Christmas memories and Shetland ponies from a millhand family
The narrator recalls a childhood rich with Christmas traditions and toy ponies, including a Shetland pony named Bullet. They describe family gatherings, Grandparents, Midnight Mass, and the earthy details of post Civil War memories. The piece ends with vivid images of dolls, trunks, books, and a heartfelt Christmas from millhands.
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Santa Claus
Toyland
Grandpa
Justine
Mexico Ole By Reba Hill Latchford
Five Wimberley couples returned from a week long trip to Mexico arranged through Big Bend Travel Service Presidio Texas. They traveled 540 miles by train starting in Ojinaga with stops in Chihuahua including a tour of Pancho Villa home and a photo with Pancho Villa’s wife who prompted smiles with Say cheese Tequila and Margaretta.
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Reba Hill Latchford
Wimberley
Mexico
Floyd
Eddie Coggashall
Louis
Ruth Lowery
Jim
Jean Swank
Curtis
Addie Gustafson
John
Reba Latchford
Big Bend
Presidio
Texas
Ojinaga
Chihuahua
Pancho Villa
Pancho
Margaretta
Remember This If You Work For A Man
A quoted admonition urges loyalty to a boss and the institution he represents. It argues that one should support the employer when paid, speak well, and only resign if forced to condemn the organization. It warns that disloyalty weakens ties and risks sudden ruin without understanding why.
Travelogue of Mountains and Seas Through Mexican Rail Route
The journey travels through Mexican mountains with 84 tunnels then by rail to Los Mochis and Topolobampo, with a Pacific coast boat trip. A return via Copper Canyon lodge stay features candlelight dinners and Mexican Indian dances, plus chilly evenings and hot-water issues. Editor notes a 10 year old student Reba Hill Latchford winning a local writing contest and future publication in The Mill.
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Mexico
West Side
Los Moches
Topa la Benibco
Bay
Creel
Reba Hill Latchford
Wimberley
San Marcos Record
JC Roberts
Detty Damon
Reba
The
Mill
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State Farm
State Board of Insurance
John A. Anderson
Guadalupe and
Colorado Sts
San Marcos, Texas
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Bloomington, Illinois
Comfort
San Marcos
Hi School
James E. Bolton
Wimberley Bargain Barn
River Road
Deep Sea