Simple Things That Count in Life and Faith
A reflective piece celebrates simple values over complex modern concerns. The author recalls a failing effort to engage a student in physics, loves classic music and art, and champions one syllable words like love faith and God. He longs for quieter rural scenes and notes worries about IRS and debt as temporary distractions from life's simple beauty.
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Granville Knight
Athens High School
Grieg
Oklahoma
Blackwood Brothers
Stamps
LaRue Barbership
Dad
Caddo Valley
Alto
Nacogdoches
Texas
IRS
Eye of a hurricane described and details given
The passage explains the eye of a hurricane as a small clear area often under five miles wide where clouds part and winds calm briefly. It notes blue sky may appear and a stillness can descend before winds rush in from the opposite direction, marking the hurricane’s central hub before renewed fury.
Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 frontier farmers revolt
The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 was a frontier farmer revolt against a tax on grain transformed into whiskey, challenging federal authority and sparking a violent resistance at military and colonial frontier edges.
Butter as Colonial Farm Dairy Pillar in Early America
Butter formed the farm's first dairy product and main income, famed for quality from springhouses. Farmers salted butter in summer, kept it by cold springwater, selling to year round customers. private buyers paid 15 to 20 cents per pound, stores 10 to 12. fluid milk sales limited to near cities with daily deliveries. New York and Philadelphia farmers lugged milk in kettles through streets, selling six to ten cents a quart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philadelphia
Apostle Paul and Romans letter details
The quotes refer to Paul the Apostle. He writes to Christians in Rome. He is in Corinth when he writes the epistle. The verse is found in Romans chapter 1 verse 16 in the Bible.
Looking Back Fifty Six Years Ago In Whitewright Sun
From the Sun dated March 19 1920 notes Tom Moore died Tuesday evening. Local visits include Dr J F Spindle at a Dallas dental meeting and gatherings by Cantrell Sturdivant Huddleston Smith Parker Looney Bailey and Weldon Bailey. Also mentions Odd Fellows Fort Worth and plans of residents moving to Leonard Knox City and Dallas speaker J W Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Moore
J.F. Spindle
State Dental Association
Dallas
John Cantrell
Jim Sturdivant
Belle Huddleston
Denison
L.V. Smith
John Parker
Bonham
Ernest Harrison
J.J. Smith
John Garland
F.M. Echols
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Fort Worth
Looney Robbins
Leonard
Lee Kirkpatrick
J.W Bailey
Fair Park
G.D. McCarty
Knox City
Social Security for Young Workers Disability Benefits
Young workers and mothers should learn about disability protections under Social Security. Women face dual risk as disabled workers or spouses. Contact Sherman Social Security at 810 North Travis for the free booklet If you become disabled, and call 893-4301 during 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. weekdays.
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Social Security
Sherman Social Security
North
Travis
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William J. Monday
H.R. Sanders
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Ark
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J.J. Hogan
Pink Hill
Ralph Sanders
From the Sun
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U.S
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Jack Mathes
J.J. Looney
Jones Barbee
Minnie Murphy
Houston
C.P. McGinnis
D.W. Smith
Marvin Bryant
Madill
Okla
Spurgeon Truett
J.M. Wright
Kate Lou Russell
Henry Russell
Whitewright Sun
D.R. Lewis
Frances Gillespie
Babe Nell Penn
Mary Lee Andrews
Dorothy Hamilton
Lucile Craig
Mary Lou Blanks
Louise Echols
Elizabeth Waggoner
Annie Bess Carter
Catherine
Virginia McNeily
Alwilda Ryan
Florence Wilson
Marie Sears
J.D. Fleming
J.W. McMurry
W.F. Sanders
Glen Rose
Joe Smith
Orangeville
J.H. Graves and Son
the Sun
Charlie Layman
Grady
S.G. Wilson
Citizens National Bank of
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Jesse McIver
Gomer Graves
R.G. Pennington
Charlie Lewis
Slaton
A.J. Badgett
Kentuckytown
Pilot Grove
Dorchester
Cawthon Gym
Sherman
Guy Stepp
J.B. Thornhill
Byron Teague
L.E. Garner
Ross Brown
Eldridge Cavylor
Merriwell Vineyard
Paul Pierson
Mark Montgomery Jr
Jack Lay
Murl Ryan
J.¥. Bryant
J.H. Burma
C.J. Meador
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Elton L. Miller
Daria Howell
Grayson
Fannin
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Texas Agricultural Extension Service
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