, were
guests last weekend of their cou-
sins, Mrs. Lille Meekins and Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence Swain. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robinson were on a trip to
Manteo and to Gulrock in Hyde
County, where they were looking
up members of Mr.. Robinson's
family, who were natives of Gull
rock, but have made their home in
Wisconsin for many years.
Mrs. M. L. Pennystone and son,
Montague, of Burlington, are
spending this week in Manteo.
Mrs. B. G. Davies of Castana,
Iowa, is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Dave West, and Mr.. West.
Mr.. and Mrs. West and daughter,
Inez, went to Norfolk Wednesday
afternoon to meet her.
DIR. w. w. Johnston flew to
Greensboro Sunday to see his new
grandson, who was born at Ais
Sunday morning to Mr.. and Mrs.
C. w. Kirkman. The baby weighed
seven pounds, Is ounces. Mrs.
Kirkman is the former Jean John
ston of Manteo, and has lived in
Greensboro since her marriage.
Mr., and Mrs. R. H. Atkinson,
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Mrs. T. D. Etheridge. Mrs. Leo
Midget, Gus Etheridge, Jr., and
Roxie Christine Etheridge left
Thursday for Mankato, Minnesota,
where they will visit Miss Amanda
Etheridge, who is a member of the
faculty at the State Teachers Col
lege there. They will be accompa-
MED home by Misses Annie and
Natalie Etheridge, who are stu
dents in the college, and who will
come to their Manteo home for
the summer holidays.
Miss Betty Krider. who has been
attending Chowan College at Muir
freesboro, is spending her vaca-
ton with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Krider.
Sam Burrus, who is stationed
at Staten Island, N. Y. with the
Navy, spent ten days here with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Orlando
Burrus.
Mrs. Ellie Midget had as her
guests last week end her daugh-
tiers. Miss Miriam Simpson and
Mre T n Paw of RaltimOro. also