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The Poor Town News 127
Ahoskie Sidelights ~ X, by Gwendolyn Pearce Mizelle
When You're 107 and Broke, What Then?
Verse, Last Leaf Upon the Tree, by Oliver Wendell Holmes
Slips That Pass in the Type, by Becky Pearce
Country Camera ~ River-Bank Fisherman
Ahoskie Sidelights ~ X, by Gwendolyn Pearce Mizelle
When You're 107 and Broke, What Then?
Verse, Last Leaf Upon the Tree, by Oliver Wendell Holmes
Slips That Pass in the Type, by Becky Pearce
Country Camera ~ River-Bank Fisherman
The Poor Town News 126
Ahoskie Sidelights ~ IX, by Gwendolyn Pearce Mizelle
Verse, The Road Less Traveled, by Robert Frost
When You Got Off the Ferry, You Knew You Were There
Sense Enough to Cross the Street
Rebecca at the Stoplight
Slips That Pass in the Type, by Becky Pearce
Ahoskie Sidelights ~ IX, by Gwendolyn Pearce Mizelle
Verse, The Road Less Traveled, by Robert Frost
When You Got Off the Ferry, You Knew You Were There
Sense Enough to Cross the Street
Rebecca at the Stoplight
Slips That Pass in the Type, by Becky Pearce
The Poor Town News 125
Ahoskie Sidelights ~ VIII, by Gwendolyn Pearce Mizelle
Horses and Mules
LeRoy Brown, the Mule
Verse ~ Mister, Here's Your Mule
The Bear and The Dog at the Church House, by Stanley Ray Mcqueen
The Church at Avoca
Slips That Pass in the Type, by Becky Pearce
They've Kept 'em Flying, by William E. Woolet
Ahoskie Sidelights ~ VIII, by Gwendolyn Pearce Mizelle
Horses and Mules
LeRoy Brown, the Mule
Verse ~ Mister, Here's Your Mule
The Bear and The Dog at the Church House, by Stanley Ray Mcqueen
The Church at Avoca
Slips That Pass in the Type, by Becky Pearce
They've Kept 'em Flying, by William E. Woolet
The Poor Town News 124
Ahoskie Sidelights ~ VII, by Gwendolyn Pearce Mizelle
Verse, I Would Not Die in Springtime, by Stephen Foster
Aunt Dormay and the Barn Roof, by Stanley Ray Mcqueen
The Light Near Petty Shore ~ and Gawk, by John Taylor
Country Store, by Jeanette White
Country Camera ~ Where Was the Donaldsons' Store?
Slips That Pass in the Type, by Becky Pearce
Grandma's Apron ~ Shirley Edwards
Ahoskie Sidelights ~ VII, by Gwendolyn Pearce Mizelle
Verse, I Would Not Die in Springtime, by Stephen Foster
Aunt Dormay and the Barn Roof, by Stanley Ray Mcqueen
The Light Near Petty Shore ~ and Gawk, by John Taylor
Country Store, by Jeanette White
Country Camera ~ Where Was the Donaldsons' Store?
Slips That Pass in the Type, by Becky Pearce
Grandma's Apron ~ Shirley Edwards
The Poor Town News 123
Ahoskie Sidelights ~ VI, by Gwendolyn Pearce Mizelle
Verse, The East-Bound Train
The Restaurant at Jockeys Ridge, by Ron Lupton
Revisiting Bill's Brush with the A-Bomb, by William E. Woolet
Slips That Pass in the Type, by Becky Pearce
The Rain and the Roads
Ahoskie Sidelights ~ VI, by Gwendolyn Pearce Mizelle
Verse, The East-Bound Train
The Restaurant at Jockeys Ridge, by Ron Lupton
Revisiting Bill's Brush with the A-Bomb, by William E. Woolet
Slips That Pass in the Type, by Becky Pearce
The Rain and the Roads
The Poor Town News 122
Ahoskie Sidelights ~ V, by Gwendolyn Pearce Mizelle
Aulander's Talking Table, by Jeanette White
Cemetery Lights and Jury Duty, by Ron Lupton
Verse: Dark, Deep and Cold, by Ebenezer Elliott
Slips That Pass in the Type, by Becky Pearce
Murphy's Medals
Debbie and Her Grandma Nora, by Debbie Mottley
Night Bus
Ahoskie Sidelights ~ V, by Gwendolyn Pearce Mizelle
Aulander's Talking Table, by Jeanette White
Cemetery Lights and Jury Duty, by Ron Lupton
Verse: Dark, Deep and Cold, by Ebenezer Elliott
Slips That Pass in the Type, by Becky Pearce
Murphy's Medals
Debbie and Her Grandma Nora, by Debbie Mottley
Night Bus
The Poor Town News 121
Ahoskie Sidelights ~ IV, by Gwendolyn Pearce Mizelle
Abraham Dolittle the Donkey Gets a Friend, by Janet Gibbs Vincent
Slips That Pass in the Type, by Becky Pearce
Verse: All Lovely Things, by Conrad Aiken
Grave Humor, by Jeanette White
Clean-Up Day in the Graveyard, by Stanley Ray Mcqueen
Photos: A Marker for Civil War Veteran Slade B. Matthews
Photo: Where Lafayette Slept
Summoned for the Jury
Ahoskie Sidelights ~ IV, by Gwendolyn Pearce Mizelle
Abraham Dolittle the Donkey Gets a Friend, by Janet Gibbs Vincent
Slips That Pass in the Type, by Becky Pearce
Verse: All Lovely Things, by Conrad Aiken
Grave Humor, by Jeanette White
Clean-Up Day in the Graveyard, by Stanley Ray Mcqueen
Photos: A Marker for Civil War Veteran Slade B. Matthews
Photo: Where Lafayette Slept
Summoned for the Jury
The Poor Town News 120
Ahoskie Sidelights ~ III, by Gwendolyn Pearce Mizelle
Verse, I Live in a Lonely House, by Robert Frost
Photo, Home from the Past
Seeing the Light at Early Station, by Jeanette White
What the T-Shirts Said
Slips That Pass in the Type, by Becky Pearce
Waiting for the Marquis D
Civil War Veteran's Grave Gets a Marker, by James R. Matthews
Ahoskie Sidelights ~ III, by Gwendolyn Pearce Mizelle
Verse, I Live in a Lonely House, by Robert Frost
Photo, Home from the Past
Seeing the Light at Early Station, by Jeanette White
What the T-Shirts Said
Slips That Pass in the Type, by Becky Pearce
Waiting for the Marquis D
Civil War Veteran's Grave Gets a Marker, by James R. Matthews
The Poor Town News 119
Ahoskie Sidelights ~ II, by Gwendolyn Pearce Mizelle
Verse, Maple on the Hill, by Gussie Davis
The Law That Changed the World
Ahoskie Sidelights ~ II, by Gwendolyn Pearce Mizelle
Verse, Maple on the Hill, by Gussie Davis
The Law That Changed the World
The Poor Town News 118
William E. Woolet and That Atomic Bomb, by Bill Woolet
Cindy Saved the Apinol Company, by Cindy Simmons
Jack Aulis Brightened Pat's Day, by Pat McCuen
Visit to an Old Air Base, by Oscar Trent
The Union Raid at Pitch Landing, by Chuck Veit
Ed Isbell's WWII Story, by Jerry Newton
Verse ~ We Shall Meet But We Shall Miss Him
William E. Woolet and That Atomic Bomb, by Bill Woolet
Cindy Saved the Apinol Company, by Cindy Simmons
Jack Aulis Brightened Pat's Day, by Pat McCuen
Visit to an Old Air Base, by Oscar Trent
The Union Raid at Pitch Landing, by Chuck Veit
Ed Isbell's WWII Story, by Jerry Newton
Verse ~ We Shall Meet But We Shall Miss Him
The Poor Town News 117
Dorothy's Window~X, by Dorothy Jenkins Combs
Verse, A Child Again, by Ruth Gillis
Dorothy's Window~X, by Dorothy Jenkins Combs
Verse, A Child Again, by Ruth Gillis
The Poor Town News 116
Dorothy's Window~IX, by Dorothy Jenkins Combs
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~XIV, by Stanley Hoggard
Okinawa and Kamikazes, by Julius Shoulars
Verse, I Know Not Why, by Morris Rosenfeld
Dorothy Brings Back Memories, by Florence Emery
Dorothy's Window~IX, by Dorothy Jenkins Combs
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~XIV, by Stanley Hoggard
Okinawa and Kamikazes, by Julius Shoulars
Verse, I Know Not Why, by Morris Rosenfeld
Dorothy Brings Back Memories, by Florence Emery
The Poor Town News 115
Dorothy's Window~VIII, by Dorothy Jenkins Combs
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~XIII, by Stanley Hoggard
Typhoon, by Julius Shoulars
Verse, Of the Lost Ship, by Eugene Richard White
Dorothy's Window~VIII, by Dorothy Jenkins Combs
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~XIII, by Stanley Hoggard
Typhoon, by Julius Shoulars
Verse, Of the Lost Ship, by Eugene Richard White
The Poor Town News 114
Dorothy's Window~VII, by Dorothy Jenkins Combs
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~XII, by Stanley Hoggard
Back to the States, by Julius Shoulars
Verse, In Memory Forever, by Ruth Gillis
Dorothy's Window~VII, by Dorothy Jenkins Combs
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~XII, by Stanley Hoggard
Back to the States, by Julius Shoulars
Verse, In Memory Forever, by Ruth Gillis
The Poor Town News 113
Dorothy's Window~VI, by Dorothy Jenkins Combs
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~XI, by Stanley Hoggard
Three Weeks on Omaha Beach, by Julius Shoulars
Verse, Roll Call
Memories of Jannie Hardy, by Faith Hardy-Greene
Dorothy's Window~VI, by Dorothy Jenkins Combs
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~XI, by Stanley Hoggard
Three Weeks on Omaha Beach, by Julius Shoulars
Verse, Roll Call
Memories of Jannie Hardy, by Faith Hardy-Greene
The Poor Town News 112
Dorothy's Window~V, by Dorothy Jenkins Combs
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~X, by Stanley Hoggard
WWII~The Blood-Red Beach, by Julius Shoulars
Verse, She Made Her Love a Valentine, by Ruth Gillis
More Memories from Aunt Venell, from Peggy Perry Davis
Dorothy's Window~V, by Dorothy Jenkins Combs
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~X, by Stanley Hoggard
WWII~The Blood-Red Beach, by Julius Shoulars
Verse, She Made Her Love a Valentine, by Ruth Gillis
More Memories from Aunt Venell, from Peggy Perry Davis
The Poor Town News 111
Dorothy's Window~IV, by Dorothy Jenkins Combs
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~IX, by Stanley Hoggard
WWII~Training on England's Beaches, by Julius Shoulars
Verse, White Cliffs of Dover, 1940, Nat Burton, Walter Kent
Memories from Aunt Venell, from Peggy Perry Davis
Dorothy's Window~IV, by Dorothy Jenkins Combs
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~IX, by Stanley Hoggard
WWII~Training on England's Beaches, by Julius Shoulars
Verse, White Cliffs of Dover, 1940, Nat Burton, Walter Kent
Memories from Aunt Venell, from Peggy Perry Davis
The Poor Town News 110
Dorothy's Window~III, by Dorothy Jenkins Combs
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~VIII, by Stanley Hoggard
WWII~Shipping Out, by Julius Shoulars
Uncle Purvis at the Bar of Justice, by Stanley Ray Mcqueen
Verse, Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail, Karl Davis and Harty Taylor
Is Poor Town a Real Place? ~ a Question from Sharon Powell
Dorothy's Window~III, by Dorothy Jenkins Combs
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~VIII, by Stanley Hoggard
WWII~Shipping Out, by Julius Shoulars
Uncle Purvis at the Bar of Justice, by Stanley Ray Mcqueen
Verse, Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail, Karl Davis and Harty Taylor
Is Poor Town a Real Place? ~ a Question from Sharon Powell
The Poor Town News 109
Dorothy's Window~II, by Dorothy Jenkins Combs
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~VII, by Stanley Hoggard
WWII~Navy Base, Army Garb, by Julius Shoulars
Uncle Purvis Shames the Family, by Stanley Ray Mcqueen
Verse, In the Jailhouse Now
Old Churches, Creeks and Herring Dips, by Gail Bracy Ingram
Dorothy's Window~II, by Dorothy Jenkins Combs
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~VII, by Stanley Hoggard
WWII~Navy Base, Army Garb, by Julius Shoulars
Uncle Purvis Shames the Family, by Stanley Ray Mcqueen
Verse, In the Jailhouse Now
Old Churches, Creeks and Herring Dips, by Gail Bracy Ingram
The Poor Town News 108
Dorothy's Window~I, by Dorothy Jenkins Combs
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~VI, by Stanley Hoggard
Verse, Red Wing, by Thurland Chattaway
Boot Camp, 1943, by Julius Shoulars
Uncle Purvis Gets Arrested, by Stanley Ray Mcqueen
Dorothy's Window~I, by Dorothy Jenkins Combs
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~VI, by Stanley Hoggard
Verse, Red Wing, by Thurland Chattaway
Boot Camp, 1943, by Julius Shoulars
Uncle Purvis Gets Arrested, by Stanley Ray Mcqueen
The Poor Town News 107
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~V, by Stanley Hoggard
Early English Cigarette Commercial
Verse, Good Morning, Mr. Zip-Zip-Zip, by Robert Lloyd
The Man from Muddy Fork~VII, by Stanley Ray Mcqueen
Feeding the Preacher, by Pete Austin
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~V, by Stanley Hoggard
Early English Cigarette Commercial
Verse, Good Morning, Mr. Zip-Zip-Zip, by Robert Lloyd
The Man from Muddy Fork~VII, by Stanley Ray Mcqueen
Feeding the Preacher, by Pete Austin
The Poor Town News 106
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~IV, by Stanley Hoggard
Taking the Ferry
Verse, An Old Indian Sat in His Little Canoe
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~IV, by Stanley Hoggard
Taking the Ferry
Verse, An Old Indian Sat in His Little Canoe
The Poor Town News 105
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~III, by Stanley Hoggard
Big Town on the Bay
Verse, By the Sea
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~III, by Stanley Hoggard
Big Town on the Bay
Verse, By the Sea
The Poor Town News 104
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~II, by Stanley Hoggard
Girlfriend's Papers Got Great Grades, by J. Lewis Storey
Forbes School Students, 1897-98, photo and text, J. Lewis Storey
Ma Harrell's Big Ol' Banty Rooster ~ Calvin Harrell
Verse: Aura Lea
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~II, by Stanley Hoggard
Girlfriend's Papers Got Great Grades, by J. Lewis Storey
Forbes School Students, 1897-98, photo and text, J. Lewis Storey
Ma Harrell's Big Ol' Banty Rooster ~ Calvin Harrell
Verse: Aura Lea
The Poor Town News 103
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~I, by Stanley Hoggard
The Man from Muddyfork~VI, by Stanley Ray Mcqueen
Verse: There's a Gold Mine in the Sky
Dad's Plank Prank, by Julius Shoulars
The Free-Milk List, by Thelma L. Sewell
Legend of John Cucklemaker Cale~I, by Stanley Hoggard
The Man from Muddyfork~VI, by Stanley Ray Mcqueen
Verse: There's a Gold Mine in the Sky
Dad's Plank Prank, by Julius Shoulars
The Free-Milk List, by Thelma L. Sewell
The Poor Town News 102
Quack-Quack, the Caged Duck, by Pete Austin
Tulips in December, a poem by Erin Ordway, 13
The Man from Muddyfork~V, by Stanley Ray Mcqueen
Double Delivery Scuttled Burt's Boat, by Sherill Toler Kuhlsen
Quack-Quack, the Caged Duck, by Pete Austin
Tulips in December, a poem by Erin Ordway, 13
The Man from Muddyfork~V, by Stanley Ray Mcqueen
Double Delivery Scuttled Burt's Boat, by Sherill Toler Kuhlsen
The Poor Town News 101
Bob Gerry ~ Country Printer, Country Philosopher
Verse: The Bridge Builder
The Man from Muddyfork~IV, by Stanley Ray Mcqueen
Bob Gerry ~ Country Printer, Country Philosopher
Verse: The Bridge Builder
The Man from Muddyfork~IV, by Stanley Ray Mcqueen
The Poor Town News 100
Carlton Talks to Clem About the 'Waw'
The Man from Muddyfork~III, by Stanley Ray Mcqueen
Why Should the Spirit of Mortal Be Proud, a poem by William Knox
The Civil War Refugee Families
An Award for Walter at Bob Melton's
Carlton Talks to Clem About the 'Waw'
The Man from Muddyfork~III, by Stanley Ray Mcqueen
Why Should the Spirit of Mortal Be Proud, a poem by William Knox
The Civil War Refugee Families
An Award for Walter at Bob Melton's
The Poor Town News 99
'Miss Mattie,' A Lifetime in Education, by Pete Austin
The Man from Muddyfork~II, by Stanley Ray Mcqueen
A Change of Perspective, a poem by Ruth Gillis
A Roanoke-Chowan Artist Named Speight
Collard Greens and Barbecue
'Miss Mattie,' A Lifetime in Education, by Pete Austin
The Man from Muddyfork~II, by Stanley Ray Mcqueen
A Change of Perspective, a poem by Ruth Gillis
A Roanoke-Chowan Artist Named Speight
Collard Greens and Barbecue
The Poor Town News 98
Capeharts Baptist Church, by Stanley Hoggard
Memories of the Harvests ~ Julius Shoulars
Study Hall Shenanigans, by Pete Austin
The Man from Muddyfork~I, by Stanley Ray Mcqueen
Collards, a poem, author unknown
Family Gathering in Colerain, early 1940s ~ Bill Williams
Photo of Thelma, plate in hand, at her 100th birthday party
Capeharts Baptist Church, by Stanley Hoggard
Memories of the Harvests ~ Julius Shoulars
Study Hall Shenanigans, by Pete Austin
The Man from Muddyfork~I, by Stanley Ray Mcqueen
Collards, a poem, author unknown
Family Gathering in Colerain, early 1940s ~ Bill Williams
Photo of Thelma, plate in hand, at her 100th birthday party
The Poor Town News 97
Classmates During the Hard Times ~ Pete Austin
Peanuts and Teacakes, a poem by Ruth Gillis
A Heavy Piece of History Sinks Slowly
in SC ~ Manly Hodge
Classmates During the Hard Times ~ Pete Austin
Peanuts and Teacakes, a poem by Ruth Gillis
A Heavy Piece of History Sinks Slowly
in SC ~ Manly Hodge
The Poor Town News 96
Thelma's Century in Pictures
Holly Grove Church, by Stanley Hoggard
Mother Grew Up in Holly Grove ~ Doris Holloman Parker
The Burning of Sandy Run, by Julius Shoulars
Long Silence Before the Prayer ~ Rebecca Pearce
Serving Time in the Coalfield, by Pete Austin
Return to Youth ~ Poem by Ruth Gillis
Thelma's Century in Pictures
Holly Grove Church, by Stanley Hoggard
Mother Grew Up in Holly Grove ~ Doris Holloman Parker
The Burning of Sandy Run, by Julius Shoulars
Long Silence Before the Prayer ~ Rebecca Pearce
Serving Time in the Coalfield, by Pete Austin
Return to Youth ~ Poem by Ruth Gillis
The Poor Town News 95
Thelma is Having a Birthday (She Was Born in 1903)
Close Call After the Powellsville Game ~ Pete Austin
The Hunt for Holy Grove, by John Bracy
Friendship Church Revisited ~ Poem by Ruth Gillis
Birds Were Herbert's Specialty, from Dave Henderson
We've Printed a Book
Thelma is Having a Birthday (She Was Born in 1903)
Close Call After the Powellsville Game ~ Pete Austin
The Hunt for Holy Grove, by John Bracy
Friendship Church Revisited ~ Poem by Ruth Gillis
Birds Were Herbert's Specialty, from Dave Henderson
We've Printed a Book
The Poor Town News 94
Colerain School and Students, 1905 ~ Bill Williams
'Next Time, I'll Stay on That Train Until It Stops,' from Virginia Powell Street
Schoolhouse Sketches ~ Pete Austin
Hornets Warmed a Cold School Day, by Julius Shoulars
Some of the Sawdust is Still There ~ Rod Baines
Verse: My Father Was a Sawmill Man, by Ruth Gillis
Colerain School and Students, 1905 ~ Bill Williams
'Next Time, I'll Stay on That Train Until It Stops,' from Virginia Powell Street
Schoolhouse Sketches ~ Pete Austin
Hornets Warmed a Cold School Day, by Julius Shoulars
Some of the Sawdust is Still There ~ Rod Baines
Verse: My Father Was a Sawmill Man, by Ruth Gillis
The Poor Town News 93
Old Church at Tunis
The Most Lonely News, by Ellen Cloud
Verse: Epitaph, by Ruth Gillis
Schoolhouse Sketches ~ Pete Austin
No Stomach for Collards, by Julius Shoulars
Country Camera ~ Catfish Farm
Old Church at Tunis
The Most Lonely News, by Ellen Cloud
Verse: Epitaph, by Ruth Gillis
Schoolhouse Sketches ~ Pete Austin
No Stomach for Collards, by Julius Shoulars
Country Camera ~ Catfish Farm
The Poor Town News 92
Murfreesboro High Graduates, 1947
Lunch Went to School in a Brown Paper Bag ~ Pete Austin
Verse: School Days 1945, by Ruth Gillis
Country Camera ~ 'Abraham Dolittle'
Murfreesboro High Graduates, 1947
Lunch Went to School in a Brown Paper Bag ~ Pete Austin
Verse: School Days 1945, by Ruth Gillis
Country Camera ~ 'Abraham Dolittle'
The Poor Town News 91
The Land and the Sea
Verse: Summertime Residence, by Ruth Gillis
Schoolhouse Sketches ~ Pete Austin
More Help for Bertie ~ Claudia Harrell Williams
The Land and the Sea
Verse: Summertime Residence, by Ruth Gillis
Schoolhouse Sketches ~ Pete Austin
More Help for Bertie ~ Claudia Harrell Williams
The Poor Town News 90
Helping After the Hurricane ~ by Claudia Harrell Williams
Verse: Who Can See the Wind?
Schoolhouse Sketches ~ Pete Austin
Uncle Matt's Bargain ~ by Stanley Mcqueen
There Were Grape-Hull Preserves, Also ~ Sandra Clark Outlaw
Helping After the Hurricane ~ by Claudia Harrell Williams
Verse: Who Can See the Wind?
Schoolhouse Sketches ~ Pete Austin
Uncle Matt's Bargain ~ by Stanley Mcqueen
There Were Grape-Hull Preserves, Also ~ Sandra Clark Outlaw
The Poor Town News 89
Jack and Janet Travell Powell Tour the "Free State
of Bertie," 1929 ~ by Virginia Powell Street
Verse: His Lovely Bride Forever, by Ruth Gillis
Roxobel Grandmother Had a Whippet ~ by Julius E. Shoulars
Schoolhouse Sketches ~ by Pete Austin
First-Grader, Fall of 1939 ~ by Elizabeth Hoggard Wiggins
Jack and Janet Travell Powell Tour the "Free State
of Bertie," 1929 ~ by Virginia Powell Street
Verse: His Lovely Bride Forever, by Ruth Gillis
Roxobel Grandmother Had a Whippet ~ by Julius E. Shoulars
Schoolhouse Sketches ~ by Pete Austin
First-Grader, Fall of 1939 ~ by Elizabeth Hoggard Wiggins
The Poor Town News 88
The Little Train That Did Its Best
Verse: Sentimental Journey
Schoolhouse Sketches, by Pete Austin
After Isabel, 2003
The Little Train That Did Its Best
Verse: Sentimental Journey
Schoolhouse Sketches, by Pete Austin
After Isabel, 2003
The Poor Town News 87
Lake Mattamuskeet
Verse, The Lake of the Dismal Swamp
The Founders of Barfields, by John Fletcher Freeman
Lake Mattamuskeet
Verse, The Lake of the Dismal Swamp
The Founders of Barfields, by John Fletcher Freeman
The Poor Town News 86
37 Weeks
"To Ride the Winds of Memory," a poem by Ruth Gillis
Needed ~ A Photo of a Hoover Cart
37 Weeks
"To Ride the Winds of Memory," a poem by Ruth Gillis
Needed ~ A Photo of a Hoover Cart
The Poor Town News 85
Growing Up in Roxobel ~ Part Two, by Jack Powell
(Edited by Virginia Powell Street)
Verse, The Trick of Time, by Ruth Gillis
Growing Up in Roxobel ~ Part Two, by Jack Powell
(Edited by Virginia Powell Street)
Verse, The Trick of Time, by Ruth Gillis
The Poor Town News 84
Growing Up in Roxobel ~ Part One, by Jack Powell
(Edited by Virginia Powell Street)
Verse, Little Johnny Gets a Chance, by Ruth Gillis
Growing Up in Roxobel ~ Part One, by Jack Powell
(Edited by Virginia Powell Street)
Verse, Little Johnny Gets a Chance, by Ruth Gillis
The Poor Town News 83
A Pleasant Afternoon ~ Just Remembering,
by Walter Albert Overton Jr.
"Beyond the Ashes," a poem by Ruth Gillis
Photo: Kay Early driving her uncle's "tobacco truck,"
pulled by his mule "Rabbit"
A Pleasant Afternoon ~ Just Remembering,
by Walter Albert Overton Jr.
"Beyond the Ashes," a poem by Ruth Gillis
Photo: Kay Early driving her uncle's "tobacco truck,"
pulled by his mule "Rabbit"
The Poor Town News 82
Working in Tobacco, by David Graham Hassell
Never Could Plow a Straight Row
"Whoa, Mule," a poem by Ruth Gillis
Working in Tobacco, by David Graham Hassell
Never Could Plow a Straight Row
"Whoa, Mule," a poem by Ruth Gillis
The Poor Town News 81
Gerri's Story, by Gerri Overton Abrahamsen
"The Old Home Place," a poem by "Alabama Granny" Ruth Gillis
Gerri's Story, by Gerri Overton Abrahamsen
"The Old Home Place," a poem by "Alabama Granny" Ruth Gillis
The Poor Town News 80
More Photos of Old Ahoskie, from Gerri Overton Abrahamsen
Viola's Story, by Viola Overton Reges
"When School Was Out," Great Poetry by Ruth Gillis
More Photos of Old Ahoskie, from Gerri Overton Abrahamsen
Viola's Story, by Viola Overton Reges
"When School Was Out," Great Poetry by Ruth Gillis
The Poor Town News 79
Old Ahoskie Photos, from Gerri Overton Abrahamsen
Mildred's Memories, by Mildred Overton Horan
Verse: Tell Me the Tales that to Me Were So Dear
Old Days on Patrol, by Carl Pollard
Perfume and Peanuts in the Big Town, by Gladys Ives Holton
Old Ahoskie Photos, from Gerri Overton Abrahamsen
Mildred's Memories, by Mildred Overton Horan
Verse: Tell Me the Tales that to Me Were So Dear
Old Days on Patrol, by Carl Pollard
Perfume and Peanuts in the Big Town, by Gladys Ives Holton
The Poor Town News 78
Critters and Creepy Crawlers, Part Two, by Ron Lupton
Verse: In the Good Old Summer Time
Critters and Creepy Crawlers, Part Two, by Ron Lupton
Verse: In the Good Old Summer Time
The Poor Town News 77
Critters and Creepy Crawlers, Part One, by Ron Lupton
Verse: To a Louse
Judge's Wife Made His Suit Out of Guano Sacks, by Laurie Slade
Old Building is Doing New Duty, with Echoes from the Past, by John Bracy
Critters and Creepy Crawlers, Part One, by Ron Lupton
Verse: To a Louse
Judge's Wife Made His Suit Out of Guano Sacks, by Laurie Slade
Old Building is Doing New Duty, with Echoes from the Past, by John Bracy
The Poor Town News 76
The Herald Office in Ahoskie
A Coca-Cola and a Pack of Nabs
Verse: When I Was Young the World Was Fair
The Wrong Brothers
Colerain and Rosemead, by Kay Early
The Herald Office in Ahoskie
A Coca-Cola and a Pack of Nabs
Verse: When I Was Young the World Was Fair
The Wrong Brothers
Colerain and Rosemead, by Kay Early
The Poor Town News 75
Preacher Bateman's Life Work
Verse: The Preacher and the Bear
The Judge and the Boys
Preacher Bateman's Life Work
Verse: The Preacher and the Bear
The Judge and the Boys
The Poor Town News 74
Ahoskie's Editor Extraordinary, by Joe Parker
Verse: Heights by Great Men
Ahoskie's Editor Extraordinary, by Joe Parker
Verse: Heights by Great Men
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