Bub Overdoes a Good Thing at the Firehouse
Bub Skinner recalls a youth in North Hampton County North Carolina when he pressed for more pay from merchant Bummelstein. The tale ends with Skinner admitting he once lost his best job by overreaching and overdoing.
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Bub Skinner
Bruce Camp
Mister Camp
Fire House
Mister Skinner
Skinner
Bummelstein
Northampton County
North Carolina
Bubbert Skinner
Young Skinner
Bub
Germany
Rummelstein
Garysburg
Mr. Bummelstein
Christian Science Society Services and Reading Room
The Christian Science Society at 930 Roanoke Ave invites the public to Sunday service at 11 a.m. and Wednesday evening testimony meetings at 8 p.m. The reading room opens Tuesday and Friday 3 to 5 p.m. The September 25 1938 lesson sermon centers on Reality with biblical citations from Psalms Micah and a key passage from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy.
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Roanoke Ave
Christian Science
Jacob
Zion
Jerusalem
Mary Baker Eddy
God
Mrs Louis Dickens Funeral Held at Aurelian Springs
Funeral services for Mrs Louis Dickens 79 who died Saturday night at her home near Aurelian Springs were held Sunday afternoon at 3 20 from the residence with the Rev Wade Johnson of Halifax. Burial was in the family burial ground. Several children survive. Active pallbearers were Will Hux Matt Hux Bush Hux Lester Hux George Hux and Macon Hux.
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Louis Dickens
Aurelian Springs
Wade Johnson
Halifax
Will Hux
Matt Hux
Bush Hux
Lester Hux
George Hux
Macon Hux
Foolish Reminders Stir Tension at Workplace
A truncated dialogue fragment hints at power dynamics where an employee claims greater knowledge than the boss and admits foolhardy persistence in reminding him. The terse line suggests friction over authority and judgment in a workplace setting.
Teachers Bridge Club Hosts Elegant Wednesday Gathering
The Teachers Bridge Club met at Mrs. T. L. Martin home with hostesses Mrs. Thelma Daughtry Miss Mary Hix and Miss Jennie Walton. Betty Gates won high score with a pair of hose while the floating prize vase went to Mrs. Clayton Gurley. New members Hazel Hurst White and Olive Gilbert were elected.
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T. L. Martin
Thelma Daughtry
Mary Hix
Jennie Walton
Teachers Bridge Club
Martin
Betty Gates
Clayton Gurley
Ruth Dean
Martha Carson
Virginia
Sara Cannon
Kathrine Reid
Thelma Garriss
Mary Cannon
Marjorie Cannon
Amanda Tillman
John Marcus Smith
Hazel Whitehurst
Olive Gilbert
Walton Brewer of Emporia Spends Sunday in Town
Walton Brewer of Emporia Virginia spent Sunday in town detailing his visit and routine, with no notable events reported.
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Walton Brewer
Emporia, Va
Teapot Club Hosts Dr Patti and Guests
The Teapot Club featured Mrs John Dunn and Mrs Edwin Akers as hostesses with high score prizes for both a club member and a guest. Mrs T L Martin and Mrs Roderick Meikle won the club and guest prizes respectively. A five o clock salad course and fall floral decorations highlighted the afternoon. Several ladies attended including T L Martin W H Proctor R E Kimball Lyle Wilson Fred Wilmer Roderick Meikle D C Clark Clayton Gurley J M C Covington J C Williams J M Jackson Howard Hancock Dick Brown Tom Cheek M S Benton and W B Batton. Mrs Thomas Carter of Littleton is a patient at Roanoke Rapids Hospital.
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John Dunn
Edwin Akers
T. L. Martin
Roderick Meikle
W. H. Proctor
R. E. Kimball
Lyle Wilson
Fred Wilmer
D. C. Clark
Clayton Gurley
J. M. C. Covington
J. C. Williams
J. M. Jackson
Howard Hancock
Dick Brown
Tom Cheek
M. S. Benton
W. 8. Batton
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Christian Science Society
Roanoke Avenue
Roanoke Rapids
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Thomas Carter
Littleton
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
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