Editorial Memoir by Henry Ansley From Amarillo Grobe News
A fragment from Henry Ansley’s final editorial appears in the Amarillo Grobe-News. It reflects on aging, depression, and renewed community ties following a fatal traffic accident that cut his life short. The piece recalls past travel, social obligations, and a changed outlook toward neighbors and daily life.
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Amerilla
Texas
Grobe-News
Henry Ansley
News- Glove Organization
Peasidie
Mewe-Gishe
Belve
Frayed marriage and social life amid county fair dates
A man recalls a strained marriage three years past as he and his wife drifted apart amid clubs, parties, and busy schedules. He notes scarce home time, mismatched social lives, and a later attempt to reconnect through routine Sundays and gardening. Dees County Fair dates: Sept 2 3 4 and 5.
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Cocanut Mill
Pioneer tales and hospital memories from Coos and Curry counties
Eyewitness sketches from early Alaska gold rush life and a typhoid outbreak near Mt Shasta. Tales recount hospital wards, rescues, and locals including Ruth the selfless helper, Bub Kaiser, John Jagger, Jimmy Schussler, and EF Hall. The piece notes Belle Laird’s Queen Mother role and Tex Billingsley’s Saddle Club window display.
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Alaska
Nual
Coos-Curry
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Dees County
F J Kaiser
Bub
The
Hos
Pital
Bob
Forseyth
John Jagger
John
Jimmy Schuessler
EF Hall
Coquille River
Mars
Laird
Tex” Billingsley
Myrtle Point
Tex
Heart of
Saddle Club
Dude King Baker Creek Ranch
Powers
Shopsmith
HM. P. Motor
Sarg
Sarge Ohmyg
Abraham Lincoln
Huling
Sewing Machine Center
West Front Street
Coquille
Orfion
Myrtle Pett
Middlefork Myrtlewood CO
Koch
McClary Appliance Co
Kelvinator
Bendix
Philco
RCA
Ralph
Oregon
Western Stores
Harry M Johnson
South Hall Street
Pontiac
W. Front—Telephone
Sherwin-Williams Paints
Oscar’s Auto
Chuck’s
First Street
Clarno
OkRe
Taylor
Rm Ny
Stevens Hardware
Phowme
Oegon
Western Iron & Steel Co
Bieckernithing
Logsdon Jewelery
Southwestern Motors
Buick
Chevrolet
U. S
West First
Calhoun Electric Co
North Taylor Street
Jeck W. Calhoun
Herman's Men’s Store
Purkey
North Bend - Coquille
Icoquille Bootery
RED Goose Sémoes
Myrtle Hotel
Roseburg Highway
Myrtle Point, Ore
Olvye
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