Farmerville Gazette, February 8, 1939Written by Edna Liggin as Uncle Lige Wal, I'll be doggone if ma didn't muss up my colyum last week'. Ma jest ain't a natural born writer like I am. A-puttin' in thar about quilt de-signs, settin' hens and sech follishness! As if my readers keered anything about that! My colyum is … Continue reading Union Gin, Shiloh and Evergreen News of Week
Farmerville Gazette, February 1, 1939Written by Edna Liggin as Uncle Lige (Ma Substitoothin) Oh, my goodness, but pa took thet bathe las' week and fer varous reasons he ain't able to writ this week. First, he went to bed sniffin; got up snortin' and chokin; by dinner he had a temper and temperture; an' by night … Continue reading Union Gin, Shiloh and Evergreen News of the Week
Farmerville Gazette, January 25, 1939Written by Edna Liggin as Uncle Lige Ma and I Do a Fireside Chat Ma and I wuz a seated by the fire one night last week, she a sewin' up my pants and me wif my feet almost on the mantle. "I hear Junior Barham is losin' money fast," I pipes. … Continue reading Union Gin, Shiloh and Evergreen News of the Week
Farmerville Gazette, January 11, 1939Written by Edna Liggin as Uncle Lige Wal, fust I'll say I stayed at home New Year's Eve, of my own free will. Then, Sunday, I was a tellin' Ma (my wife) how some of my neighbors spent the Eve, a gal frollicin' I calls it. Danged if Ma didn't get riled. … Continue reading From Evergreen, Shiloh and Union Gin Communities
Farmerville Gazette, October 5, 1939 Written by Edna Liggin as Uncle Lige "Wal," sez Ma, "reckons as thar is a little nip uf frost in thar air, we'd better set a time on killing our yearlin' to can so's the adpshuns kin haf sum hambergers to put in their lunch." I bin alookin' fer this. "ma, … Continue reading News from Union Gin, Evergreen and Shiloh
