On Tuesday, we met Dillie in Sinton for another round of sightseeing, picture taking and reminiscing. Glenn took a lot of video footage for what he calls his "documentary" of the trip, a word that begs teasing. (Dillie and I obliged.) To give you an idea of what the high school means to the town, here is a picture of the water tower. I had already learned that sports in Texas is BIG. In contrast to our neck of the woods where the newspaper has national election coverage on every page of nearly every section and one special section for sports, Texas newspapers MIGHT give space on the back page of one section for politics and TWO WHOLE SECTIONS for sports, one for local and one for all other! Still, everywhere I have visited both in Ohio and Texas, every town has a water tower which has the name of the town boldly lettered on its side. Only in Sinton have I seen the name of the high school mascot emblazoned on the town's water tower! (Go Pirates!!!!)The highlight of the day was lunch with Glenn's niece, Jennifer, and cousin, Harlene, who both work in Sinton and were able to meet us on their lunch hour. Jennifer is Dillie and Roger's daughter and Harlene is Glenn, Jo Anne and Dillie's first cousin on their mother's (Webb) side. As you can see by the smiles, we had a delightful time.
With Dillie's assistance as tour guide, we visited some sites we had not seen on Sunday including Glenn, Jo Anne and Dillie's grandmother and grandfather Webb's beautiful Victorian house which has been restored, 
and the site of the "Ledbetter Dairy" which was their grandfather's dairy. The house and outbuildings are no longer there, and the acreage is now farmed by a tenant farmer, but here are a couple photos from the family album. The first one shows Bedford and Gladys (Webb) (Dillie, Glenn and Jo Anne's parents) standing in front of the dairy delivery truck in 1933. The second one is from an earlier day when the dairy was called "Led's Better Dairy."
Other important Sinton sites included the home where Glenn, Dillie and Jo Anne grew up, 
and the former high school building which is now an administration building.
Last stop was the courthouse where we did a little genealogy research in the births/deaths/marriages indices. Another great day!
and the site of the "Ledbetter Dairy" which was their grandfather's dairy. The house and outbuildings are no longer there, and the acreage is now farmed by a tenant farmer, but here are a couple photos from the family album. The first one shows Bedford and Gladys (Webb) (Dillie, Glenn and Jo Anne's parents) standing in front of the dairy delivery truck in 1933. The second one is from an earlier day when the dairy was called "Led's Better Dairy."
Other important Sinton sites included the home where Glenn, Dillie and Jo Anne grew up, 
and the former high school building which is now an administration building.
Last stop was the courthouse where we did a little genealogy research in the births/deaths/marriages indices. Another great day!
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Yes, sports, especially football, are very big in Texas! As we toured the Sinton area, including the cemetery, Dillie shared many memories and stories. More later...
The Sinton Pirates finally lost a game...and they're finished for the year! They lost Friday, 28 November, to the Bellville Brahmas, 43-36. [Whoever heard of Bellville?] The Pirates ended the season with a 11-1 record, losing only this Region IV-3A Division II semi-final playoff game, played in San Marcos, TX. It was a great season!
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