The Eleventh Hour is a phrase meaning at the last moment, taken from a passage in the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard in the King James Bible, Matthew 20:1-16. In that story the owner of a vineyard goes out and hires workers early in the morning and then two more times a little later in the day and …
Veteran’s Day in Hollyhill
November 11, 1965 Jocie Brooke reporting from Hollyhill, Kentucky. Veteran’s Day. That means a lot in our house because my dad is a veteran of World War II. In fact, our whole town is full of veterans of that war and some of World War I too. Then there’s the Korean War veterans too and now the Vietnam War. I …
Veterans Day in Hollyhill
November 11, 1964 Jocie Brooke here reporting from Hollyhill, Kentucky. It’s Veterans Day. We had to go to school anyway, but Dad did a special issue of the Banner with stories from some of the veterans. Mr. Haskins who served in World War I was more than ready to share his stories about serving in France. Of course, I’d heard …