The Mystery of the 1823 dime

Body In 1933, at the height of the Great Depression, Motley County resident Ron Bailey’s maternal grandfather, William Marlin Clifton, was operating a gasoline service or “filling” station in Whiteflat, Texas.

LOOKING BACK

Body September 30, 1965—Ruth Ann Minyard installed as Worthy Advisor of Silverton Rainbow Girls . . . Owls crown Diana Strange as their Queen in pre-game activities . . . Mrs.

Slow-Cooker Chicken Stew an autumn favorite

Body Fall has me craving warm soups and stews.

To car-hop or to teach?

Body Substitute teachers are in high demand. The pay is good. I think I’d rather be a Sonic carhop. An Amarillo ISD help wanted sign is circulating on Facebook. Substitute teachers make $132 or $137 a day. The extra five bucks is for anyone with a college degree.

Third special session focuses on redistricting

Body AUSTIN— In a two-sentence press release, the secretary of state’s office announced an audit of four Texas counties — Dallas, Harris, Tarrant and Collin — for the 2020 election. The announcement came hours after former President Donald Trump called on Gov.

Cowboy Astrological Signs

Body Astrology is one of those wonderful pseudo-sciences like naturopathy or cattle futures that anybody with an imagination can rapidly become an expert in. I have taken it upon myself to devise my own astrological symbols.

Blindfolded Turkish keyboarding

Body If you learned to type long ago on a non-electric Remington with blank green keys, you’re ready for whatever. Go ahead. Buy a used laptop from overseas. Just don’t look at the keyboard. That’s why you took typing. To learn not to look. My laptop has a Turkish keyboard.

Climate change discussion need not be hot topic

Body Having a climate change discussion with folks where we live might cause some global warming of another kind—red faces, flared tempers, and hot-under-the-collar reactions. I would rather not hide this issue under a burning bush.

Third special session focuses on redistricting

Body AUSTIN—The Texas Legislature convened Monday for its third special session with the focus on redrawing political boundaries for House and Senate districts, as well as for the state’s congressional seats and for the State Board of Education.

Excuses for Keeping Culls

Body I try not to make this column too educational but sometimes there is a need that can’t be ignored. When ranchers and cowmen work their cowherd, they are often under pressure to cull cows that they have developed a peculiar fondness for.