Interesting Facts from July
July 11, 1914- Babe Ruth debuted in the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox. Ruth made $2,900 his rookie season. Just six years later, his paycheck was worth $125,000 when he became a member of the New York Yankees.
July 14, 1914- Robert H. Goddard of Worcester, MA, patented liquid rocket fuel.
By Sharon Romine
They weren’t really. She never even wore them, but only held them in trust until I turned sixteen, at which time she was to give them to me. They were given to me by Mrs. Stumps, an elderly lady, that the neighborhood took turns caring for.
"Geezers" (slang for an old man) are easy to spot:
At sporting events, during the playing of
the National Anthem, Old Geezers hold
their caps over their hearts and sing without
embarrassment. They know the words and
believe in them. Old Geezers remember
World War I, the Depression, World
War II, Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Normandy
and Hitler. They remember the Atomic Age,
the Korean War, The Cold War, the Jet Age
and the Moon Landing, not to mention Vietnam.
By: Sharon L. Romine
I recall breakfast at Grandma’s. There I'd be all snuggled and warm under Grandma’s electric blanket, and Grandpa, passing by the end of my bed on the way to the kitchen, would reach out and grab my big toe. After I’d raised a fuss, he'd grumble about kids sleeping so late. It was usually all of 5:30 or 6:00. From the kitchen, I'd hear Grandma fussing, “Henry, leave that young’un alone, she needs her sleep.”
Submitted by Opal Fay Oxley(The original date of this story is unknown)
Letters come to the Birdseye Indiana Town Hall from all across the United States. They will ask the same question. How did Birdseye get its name? Town clerk Charlene Atkins has a difficult time answering these questions. No one seems to know for sure.
Local history has it that when the Dubois County Indiana town began in 1883, several names were suggested, but rejected by the Post Office.
Recipes
Three generations of cooks have used the following three recipes.
Dollie Hampton Morrow, 1905 to 1979, Alabama
Handed down to: Morrow Williams, 1930 to present, Alabama
Handed down to and contributed by: Sandy Driver
By Ken A. Rogers
On July 4, 1996 a piece of America died.
1931 photo of J. C. Mayfield being baptized. From left, Bro. Harvey Edwards, second person unknown, third person is J. C. Mayfield at age 16 years (wearing strip pants, which were borrowed.) Other people are unknown. The location was Thickers Creek, near the present day Hwy. 91, southwest of Hanceville, Alabama.
By: Joe Mayfield
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by Lynn Ruth Miller
December 26, 1999, Jerry Franks got a hole in one. It was an accomplishment he has been working toward since he moved here in 1936, when he was six months old. Franks, 63, was born in San Francisco. As he recalls, his interest in golf did not begin in the city. It was the atmosphere that surrounds the Pacifica Golf Course that molded his attitude toward the game in his infancy. Franks didn’t actually begin playing golf until fifteen years ago, but his life has always revolved around the Sharp Park course.
