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Lost art of Bible restoration not so lost in Greenwood: Norris Bookbinding remains nation's largest Bible rebinder.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 26-JAN-04 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
GREENWOOD -- When Charles Sproles was bagging groceries at the local Jitney Jungle in the late 1940s, H.H. Norris, a regular customer, walked off one morning, leaving his milk and bread behind. When Sproles caught up with him in the parking lot, he learned it was no mistake. Norris wanted to offer him a job making 60 cents an hour binding Bibles.

"I was only making 25 cents an hour and couldn't believe it," said Sproles. "When I got off work, I high tailed it on my bicycle over to his place on my way home. He showed me what he did, but of course all I could think about was that 60 cents till hour. I went home and told my mother and her first reaction was that I had a real good job and might want to...

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