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War era chatter in a Carolina town column
A rambling local column mixes mock war talk by residents like Ed McLellan and Col T B Moore with tales of banks, earthquakes, a devoted mule named Jock, and community notices from Tirzah and Monroe. The piece weaves humor, testimonies, Easter plans, and farm life into a single snapshot of small town life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Beasley
Ed McLellan
United States
Beer Skin Creek
J. H. Beckley
Charleston
Mr. Beckley
McNeeley
Washen
Annie Green
Hamp Huey
M Love Steele
P Creek
George Parks
Charlie Carnes
Judson Richardson
Bethlehem
D. ©. Wallace
Lessie
Lemnae Helms
Rehoboth
R. W. Flow
Baxter Carnes
Bexsie Carnes
Simpson
K. ¥. Hogan
Waxhaw
Unity
John W. McCain
Ola McCain
Walkersville
Ida Simpson
Parley McNeeley
Messrs
Theron
Ray Simpson
Kate Simpson
Bob-Lee Starnes
R. L. Montgomery
Caroline Simpson
Tirzah
Leonard Griffin