Auctioneer likens trade to acting at Marzfest fundraiser
Susan Hammons profiles Pete Bryant a Texaco veteran and seasoned auctioneer who will donate services for the March 19 Marzfest at the Permian Basin Rehabilitation Center. He explains auction banter, licensing changes, and the long hours behind selling everything from antiques to farm goods while keeping bidders engaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Hammons
Pete Bryant
Permian Basin Rehabilitation Center
Bryant
Texaco
Dub
Big Spring
Bryant and Bryant Auction Co
Dear Abby Columns On Privacy And Courtesy
A reader letters page echoes doorways to everyday etiquette with three queries. A traveling husband suspects infidelity after a missing pipe, a daughter-in-law asks for respect for her home rules, and a telephone worker requests being addressed as Mr while the women prefer formality in conversation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Philadelphia
Boston
Rankles
Secretary voted county judge in Hamilton Texas
Laura Lippman profiles Betty Jenkins a Hamilton County judge secretary turned judge the first woman elected to county office in the area. She rejects feminist labels preferring opportunity over ideology while balancing duties from handling intoxicated visitors to advising on wills and probates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryant
Bryan
Texas Department of Standards and Labor
Laura Lippman
Waco Tribune-Herald
Hamilton
Texas
Betty Jenkins
Jenkins
Sheriff’s Department
Andy Taylor
Mayberry
N.C
Andy Griffith
Judge
Hamilton County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Odessa
The
Odessa American
Dennis Copeland
Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Papa Bear