Ponder Points

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  • Vintage chest freezers bring back memories for Dr. Mike Wolf. Courtesy Photos
    Vintage chest freezers bring back memories for Dr. Mike Wolf. Courtesy Photos
  • DR. MIKE WOLF
    DR. MIKE WOLF
  • Barbara Creel and her husband, Fred, lived near Dr. Mike Wolf in Coldspring.
    Barbara Creel and her husband, Fred, lived near Dr. Mike Wolf in Coldspring.
  • Fred Creel’s old chest freezer remained after his recent garage sale.
    Fred Creel’s old chest freezer remained after his recent garage sale.
    On a hot summer day last July, I spotted an old chest freezer at a garage sale in Coldspring. As I inspected the relic, I began to recall a few friends and neighbors that had chest freezers in Wellington circa the 1950s and 1960s. They were usually located on back porches or in carports because of their size. For most folks, Wellington homes were relatively small and only had space for a refrig...

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