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Memories of the Ritz Theatre by Peggy Wildman
Peggy R. Wildman of Dallas shares memories of the Wellington Ritz Theatre, recalling early films and live shows, school days, friendships, and community ties. She reflects on dramatic moments, from a frightening encounter with a theater figure to classroom impact and social changes around segregation, ending with a sense of home in Wellington.
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Ritz
Peggy R. Wildman
Dallas
WHS
Texas Tech
SMU
Vanderbilt
David
Phillip
Kelly
Suzy
Wellington
Howard
Dell Riggs
Texas State Democratic Party
Dallas Metroplex
AARP
VOTE
Peggy
Howard Riggs
Ritz Theatre
RKO
Dorothy Riggs Vinson
Miss Childress
East Ward Elmentary School
Frankenstein
Wolfman
Walter Johnson
Billy Joe Hajek
Richard McClaskey
Teddy Joe James
Bedlam
Lennie Sims
Howard Moore Bunch
Robert Fulton
Kenneth Winter
Benny Karnes
Diane Wells
W.C. Saied
Joyce McPherson Norman
Neeta Ball Lewis
Curtis Bullington
Bumpas
Lora Dobbs Williams
Joel Hunnicutt
Frank
Passmore
Clark
Joyce
Lonnie Hollingsworth
Wellington High School
Burn Handley
Jerry Manual