East Texas Yamboree and Sweet Potato Pone Traditions
Local note recalls East Texas cooking lore around the annual Texas Yamboree in Vilmer. Readers share old fashioned yam pone recipes, methods, and notes from Barbara Davis Ruth Rhea and Ruth Rhea with Annie B. Hiner's tests. Mentions sweet potatoes as a regional staple in winter dishes and a nostalgia for traditional dishes.
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Bylonse
Texus
Texas
Vilmer
East Texas
Barbara Davis
Ruth Rhea
Barbara
Ruth
Annie B. Hiner
Rhea
Ennis Pta
Disabled veterans plan meeting in Upshur County
The Upshur County No. 204 chapter of the Disabled American Veterans invites disabled veterans and families to attend a meeting on Tuesday October 26 at 7 p.m. at the Pine Acres Community Center Gilmer. A covered dish dinner precedes the session and the chapter will run a food and membership booth at the Yamboree.
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Upshur County No. 204
The
Disabled American Veterans
Washington
Pine Acres
Gilmer
Hwy. 155
Yamboree
Camp Switch Club Meeting at Richie Home in October
The October meeting of the Camp Switch Home Demonstration Club was at Mrs. A. I. Richie’s home. Members welcomed Mrs. M. L. Byrd, Mrs. John Beverly, and new member Mrs. C. C. Rateliff. Council Delegate T. J. Copeland spoke on Sew Fair and the November 12 Achievement Day at First Christian Church, Longview. The December meeting will be the Christmas party at Mrs. C. O. Lowry’s home. Nine members attended. Gold discovery on Cherokee Indian land in 1835 led to a $5 million cession to the Indians.
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Camp Switch Home
A. I. Richie
M. L. Byrd
John Beverly
C. C. Rateliff
Council
T. J. Copeland
First Christian Church
Longview
C. O. Lowry
Origin of the Republican Elephant and Democratic Donkey
The 1874 Harpers Weekly cartoon by Thomas Nast introduced the Republican elephant while the donkey first appeared as a symbol after Andrew Jackson's 1828 campaign. By the 1880s Nast's cartoons cemented the donkey as the Democratic symbol in public view.
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Harpers Weekly
Thomas Nast
Nast
Andrew Jackson
Jury Duty Called for Gregg County Residents
A total of 214 Gregg Countians have been called for a central jury panel for the week starting Monday October 25. Report to the courthouse in Longview at 10 a.m. Monday are Gladettes John David Mathis Agness N Bates Cindy A Reed Taylor Rittie Jones Bettie Williams Ollie Ducey Eula M Hale Mrs O L McKay Mrs Clifton E Smith Warren Acles Clyde Donald Kenneth Singleton Randle Elder Mrs Trudie L Griffin Mrs L M Hightower Marsh G Bortzfield Darrel Richey.
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Gregg
Trudie L. Griffin
L. M. Hightower
Marsh G. Bortzfield
Darrel Richey
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