One Pharmacist's View

July and KoreaYes, I remember that date in June 1950. It seems like forever ago and I guess it was. I was a Junior in Stonewall High School. A lot of the boys who were just a little bit older than me had joined the National Guard.

Off To War I don’t really know what started this calamity, but I blame my Uncle Tracey. You see, when we found ourselves at war (WWII). it was different from WW-I and Korea and Vietnam. You could say the same about all the other military actions too.

Living in Allen, you get to watch a lot of humanity, just like in other small towns that populate our fruited plain. Another nice thing about writing a weekly article in a small town paper such as ours is you get to observe and even be a part of the details that make America interesting.

The Green Corn Revolution The “Green Corn Revolution had, as its home, Allen, Oklahoma. Allen’s history never fails to amaze. Nor do the farmers of 1915. As usual they were living in hard times.

What in the heck is a twin cousin? Well, you see, it’s like this. My mom’s twin sister had a boy about my age and over time (growing up) we became cousins who were close, got along, and enjoyed playing together. So, you may wonder, what made me think of my “twin” cousin today.

Can we ever understand what we mean by saying someone is depressed? Recordings in the Bible called depressed people demon possessed The “crazies” of those times were thought to be possessed by devils.

I remember one nice day in Oklahoma 75 years ago when I volunteering to drive my grandfather, Will W. Armstrong, down to Wister for a visit with his daughter. I was the only one handy that day and besides, being a teenager with a new driver’s license, I looked forward to the trip.

It was October 19, 1944, when the Bullard’s moved west on SHW-3 to Stonewall. My older brother famously said our move was sort of biblical. We, the Bullards, were like the Children of Israel in the Bible. Dad was our “Moses” and Centrahoma was similar to Egypt.

Allen History Marches On Allen has had several tornadoes over its life but the most recent one had its own unique qualities. Only twister I know of that placed a heavy rider mower on its owner’s roof. Or leave “Skeeter” Hogue scratching his head over whose roof was laying on his own roof.

Little Things MatterI’ve been thinking a lot lately. Really cold weather does that. For instance, who did I root for at the Superbowl? Simple, a lifetime ago my wife and I saw my Uncle JC wearing a uniform, doing sideline security in Kansas City for the Chiefs. So we became instant Chief fans.