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The Monroe Journal in Monroe, North Carolina

02 Jan 1917

Page 8

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The Monroe Journal

Location

Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 02, 1917

Page

8

Town Sketches by John Beasley recounts Smoky Jim tale

The column recalls a long-ago Monroe incident about a drunk man mistaking a pasteboard image of a woman for Mr. Gaur Toyce. It also tells the sad life of a boy nicknamed Smoky, raised by a white mistress after harsh beginnings, and his drift into hardship and running away.

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Journal Monroe Hardware Gaur Toyce Frank Stevens Billy Phifer Mesars Stevens Phifer New York Jim John Vann Monroe Union County Gatewood Son Mr. Vann R. Bb Redwine Vo Ligete Vann Moky Boe Anky Smoky Macbeth Darkey Indy Walt
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Break in the Heartbreak Tone Revealed in Fragment

Fragmentary OCR preserves a lone phrase about breaking and reaching, with unclear subject or setting. The readable text hints at emotional distress but lacks names, places, or events to anchor a complete news item.

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Smoky the Driftwood Man Finds Hollow Happiness in Monroe

A long narrative follows Smoky from criminal beginnings to wandering exile then settling with a well to do old cook in Monroe. He secures a license, enjoys warmth and music, and relies on his wife and Fid diler for support while his past threatens his fragile stability.

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Monroe Charlotte Register of Deeds Smoky Anc Diler Darkey Fiddler
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John Beasley Sverti Jade Lee Griffin Aia AS Fidence the Union Drug Co. Secrest, Ph.g Scott Bob Howie Ecards J.C. Smith Company Eery
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