Watermelon seeds and smiles spark a Texas fruit tale
Wanda Orton recalls a humorous moment with Susan Cummings over a seed stuck in her teeth while extolling watermelons. The piece blends personal memory with notes on watermelon nutrition, Texas production, and regional pride including Mason and the Watermelon Thump.
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Lee College
Susan
Rassment
Texas
Hempstead
Dilly
Knox City
Luling
Mason
Fredericksburg
Yeller
Highway 290
Susar
Wanda Orton
The
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Today in History and Birthdays Highlight May 18 Events
Highlights include South Carolina's ratification of the U S Constitution in 1788 and Mexico declaring war in 1846. Notables born today include Linnaeus Fuller Shaw Clooney Newcombe Carey Jewel and others. The 1960 Hawaii tsunami and 1949 German statehood are noted with a quote and a national police stat.
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U.S
Mexico
United States
Bonnie Parker
Clyde Barrow
Black Lake
Federal Republic of Germany
Hilo
Hawaii
Carolus Linnaeus
Margaret Fuller
Artie Shaw
Rosemary Clooney
John Newcombe
Drew Carey
Jewel
Louisville Colonels
Brooklyn
Remembering Mr. Hickerson the Baytown emergency leader
Chris Buckner recalls J Fletcher Hickerson longtime Baytown Civil Defense Officer and early mentor in emergency management. He highlights Hickerson role guiding planning training and public service shaping a safer community. Buckner notes Hickerson’s influence from the 1950s drills to FEMA courses and his lasting impact.
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Baytown
Ashbel Smith
Cove Road
Cove
Dwight Eisenhower
Houston
Has
FEMA
Texas Dps
Emergency Management
Mr. H
Public Works Department
National Emergency Management Institute
Emmitsburg
Maryland
Chris
Fletcher Hickerson
Chris Buckner
Houston Public Works Department
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