Dangerous Don Willingham's WIT & WISDOM FROM WINDY VALLEY
A Windy Valley tale recounts Jim Ed Lookingbill, chief engineer at Cox Oil, and his wife Johnnie Faye, buying a washer from Wilson & Womack. A repairman Robert Elvis Lee is sent after delays, and humor arises from spelling errors and the $85 service charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Willingham
Wit
Windy Valley
Jim Ed Lockingbill
Johnnie Faye
Wilson & Womack
Jim Ed
Big Jim
Cox Oil Company
England
France
Billy Fred
Robert Elvis Lee
Wilson & Womack's
Jim Ed Lookingbill
Robert Elvis
Lookingbill
Billy Fred Womack
Jim Ed Lookinghill
Notable Readers List Includes Ted Harris and Many Cities
A long roster of individuals names from diverse places is listed, including Ted D. Harris, Ann McWilliams, Phyllis Carlin, Neal White, and many others spanning states from Texas to California and Washington. The compilation appears as a community telephone directory style roster with no events or actions attached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted. D. Harris
Happy
D. E. Holliman
Panhandle
Bill Havens
Masterson
L. R. Watts
Stinnett
Hastings Antiques
Idalou
Ann McWilliams
Jackie Pendleton
Abilene
Anthony Porter
Hermleigh
Neal Roberts
Big Spring
Phyllis
Ted Carlin
APO
Dodson Civic Life and Cultural Pastimes in Early Years
Dodson residents pursued culture through piano lessons mule rides to lessons and local teachers like Pauline Rollings, Mrs Sharpe, and Pauline Peeples. Civic clubs such as the Dodson Civic Club, Home Demonstration Club, Eastern Star, Masonic Lodge, and PTA remained active as plans emerged for a Main Sweet park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Peeples
Bud Manzer
Maurice Dickson
Beulah Mae White
Pauline Rollings
Mrs. Sharpe
Helen Howell
Main Sweet
Helen
Double Eight
Night Owl Club
Dodson Civic Club
Home Demonstration Club
Eastern Star
Masonic Lodge
Parent Teachers Association
PTA
Dodsonville memory reel recalls town bands and arts
A memory piece fondly lists local contributors from the Worhanless wedding to the Town Band led by Murray Dodson. It highlights Ted Parker, Aquilla Roberts, Floy Kesler, and Betty Malone Wagner urging to “write it down” as the writer laments lost memories and a Victorian era of school plays, gospel tours, hotel dedications, and the Movie Theater as a community hub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewny Malone
Murray Dodson
Ted Parker
Dodson Group
Dodson
Aquilla Roberts
Dodsonville Road Company
Floy Kesler
Betty Malone Wagner
Camp Phoenix Helps Burned Children Build Friendships
The Burn Children Recovery Foundation of Everett Washington and Shriners Hospitals run Camp Phoenix to aid burn survivors. Twenty one American children joined seven Taiwanese peers for archery basketball swimming and play activities. The program offers a nurturing environment to support recovery and social integration with a contact number for Shriners Hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Phoenix
Burn Children Recovery Foundation
Everett
Wash
Shriners Hospitals
Hanging Tomato Garden and Red Starter Kit Guide
A garden tip feature promotes two tomato joy paths. The Hanging Tomato Garden grows cherry tomatoes in hanging pots indoors or out in about 60 days. The Big Red Tomato Starter Kit uses a two-chamber plastic divider with Miracle Sweet seeds to yield up to 100 pounds of eight ounce tomatoes in roughly four weeks.
Hospice care offers light in terminal illness struggles
Connie Dwyer reflects on hospice at Golden Spread Hospice in Wellington Texas. The piece explains hospice as supportive care focusing on quality of life, pain control, and emotional, spiritual, and family needs. It emphasizes honest communication, relief from pain, and the importance of saying meaningful goodbyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Dwyer
R.N
Golden Spread Hospice
Wellington
Texas
Hospice
Also Mentioned on This Page
NSN Syndicate
P. O. Box
Amarillo
Greenbelt Electric Cooperative
Leader Readers
Neal R. White
King of Prussia
Johnnie Gollihugh
Columbus
Alta Powell
Crossville
Hal
Becky Bridges
Macesney
Dale Donaldson
Coffeyville
John M. Bransford
Shreveport
Odie Hood
Marrero
Sam Adams
Glenwood
Beth Lopez
Saint Anthony
Herman Melton
Chatham
John Calvin Harper
Bartlesville
E. L. Maxwell
Tulsa, OK
James D. Coley
Pittsburgh
Verita Simon Allen
Tyler
Zo Moore
Kingsland
Ricardo O. Garcia Jr
Round
Ted O'Neil
Whitney
Bob Goforth
Willis
Edmond Schaded
Dwane Scott
Longview
Edna Smith
Sweeny
E. W. Trew
Bryan
Edith Young
Banquete
Johnnie Collins
Lakewood
David Jackson
Erda
James L. Stevenson
Tucson
Jim Cabbell
Los Alamos
Jean Herndon
Albuquerque
J. M. Johnson
Farmington
Jewell Richards
Connie Westlake
J. W. Browne
Belmont
van Dempsey
Clovis
John W. Emmert
Long Beach
J. A. Gollihugh
Bryce Foster
Fremont
Rudell Graves
Manteca
Russell Brewer
Yakima
Joseph Cerullo
Oak Harbor
Travis McGuire Jr
Pullman
Atririmis
Sharon Bowen
Frontier
Phoenix
Gardening Guide
Sewing Plant
P.O. Bor
Childress
The
Wellington Leader
New York Strip
John M. Hunt
South Main
Shamrock
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!