Horse and Buggy Daze in Wimberley Texas
Narrator recalls Nimrod Scott's horseman lore and Joe Blackwell's freighting tale in early Texas life. A Studebaker wagon, mules named Bill and Jim, and a gray pony named Frank appear in rode-worn anecdotes. Joe brags he can pull anything, and a late episode with John Dobie ends in chuckles over hard-won wages and a worn buggy whip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Cedar Brakes
Wimberley
Joe Blackwell
Joe
Studebaker
Bill
Jim
Frank
San Marcos
John Dobie
John
Baseball reminiscences and long walks with a winning team
The excerpt recalls a baseball journey with Uncle Ney’s teaching, a long night returning to Wimberley after a trek of thirty miles and two wins. The author questions why some teammates didn’t become major leaguers, suggesting they were stars in spirit. Edmond Connally.
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Ney
Wimberley
We Should Be Ashamed and the Wimberley White Wings
A local call to duty urges residents to curb litter through a planned community cleanup. The proposal, led by Brute Meredith, forms the Wimberley White Wings with twelve women and twelve men organized into jeep teams to collect trash on monthly Saturday mornings starting April. Volunteers contact the Chamber offices or Meredith to join.
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Meredith
Wimberley White Wings
Chamber
Wanted Deer Lease in Wimberley Area for Hunters
Classified note seeks a permanent deer lease in the Wimberley region for one or two hunters or a small group lease for 5 or 6. includes contact details for J. W. Milligan in Texas City and a Wimberley phone listing.
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Wimberley
J. W. Milligan
2Nd Ave North
Texas City
Texas
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C. W. Wimberley
Detroit
Grandpa
John Nimrod Scott
Nimrod
Lewis McCuistion
Fischer
Edmond Connally
Allen Motor Company
Chrysler
Chrysler Boats & Motors
San Marcos, Texas
Simon
Gregg
Ford, Inc
Weatherford Funeral Home
Ken Weatherford
McCulloch
Chas. C. Cook
Wimberley, Tex
Cal Feaster
Allen
Lanny Montague
Wimberley Contractors
Bell & Howell
Lee Hanse
Thompsons Pharmacy Prescription Laboratory
W. Hopkins
Hays County
Cool Roof of Central Texas, Inc
East Court St
Seguin
Pendleton
Conoco
Garage
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