Old Home Town – 40 years ago

The Vietnam War Christmas cease-fire was about to end, but it had proved only moderately successful due to sporadic outbreaks of hostilities.

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hall and son, Tim, 3, faced a grim new year after their mobile home was destroyed by fire. However, aid was quick in coming, and gifts had begun to pour in. The family for the time being was to reside in the recreation room at grocer Rusty Springer’s home until Hall’s January graduation from Kansas University.