April 15, 1964 Jocie Brooke here reporting from Hollyhill, Kentucky. Today’s tax deadline day. Daddy had to get his tax forms filled out and in the mail before the end of the day. In time for the postmaster to stamp it sent. He figured and refigured and added up numbers all day. I overheard him telling Wes that he didn’t see how …
Space News – Gemini 1 Launched Today
April 8, 1964 Jocie Brooke here reporting from her front yard a couple of miles outside Hollyhill. Out here this far from town, you can see the stars pretty good. That’s what I’m doing tonight. Outside looking up at the stars. The moon is going into its dark phase so it isn’t making any light to hide the stars. Hasn’t …
The Price of Jelly Eggs in Hollyhill
March 30, 1964 Jocie Brooke reporting. Yesterday was Easter here in Hollyhill, Kentucky. We did something new here in Hollyhill on Saturday. The local businesses decided to sponsor a kids’ Easter egg hunt at the Fairgrounds. Wouldn’t you know they’d wait until I wasn’t a little kid anymore before they got around to doing something like this? So instead of …
Girl Wins Baby Chicks
Jocie Brooke here reporting from Holly County, KY. I’m not on Main Street tonight, but actually visiting Miss Sally. Miss Sally is the sweetest lady you’d ever want to meet and we have her in our church out there at Mt. Pleasant. Daddy wishes he had a whole church full of Miss Sallys. She’s always volunteering to do whatever needs …
Library Doors
March 17, 1964 Jocie Brooke here reporting from Main Street, Hollyhill, Kentucky. It’s been a pretty calm week here in Hollyhill. That’s about the only kind of weeks we have, so don’t let the title of this blog fool you too much. I go hunting strange, but in a little town like ours, most everything is same old same old. …
Jocie’s Grandmother Story – Mama Mae
Jocie Brooke here – reporting from Hollyhill. I’m not exactly on Main Street tonight. I’m at our house where I live with Dad and Aunt Love. I haven’t told you all about Aunt Love yet, but I will. I did tell you about her cat, Jezebel. Right, I know Aunt Love says the cat’s name is Sugar, but I think …