Feed My Sheep October

Howe's Feed My Sheep organization totaled number of 71 families that were served during the month of October (not including supplemental snacks)

The total number of clients fit into the following age groups

Children (17 & under): 82

Adults (18-59): 97

Seniors (60+): 48

Monday, November 13, 2017

Learn about antiques and collectibles with Dr. Georgia Caraway

holiday, famous publishers (like Tuck), multi-views, travel, postcard-related (advertising the sale of postcards), topicals, advertising, dressed animals, military, plazagravures (you watercolored the picture shown), large letters, transportation, world’s fairs, foreign, cities/towns, and colleges/libraries/courthouses

But Thanksgiving turkey cards are among my favorites and I seek out every turkey card I can find They don’t seem to be as expensive as other holiday cards like Christmas, Easter, or Halloween So that suits me too

Another tom, elegantly attired stands on a sidewalk outside an elegant restaurant and observes, “Oh yes, I am starred on the bill all right!” Another interesting card depicts the American eagle and the Thanksgiving turkey The greeting reads, “May one give us peace in all our states, the other a piece for all our plates ”

Another 1911 card features a nattily dressed turkey that is reading a joke book The greeting says “Thanksgiving Turkey, Chestnut Fed, with Dressing a La Mode ” Turkey postcards are generally inexpensive at $2 50 to $10, however the patriotic cards can cost in the $20-$25 range Embossed cards are more expensive than flat cards who serve every day to retain that freedom God Bless our Troops and God Bless America

If you want to see these cards and my entire collection, come into Howe Mercantile where I have them on display

May the world find peace in the coming year

I started collecting vintage postcards for a class I was teaching on the general subject of Postcard Collecting It is a class I hope to teach under the Pavilion in the backyard of Howe Mercantile next year.

Postcards are fun to collect on many levels The messages they convey through their artwork is oftentimes funny, poignant, hopeful, loving, patriotic, and expressed in pictures and a few words “wish you were here ” They were less expensive to send than a letter, and were a quick and easy way to let someone know that the sender was thinking of the receiver

I have collected examples of each of the categories that postcard officianados consider classifications Those areas include real photos, novelty, comic, artist-signed, leather, fantasy,

Although Thanksgiving cards can feature Fall, pastoral scenes, and pumpkins, Many Thanksgiving postcards feature this bird whose days were numbered Raphael Tuck Company in New York distributed at least ten Thanksgiving sets One set comprises 12 colorful turkey designs with comic quotations A plump bird muses, “I wonder why they are feeding me so lately?”

Shown here are four of my turkey cards featuring a patriotic theme How appropriate this is since we are becoming a nation that is once again showing gratitude for our country, its flag and anthem, for those who have given their lives for the freedom we enjoy, and those

Dr Georgia Caraway, former director of the Denton County Museums for 14 years, and her friends opened the Howe Mercantile at 107 East Haning Store hours are Thursday through Saturday noon until 8 p m She has written five Denton history books She hopes her next book will be the history of Howe If anyone has photographs or documents that she can copy, please bring them to Howe Mercantile

Downtown Howe has two gift and antique shops Howe Mercantile and Stark Farms Gifts SHOP LOCAL We can show you Howe!

Howe Community Library to receive face-lift in two phases

Foundation and another one for $23,417 from the Hancher Foundation, the library will soon have new flooring, paint, and furniture.

In order to minimize the impact on the students as well as the community, this renovation will occur in two phases.

Phase 1 will include new tile flooring and fresh paint in the areas where the new tile will be installed This will be done over Thanksgiving week The library will close at noon on Saturday, November 18, and not open again until Monday, November 27 worked), a new teen area, and a couple of club chairs will also be delivered Phase 2 will be done from December 16 through January 2. The library will be closed during that time

"We apologize for the inconvenience to our patrons, but the refreshed library will surely be worth it," said Library Director Melissa Atchisson "All of us at the library are very excited about the upcoming changes and appreciate your patience as we get ready to continue serving our community in a bright new environment "

Dr. Ken Bridges

Dr Bridges is a Texas native, writer, and history professor He can be reached at drkenbridges@gmail com

At Thanksgiving, the Borden’s brand is a well-known and essential ingredient in many kitchens across the nation Gail Borden, the inventor of condensed milk, played an important role in the Texas Revolution before he turned his attention to science and business Borden’s story is how an Indiana farmboy with almost no formal schooling went from being a Texas revolutionary and editor to a celebrated inventor and wildly successful New York factory owner The calm and curious man nurtured not only revolution in Texas but a revolution in the food industry

Gail Borden II was born in Norwich, a remote farming community in southern New York in 1801 As did many farmers and pioneers of the time, the family set out often in pursuit of greener pastures a number of times The family settled for a short time in Kentucky before moving to Indiana He had little formal education save for a few courses in 1816 and 1817 to learn surveying Many details of his youth are incomplete, but it is apparent that he was very intelligent and very principled

He and his brother served in the Indiana Militia for a time In 1822, he was part of a group that saved a freed slave from being lynched Afterward, he headed south He ended up in Amite County, Mississippi, on the Louisiana state line With little formal education, Borden was able to land a job as a school teacher He later also became county surveyor and a deputy federal surveyor By 1828, he married and started a family

By 1829, his brother, Thomas Borden, also a surveyor, had moved to Texas and enticed his brother and his family to try their luck in the new land Borden accepted the challenge and arrived in Galveston on Christmas Eve