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- Tue November 21, 2017, 5:26 pm
- Forum: IRH-Bill Creech
- Topic: IRH - Bill Creech - Bridge and Things
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3297
- Sat November 18, 2017, 9:00 pm
- Forum: IRH-Bill Creech
- Topic: IRH - Mrs W. L.'s coaching
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3205
- Thu November 16, 2017, 5:22 pm
- Forum: Years ago in Hamlet
- Topic: News Messenger 49
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3391
- Mon November 13, 2017, 8:41 pm
- Forum: I Remember Hamlet
- Topic: IRH - The Hub
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6931
IRH - The Hub
The Hub (1957-59) by Russ Lancaster Ahh... The Hub! The nightmare of all parents and the place of places for teenagers with driver's licenses. This was the place to be seen with your girlfriend or the place to see others. The place where rumors began and where romances were both kindled and ended. A...
- Sat November 11, 2017, 11:28 am
- Forum: IRH-Bill Creech
- Topic: IRH - Bill Creech - Back Lot Football
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3220
- Thu November 9, 2017, 9:22 am
- Forum: Years ago in Hamlet
- Topic: News Messenger 48
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4038
- Mon November 6, 2017, 8:44 pm
- Forum: I Remember Hamlet
- Topic: IRH - Stewart's Candy Kitchen
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- Views: 3207
IRH - Stewart's Candy Kitchen
Stewart's Candy Kitchen (1947-1963) By Russ Lancaster with lots of help from: Doug Gray, Bruce Osburn, Jean Raby Nelson and Ashley Fetner I started school (first grade) at Hamlet Avenue School in 1947. Back then, it housed all 12 grades including High School. All grades had one thing in common... an...
- Sun November 5, 2017, 8:54 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: 1954 Hamlet
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2299
- Sat November 4, 2017, 7:41 pm
- Forum: IRH-Bill Creech
- Topic: IRH - Bill Creech - Back in Town Again
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2993
- Thu November 2, 2017, 7:57 am
- Forum: Years ago in Hamlet
- Topic: News Messenger 47
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3129
- Tue October 31, 2017, 8:44 pm
- Forum: I Remember Hamlet
- Topic: IRH - The Service Stations
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- Views: 3222
IRH - The Service Stations
The Service Stations (1950s) By Russ Lancaster With lots of help from: Murrie Lee, Doug Gray, Nancy Pollard, Jean Raby Nelson and Thelma Gene Bullock Piland Service stations were plentiful in Hamlet in the 1950’s, even more so than today. But, none of them were Mom and Pop combination fast food stor...
- Wed October 25, 2017, 1:25 pm
- Forum: I Remember Hamlet
- Topic: IRH - The Vickers House
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4310
IRH - The Vickers House
The Vickers House 1950s by Russ Lancaster I lived in many parts of town when I was growing up. My mom and dad were renters back then, not home-owners, and moving was a part of our lives. The best house I ever lived in was the Vickers house on Washington Avenue. It wasn't just the house that made it ...
- Tue October 24, 2017, 7:59 pm
- Forum: Years ago in Hamlet
- Topic: news messenger 46
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3278
- Mon October 23, 2017, 6:51 pm
- Forum: IRH-Bill Creech
- Topic: IRH - Bill Creech - Festival Anticipation
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3400
- Sat October 21, 2017, 10:02 am
- Forum: I Remember Hamlet
- Topic: IRH - Pepsi Cola & Cars
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3163
IRH - Pepsi Cola & Cars
Pepsi Cola & Cars a vacation from Hamlet 1952 by: Russ Lancaster In the summer of 1952, between my 10th and 11th birthdays, I had the opportunity to visit Mama Lancaster's house in Louisburg, NC. Mama Lancaster was by dad's mother and though she lived to be 97 years old, she looked older than th...
- Thu October 19, 2017, 7:28 pm
- Forum: Years ago in Hamlet
- Topic: News Messenger 45
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3276
- Sun October 15, 2017, 4:25 pm
- Forum: I Remember Hamlet
- Topic: IRH - Hylan Ave
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3380
IRH - Hylan Ave
Hylan Avenue 1957 by: Russ Lancaster My memories of Hylan Avenue center around 1957. I probably lived there part of 1956 and 1958 as well, but 1957 sticks in my memory because that is where I lived when I got my first drivers license. The house we lived in was in the first block West of Highway 177....
- Sun October 15, 2017, 4:15 pm
- Forum: IRH-Bill Creech
- Topic: IRH - Bill Creech - After the Festival visits
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3412
- Sat October 14, 2017, 3:11 pm
- Forum: Years ago in Hamlet
- Topic: News Messenger 44
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3016
- Thu October 12, 2017, 8:00 pm
- Forum: I Remember Hamlet
- Topic: IRH - Skipping School
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3253
IRH - Skipping School
Skipping School 1957 by: Russ Lancaster In the spring of 1957, I was caught skipping school. It was hard to keep a secret in Hamlet back then and I imagine it is just as hard today. I was caught "fair and square" and paid the appropriate price. I was 15 at the time and nearing the end of t...
- Wed October 11, 2017, 7:16 am
- Forum: IRH-Bill Creech
- Topic: IRH - Bill Creech - Seaboard Festival
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3416
- Tue October 10, 2017, 10:25 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: 1924 Hamlet Items
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10834
- Sun October 8, 2017, 1:51 pm
- Forum: Years ago in Hamlet
- Topic: News Messenger 43
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3218
- Sat October 7, 2017, 4:48 pm
- Forum: I Remember Hamlet
- Topic: IRH - Microscopes & Newspapers
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3270
IRH - Microscopes & Newspapers
Microscopes & Newspapers Mad Scientists 1953 by: Russ Lancaster Sometime in the fall of 1953, I was 12 years old at the time, I had an afternoon paper route delivering the Charlotte News. I had approximately 50 customers and my route was Hamlet Avenue from Highway 177 to Raleigh Street and then ...
- Wed October 4, 2017, 7:39 pm
- Forum: IRH-Bill Creech
- Topic: IRH - Bill Creech - Letters from Hamlet Doctors
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3287
- Tue October 3, 2017, 1:36 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: 1974 RCDJ article about the local Railroad
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2192
- Sun October 1, 2017, 9:00 pm
- Forum: I Remember Hamlet
- Topic: IRH - Seven Pines Stables
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3221
IRH - Seven Pines Stables
Seven Pines Stables Wild Horses 1980's by: Russ Lancaster Sometime during the early 1980’s, my wife, Helga, decided we needed a horse. She has always been interested in the old West, Indians, the Civil War and such. Maybe that was part of her reasoning. My first experience with a horse was when I wa...
- Sun October 1, 2017, 8:51 pm
- Forum: Years ago in Hamlet
- Topic: News Messenger 42
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3214
- Sat September 30, 2017, 2:11 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Stewart Gordon writes as "The Squire"
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4702
Stewart Gordon writes as "The Squire"
Stewart Gordon wrote many articles about Hamlet as "The Squire" for the Hamlet News Messenger.
Check them out.
http://ourhamlet.org/html/the_squire.html
Check them out.
http://ourhamlet.org/html/the_squire.html
- Fri September 29, 2017, 8:00 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: City Jail - 1973
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2267
- Wed September 27, 2017, 7:38 pm
- Forum: IRH-Bill Creech
- Topic: IRH - Bill Creech - The Old Post Office
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3432
- Tue September 26, 2017, 3:53 pm
- Forum: Years ago in Hamlet
- Topic: News Messenger 41
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3237
- Mon September 25, 2017, 7:52 pm
- Forum: I Remember Hamlet
- Topic: IRH - The Grab
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3714
IRH - The Grab
The Grab 1940's - 1970's by: Russ Lancaster The Grab... Just one of the names this place was called. It's official name was Fitzgerald's but most everyone called it "The Grab". It was the company store for the old Seaboard Airline Railroad. And, almost everyone in Hamlet worked for the Rai...
- Fri September 22, 2017, 9:58 pm
- Forum: Railroad items
- Topic: 1923 Train Schedule
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4185
- Thu September 21, 2017, 7:45 am
- Forum: Years ago in Hamlet
- Topic: News Messenger 40
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3260
- Wed September 20, 2017, 7:37 am
- Forum: I Remember Hamlet
- Topic: IRH - The Paper Route
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3370
IRH - The Paper Route
The Paper Routes by: Russ Lancaster This story could have also been named "The paper boy". I don't think the concept exists in Hamlet anymore these days but it was alive and well in the 40's and 50's. I should know; I was one of that long forgotten breed. The old "paper boy" has ...
- Mon September 18, 2017, 8:20 pm
- Forum: IRH-Bill Creech
- Topic: IRH - Bill Creech - Eddie was back in Town
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3377
- Sun September 17, 2017, 3:27 pm
- Forum: Years ago in Hamlet
- Topic: News Messenger 39
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3263
- Fri September 15, 2017, 4:28 pm
- Forum: Bacon's Bits
- Topic: Bacon Bits - RCDJ
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5115
- Wed September 13, 2017, 4:19 pm
- Forum: IRH-Bill Creech
- Topic: IRH - Bill Creech - Football Practice
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3396
- Tue September 12, 2017, 8:35 am
- Forum: Years ago in Hamlet
- Topic: News Messenger 38
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3400
- Sun September 10, 2017, 8:30 pm
- Forum: I Remember Hamlet
- Topic: IRH - Minturn Ave.
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3630
IRH - Minturn Ave.
Minturn Avenue 1954-55 The Teen Age Years by Russ Lancaster Two of the best years of my life as a boy in Hamlet were 1954 and 1955 when we lived in the Hugulet house on Minturn Avenue. We lived near the top of the hill in the second block East of Highway 177. This house was big enough for the oldest...
- Sat September 2, 2017, 1:13 pm
- Forum: IRH-Bill Creech
- Topic: IRH - Bill Creech - Going to the Dentist
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3671
- Fri September 1, 2017, 8:59 pm
- Forum: Years ago in Hamlet
- Topic: News Messenger 37
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3232
- Mon August 28, 2017, 7:09 pm
- Forum: IRH-Bill Creech
- Topic: IRH - Bill Creech - Mr. Charles Keziah
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3509
- Sun August 27, 2017, 3:26 pm
- Forum: I Remember Hamlet
- Topic: IRH - Ma Crofton
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3942
IRH - Ma Crofton
Ma Crofton by: Russ Lancaster At the site on the corner of King Street and Hamlet Avenue where Hardee's now stands, there used to be a small cafe/grill simply known as Ma Crofton's. It was there before I was born in 1941 and remained there at least until 1959 when I graduated High School and left Ha...
- Sun August 27, 2017, 3:09 pm
- Forum: Years ago in Hamlet
- Topic: News Messenger 36
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3320
- Wed August 23, 2017, 5:17 pm
- Forum: IRH-Bill Creech
- Topic: IRH - Bill Creech - A Football Picture
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3506
- Wed August 23, 2017, 5:06 pm
- Forum: I Remember Hamlet
- Topic: IRH - Cell Phone Drivers
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3241
IRH - Cell Phone Drivers
Cell Phone Drivers August 18, 2002 an editorial by: Russ Lancaster More Editorials Cell phones and drivers don't mix. It's a no-brainer; they just don't go well together. Have you been behind or beside a car lately with the driver being on the cell phone? Chances are pretty darn good that you have. ...
- Mon August 21, 2017, 3:52 pm
- Forum: Bacon's Bits
- Topic: Bacon Bits - New Year's Resolutions
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3481