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The Greening of Cowtown


I don’t know what was going through John Schroeder’s mind as 20,000 spectators watched him line up a putt worth $18,000 on the final hole of the final day of Colonial Country Club’s annual golf tournament, but I was thinking about my old Granny. The 25-foot putt would enable Schroeder to tie for first place and force a sudden death play-off with Ben Crenshaw. It was easily the most important putt in Schroeder’s eight years on the professional tour: although Schroeder’s yearly earnings have climbed as high as $67,000, he is considered an unknown. In contrast, Crenshaw, the young Austin High and University of Texas graduate, has won more than $500,000 since turning pro in 1973 and is considered the Jack Nicklaus of his generation. I knew what my old Granny would be thinking as Schroeder drew back his putter. She would be thinking: ....

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It's a Wonderful Christmas — on Main Street | News, Sports, Jobs - Adirondack Daily Enterprise


1920s
1920s – Main Street shows an intricate, elaborate electric system with poles on both sides of the street, installed by Paul Smith’s Electric Light Power and Railroad Company Incorporated. Notice the small street lights attached to the power poles.
The big Christmas tree appears to have had more boughs or smaller trees around the base. Even with a magnifying glass no lights were visible on the tree.
The flag showing high behind the tree was on the movie theater which is the present site of the Downhill Grill Restaurant.
Those early cars had soft tops, with Eisinglass side curtains, which rolled up and held with a leather strap. Eisinglass or Isinglass was much like the clear plastic of today. ....

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