Out Where I Live
The poem evokes rural life on a lone road with toil and nature sounds. A coyote chorus marks evening as a woodpecker keeps rhythm, pecking a merry tune for listener and companion.
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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1941
Page
9
The poem evokes rural life on a lone road with toil and nature sounds. A coyote chorus marks evening as a woodpecker keeps rhythm, pecking a merry tune for listener and companion.
A short reflective piece on a child’s complex relationship with a swing. The speaker alternates between frustration and affection, describing how the swing lifts the imagination beyond the sky and inspires writing and memory. The narrator acknowledges tension between dislike and love for the swing.
Under the 1940 conservational materials program of the AAA Texas farmers received 228 tons of triple superphosphate and 60000 pounds of Austrian Winter peas.
Thirty graduates from 1940 are at college or work. North Texas State Teachers College in Denton is the top choice, with students at A&M University Baylor University University of Texas and others. Several married, some still at home, and many pursuing jobs, farming, or military service as oilmen drill for more reserves.
Texas farmers and ranchers receive about 128 million dollars yearly from the petroleum industry in lease and royalty payments, highlighting the state's energy ties to agriculture.
An observer recounts a lively Comanche high school reunion era with seniors’ exploits, marriages, showbiz ties, and local social minutes. Notable names include Jo Briscoe, J. B. Moody, Irene Grider, Thelma Graham, and Dena Lou Cox. Texas petroleum wages total about 272 million dollars annually, ~40 percent of the state payroll.
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