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Bob Bowman's East Texas
Bob BbM’maffo^Pu^hw^ie autl^^of more than 50 books
about East Texas. He can be reached at bob-bowman.com
Casablanca’s East
Texan
When you talk to East
Texas movie buffs about
their favorite all-time
films, the one everyone
places near the top is Casa-
blanca, a seventy-year-old
love story made in 1942
starring Humphrey Bogart
and Ingrid Bergman.
But few know that an
East Texan, Dooley Wil-
son, played a significant
role in the film—not neces-
sarily as a part of the plot,
but as the piano player who
sang “As Time Goes By,”
the classic theme which
ranks among filmdom’s
top movie songs.
An African-American,
Wilson was bom as Arthur
Wilson on April 3, 1886,
in Tyler.
He reportedly played in
black clubs around Tyler
before moving to Chicago,
where he earned his nick-
name in 1908, the result
of his signature Irish song,
“Mr. Dooley” while play-
ing at the Pekin Theater.
He performed the role in
whiteface.
Because of his role in
Casablanca, history has
forever associated Wilson
with the piano. But Dooley
never played one. He only
sang and sometimes used
the drums.
Dooley performed on
Broadway in the early for-
ties and his breakthrough
appearance came in the
role of Little Joe, a ste-
reotypic lazy rascal in the
musical, “Cabin in the
Sky.” He also played an
escaped slave in “Bloomer
Girl” and his performance
of the song, “The Eagle
and Me,” was included in
a Smithsonian compilation
of American theater songs.
While Casablanca es-
tablished Dooley’s reputa-
tion on the silver screen,
it wasn’t his first film. He
had already played in more
than twenty motion pic-
tures when the Casablanca
film came along. For his
role, he was paid $350
a week. By comparison,
Sydney Greenstreet was
paid $3,750 a week.
If you remember the
film, Sam was a singer
and pianist employed by
Rick (Humphrey Bogart).
“As Time Goes By,” writ-
ten by Herman Hupfield,
appears as a continuing
musical and emotional
motif throughout the film.
Dooley’s rendition of
the song is remembered
for itself, as well as for
its cinematic associations.
About a year ago, a tele-
vision show ranked the
movies’ top songs—and
“As Time Goes By” was
among the top three, along
with “Somewhere Over the
Rainbow” and “Singing in
the Rain.”
Since Dooley couldn’t
play the piano, his play-
ing in the film was actu-
ally done by Elliott Car-
penter, who was placed
on the set where Wilson
could see him and imitate
his hand movements. The
only black people on the
Casablanca set, Wilson
and Carpenter remained
lifelong friends.
Dooley almost didn’t
get the Casablanca role.
Ella Fitzgerald, a popular
singer in the forties, was
considered for the part and
Dooley’s Sam might have
been Ella’s Molly.
Ironically, Humphrey
Bogart’s role as saloon
owner Rick was originally
supposed to be a young
Ronald Reagan. George
Raft, another popular actor
in the forties, was a second
choice.
Dooley died on May
30, 1953, in Los Angeles.
He was buried in Rosedale
Cemetery, a favorite rest-
ing place for politicians,
notably former mayors of
Los Angeles.
Human Right Viola-
tions And Cinnamon Rolls
Lenny was suddenly
concerned about helping
others remain law abiding
citizens. The reason started
a few months earlier when
school got out for the sum-
mer. We were excited to
find out that a new boy
our age had moved into
the house down the road.
But Rod wasn’t used
to farm life, and had some
things to learn. The first
was that the day started
around 5:00 in the morn-
ing. Cows had to be milked
and chores done. Time
constraints weren’t too
intense in the summer. But
when school started, sud-
denly it was very different.
A person had to work hard
and fast to be ready for
school by the time the bus
arrived.
The big problem for
Rod was that he liked to
milk every minute out of
staying in bed, and that
made him late finishing his
chores. By the time he was
dressed for school, he was
always rushing so fast that
he had no time to sit down
for breakfast.
Rod’s mother was a
wonderful cook, and de-
cided she would have to
make something he could
grab on his way out the
door. One of their family’s
favorite foods was cinna-
mon rolls, and she knew
that they were something
that Rod could take with
him if he was late.
When Rod climbed onto
the bus the morning of
that first day of school, the
smell of sweet cinnamon,
sugar, and warm bread
filled the bus. After he sat
down in his seat, he opened
up a napkin that contained
four large, hot cinnamon
rolls dripping with brown
sugar frosting. Immediate-
ly I could feel my stomach
growling, even though I
had eaten a huge breakfast.
I know I wasn’t the only
one feeling the effects of
that wonderful smell, be-
cause everyone on the bus
stared in Rod’s direction,
though no one said any-
thing. At least, no one did
until Lenny got on the bus.
As soon as he sat down,
he started sniffing. He
turned and saw Rod lick-
ing the frosting from his
fingers as he finished the
first roll. When Rod pick
up the second one, Lenny,
whose size showed his
love of good food, quickly
moved to take the seat
across the aisle from him.
“Hey, Rod, are you go-
ing to eat all of those?”
“Well, duh,” Rod re-
plied. “I brought them with
me didn’t I?”
“I just thought that may-
be you brought extra be-
cause you wanted to share
with your best friend,”
Lenny said.
“And who would that
be?” Rod asked oblivi-
ously.
Lenny rolled his eyes.
“Duh. Who do you think?’
Rod looked at Lenny,
and finally caught what he
was saying. “Oh, you’re
my best friend?”
“If you’ve got warm
cinnamon rolls, I am,” he
replied.
“Sorry,” Rod replied.
“I only brought enough
for me.”
Lenny was not to be
deterred. Speaking in a se-
rious tone, he said, “Then
I’m afraid I’ll have to turn
you in for breaking the
law.”
"What law?” Rod asked
in surprise.
“I can’t believe you
don’t know that it is com-
pletely illegal to bring food
on this bus and not share
with me,” Lenny replied.
“You pass one over, and
I’ll overlook it this time.”
Ask B-Frog
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Texas and the Southwest. Write him at tcupress@tcu.edu, and he’ll add your
name to his pad-to-pad e-mail list.
B-Frog: Has Texas produced many famous musicians?
Of course! Have you heard that our state musical instrument is the guitar?
One major music legend is Buddy Holly of Lubbock. He was among the first
to combine the country sound with rock ‘n roll.
No matter what your age, you've probably heard some of his great hits like
“Peggy Sue ” or “True Love Ways. ” Sadly, his meteoric rise to stardom lasted
less than two years. He died in a tragic 1959 airplane crash. Holly’s impact on
the music world was profound. In 2004 one magazine ranked him as one of the
“50 greatest artists of all tim e. ”
Dear B-Frog: Being a TCU Frog, what’s your favorite place to go in Fort Worth?
- West Texas Resident
I love visiting the Fort Worth Botan ic Gardens just down the street from
TCU. This is a 109-acre rose park open to the public every day from dawn to dusk.
The park was approved by popular vote in 1925 with a $500,000 bond measure.
When the Depression came, the project was put on hold until loans were received
from the Federal government housing project. The park was the firstfederal relief
project in Fort Worth under the New Deal. With the new money, park designers
expanded the park to include a cactus garden and an arboretum. The project had
a unique worker: Oueen Tut, a Fort Worth zoo elephant. When water would leak
out of the lagoon area, Oueen Tut would stomp the ground down to prevent ad-
ditional leakage! To discover more about interesting sites in the city, read Fort
Worth’s Legendary Landmarks published by the TCU Press.
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8911 to order.
Cont’d from Pg 1
Grand ‘ole’
T i m p s o n
Home
den gem, still lying in
it's original spot, was the
claw-foot tub. The hearth's
were saved, as there had
been one in every room.
Other than that, though,
there wasn’t much left. The
ground floor of the home
was covered in trash.
About a week ago, I
drove by the lot of the old
Bryan home. I would say
that I drove by the house,
but the "house" was noth-
ing more than a pile of
rubble in the middle of the
lot. I only wish someone
had bought that house be-
fore it was too far gone to
be saved. At least now I
have some pictures of the
house as it was back when
Mr. Bryan owned it. A re-
minder of what this town
used to be.
Rod, being new to the
area, wondered if there
truly was a law that he
was unaware of. With a
little more coaxing from
Lenny, he relinquished a
cinnamon roll. But as he
did, he demanded to know
more about the law he was
violating.
Lenny waited until he
had devoured the cinna-
mon roll before he an-
swered. Wiping the cor-
ners of his mouth with his
sleeve he said, “If you sat
there and ate all of them
without sharing with me,
you would be violating
the Geneva Conventions
on torture.”
And that’s when Lenny
kindly made it his goal to
help Rod be a law abiding
citizen.
To Re-elect
TRRCU HOOPER
Timpson ISD
Board of Trustees
It is my desire to continue
making things better for
Timpson ISD. Vote to re-elect
me on Saturday May 12, 2012^
Early voting starts
April 30 thru May 8th..
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FOR MAYOR OF TIMPSON
#1 ON TIE BALLOT
MAY 12,
I would appreciate your vote for the position
of Mayor of Timpson. I have served this
community in that capacity in the past and
hope you will help me to continue to fulfill
my hopes and goals for the City of Timpson.
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Center Livestock
Vacogdoches
Panola
(05/02/12)
Livestock ;05/03/12)
Livestock 05/01/12)
Cattle Sold: 235HD
Cattle Sold: 387HD
Cattle Sold: 381
Sellers: 40
Sellers: 53
Sellers: 79
Buyers: 42
Buyers: 38
Buyers: 39
Stocker Steers Calves;
Steers:
Steers:
UNDER 300- 1.85 To 2.83
150-300 LBS 1.49 TO 3.05
150-300 LBS 1.65 TO 2.65
300-400 - 1.75 To 2.08
300-400 LBS 1.40 TO 2.32
300-400 LBS 1.52 TO 2.00
400-500- 1.70 To 1.85
400-500 LBS 1.47 TO 1.82
400-500 LBS 1.40 TO 1.85
500 Up-1.35 To 1.65
500 & UP 1.37 TO 1.72
500 & UP 1.17 TO 1.62 Stocker Heifers Calves:
Teifers:
Heifers:
UNDER 300- 1.80 To 2.60
150-300 LBS 1.40 TO 2.47
150-300 LBS 1.55 TO 2.50
300-400- 1.70 To 1.90
300-400 LBS 1.40 TO 2.27
300-400 LBS 1.42 TO 2.05
400-500- 1.45 To 1.90
400-500 LBS 1.44 TO 1.75
400-500 LBS 1.30 TO 1.67
500 Up-1.22 To 1.65
500 & UP 1.40 TO 1.60
500 & UP 1.10 TO 1.62
Packer Cows: 75.00 To 98.50
Slaughter Cows: .60 To .99
Slaughter Cows: .60 To .93
Packer Bulls: 1.04 To 1.17
Stocker Cows: Up to 1250.00$HD
Bulls: .85 To 1.05
Stocker Cows: 750.00HD To
Bulls: .93 To 1.08
Pairs: 875 To 1700.00
1500.00HD
Pairs: Up to 1850.00$HD
Stocker Cows: 675 To 1300.00
Cow/Calf Pairs: 885.00HD To
Baby Calves: Only a Few
Baby Calves: 50 To 270.00HD
2470.OOHD
Goats:
Horses: .10 To .30
Calves: Up To 285.00
Goats: 25 To 150.00HD
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