Country Lifestyles
October 2016 Profile – George Seals: “Those Seals Boys— They were Cowboys all their Life”
By Jessica Crabtree
When asked his full name, he replied “Billy George Seals, outa’ chute number 1,” he smiles. Born August 16, 1931, to George Thomas “Bud” Seals and Willie Mae Pennington Seals, he was the older of two boys. Bobby Leon came 14 months later. The two would grow to fight, argue and fuss, but be life-long friends and brothers.
Seals has been a Denton Countian all his life. Born, raised and lived out his 85 years on the very place his father and mother settled on. Bud was born in Sanger and Willie Mae was born in Denton County but raised on a ranch in Palo Pinto County. “I’ve lived here all my life,” Seals said. “One of my first memories in the ’30s was the dirt roads that ran through here got real muddy. There were stuck cars and my daddy took his team of horses and pulled the cars out,” Seals reminisced. Seals’ fondest memories are learning to swim in Oliver Creek, riding horseback to watch rail cars be loaded with cattle, hogs or sheep and summer rodeos.
Bud was a farmer and trained horses to pull together as a team. Seals recalls the “broncs” well. Even one in particular named Queen. “My daddy had a saddle with a square skirt. Bobby and I saw a saddle somewhere that had round skirts and cut our saddle to look just like it. I still have a picture of me on Queen riding that saddle.” Seals’ father was a trader by nature. “Milk cows, horses, cows, whatever it was Daddy would trade on it. Anything to make a dollar,” Seals said. “He had an old Model-T. He’d go all over Mansfield, Bowie and McKinney area. He’d leave with a load of stuff and come back with even more,” Seals laughed. “He knew so much about knives and guns. He was just a natural born trader,” Seals said about his father.
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Does John Wayne Have the Answer to Our Discourse?
By Dal Houston
I am terribly saddened by all the argumentative discourse that seems to be going on in today’s world. It seems as though it is no longer enough just to disagree on certain issues. We are expected to classify someone as an enemy if they do not always agree with us on all issues, lest we be considered weak.
To make things even worse, because those who disagree with you are now considered enemies, the sentiment seems to be that it is only fair and proper to destroy them, because they are the enemy, again with the fear of ridicule for being weak if we do not fight.
With all that said, and seemingly unrelated, I am a big John Wayne fan. From watching him dive into his role as a cowboy, to marveling at his time portraying a soldier or appreciating his acting gig as a sailor, there is seldom a week that goes by without me watching at least one
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While We Were Sleeping
By Martha Crump
That old adage, “What you don’t know won’t hurt you.,” may have some basis in truth when applied to minor situations. However, when what you don’t know is presented in the form of a “Trojan Horse” and is what amounts to an incredible attempt to fleece American property rights, it becomes a different story altogether.
To put this unbelievable tale together, we need to step back to Joe Biden’s 2021 Executive Order which pledged commitment to help restore balance on public lands and waters, to create jobs, and to provide a path to align the management of America’s public lands and waters with our nation’s climate, conservation, and clean energy goals.
To read more, pick up a copy of the April issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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Lacey’s Pantry: Strawberry Sorbet
By Lacey Vilhauer
Ingredients:
1 whole lemon, seeded and roughly chopped
2 cups sugar
2 pounds strawberries, hulled
Juice of 1 to 2 lemons
¼ cup water
Directions:
Place the chopped lemon and sugar in a food processor and pulse until combined. Transfer to a large bowl. Puree the strawberries in a food processor and add to the lemon mixture along with juice of one lemon and water. Taste and add more juice as desired.
To read more, pick up a copy of the April issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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