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MISSOURI

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‚	I~ SAW M&NY ~I~AN~ES“

George Bollinger is a typical, o1d~time Negro who lives in

Cape Girardeau. In his younger days he was big and powerful and even now at the age of 84 he is above the average in build. He

owns his home and his is the last colored Thxnlly to remain in this
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neighborhood which is rapidly being built up with modern homes. George has little education, unlike his wife who is much

younger and. uses fairly good Eng1ish..~ He sits on his porch and	~ ‚~.
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thoroughly enjoys talking of the long ago with those who appreci— ate listening to his story.

	“Benton Hill?“ he said. “Sure, its hanted. I seen things ~	C and. heard things there lots of times. Good. gosh atuightyl One

night we was driving through dere and we heard something~dat sound

like a woman just a scre~min~. Old itian Ousbery was with me and ~ •
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he wanted to stop and see what it was but I. says, ‘No you don‘t.

Drive on. You don ‚ t know what dat might be • ‚ Another time we ‚ s -
	driving by there, and dey was a great bi€ mule just standing cross			  ~
	deroadand he just wouldn‘t move. I-says, ‘3ust4rivs on and
	he‘ll get out of deway.‘ •Bi~t hé didn~t. When we gets to him, -	~
	he just i~arts .ri~ht inderniddle and half stands on one-side a~		~	~