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The Daily Independent
Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina
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The Boys Club hosted an enjoyable social event featuring contests like pie eating, cracker eating, gum chewing, and yarn spinning, with prizes awarded to winners including A. Mason, Tommy Lee, and others. Medals were given for tournament victories, and brief talks were made by club president Fred White and secretary N. Elton Aydlett, ending with refreshments.
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their prize for putting on the best bout of the evening.
The most hilarious feature of the evening's program was the pie eating contest for Juniors, won by A. Mason, whose prize was a baseball. The cracker eating contest for Intermediates was won by Tommy Lee, who also won a baseball. The gum chewing contest was won by Julian Hill, whose prize was a water pistol. Tommy Lee copped the biggest yarn contest, winning a tennis ball as his prize.
Compasses were awarded to Newton Krause for the best smile and Melvin Bell for the most freckles. Jimmy Brinson won a mouth harp in the homeliness contest.
Medals were presented to the following boys, who were winners in recent tournaments conducted by the club: Billy Henderson and L. Hill, table pool; R. L. Henderson, deck ring toss for Intermediates; "Nooky" Krause, deck ring toss for Preps; Tommy Lee, ping pong; and Harold Pace, board ring baseball for Preps.
Brief talks were made by Fred White, president of the club and N. Elton Aydlett, secretary.
Coca Colas and cakes were enjoyed at the conclusion of the program.
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various prizes awarded including baseballs, water pistol, tennis ball, compasses, mouth harp, and medals for tournament winners; event concluded with coca colas and cakes.
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The Boys Club held a social event with contests such as pie eating for Juniors won by A. Mason, cracker eating for Intermediates won by Tommy Lee, gum chewing won by Julian Hill, biggest yarn contest won by Tommy Lee, best smile to Newton Krause, most freckles to Melvin Bell, and homeliness to Jimmy Brinson. Medals presented to tournament winners: Billy Henderson and L. Hill in table pool, R. L. Henderson in deck ring toss for Intermediates, "Nooky" Krause in deck ring toss for Preps, Tommy Lee in ping pong, Harold Pace in board ring baseball for Preps. Brief talks by president Fred White and secretary N. Elton Aydlett.