july 2008 

cover:  Company founder, Wood T. Brookshire, and his wife, Louse, in 1960s. Four grandsons l-r Tim Brookshire, Mark Brookshire, Brad Brookshire, and Britt Brookshire. Inset l-r: The first Brookshire warehouse in Tyler, 1953; a modern Brookshire’s in Palestine; and the first air-conditioned store in East Texas in 1939.

features
9 Brookshire’s Family Affair
The Brookshire family began their first grocery store in 1928 with a “people first” philosophy that continues today.
by Tom Geddie


10 Bookshelves
Finding adventures, insight, friends and more in books, shopping for books, and a local authors round up.
by Jeff Gottesman and Tom Geddie


12 The Return of George Jones’ Stolen Guitar
A guitar stolen from George Jones in 1962 finally makes its way back to him.


departments
4 Talk of the Town
Cowan Center, Cattle Baron’s fundraiser, Longview museum, Winnsboro art center, Tyler art museum, ...

4 Letters

6 Business
Local tomatoes still good, Sulphur Springs project, Ben Wheeler celebration, entrepreneurship conference, business incubation conference, Smith County bar history, ..

13 Kid’s Korner
Independence Day, upside down world, earthworms, pet’s peeves, and more.
by Vern Dailey and Muffin

14 Grits & Gourmet
A Delicious Afternoon at Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards
by Vern Dailey and Muffin

15 Dining Guide

16 Calendar

18 Music Listing

19 Feel Good
Alternative Treatment
to Prostate Cancer
by Candance Gordon

20 Where to Stay
Mill Creek Ranch Resort in Canton

22 Living Room
Associations Lend
Home Building Assistance

25 Reel Time
Night Fishing
by Barry St. Clair

26 Tolbert’s Tales
Cost Conscious
by Jerry Tolbert

27 Marketplace

 

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