Dianne Evans had lunch Saturday with Nina Lawrence and Beth Rhody. They were helping Dianne celebrate her birthday.
Corrine Melton visited Sue Arnold Saturday.
Johnnie Ruth Hunt spent Tuesday night with Sue Cook.
Visitors of Betty Wilson were Ralph Vaughn and Jewell Vaughn, JoAnn Pittman, Brandon Rackley, Rebecca Ervin, Louise Jones, Faye Adkins, Randy and Ellie Vaughn and Lisa Ray, and Shelia Mick.
Faye Adkins and JoAnn Pittman were missed at church Sunday. Hope they both feel better soon.
Recent visitors of Billie Simpson were Stephen and Missy Smotherman of Woodbury and Linda Judkins. Supper guests on Saturday were Dallas, Beth, Thomas, Michael, Anita and Chloe Braswell, Michelle Walker and Linda Judkins.
Billie Simpson and Anita and Chloe Braswell went to McMinnville shopping. Billie visited Stacie Wood.
Sympathy is extended to families in the passing of their loved ones, Edgar Davis, Pam Williams and Ann Taylor.
Mary McKenzie visited Barbara Self. She is a good neighbor.
Get-well wishes are extended to Ronnie Carter. He has been a patient in DeKalb Community Hospital.
Visitors of Lou Autry Malone were Joyce Wright of Murfreesboro, who spent the weekend with Lou Autry. Mr. and Mrs. Jordon Melton visited Sunday and went to church. Peggy Agee visited Monday.
Recent visitors of Marie Walls were Dean and Connie Neely of Shelbyville. They spent the weekend with Marie, and they went to Crossville shopping.Other visitors were Earlene Olsen, and Don and Linda Poss.
My son Ralph told me that WJLE Radio is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month. I listen to the station every day, and have since it was signed on back in 1964.
Ralph began working part-time at WJLE in August 1965, and then was given a full-time job by Tony Glenn. Ralph had dreamed of being a radio announcer since he was six-years-old; pretending while sitting at my bedroom dresser using my hair brush as his microphone.
I have forgotten all the names of the different announcers at WJLE. Ralph says there have been seven managers, with the best in his opinion being Dwayne Page.
Aaron Durham was the first, followed by Tony Glenn Rast, Tollye Wayne Tittsworth, Ken Smith, James Austin, Ralph and now Dwayne.
My day would be incomplete without listening to WJLE, especially hearing the local news.
This community will always owe a debt to Dr. W.E. Vanatta for having the dream of starting WJLE. Leon Stribling now owns the station, and I appreciate him letting the station continue its tradition of providing us listeners with local programming.
Ralph tells me that many radio stations today are owned by large corporations.
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WJLE celebrating 50 years

