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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 24, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes monday october 24,1988 frices i places stud ends give moby Dick a whale of a Reading from press dispatches in a Marathon worthy of Captain Ahab s Pursuit of he great White while a group Al High school students in great Harrington mass., staged a 21 hour Reading of moby diet the Clas sic novel of Man against whale. The fund raising event thursday through Friday kept 19 students at Monument Mountain regional High school immersed in whaling music a film version of the novel and Herman Melville s Book. I m going to bed for a Little while because i have a soccer game Tomor Row Well today actually Margo Ham Ilton said Early Friday. I Don t know if this helps to read the Book but it s More  beginning thursday afternoon each student and teacher Trudy Ames took turns Reading chapters. They finished about noon Friday. Ames planned the Reading of the novel set partly in nearby locales As a Way of getting the students enthusiastic about Ine Book. 1 like the idea of Oral Reading and i think it s important that they listen to each other read  to set the mood whaling music was played and a videotape of the film moby Dick played 14 limes through he night. Money raised by the Reading will help the students pay for a whale watching trip or a visit to a whaling museum. Each student sought out Spon sors for the Marathon so Ames did not know How much Money was raised. Great Harrington is about a dozen Miles from Arrowhead the farm where Melville wrote the novel in the Early l350s. Liars can spot a fib Veteran liars in Burlington wls., saw a familiar fib when they read a Story this week about a liars club in Nebraska. A lie judged Good enough to get the alleged author inducted into a liars Hall of lame in Nebraska in 1987 bears a striking resemblance to a lie that won a Missouri Man the title of world Cham Pion liar in the Burlington liar s club 1979 contest. Robert Peterson or of Dannebrog neb., claims one Day in february it was so cold that he saw a lawyer with his hands in his own pockets. That tale Tot Peterson inducted into the National liars Hall of Fame in Dannebrog. But in 1979, Ca untie of Eckland mo., was named world Champion liar by the Burlington liar s club for saying it was so cold in Missouri one Winter that he saw a politician standing on he Street Corner with his hands in his own pockets. The tie we named a Champion years ago was told with a politician not a lawyer said Don Reed vice president and 20-year member of the Burlington liar s club. But Reed said he does t mind. I feel there should be nothing to Stop anybody from telling a tall talc he said we re dedicated to the perpetuation of the american heritage of Tell ing All  but Well always be the Granddaddy of them All he added. The Burlington liar s club was founded in 1929 and chooses its Winner each new year s eve. Entries come from All Over the country and world. Last year More than 200 lies were sent to he Burlington club. At least that s what they say. Beef Over porec pies a dispute Over pork pies is Healing up in Southeastern Massachusetts an area noted More for its textile Mills and fishermen at Issue is which of two purveyors inherited a secret recipe for English pork pie brought to the area in 1900 by Thomas Hartley an English immigrant. We use Only the original Hartley recipe said Donald setters the owner of Hartley s pork pies of Somerset. There s nothing else like it made by any other  at Hartley s original pork pies of fall River the owner. Allen c. Johnson said i have a signed affidavit from the Elton John and friends Keck Star Elton John hugs afro fatty Sheedy backstage before a performance in new York Malton Square Garden Friday night. Joining Sheedy in we thing the British entertainer Luck Are front John s left Gul Forliti Davey Johnstons and Richie Sambora and Jon Bon Jostand hit Girlfriend do Rhoa. Hartley that i have he original Reci  one thing the pics have in common is that people come from around the country o buy them. A group that Calls itself pork pie lovers United visits setters store twice a year from South Carolina with special refrigerated suitcases. Johnson says Many of his regular customers come from new York and from Boston 50 Miles North. The rival pies look about the same muffin sized and yellow with a hard crust enveloping seasoned pork and Broth. Setters version at $1.10, is a dime More expensive than Johnson s. Both Bakers say they use antique English equipment and the recipe that Hartley never wrote Down. Hartley passed his pie business to his sons Ana grandsons one of whom opened he Somerset Branch in 19 59. That grandson sold his business to the setters family while another Hartley relative sold the fall River store hat now belongs to Johnson. My crust is better Johnson  would say you have to taste the Dif  fall River store offers a variety of pies including ones with Salmon and , who Sells Only pork pies said he sampled the Competition Only once a Long time  customers say the crust is not As Crunchy he pie is drier not As Juicy As mine he said. People like my pie bet  he recommends it As a Mam dish eaten with mashed potatoes or baked  brother. Daniel opened a pork Pic shop in nearby Bristol r.i., about five months ago. Their Mother Shirley is  customers could t live a week without their pork pies she said. Stripe classified your weekly marketplace id onto a Sre. 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