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Miss Nealie Briggs told me about her remarkable journey to become a registered nurse (RN). She came with her family to Memphis in 1954. She worked as a dishwasher and, eventually, as a cook for Winfield Mosely, where she was a paid a dollar less than the male cooks.

The 501:

Is there a cockroach defense league? They could use one.When grandchildren visited recently, I saw the latest Minion film with them. I’m not the best person to quiz regarding the plot. Ask them. Plots aren’t my thing. Besides, the seats were comfy, and I caught a few winks.

‘Little Flower’ and tragedy over Italy

Just prior to the 2024 Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Memorial Day ceremony in Wellington, I was privileged to be given a newspaper article from Troy Thomason about his brother, Melvin Thomason.

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JOHN R.BALLEWThe following is a continuation of an excerpt from “The Hall County Gangster: The Greatest Generation” by John R. Ballew.Raymond stood up and looked at the little world map on the wall. Ever y body in town who could find a map had hung one on their wall.

Letter to the editor

July 2, 2024 Dear editor,Since the Childress Senior Citizens Cetner will be closed on the Fourth of July, so we can all celebrate the holiday with our family, you need to come for a delicious meal on Thursday, July 11. Our location is 403 S. Main St.

Ponder Points

I discovered a poem recently that selected the six best doctors… sunlight, rest, exercise, diet, self-confidence and friends. It made me think for a moment about today’s commercials that promote various medications.

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The following is an excerpt from “The Hall County Gangster:The Greatest Generation” by John R. Ballew.December 1945. Raymond Ballew steeped out of his House of Quality appliance store.

From tent revival to a new Wellington Church

In June 1927, the renowned Assembly of God evangelist and church planter Ethel Musick erected a large tent and welcomed people from all across Collingsworth County to a nightly revival that would continue for over seven months.Born near Chickasha, Okla.

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The following is an excerpt from “Yesterday in Hall County, Texas” by Inez Baker, 1940.“Products from cotton, other than the lint, became known. The seeds, once burned or used to fill a mudhole, were found to be a vertible gold mine.

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A Memphis native, John R. Ballew taught history for 25 years in the trenches of the Texas public school system. He is a triple master: a Maste r of Science from T e x a s A&M University- Corp u s Christi, a master plumber from Texas and a master mason.