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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1939
Page
16
A collage of seaside glee and tall tales appears as locals share humorous verse, fishing fragments, and a waterfront anecdote. The item catalog mixes a baby bombing verse, sea stories, a joke about a barometer, and a cartoon wish for Bill Allsgood, all tied to Roanoke Rapids and Morehead City readers.
Mrs. W C Williams entertained twelve with a bridge party on Thursday evening. Prizes went to Mrs. Allie Wood for high and Mrs. T M Bullock for second high. A fruit punch and salad course followed amid attractively arranged flowers. Guests included Mesdames Allie Wood A O George George Pappendick Edward Smoot Hubert Wirtz C L Elting Ivey Mahorn T M Bullock George Batton Bill Alligood V C Morgan and Miss Janie Lassiter.
Bill Hodges and Lew Hasty of Troop 142 spend three weeks at Camp Charles in the Eastern Carolina Council. Hasty serves as cabin leader during the stay at Bailey camp.
A vivid clash unfolds as a man wields a sword in his right hand and pokes John Bull with the left, while John Bull retorts that if he is harmed Uncle Sam will intervene and “beat you up.”
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