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♦ SATURDAY, AUGUSTS, 2006
Birds, beauties and the greatest athlete of all-time
To answer any or all ques
tions, e-mail answers to
hhjquiz@yahoo.com or call
Charlotte Perkins at 987-
1823, Ext. 234. The dead
line is Tuesday evening
Eye Q
Name the actress.
Literary Quiz
What did the landlord’s
daughter do to warn her
well-dressed outlaw boy
friend that he was riding
into a trap?
USA Quiz
What announcement of
major interest to the U.S.
was made on Radio Moscow
on Sunday, October 28,
1962?
Georgia Quiz
What was the biggest news
story in Dooly County in
April, 1999?
Bible Quiz
Identify the writer of
this verse and the person to
whom he was writing: “For
we brought nothing into this
world and it is certain we
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The Travel Center in Perry planned a trip for a group of retired educators and spouses
recently. A three-day inland trip to Denali National Park and Mt. McKinley was fol
lowed by a seven-day cruise of College Fjord and Glacier Bay. The group included,
back row, left, Audrey Cason, Jim Soles, Jerry Langston; third row, Charles Collins
and Paul Hartman; second row, Mabel Collins, Sheila Soles, Fran Hartman and Bill
Lee; front row, Barbara Clark, Barbara Langston and Shirley Lee.
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Weird Quiz
Where was Jim Thorpe
buried, and what was the
name of that town before
Jim Thorpe was buried
there?
Last Week’s
Answers
Houston County
Pride
The old house in last
week’s quiz can be seen
from Felton Road in South
Houston County, on what
used to be Mossy Hill Farm.
We got a delightful call from
Ruth McEachern of Warner
Robins who was born there
and lived through her child
hood. It is now owned by
the Heatons and is one of
the county’s historical sites.
Getting it right were Ruth
McEachern, Tom Thornton,
Billy Hunter, Nelda Tawse,
Chris and Larry Thomson,
Jim Worrall, Bill Harrison
and Laurie Jones.
Ey e Q
The famous sidekick of a
famous cowboy was Gabby
Hayes. Getting it right were
Rex Gambill, Mack Meeks,
Leßoy Bennett, Barbara
Everts, Janie Gupton,
Cruising
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Houston County Pride
Journal/ Charlotte Perkins
The bird just happened to be there. The question is “At
what intersection does this soldier stand?” Here’s a
completely new quiz. Identify the place in this picture by
name or address. (Readers are invited to submit photos
for this quiz. All shots must be taken within Houston
County lines, and should be buildings or landmarks
a reader might drive past s such as churches, historic
homes, landmark buildings, or scenes that are just plain
eye-catching. Submit yours by sending a JPEG or TIFF by
e-mail to hhjquiz@yahoo.com. Photo credit will be given.
Marcilla Cunningham, Alice Hunter, Jimmy Harrell, Tom
Lemaster, Venona Brown, Thornton, Don Wagy, Mike
Wesley Johnson, Billy Stanley, Jaloo Zelonis, Chris
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Free white flowering dogwood trees
Special to the Journal
Ten free white flowering
dogwood trees will be given
to each person who joins
the National Arbor Day
•Foundation during August.
The free trees are part of
the non-profit foundation’s
“Trees for America,” cam
paign.
“The white flowering dog
woods will add year-round
beauty to your home and
neighborhood,” said John
Rosenow, the foundation’s
Cooper has new book of stories out
Special to the Journal
Jackie K Cooper’s fourth
collection of short sto
ries, “The Bookbinder,”
has been published by
Mercer University Press.
Cooper offers remembranc
es, reflections and experi
ences that can be shared
by readers of all ages.
St. John Flynn, host of
‘Cover to Cover on Georgia
Public Broadcasting has
praised the work, saying,
“There is a wise man in
Georgia by the name of
Jackie K Cooper.
“His wisdom stems from
his fervent humanity which
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and Larry Thomson, Terry
Everett, Jillenda Falen,
Jim Worrall, Bill Harrison,
Sharon Cyr, Mike Stockwell,
Lou Calleo, Laurie Jones
and Cindy, who didn’t leave
her last name.
Last Week’s
Cognoscenti
William Carlos Williams
wrote a poem about the
plums in the icebox, which
he ate because they were so
cold and so sweet. Getting
it right were Anthony
Baldwin, Mike Stanley, Jaloo
Zelonis, Nelda Tawse, Chris
and Larry Thomson, Terry
Everett, Jim Worrall, Bill
Harrison, Sharon Cyr, Mike
Stockwell, Marilyn Beal-
Bauer and Laurie Jones.
Naming the
states
Colorado almost named
Idaho, before the alleged
meaning of the name (Jewel
of the Mountains) was discov
ered to be a hoax. Somehow
everybody forgot that hoax
when it was time to name
Idaho. Getting it right were
Anthony Baldwin, Mike
Stanley, Jaloo Zelonis, Chris
and Larry Thomson, Terry
Everett, Jim Worrall, Bill
Harrison, Mike Stockwell,
Marilyn Beal-Bauer and
Laurie Jones.
Georgia Geniuses
Lanier, now a lost town,
we the first county seat of
Macon County. Getting it
right were Anthony Baldwin,
Mike Stanley, Jaloo Zelonis,
Chris and Larry Thomson,
Terry Everett, Jim Worrall,
Bill Harrison, Sharon
president. “Dogwoods have
showy spring flowers, scar
let autumn foliage, and red
berries which attract song
birds all winter.
The trees will be shipped
postpaid at the right time
for planting, between
Oct. 15 and Dec. 10, with
enclosed planting instruc
tions. The six-to-12 inch
trees are guaranteed to grow
or they will be replaced free
of charge.
Members also receive a
is emblazoned across every
page of ‘The Bookbinder.’
Set forth in these pages
are the simple things that
make us human and bind
us together as we weep or
as we laugh, as we regret or
as we rejoice.”
Cooper is indeed the
bookbinder, and he has
learned his trade well.
Jeffrey Deaver, author of
“The Cold Moon,” and “The
Vanished Man,” calls it “A
truly moving look at life in
the South.”
“Cooper’s stories are
filled with poignancy, wit,
and spot-on observations, “
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Cyr, Mike Stockwell, and
Marilyn Beal-Bauer and
Laurie Jones.
The Scripturally
Savvy
Noah’s wife isn’t actually
named in the Bible, but there
are traditions that give her
the name Na’ama. Getting it
right were Anthony Baldwin,
Mike Stanley, Jaloo Zelonis,
Chris and Larry Thomson,
Terry Everett, Jim Worrall,
Bill Harrison, Sharon Cyr,
Mike Stockwell Marilyn
Beal-Bauer and Laurie
Jones.
AA
Bill W. and Doctor Bob
stopped drinking alco
hol and started Alcoholics
Anonymous, which, by the
way, only uses first names.
Getting it right were
Anthony Baldwin, Mike
Stanley, Jaloo Zelonis,-Chris
and Larry Thomson, Terry
Everett, Jim Worrall, Bill
Harrison, Sharon Cyr, Mike
Stockwell, * Marilyn Beal-
Bauer, Laurie Jones, and
Anne Pierce.
Catching up:
Jolene, please come back!!
Mike Stockwell wasn’t
given credit for all his
answers last week. This was
inadvertent.
Also, during the time of
the great mix-up, when the
quiz was left out for a week,
we had an e-mail pop quiz,
which Bill Harrison, Jaloo
Zelonis, Jim Worrall, Terry
Everett and Bill Harrison
starred in. However, nobody
got the fact the Lord Byron
included Daniel Boone in his
epic poem “Don Juan.”
subscription to the founda
tion’s colorful bi-monthly
publication, ‘Arbor Day,’
and ‘The Tree Book,’ with
information about tree
plantings and care.
To receive the free
trees, send a ,$lO member
ship contribution to Ten
Dogwoods, national Arbor
Day Foundation, 100 Arbor
Avenue, Nebraska City, NE
68410, by Aug. 31. Or join
online at www.arborday.
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Deaver says, “and the writ
ing is as easy and comfort
able as a spring day in the
Carolinas.
‘The Bookbinder’ stands
shoulder to shoulder with the
best writing from the South,
echoing the work of Walker
Percy and Shelby Foote.”
Autographed copies of the
book can be obtained from
the author.
Send checks in the amount
of S3O (includes shipping
and handling) made pay
able to Jackie K Cooper.
The mailing address is: PO
Box 770, Perry, GA 31069 .