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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1975
Page
5
A family recalls their strict religious upbringing around a small town grocery. Tales include shop life hijinks, pranks on clerks, a post office substitution scheme, and a colorful view of community characters. The essay ends noting their father died in September 1972, six weeks after their mother.
A historical note recalls Truman's 1949 inauguration carried by TV and seen on 15 stations nationwide. The piece also cites per capita snack consumption and yearly soda intake, then describes a skunk's defensive spray and its vulnerability on the road.
The 100 acre Blue Gap Crews property east of Winters was built by Frank Bishop who lived there alone until his death in 1962. Hartwell Schwartz later acquired the farm through a 1963 contract. Bishop, a Navy veteran and isolated Christian, created multiple rock structures and a self reliant home while raising crops and livestock. He never married. his will left the land to siblings in California and Brownwood.
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