WEST TEXAS SINGER SOARS TO STARDOM

Body The Number 1 single on the pop-music chart for the week ending Jun. 11, 1961 was “Running Scared” by the West Texas balladeer Elvis Presley once called “the greatest singer in the world.” The year was 1936 and the place was Vernon just this side of the Red River.

KENNETH PHILLIPS: A REMARKABLE

Body When Kenneth Phillips was in his mid 40s he lost all of his fingers and toes due to frostbite. This was not in the arctic or some other frigid place. It was in San Angelo, Texas.

Nuggets

Body First we need to think about the word itself, trespass; “To go beyond what is lawful, just, or right; to commit an offense; to sin also to intrude on another person’s rights, privileges; to enter unlawfully on the land of another person.”[ Webster’s Dictionary]. Wow!

Very Sassy & Mildly Classy

Body Dear Shawna, My kids will be attending a summer camp for 10 days this summer. My husband wants to use this time as a mom-and-dad vacation week.

Cotton Futures Ended Week on High Note

Body • Outside Markets Were Mixed Most of the Week but Eventually Settled Higher • U.S. Export Sales Basically Unchanged from Prior Week • 60% of the U.S.

Rangers dominate all-district selections

Body Greenwood senior Hudson Grace and Andrews senior Hagen Tuck shared the District MVP award on the 2023 All-District 3-4A Baseball list just released.