The Rockingham Quiz Is Moving - Once Again

I have had so much input and replies to The Rockingham Quiz, it has become a full time job to try to cut and paste from FB to here. Now, The Rockingham Quiz, will be on Facebook alone. I have created an album by the same name where the photos will be added.

The first entry with the new format has already been added. Check it out when you get time.

The Rockingham Quiz - 01-28-11

And, the next quiz - See if you recognize this business below, which I visited many times and the approximate date it was taken. This should be pretty easy.

The Rockingham Quiz - 01-27-11

This next photo below might be a little tricky but let's see how many know where this business was located and the name.

01-28-11 - OK, There have been a lot of good answers but the right one is: The Seafood Center, at the intersection of East Washington & Lawrence Streets in downtown Rockingham. The true photo is below, before I doctored it for the Quiz - it was taken in 1965.

The Rockingham Quiz - 01-26-11

OK folks - this one might be too easy but let's see who can identify this popular place in Rockingham.

1966-1967 Rockingham High 45th Class Reunion Planning Committee

Sondra Hondrine has notified me that there will be a meeting at Smithfield's in Rockingham at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 1st to plan our 45th High School Reunion. ANY AND EVERYONE IS INVITED TO JOIN THE PLANNING OF THE REUNION.

You can contact Sondra at: rhonrine@carolina.rr.com. Or Kay Smith at: Kay_and_Ben@hotmail.com Or Lawanda Walker at: walkerlks@hotmail.com.

Hope all will join in and make this the best reunion yet!

The Rockingham Quiz - 01-25-11

Does anyone recognize this little shop below from the early 1980s in Rockingham?

 

January 26, 2011 - I received a lot of good answers on this Quiz and most of them were right or partly right. Below is the actual photo and a little description of the shop in question:

My mom worked at that store for a while when Johnsie ran it. But, before this it was Homer Benoist's Five Points Grocery or as we all knew him as "Dynamite". Lane Hudson offered a little tidbit of info on Homer's humor but I remember one also. Does anyone remember Dog Fever? I remember when I first heard of that was when me and Dad was in Homers store one day and Homer came up to me and said he had been sick. He got right up close to me to see if he still had a fever....as I got closer to him, he barked like a dog real loud and scared the crap out of me. That was Dog Fever..

The Rockingham Quiz - 01-24-11

Anyone know where this favorite swimming pool was and the name?

The Rockingham Quiz - 01-22-11

Can you identify these two locations in Rockingham's past?

The Rockingham Quiz - 01-20-11

 

I have decided to only do the Rockingham Quiz on this blog. Having to go back and forth between two different sites probably caused confusion. So, each time I add a new entry(s), the date will be in the heading. After a few days, I will provide the Answer in the Comment section of the dated entry. I will announce on my website and on Facebook when a new entry is added. As noted before, if you have anything to add, just let me know - as long as it has something to do with Rockingham or Richmond County.

Let's see if this provides a little more participation.

First photo below for this new format: 1968 Rockingham Majoretts - can you name them?

1961 - Can you identify these guys?

The Rockingham Quiz

01-20-11 - This Rockingham Quiz is being revamped. Please look for a new Rockingham Quiz heading by the date of insertion. I will explain there.



This blog will be the answer sheet for the New Rockingham Quiz. Go to Rockingham Memories - The Rockingham Quiz Page to view the item to identify and come back here to post your responses, including the entry number associated with the item. The answer will be posted here the following day after the item was inserted on Rockingham Memories. Just hit the Comment part of this post and enter your information. Good luck!

Hopefully we can get a lot of participation as I did previously. If you have anything you want me to add to the Quiz, please let me know.

ANSWERS: 
1008011711 - Lady in red is Lara Jane McDonald, Bobbie Sue Chapel, Jenny Sue (Jenkins) Lear and her husband Billy Lear, Joan (Hinson) Comer obscured in photo and her husband Marcus Comer.


1007011711 -  Paul and Pam (Nettles) Dillman and Yours Truly and wife Sandra.


Bob McDonald pretty much figured these photos out and as always did an outstanding job of putting them all in context with our high school days. Don't know why but looks like the participation is playing out. Will keep my fingers crossed hoping for more input.
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1006011611 -  From the 1967 Rocket Annual - Jim Biggerstaff, Doris Baxley, Ray Shaw and Jim Miller.


1005011611 -  1950s- Buck Covington at old Rockingham Speedway. He Owned
and operated Covington's Body Shop, Highland Pines until retirement and his son Gene took over business. Probably most noted now with the younger set as Bucky Covington's grandfather.

No guesses on the Buck Covington photo. But Cathy was right with the other photo, except for the woman identified. Ray Shaw also taught at RTI when I was going there. I remember he loved his smokes. I believe he usually carried a pack of regular cigs in one shirt pocket and a pack of menthols in the other.

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1004011511 -  An ad that appeared in the 200th Historical Book in 1984 showing
Whitley's Discount Auto Sales located on Highway 74 with Williams Whitley & his son in the photo.


1003011511 -  An ad that appeared in the 200th Historical Book in 1984 showing Crackers, owned by Booty & Trudy Pate, the nightclub that was located on Airport Road. 

I guess no one could identify Crackers nightclub. I visited that nightclub quite a few times in my younger years. And Whitleys was a well known car dealer during that time. Appreciate the replies.
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1001011411 - From the 1966 Rocket Annual - Ms. Crosland and Herman Seawell.


1002011411 - From the 1965 Rocket Annual - Most Courteous Awards to Jane McCracken and Al Benoist.


There were some good answers, some right, some wrong and some close. Thanks for participating.