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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1938
Page
8
John Hood, town character, and a gang led by Mister Skinner recall thirty five years ago when they disrupted a social event for Pattie Hiller. The Widder Hiller sought polish and barred the group, provoking resentment among those left off the guest list.
The tale recalls Pat t ie s coming out party at Mizzel Hiller s house with Jim Billups and others conspicuous by absence. Kids arrive from far and wide though not from home, while Johnny Hood and local social outcasts watch from a clump of trees and joke about the plan. Laughter erupts as two groups split, and a pint of rough corn liquor is procured. the scene shifts toward mischief and a page continues on Page 9.
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