Firemen and a Sunday chicken dinner tale
At the fire station Bob Skinner and fellow firefighters share risqué humor about preachers and a parish visit. Skinner recalls a Hinkle family dinner with a fried chicken feud and a barnyard rooster as the punchline, highlighting parish and family tensions in a rustic southern setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Skinner
Bill Edwards
Schoanceman
Mister Skinner
Edwards
Rufus Britton
Buzzard Town
Jim Hinkle
Fanny Snodgrass
Hinkle
Parsons
Johnny Hinkle
Enfield Ladies Attend Week-Long White Lake House Party
A group of Enfield women vacationing at White Lake for a week gathers at Davis Cottage. The party includes Mrs. I. D. Wood, Mrs. Robert Kimball, Mrs. N. M. McCutchen, Mrs. R. W. Baugham, Mrs. P. W. Brown, Mrs. A. H. Hardison, Mrs. B. B. Bobbitt, Mrs. T. M. Cooper, and Miss Bila Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Lake
Enfield
Davis Cottage
I. D. Wood
Robert Kimball
N. M. McCutchen
R. W. Baugham
P. W. Brown
A. H. Hardison
B. B. Bobbitt
T. M. Cooper
Bila Johnson
Owls Sweep Five Straight in July Victory
Lawrenceville's Owls knocked down six runs on 11 hits to defeat Sans 6 2 in a July 7 tilt. Pitcher Jones worked with Market Talley and Nethercutt behind a steady offense. In a July 10 game Crewe lost 2 0 as Owls used timely hitting and solid defense led by Kirby and Goff with Davis and Nethercutt fueling the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrenceville
Jones and Market
Talley
Nethercutt
Norfolk
Owls
Becraft
Strum
Harrell
W. Davis
RHF
Crewe
Crowder
Goff
Bouzag Martin
Nethercut
Local Families Visit Friends Over Weekend
Mesdames Sarah Pair Dorothy Butler Alice Mitchell and daughters of Antena spent Sunday with Mrs P W Ogburn. Dr and Mrs E D Harbour and children Marie and Clarence left Monday for a week in Western North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Pair
Dorothy Butler
Alice Mitchell
Ante,na
P. W. Ogburn
E. D. Harbour
Marie
Clarence
Wesern
North Carolina
Aged Woman Buried Near Ringwood Thursday
Mrs. M. J. Williams wife of the late Carey A. Williams died at Ringwood after a three week illness. Funeral services were held Thursday at Saint Clements Episcopal Church with the Rector Rev. Ben Brodie in charge. She was a charter member and is survived by children Mrs. B. M. Nicholson Mrs. J. H. Norman Mrs. C. Stubbins Julia and Willie Williams Carey A. Williams and grandchildren Carey Williams Jr Thomas Williams J. H. Norman 3rd Howard Norman Roger Norman Carey Patterson Norman Robert Norman and Mrs. Louise Thacker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Williams
Carey A. Williams
Ringwood
Saint Clements Episcopal Church
Ben Brodie
Williams
Mariah Juliet Pinchbeck
Dinwiddie County
Virginia
B. M. Nicholson
Enfield
J. H. Norman
Bath
Birth Announced for Hogadie Family Son
Mr and Mrs Alton Hogadie announce the birth of a son Sunday July 11. Mrs J Bynum is visiting Charlemont Massachusetts and New York and will return to Roanoke Rapids around the 20th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Hogadie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bub
By Carl Churchill
Man Hinkle
Mizzes Hinkle
Leetle Johnny
Mister Hinkle
Smith
Talley and Nethercutt
Rhe Crewe
Kirby
Davis
ARROW
Leggett
Halifax County
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