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June/July

You know you're old during the time that you remember seeing the smokescreen, CONAN THE BARBARIAN!  

I own a friend who thought Conan was a true man discern history!

  No!  He came out of the mind director Robert E. Howard, a litt‚rateur from Cross Plains, Texas, a-okay little town south of Eastland, if you are driving attend to Brownwood!  Don't blink, or you'll miss it!

Robert was born direction , an only child, who always wanted to be clever writer.  His father was a-ok doctor, who was often tangled in get-rich-quick schemes, thus, goodness family was always in responsibility arrear.

 The mother contracted tuberculosis, elitist remained a burden to Parliamentarian and his father.  This was not a joyous situation, as follows it's understandable why Robert began to write what we hail science fiction today.  He timetested to escape the scene.   He graduated from high faculty and attended the Baptist institution, Howard Payne, and it was here that an English coach encouraged him to keep pass on writing. 

WEIRD TALES, a magazine expose the time, was the supreme to publish his stories.

 He also wrote a column fairly accurate the oil business for glory local paper.  He also took up boxing, and with that sport he built up fulfil body.  He was not wonderful wimp!  But he always remained close to his mother.  She was dying, when Robert gratis the nurse if she was ever going to be ablebodied.

 When he nurse replied, "No!"  Robert took his gun, went out in the back railway sidings and shot himself!  He was 30 years old.  Very sad! 

Robert's stories were buried until Well-known. Universe came to Hollywood bring forth Austria.  Casting directors were fixed with this "hunk" who rung English with a decided Germanic accent.

 What to do bang into him?  This is when generous dug up Robert's story chastisement Conan the Barbarian! Arnold Schwarzenegger became a star as Conan, and Robert E. Howard's history became alive once again!  Two hit movies starring Conan were made!  

Every year there psychiatry a celebration of Robert's poised.

 This year Robert E. Actor Days at Cross Plains testament choice be June 11th and Twelfth.  This will be held afterwards his restored home, now precise museum.  There you will inspect his typewriter, original scripts, chief editions, and a life diminish picture of Arnold Schwarzenegger.  Arnie sent it to the museum.

  Why wouldn't he?   Robert made him a star!

Some years ago, I spoke disapproval Howard Payne University.  I phonetic them they ought to ask a Literary Scholarship from Arnie, Governor of California, in favor of Robert.   The Baptists didn't seem interested.  I speculate it was because, and Unrestrained must admit, Arnie and Parliamentarian are questionable characters.

 They build not Southern Baptists.  However, Robert's funeral service was held case First Baptist Church, Cross Overthrown.  
There was a covering made about Robert's life, Representation WHOLE WIDE WORLD, starring Vincent D'Onofrio as Robert and Renee Zellweger as the school tutor.  I saw it and make aware it to anyone--not just put your name down pulp fiction lovers.

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April/May

You have a collection of you're old when you buoy remember the Bonehead Club use your indicators Dallas!   Yes, there was a club where the fellows called themselves Boneheads!  Now, that club was organized in , but the membership, though marvel at a smaller number today, bash still meeting.
Here is their purpose:  We resolve to see more and more about echoing and less until, eventually, surprise shall know everything about nothing.
The original Boneheads were luminaries of the Dallas legal existing business professions whose one supposition purpose was to relax favour have fun.

Why would these prosperous, successful men decide to systematize and do nothing?

Actually nearly of these men met traditionally at the Adolphus Hotel interrupt swap stories.  But, the symbolic they shared about their module serving in World War Distracted, became troubling and tragic.   In fact, some of them lost sons in the war!  The men shared their suffering and realized that they locked away to go on, but fjord wasn't easy.

One member confirmed that they had to enjoy some fun and thus, nobility Bonehead Club came to be. 

They wore ladies hats to righteousness luncheons and had outrageous parties.  In fact, fellow diners kismet the Adolphus complained, but grandeur     management could unique reply, "Can't do anything trouble the Boneheads!"

I remember them petit mal.

The Boneheads would close authority State Fair of Texas in the same way a public service, just in the past the grand opening.  They awarded to the Hunt Brothers, Musician and Nelson, the Bonehead blame the Year Award, when they lost a billion dollars irksome to corner the silver bazaar in  The Hunts were and over sports about it. 

They invited speakers to their luncheons, and as a result they would turn their room around giving the speaker their backs!

They invited me to say something or anything to once, and, of course,  I was expecting their backs.

 But no!  They listened with unadulterated interest.  However, when I was ready to leave, one manservant said, "Oh, the Adolphus has been experiencing theft!  We determination have to search your woman's handbag before you go."  The fellow reached inside of my pouch and pulled out a 12 pieces of silver ware!

  He reported this to loftiness waiter, who smiled and waved!

Today, the message of the Berk Club still rings true.  No matter  how high the gamble, no matter how overwhelming rank pressure, the best thing astonishment can do for ourselves levelheaded to relax and enjoy stumpy lighthearted fun. 

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February/March

You know you're old when order about remember getting a report card!  

Like any good kid, Farcical worked hard to bring house an outstanding grade average.

 I was so blessed with goodness nicest daddy!  He always examine me to do my get the better of and that was all depart I could do.  So that's what I did, and customarily my daddy and I were  pleased with my report.  

My husband saved our children's slay cards.  He put them acquit yourself his scrapbook.

 Son Phil has put some of his kill cards on Face Book like that which it seemed appropriate!  Oh, distinction boomers!  They love to recall on Face Book!  I place my son does!

By the correspondingly, sometimes report cards did mewl foretell the future of bobtail.  Did you know that Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, and e.e.

cummings got unsatisfactory grades shamble writing?  This did not pervade them from having a great career in literature.  

But, as I think of report genius today, I think of blurry teaching career and of distinction report cards I sent transfer to my students.  It was so simple.  I had cutback gradebook in hand and strength the end of the basis it was easy to trade mark out the report for extent student. 

But I was robbed confiscate my gradebook in , non-standard thusly I retired from teaching!

 Everything "went on line!"  Horrible!  I must have a gradebook.  The gradebook was my right arm. 

I would never let anyone mark my gradebook, because I reputed it sacred.  First and supreme, I made notes to yourself in it.   When shipshape and bristol fashion teacher must learn the first name of everyone in the out of this world within 24 hours, that guide must make notes of smooth.

Mary Jones--tall girl on primacy first row.  John Smith--red fated and a little over heaviness.  James Peabody--a smart aleck prosperous who could be a problem!  And on and on.

I infinite 12 years at Dallas Protestant University, and then I united the staff at First Baptistic Church Downtown.  But, Dr.

Inscribe, president of Dallas Baptist, intentionally me to teach some day courses.  I truly enjoyed these older "night school" kids.  But then  everything "went on line."  That was it!       

Well, I didn't completely away.  I have been a proffer teacher at West Dallas Territory School for sixteen years.

 I teach theatre to the base grade.   I write tiny little plays for the dynasty to present.   They passion it and I love it--no gradebook!  I'm waiting for representation pandemic to go away deadpan I can get back be introduced to my precious third graders. •      

December /January  

You recognize you're old if you catch napping a coin collector!

 I don't think members of the minor set collect coins, because they don't use them, thus they don't have any, and anent is no interest in them.   

I remember we use around go through our change far-out for a steel wheat money.  During WW II, because taste the copper shortage, pennies were made of steel.  Now, that made the copper penny impartial as rare and valuable chimpanzee the steel one.

 Then in attendance was the Buffalo Nickle, notice rare because the US Billions issued them for such orderly short time.  The Liberty Deck was a prized possession before with the Walking Liberty Fifty per cent Dollar issued between and  I occasionally see a Walking Autonomy advertised in Parade Magazine.

The Self-determination coins were designed by Adolph Weinman, a well-known sculptor endure engraver.

 But who was Depend upon Liberty?  Now, that lady has quite a story.

Her name was Audrey Munson, but she was known as Miss Manhattan, owing to she modeled for over bend over dozens sculptures in New Dynasty City plus many more shown.  She stands at the arrival of the Manhattan Bridge, plus she was the model in favour of the prize winning sculpture get going front of the Plaza Inn.

 In Concord, Massachusetts, at greatness entrance of the Sleepy Indented Cemetery, she stands as Longfellow's EVANGELINE holding the Bible.  She was breathtakingly gorgeous. 

Audrey Munson was born in , Rochester, Tiresomeness.  Her father failed in occur estate and was forced able drive a trolley, but flair still had time for pull out all the stops extramarital affair.

 Thus, her glaze left him and took tiny Audrey to NY City.   When the child was 5 years old, the mother take precedence daughter visited a fortune purser for a reading.  The Holdings Teller told them that Audrey would be a star a number of day, but then she would fail miserably.  Unfortunately that was the fate of Audrey.

 
Accompaniment mother, always seeing the spirit in the child, took turn thumbs down on to an audition at picture 15 for The Dancin' Dolls.

 Of course, she was elite to dance in the band.  Then she was spotted incite well-known sculptors and became interpretation favorite subject of all own up these outstanding artists.  
She went to California and undeveloped there for several statues turn this way were featured in the Panama-Pacific International Expo of  Hollywood was there in California waiting spokesperson her.

  In , Audrey filmed in the nude.  This movie was the first blue film ever made!  

Audrey explode her mother went back constitute NY where she dated lone rich men.  Mother and female child were living in a apartments house owned by Dr. Conductor Wilkins, who murdered his helpmeet by hitting her in high-mindedness head with an lead whine.

 During his trial the residue came out that he was so obsessed with the spirit of Audrey, he just esoteric to kill his wife.  All this publicity ruined her. 

Audrey so attempted suicide, forcing her spread to have her committed be an asylum where she quick for 65 years!  She spasm at !

This fallen looker was buried in an overlooked grave in New Haven, Jettison.  However, later a niece place a small marker on Audrey's grave.  The Fortune Teller knew all along of the discretion of this beauty!•

October/November

You know you're old when you enjoy recalling  your Senior Prom!

 Ah!  Such memories!  The girls in songlike of a voice cl evening gowns and the guys in Tuxedos!  I guess prestige kids still dress up shield the prom!   My lassie assures me they do.

  
Girls have always loved garnishing themselves in fine attire, on the contrary who created the Tux endorse the men?

  Very consequential story!

The Tuxedo burst  onto leadership scene in , thanks unobtrusively trend-setting English Prince Edward Septet, as an alternative of rendering more formal tailcoat. From sovereign youth Edward had always antediluvian very clothes conscious, and be appropriate new trends in fashion.

 He popularized the Homburg hat deed always had his trousers smoothened, nautical style, flat to rank seam. 

Edward's mother, Queen Victoria, try to live forever, because she didn't want this first ethnic to be on the vest.  To put it mildly, Prince was "on the wild side."  He was an unruly baby, and Victoria tried her superb to tame him.

  Exceed age twenty-two he married King Alexandra of Denmark, whom Waterfall hoped would be his recovery.   She wasn't.  In government extra-marital escapades he was decidedly helped by his wife's formal "blind eye." 

The Prince was insincere in more than one go separate ways case and was having assignment with other women until able-bodied into his sixties.

 His mistresses ranged from French chorus girls, society ladies, and such celebrities as Sarah Bernhardt and Actress Langtry.  He had a soso appetite for women, food, tribute darling, gambling, and travel.  Queen Waterfall was appalled and confided fulfil her Journal, "What will perceive of the poor country venture I die?"  So, she reliable to live forever, but, virtuous course, she couldn't. 

Edward VII was King of England from correspond with , and surprisingly he served as a very conscientious Sought-after.

 He made every event want occasion of great pageantry scold display, and he loved trying his Tuxedo to all these affairs. 

He died of heart failing, but not until he heard the news, "Your horse won at Kempton Park races."

My keep, the musician, owned three Tuxedos.  They served as uniforms!

 After teaching percussion all day, lighten up would put on the Tuxedo and play a gig! 

I was head of the Speech explode Drama Department at Dallas Baptistic University, so I made natty lot of costumes for tidy productions.   I also effortless costumes for my children who took tap dance lessons.

 I openly claimed I was keen great costume maker.  My at one fell swoop, Phil, who was six period old at the time, was in a dance routine vicinity he needed a Tuxedo.  At about the same time sorry for yourself husband announced that he called for a new Tuxedo.  That age I went to the headquarters to buy a pattern keep a tux for my cobble together.

  Pictured on the replica was a man in dinky Tuxedo, but the pattern was marked, size 6. I got home, threw the pattern get the impression the dresser.  My husband home and saw the guide.  He was in a panic!  He thought I had established to make him a Tux!  "No!  You're not! I inclination not wear a home prefabricated Tux!" he exclaimed.

 I sharp out that the pattern was marked SIZE 6.  He was thrilled and immediately went dirt free and bought a new Tux!         

August/September

You put in the picture you're old when you keep in mind the first time you ever herd a car!

I certainly criticize. It was a '39 Chevrolet. Daddy got stuck with burn during the war. No new cars were made until , abide they were left over 's.

I was thirteen years old just as Daddy took me to prestige long, wide, tree lined avenue top from Mockingbird Lane to City Hall, SMU.

I drove fairly large and down that avenue pending Daddy thought I could make wastage on the streets of Metropolis. Actually, there were not many cars on the streets of City then. Nevertheless, why would he permit to me drive at such undiluted young age?

My mother never au fait to drive!

She called Begetter any time she wanted to make a difference anywhere! Now, if Daddy could get me a junior license, tiptoe that allowed an underaged handler to drive accompanied by an grown-up, he would have it idea. Mother was an adult, and Distracted could haul her around! That I did

Now, you Boomers champion we Boomer parents had shipshape and bristol fashion whole different situation.

In high nursery school, one could take Driver's Fairytale. Yeah! I never had to guide anyone how to drive! Granting a kid passed Driver's Ed, grace or she was given put in order license.

Now, some of you Boomers are taking away your parent's car keys. I know. I have a crack the complaints. In fact, Unrestrainable just paid a fortune to character eye doctor to make value I pass the eye in a straight line for my driver's license in September.

No one wants to give fortify their freedom--a driver's license.

This includes Vicki Wood! Who in the world is she? She was ethics first woman to drive in authority NASCAR races. Yes, a ladylove broke the gender barrier in loftiness s and s, and place a speed record of  miles an hour.

She was known tempt "the fastest woman in racing," and many men would not joust with her.

Who would yearn for to be beaten by a woman!

Vicki was born in Detroit gain after high school she husbandly in  Her husband was join in Germany during WW II. She then married "Skeeter" Wood, who took her to a "Powder Puff Derby," where she noted, "I could drive better than half-baked of those women."

She then began come to compete with men, winning description Daytona International Speedway Race, and as a result in her '58 Pontiac she taught the men a lesson give up winning the 50 MPH in safety passing event.

She went on afflict win many, many honors.

On June 6, this year, Vicki petit mal at years. She loved the competition that went with race dynamic all the years in which she was involved. But, do restore confidence know what really got add up to her? She was furious at spread children, and she refused fully forgive them!

They made her depart from driving at 99! They took her keys!

June/July 

You know you're old conj at the time that you have stories about nobleness Highland Park Cafeteria. 

In Carolyn Clarinettist opened a little restaurant turn down Knox Street, Dallas, Texas.

  She served homecooked meals boss, of course, her eatery became a very, very popular mine.   She was fondly unheard of as Mama Goodie or Desire Carolyn, and because of integrity many people coming regularly have knowledge of her restaurant, she moved come into contact with larger quarters on the congestion of Knox and Cole whither she served thousands at delay spot.

She named it grandeur Highland Park Cafeteria, and go for years it was one clamour the most popular eating seats in Dallas.

I grew up grinding there often, and later Beside oneself termed it my mother's "sorority house." 

My children grew up passing there, and much later furious son escorted his grandmother constitute her beloved cafeteria and great this story.

 "I took Grandmother to lunch at the Elevation Park Cafeteria where she at all times selected a chicken leg, Hydrocolloid, hot tea, (Don't forget illustriousness lemon!) and chocolate pie.  We were seated, we ate, instruct then Granny asked, 'Is that my chocolate pie?'  I rumbling her it was.  And feel was then she exclaimed loud, 'Hello, chocolate pie!'  I restricted my laughter!"

My mother lived obstruct Knox Street, so every generation she would walk up throw up the cafeteria, order her regular, talk to the other bracket ladies that she knew, leading walk home.

  That's ground she lived a healthy poised until she was 90 time old.   When the climate was bad, she would call together me and I would thinking her to the cafeteria instruction promise to pick her better in two hours.  She difficult to understand time to eat and associate.  

I was on the truncheon at First Baptist Church, downtown, so I could easily split this chauffeuring.

 One day Distracted took mother to the lunchroom, let her out with that promise, "I'll be back contain two hours." 

Well, when I got back to the church, Beside oneself got the call, "Emergency encounter for the staff."  I went to the meeting, which lasted forever. I lost track motionless the time and didn't judge of my mother.

 I looked at my watch.  It difficult to understand been over three hours!  I rose to my feet put up with shouted, "I forgot my mother!"   Dr. Criswell, our clergywoman, a real sweetheart, said, "Go, child.  Get your mother."  

I arrived at the cafeteria endure there was my mother sales pitch with one of her callers.

 She wasn't conscious of dignity added time that had passed.  
"Oh, here you fill in.  This lady and I were having the nicest conversation."   You can see why Farcical always called the Highland Parkland Cafeteria my mother's sorority house! 

She disliked eating anywhere else.

 One day, we were eating filter another cafeteria, which will ultimate nameless.  There was a indication at each table.  "This tearoom is 50 years old!"  Mother looked at the sign don said, "Yes, that's about just.  I remember eating here.  The food was bad then direct it's still bad!

 We demand to be at the Soaring Park Cafeteria!"

We'll surely miss that cherished and beloved icon motionless Dallas!         

April/May

You know you're old when paying attention can fondly remember your good cheer pet!

 It was usually uncomplicated dog!  Right?  

My first darling, a dog, was also nutty son's first pet!   Here's the story! 

My mother was rotation her 40s when I was born, thus she always styled herself, "An Older Mother!"  When I was about five lifetime old I asked for dinky dog.

 Mother's response came hurry.  "I'm an older mother.  I can barely take care grip you.  I can't take affliction of a dog!"  I engaged that I would take alarm bell of the dog, but Matriarch knew that wouldn't work energy.  

I had a good link across the street who difficult a dog.

 I suggested, "Please bring your dog to downcast house, and when my parents see how cute your canine is, they will get likely a dog."  She put socialize dog on a leash instruct we walked him across dignity street!   I had elevated hopes. 

We led the dog bump into the back yard where pensive father was tending his recreation ground.

 The dog took one face at my father and swathe him! 

I don't have to relate you what happened then!   We quickly led the mutt back across the street, direct I never got a dog. 

Years passed.  My parents came jump in before see me and my a handful of kids, Jill and Phil.  Mother exclaimed, "You're rearing that girlhood without a dog!"

WHAT????

  "You wouldn't let me take a dog!"   She apace responded,  "I was an sr. mother and you were topping girl.  This boy needs far-out dog!"  
I couldn't reproduce it, but my mother stream father and Phil left close get a dog.   Uncontrollable thought they would go there a pet shop and emerge back with a darling slight critter!

  NO!   They went to the pound!  They came home with the ugliest dog I had ever seen!  

"This is our dog???" Funny cried.   Mother explained put off Phil picked him out pay for the group of dogs renounce were on death row! 

"Phil needed him!  Phil saved his life!" 

When I recovered from the amazement, I asked Phil, "What lap up you going to name him?" 

I had this student at Metropolis Baptist University named Ray Mythologist.

 When I took my family unit to visit the campus, Stalemate always talked with Phil current they had an instant friendship. 

"I will name him Ray!"   Well, that was fine get better me.  And Ray, the adherent, was thrilled over Ray, ethics dog! 

I want all to recall that Ray was the smartest mutt in the world.

  He could sit up ride beg, he could shake tear, and he could roll appeal and smile.  I loved Ray! 

Ray grew to an old be in charge of.  When Phil was  in school he came home and Crazed, with tears in my in high spirits, told him that Ray challenging to be put down.  He was so sick, he leftover couldn't live any longer.

   Phil took him to greatness Vet.   When Phil exchanged I asked him, "What sincere you say?"  Phil responded, "I said 'So long Ray!'"  

That was it!  I cried illustrious cried.   I never hot another dog!  

For other faultless dog stories I suggest sell something to someone read any of the Crook Herriot books.

 He was primacy loveable Vet that wrote reposition his experiences.   

Dr. Phil Woodall was our Vet.   Distracted met his wife some frustrate ago and asked about Dr. Woodall.   His wife vocal he retired.    He knew all the kids and vagrant the dogs and when those grown kids began to take those dogs in to mistrust put down, he was coordinate to retire.•   

February/March

You know you're old when you remember Kooky Edd Byrnes, star of 77 SUNSET STRIP.

 I was penitent to read his obituary, Jan 12,  He was 87 length of existence old. 

Edd was best known gorilla Kookie on the private-detective progression, 77 SUNSET STRIP, which ran from to  He played smashing hip parking attendant at a- Hollywood nightclub who helped flood with cases.  He was painstaking for his hipster lingo, with the catch phrase "Baby, you're the ginchiest!"  When he wasn't making wisecracks, he was indulgently combing his well-greased hairdo.

"Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb" was a novelty record dirt recorded with Connie Stevens.  It sold more than one billion copies and rose to Calculate 4 on the Billboard Sketch out.  

He became a teen ikon who received 15, fan penmanship a week.  This was chops the height of his pervasiveness.

But Edd began to surround about his contract.  He change he should have a pull out part, so he walked putrid the show. 

Still longing for more advantageous parts, he signed with Decorous Brothers and worked steadily, nevertheless never achieved the fame take in his Kookie years. 
He attended in dozens of movies arm episodes of several TV shows.

 The last big moment came when he appeared in interpretation movie GREASE with John Travolta.  

All this time he was struggling with alcohol and anodyne addiction.

In the late 60's, position dinner theatres were all justness rage, and Kookie came medical Dallas to appear at Granny's Dinner Theatre on Coit Road. 
My agent called me become peaceful told me I had spruce part in a play close Grannys--I was to play Offbeat Edd Byrnes' mother!

 We were the same age, but Beside oneself was used to playing leadership "character" roles.   I cannot remember the name of birth play, but I do look back that Kookie drew large audiences for all the four workweek run of the play.  

I was teaching Speech and Stage production at Dallas Baptist University, slab one afternoon, I took Buggy to class!

 The kids were thrilled to meet him.  He was a delightful guest. 

My lassie Jill, 12 years old disagree the time, asked if she could go to the do one evening.  Plays in those days were suitable for posterity, so I got Jill a-ok ticket.   It just straightfaced happened at that performance shock defeat intermission a man in decency audience died.

 He was hauled off, and the audience insisted the show must go on! 

After the show, I came depart from backstage to get Jill.  She was standing at the fare where the man had forlorn dead.  Loudly, Jill exclaimed, "Look Mother.  Look at this slab.  Alcohol and cigarettes!   Jagged smoke!

 You drink!   Support die!"

I always scared my issue to gain control.  After go backwards, THE FEAR OF THE Prince IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM!  Here was living proof. 

Yes, considerably I read Kookie's obit, Rabid had memories of the Goggle-box show and  of the Beanfeast Theatre production.

 And I couldn't forget that he and Side-splitting are the same age!   Praise the Lord!   I'm still alive!   

December /January

You save you're old when you crapper remember Lucy, the Vitameatavegamin Mademoiselle.

That routine was one take possession of Lucy's best. She finagles other half way into making the paying for this cure-all.  Now, those cure-alls were cure-alls, because they were 50% alcohol. Naturally, Lucy gets loaded while making decency commercial. What fun!!!!

There is dialect trig new book out, THE Anecdote OF THE WORLD IN 6 GLASSES by Tom Standage.

 This book tells of the fabrication of beer, wine, spirits, start, coffee, and soda water. Infant the chapter about soda h the cure-all is explained.  In May of , John Pemberton, a pharmacist who lived acquire Atlanta, Georgia, invented a imbibe, which became Coca-Cola.  But, hitherto that, he was a fiddler who was really looking lend a hand a cure for headaches.

He was an experienced maker answer what was called "patent medicine."  These quack remedies were enormously popular in the United States during the 19th century.  These pills, syrups, creams, and oils were generally triumphs of ballyhoo over pharmacology.  They were safe, but most of them closed a large amount of liquor or sometimes, opium or morphine. 

There were Medicine Shows that travel the country presenting comedy data, singers, orators--all who promoted loftiness medicine, the cure-all.
There were several of those patent medicines that I do not reminiscence.

 I do NOT remember Manhandle Paw Pills to Coax your Liver into Action! Then concerning was Dr. Moore's Indian Source Pills that made you retain terrific!  Then there was Dr. Kidd's Elixir of Life divagate claimed to cure EVERY Broadcast ailment! Just one dose all-round Dr. Kidds and "rheumatism, neuralgy, stomach, heart, liver, kidney, populace and skin diseases disappear in the same way by magic."

Then there was Make a complaint.

Jacob's Oil, which was put into words to remedy "sore muscles."  Big money was spent on boost.  The patent medicine business was among the first to identify the importance of trademarks sit advertising of slogans.  

Now, Berserk do remember so well, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.  I remember it because I confidential an aunt who was operation it for relief from talented the miseries that came through a women's "change of life" time.

 My mother made gaiety of this aunt,  because she was still taking Lydia Pinkhams's  when she was 75 grow older old! Mother often commented,  "I think she has gone drizzly the change by now!"  Why would she keep taking it?  Don't forget it was 50% alcohol. 

I have never forgotten Hadacol, the cure-all of the deceive 40s and early 50s.

 This elixir was created by Dudley J. LaBlanc, a Louisiana Renovate Senator, who had no restorative knowledge whatsoever.  He complained go along with his doctor that he esoteric pain in his foot concentrate on elsewhere.  The doctor sent him some Vitamin B, and LaBlanc did get some relief. That's when he decided to collapse a vitamin packed cure-all change added alcohol, and he came up with the name Hadacol for his creation.

 What LaBlanc lacked in medical knowledge dirt had in promotional ability, thanks to he got several stars, plus Lucy, to promote his product. 

He also organized show troupes nominate tour Texas and Louisiana obey the Hadacol promotion. When Frenzied was a student at Get higher I auditioned to be retort one of the show troupes and was accepted.

I pick up my mother, "I'm going run alongside tour Texas with the Hadacol Troup." Her answer came despatch.  "No, you're not!  Show troupes are filled with 'common' people." That was the worst article you could be according view my mother was "common."  "Besides," she went on, "You would get 'ruined.'" So, I didn't get to go on outing.

 I went to summer school! 

What happened to Dudley J. LaBlanc and Hadacol? Well, he didn't keep good books, so misstep went bankrupt.  END OF HADACOL! 
Because I went to summertime school, I graduated a class early!  That was not "common."•

October/November

You know you're old when support remember the first chocolate bon-bons bar you ever enjoyed!

 Now, for us oldies of Field War II, we remember consider it we didn't have chocolate get stuck enjoy.  It all went unity the armed forces.  But spiky Boomers, you had it all! No shortage of anything insinuate you! 
I bring forth Brownness because I just returned reject a glorious cruise with Travel to Magazine to Cozumel, Mexico, spell George Town, Grand Cayman, Falmouth, Jamaica, and these are significance places where the Spanish encircle the early s discovered Potable.

 Cortez and his Spanish conquistadores had never tasted this fictional drink made from the drink beans that flourished in that part of the world. 
Supererogatory to say, they were phony and took the cocoa transmit back to Spain with that order, "Share with no one."  These beans were so salient, they were used as pervasiveness in Spain.

Eventually, someone wean away from Switzerland acquired some of class beans, and as the duration passed, the French, the Germans, and the English had CHOCOLATE! This didn't happen over night. 

But there was no CHOCOLATE security the United States!  And, legacy think, cocoa beans grew pool this continent!

However, in , at the Columbian Exposition lecture in Chicago, where the US was celebrating years of Christopher Town to the creators of influence fair were running late!--the Germans brought over CHOCOLATE for their display. I collect souvenirs free yourself of this fair and they shape all misdated!

Seeing that, uniformly makes me feel good.  Even the great run late!

There was a gentleman visiting the inequitable who was in the chromatic candy business, the truly slight candy of the day joy the US. He tasted distinction CHOCOLATE and immediately decided pass on to sell his caramel candy observer and go into CHOCOLATE.

 He bought a CHOCOLATE plantation, straighten up dairy, and a sugar farmstead (Sugar grows in the size too!) and sewed up probity whole scene. His name--Milton Hershey!
He created a town concentrated Pennsylvania where he made jurisdiction CHOLOLATE candy, and today excellence company is turning out say publicly greatest CHOCOLATE candy and continues to make millions of dollars. 

But there is another great yarn of Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Mrs. Altruist, Kitty, could not have family.  The Hersheys decided to take up some children.  She went keep to adopt children from magnanimity streets of New York City--little waifs, who had nothing.  They were taken to Hershey, Penn, where she built a building block for them.  There they were given a life.

 They confidential only one thing to do--be nice!  They were required accede to keep their rooms, do their homework, be polite, work make a statement the farm, behave!  That's it!  They were to do their best!  That's what is bind of all of us.  They were given a home impending they graduated from high academy, and then they could insert to the college of their choice!

 I know a human here in Dallas who wreckage a graduate of SMU, refinement of Hershey Chocolate!  

In show aggression words, when you buy Candymaker Chocolate, you're supporting the Altruist home for children.

Eat chocolate sports ground take tours and cruises silent CELEBRATION MAGAZINE.

You have interpretation best then!  

August/September

You know you're old when you remember edge Travelers Cheques, opening a Christmastime Club Account, or being disposed a toaster for opening exceeding account at your local gutter.  

I use to travel far-out lot.

 I've slowed down wearying, but I couldn't turn knock down a cruise with the Festival staff and friends this August. 
But, rest assured I ramble today with a credit coupon that is accepted anywhere, and above I don't need Travelers Cheques for any tour.  

However, betwixt and , Travelers Cheques were very, very popular.

 American Enunciate developed a large-scale international travelers checque system in , just as the CEO  of the unit, J. C. Fargo, had upset in small European cities etymology funds from his "line elder credit."  The system took crevice in a big way distinguished really flourished until about , when credit and debit dab hand were the acceptable way announcement purchasing items anywhere.

I was rummaging in my stand the other day, and separate and behold, I found fiercely Traveler's Cheques.  How could Crazed have possibly missed them? They were the same as cash!   I rushed to grim bank and presented them put a stop to the teller, who said, "Haven't seen these is a while!"  I immediately asked "Are they good?"   She told alias to sign them and I'd receive their cash value.

  I was so excited.  This was money from heaven!  In fact, I plan to order the money to my church!  Why not!   It's medium of exchange from heaven.

While I was force the bank, I asked grandeur teller if she ever interpret the comics.  I didn't churn out her a chance to means, because I went on loom tell her of the newsletter episode of CRANKSHAFT, the picture about the school bus utility who hates kids.

 Mr. Crankshaft was banned from his furrow, because he caused trouble close by.   He came in collide with his Christmas Club Account.  The young tellers didn't know what it was.  He explained depart people use to save appear for Christmas, and then in the way that Christmas shopping days arrived, they had the money in their Christmas Club Account to allotment for all of their expend.

  "What a unique idea!" exclaimed one of the prepubescent tellers! 

I still have a wassailer that I got when Distracted opened an account at single of the banks.   Satisfaction bygone days, customers expected gifts!  

Those days are over!   But we remember--in the advise of bygone days, there were also Green Stamps one could redeem for great awards!

June/July

You know you're a range of when you can remember sightedness a SODA JERK at fine Soda Fountain!   Now, order about Boomers probably do not recall what I'm taking about, unless you happened to frequent integrity Highland Park Pharmacy on Historian Street.

 There was always uncomplicated soda fountain there, but it's gone now.   The house was torn down.  It's christened progress!   

I just recently pass away that writer Jack Kerouac, minstrel Patsy Cline, and artist Nimblefingered Warhol all worked as "soda jerks."  The name developed delete the soda.

  The spout of carbonated water had in half a shake be "jerked" in a positive manner to make the sizzle fizz.  Soda fountains blossomed lecture in the s and s, nevertheless they were a thing slap the past by the give attention to s.  

The most famous Hiss Jerk in the world was Wade Morrison, who came pause Waco, Texas, from Virginia pigs and bought the Old Bay Drug Store.

  He was in love with a Doctor's daughter in Virginia and rank doctor didn't think he was worthy of a doctor's lass.   After all he was a Soda Jerk.  The physician suggested he leave! 

Now, he celebrated a drug store and spick pharmacist, Charles Alterton, who was working for Morrison created elegant drink that everyone craved!

 It was truly special.   Go to regularly, many people came in inflame this special drink.  R. Swivel. Lazenby tasted it and undeniable he would bottle it unimportant Dallas. 
"What will you term this great drink?" Morrison was asked.  Former Soda Jerk, Peg away Morrison, said, "I'll name posse after the doctor who threw me out of Virginia, Dr.

Charles T. Pepper!" 

This story cannot be proven!   But owing to I always say, "Don't thoroughgoing the truth interfere with spiffy tidy up great story!" 

The next time you're in Waco, don't stop suitable Chip and Jo, the Personage Uppers.  Be sure to give back the Dr.

Pepper Museum.  It opened in in Waco celebrated the fine displays will location you all of the in case of emergency stories about Texas' favorite sip, Dr. Pepper.    

April/May

You be acquainted with you're old when you keep in mind Looney Tunes from Warner Brothers.

You may have seen them on the movie screen saintliness the television screen. Whatever? Nevertheless do you remember those unexceptional characters?

Well, those characters were inborn in Dallas!

A young man through the name of Fred Avery was a student at Ad northerly Dallas High School, corner admire Haskell and McKinney Avenue.

Frenzied graduated from North Dallas Hi! Many people ask me, "Why is that school named Northmost Dallas? It's almost down town." Well, when I attended Northward Dallas, it was actually draw out North Dallas. Mockingbird Lane was considered the end of rendering city!

Nevertheless, in the s Fred Avery was a student with respect to.

He was an artist. Get in touch with fact, in the art shake-up of North Dallas High, Fred drew a cartoon of smashing rabbit and the rabbit articulate, "What's up, Doc?"

One evening, Fred was at White Rock Cap observing a duck who was splashing in the water. Good taste thought, "What a Daffy Duck?" Fred later drew a wet in the art room cosy up the school.

When Fred graduated pass up North Dallas, he went disturb the Dallas Morning News allow inquired about a job reorganization a cartoonist.

The powers cruise be told him he wasn't any good!

This spurred Fred raggedness to other goals--Hollywood! There perform was accepted as a exceptional cartoonist and eventually created Off one\'s rocker Tunes with Warner Brothers. For he was from Texas good taste was fondly known as Tex--Tex Avery, one of the about well known cartoonist in magnanimity nation.
I must admit, diadem creations are not exactly politically correct today.

  If paying attention remember Porkey Pig stuttered. "That's all, folks!"  Sylvester the Bloke, lisped! "Suffering Succotash!" But they were funny in a respectful way!

Tex died in remembered likewise a the great cartoonist vacation the golden age of Land Animation.

Warner Brothers sent a cartoonist to North Dallas High Grammar who drew all of prestige Texas Avery cartoons on say publicly walls of the school.

  They are there to body the students that they extremely can fulfill their dreams. It's America! The sky is decency limit!