Collier Cobb and North Carolina Lore Remembered
The voice recalls William Harris TI born Feb 23 1939 to Mr and Mrs William Harris and shares memories of professor Collier Cobb. Anecdotes cover North Carolina life jokes about geography, religion, and local culture, with reflections on teachers and travel from varied places including Texas Alaska and Asia.
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William Harris TI
William Harris
Cobb
North Carolina
Alice
Frankie Roosevelt
North Carolin
Union
Territories
Texas
Scotland
Alaska
Boston
Sewannee River
Asia
High Point
N. C
Farber Stores Moves Forced Sale At Roanoke Rapids Store
William Farber announces a forced out sale as Farbers Inc must relocate from 1016 Roanoke Avenue Roanoke Rapids. The store has operated years with a general men and women’s merchandise line. Farber declines to reveal future plans and promises a later public update.
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Roanoke Avenue
William Farber
Farbers, Inc
The
Herald
Roanoke Rapids
Halifax County
Richmond Dry Goods Co
Mule Wink and Ear Droop Taints North Carolina Visit
A traveler recalls a round mule with one ear dropped and a wink, convinced the animal hailed from North Carolina during frequent visits to a hometown state and town.
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North Carolina
Enfield Social News Highlights Roanoke Visit and Local Meetings
Enfield residents Ella and Kitty Johnson spent the weekend in Roanoke Rapids with Mr and Mrs Howard Johnson. William Pope and Tom Lawrence receive treatment at Duke Hospital. Mrs Henry Cuthrell, home from Park View Hospital, shows improvement after five weeks. Fidelis Class hosts and plans outreach to shut ins. Enfield Methodist Protestant Church auxiliary holds Thank Offering with officers welcomed for the year. Enfield Baptist Ladies Aid meets with 30 in attendance, devotional and minutes. charity gift sent to a needy family. Edith Whitehead wedding plans noted during a small gathering. Card club hosts at Mrs Leonard Matthews home with patriotic table decor and a large guest list.
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William Pope
Tom Lawrence
Duke Hospital
Henry Cuthrell
Park View
Rocky Mount
Elsie
Vernelle Kimball
Enfield Baptist Church
Myrtle Brown Howell
Kiki Andleton
Enfield
Egbert Barnhill
J. P. Neville
Myrah Mann
D.A. Hunt
Mary Sykes
Exum Bellamy
J. N. Cutchen
A. H. Hardison
W. M. Fowlks
H. C Durham
C. N. Kimball
Enfield Baptist Ladies Aid Society
Mrs. Kimball
Billy Peel Hardison
Helen Barney
Robert Kimball
Robert Barnhill
Sam Arrington Dunn
Edith Whitehead
Grace Person
W. F. Dickens
Joe Pope
Elizabeth Beavans
R. E. Shervette, Jr
Wilhelmina Branch
Eula Stallings
Virginia Branch
M. E. Herman
G. L. Crump
Harry Branch
Elsie DeLysle
George Randolph
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Walter Winchell
Cross
Winchell
Collier Cobb
Miss Marks
Chapel Hill
Daddy
Shakespeare
Prof. Cobb
Africa
Afria
Wm. Farber
Ella Johnson
Kitty Johnson
Mrs
Howard Johnson
Leonard Matthews
Sherrod Heights
Hugh Sherrod
Evelina Fleming
BE. T. Morris
Blanche Moss
Lee Whitehead
Christine Huddle
Ernest Craughan
John M. Sherrod
Fred Wiggins
Nellie Bryan Newton
D. Mac Johnson
Theodore Harrison
Joe F. Edwards
Annie Mae Sherrod
Mary Collins
A. C. Nichols Jr
General Motors
Frigidaire
Sore Resours
Prolon Pheir
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Owen
Aday
E. W. Smith, Inc
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
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