I have taken a bit more time to discover that I have about one hundred more names to post to the list of names which appear in various articles and notes used by my grandfather, Otis Benjamin Howard in his Bacon Ridge column, 1943-46. Maybe I should clarify for anyone unfamiliar with the column that he wrote in a very naive Ozark manner about things happening around Granby, at church etc. They are not made of "news" in the sense of "dry " factual news as reported on the front page, if that helps to describe it. He wrote more about the people and what they were planting, selling, who was building what, moving where, etc...and did so in sort of a humorous way weaving in stories about local history, family and the many friends he had in the area. I think what makes them so delightful also is the way he talked and references he made to things...obviously to those of us who enjoy history, it is very interesting. i.e. references to the Civil War, etc. Anyway, I am working on it!!!! Hope to get them all put together in a book soon! But, I thought in the meantime I would just post some of the names he mentions as some of you will most likely see a relative or two listed and I know that is always fun. I also have over forty of his articles and have discovered the information which appears on the other side of the Bacon Ridge to be very interesting as well! I am thinking some of you might like me to type them up one at a time and post those here. Because the stuff on the reverse is actually the factual information printed like, land purchases, births,deaths, etc., some of you might benefit from something which I might post. To the best of my knowledge, no one has been able to locate these particular years of the newspaper anywhere...so it would be sorta fresh information. Anyway, I will try to organize a better list of names from the Bacon Ridge articles and post those today or tonight. Deb Rowe Vancouver

Deb, Although I don't specifically remember the "Bacon Ridge" column, I have read several similar articles & they are really an insight into the lives & times of the area. I think everyone on this list would appreciate learning more of the styles & thoughts during this era. I hope that you can find the original newspaper's on film so that you can acquire a complete set for your book. Take care, Joy ----- Original Message ----- From: <DebShipmanRowe@cs.com> To: <MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:20 AM Subject: [MONEWTON] Bacon Ridge Articles >