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Dale Tincher 64
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 Posted - 04/30/2009 : 12:14:10
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Hello everyone. J.L. Holsberry is sending some interesting Rainelle trivia questions. If you know the answer, please feel to post it to the discussion board or send me your answer and I will post it to the board with your name (unless you tell me not to use your name.) Thanks, J.L.! (For more interesting trivia that was posted in the past, see "Do you remember?" Dale
Question 1:
Who named the current streets in Rainelle?
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
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Dale Tincher 64
USA
485 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2009 : 12:16:08
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Another question from J.L.
What did the oldtimers call East Rainelle?
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
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Dale Tincher 64
USA
485 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2009 : 12:17:24
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More from J.L.:
Who ran Swede's during WWII, when John Johnson, "Swede" was in the army?
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
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Dale Tincher 64
USA
485 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2009 : 13:15:17
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When the Rainelle Golf Course came into being who were the greens keepers?
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
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Dale Tincher 64
USA
485 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2009 : 14:17:14
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Name of the first Afro-American to engage in athletics at Rainelle High School?
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
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Janet Ballengee Estep 68
USA
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Posted - 05/01/2009 : 09:11:46
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| Old timers called East Rainelle "Slabtown". I don't know who named the streets. |
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Dale Tincher 64
USA
485 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2009 : 11:54:28
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Originally posted by Janet Ballengee Estep 68
Old timers called East Rainelle "Slabtown". I don't know who named the streets.
You are correct, Janet - it was called "Slabtown". J.R. supplied the answers to me in advance. I would like to know why it was called Slabtown if someone could supply that.
We'll see if anyone answers the "streets" question & if not, I'll post the answer. Thanks, Dale
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
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Ron Estep 57
USA
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Posted - 05/01/2009 : 19:48:24
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Originally posted by Dale Tincher 64
Another question from J.L.
What did the oldtimers call East Rainelle?
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com
East Rainelle was called [ Slabtown]
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Dale Tincher 64
USA
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Posted - 05/01/2009 : 20:24:46
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Originally posted by Ron Estep 57
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Originally posted by Dale Tincher 64
Another question from J.L.
What did the oldtimers call East Rainelle?
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com
East Rainelle was called [ Slabtown]
Ron
Gerry Mitchell wrote the following as to why East Rainelle was called Slabtown - "East Rainelle was called Slabtown because the main streets were so muddy that slabs of lumber mill wood would be laid down in the walks and streets so people could walk across the muddy streets and try to keep out of the mud. My mom remembers such a situation well."
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
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Andy Aide Pendleton 64
USA
297 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2009 : 20:27:19
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The Rainelle Golf Course greenskeeper....
Bill Wells?
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Dale Tincher 64
USA
485 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2009 : 23:39:41
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Originally posted by Andy Aide Pendleton 64
The Rainelle Golf Course greenskeeper....
Bill Wells?
Andy
Andy
Andy, you got half of it. According to the J.L. Holsberry answer book, the greens keepers were Bill Wells and "Little Potts Kenvey". Dale
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
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Patty Cox Osborne 67
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Posted - 05/02/2009 : 01:22:47
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The streets were named by J.L. Holsberry, Postmaster at Rainelle, and French Powers, Postmaster at East Rainelle.
This is fun---hope J.L. has more!!!
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Dale Tincher 64
USA
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Posted - 05/02/2009 : 15:25:45
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Patty, I agree - they are fun. It looks like J.L. has many more. I've set up a J.L. folder in my Outlook to which his enjoyable trivial questions will be routed and I will post them as they arrive. If anyone else has some trivia questions, please post or forward them to me. The latest is below:
On Rt. 60 west going up to the first Rainelle reservoir there was a path to left of it that went up into the woods to a spot used for camping or just a cookout. What was its name?
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
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Dale Tincher 64
USA
485 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2009 : 15:27:12
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After graduation from RHS, a lot of us said that we did post- high school work at what to local fictionist schools?
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
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Dale Tincher 64
USA
485 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2009 : 15:34:53
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What family from up on Sewell Mountain delivered milk door-to-door in Rainelle?
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
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Dale Tincher 64
USA
485 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2009 : 15:35:58
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Originally posted by Patty Cox Osborne 67
The streets were named by J.L. Holsberry, Postmaster at Rainelle, and French Powers, Postmaster at East Rainelle.
This is fun---hope J.L. has more!!!
Patty
YOu got it right, Patty. From the J.L. answer book:
My dad, "Smitty" Holsberry postmaster and French Powers,asst. postmaster.
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
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