Wood County news and quotes from 75 years ago, as seen in the June 22, 1950 edition of the Mineola Monitor:

“Melon Festival Candidates For Queen Are Announced. The seven girls and their sponsoring organizations are as follows: Ann Sue Cassels, Civic Garden Club; Ann Whitten, Texas and Pacific Railway Brotherhoods and their Auxiliaries; Joanna Starnes, Twentieth Century Clb (sic); Peggy Bray, Delphian Club; Wanda Weaver, American Legion; Ann Lukenbill, Fannie Marchman Garden Club; and Carleen Little, Mineola Rotary Club”

“Fund for Iron Lung Only $167.36 Short… With polio on the increase this summer the portable iron lung is considered an important addition to the community’s medical facilities.”

“Austrian Couple (Mr. And Mrs. Schramko) Now Making Home In Wood County”

“Hooray for Summer! And those delightful PICNICS! Tasty foods for all occasions: Piggly Wiggly.”

“Select Theatre; Phone 12 – Mineola. Cooled by refrigeration.”