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Roanoke Rapids Herald in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

06 Apr 1939

Page 12

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Roanoke Rapids Herald

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Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 06, 1939

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12

Five Hundred Dollars From A Railroad Wreck Tale

Mister Skinner recounts Jim Billups rushing to a Rocky Mount wreck where he faked injury to claim a five hundred dollar reward. Billups hobbled in with wrapped limbs, pleadings, and a staged scene while Buck Wilson the railroad detective watched keenly from the edge of the crowd.

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Bub Skinner Mister Skinner Thelma Jim Billups Skinner Bob Jim Lee Billups Rocky Mount Ol’ Jim Buck Wilson
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Miss Davis Hostess for S C Club Meeting

Miss Helen Davis hosted at her Jefferson Street home last Thursday evening. The event featured spring decorations, a roll call, and a program by Miss Alma O'dell with piano selections by Misses Elizabeth Lyerly and Ellen Johnson. Refreshments were served to Ellen Johnson, Doris Harrison, Ophelia Sadler, Alma O'dell, Mabel Williams, Janet Grant, Elizabeth Lyerly, Gertie Lanier, Margaret Williams, Mildred Jordan, and Helen Davis.

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S. C Helen Davis Jefferson Street Alma O'dell Elizabeth Lyerly Ellen Johnson Doris Harrison Ophelia Sadler Mabel Williams Janet Grant Gertie Lanier Margaret Williams Mildred Jordan c
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