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by Joe Wooten
Tue April 2, 2013, 4:41 pm
Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
Topic: Monk's Stuff
Replies: 3
Views: 5461

Anyone know where the opera house was located?

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by Joe Wooten
Sun January 20, 2013, 11:25 am
Forum: Hamlet Trivia
Topic: Interesting history
Replies: 0
Views: 4947

Interesting history

THIS IS A REAL EDUCATION Us older people need to learn something new every day...Just to keep the grey matter tuned up. Where did "Piss Poor" come from? Interesting history. They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee in a pot. And then once it was full it was t...
by Joe Wooten
Mon November 12, 2012, 3:07 pm
Forum: Hamlet Trivia
Topic: Who was he?
Replies: 10
Views: 14104

Bruce Harden

I remember Bruce hanging around the football locker room in(I think) in 1951. One day he had a seizure of some type and scared all us players pretty bad, but Coach Capps knew exactly what to do. First time most of us had seen anything like that.
by Joe Wooten
Sat November 10, 2012, 12:42 am
Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
Topic: Rex Howell 1949
Replies: 9
Views: 10997

Rex

As far as I remember all Bruce says is true. I do remember that Diggs had some tie to Hamlet and the police had been told to be on the lookout for him. J also remember that the manhunt for Diggs was very intense, seemed like everyone in town was out looking, then one day all stopped looking, as if s...
by Joe Wooten
Sun June 24, 2012, 11:18 pm
Forum: Looking for Information
Topic: Can you help identify?
Replies: 11
Views: 16751

I concur with Malcolm, sure looks like Buck Knotts.
by Joe Wooten
Wed July 13, 2011, 11:20 pm
Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
Topic: Do you remember??? Hamlet Gin & Supply
Replies: 10
Views: 12186

The man who ran the Gin was Colie Coggins. Inez Milson was his daughter. Colie Coggins wife, Duce, was my grandfather Wooten's sister, thus great aunt and uncle.