Volume 11 , Issue 11

W. P. (William Pruitt) McFadden

?Wm. McFadden, Jr. says, "W.P. (William Pruitt) McFadden was my grandfather, and Alexander McFaddan my great grandfather. ?I have seen the movie he wrote about, Cimarron, and it is a very good representation of how we might envision that event, had we been there to witness it.

?Of course, there is a more recent screen version that my grandfather never saw, which is the run depicted in the Ron Howard movie Far & Away, with Tom Cruise and Nichole Kidman.

Ironically, the home that Alexander McFadden built his home on a few years later is still standing today ... it may not be in great condition, but it is still there, as is the nearby McFadden cemetary where Alex & Mary are buried. ?My grandparents, Wm. P. (who told the story) & Myrtle J. McFadden are buried in Blythe, CA.

Your listings of the former Freedom Rodeo Queens contains a misspelled name. The 1939 - Billy McFadden Dusey listing concerns my Aunt, and she is still living. Her last name is spelled DUCY, not DUSEY. She was the wife of William Ducy, my uncle, and my father's sister. Thanks for correcting this."
Statistics About Time Change Steve says, "More people getting outside and enjoying the season. With the change to Daylight Savings Time, Sunday's primetime Adult 18-49 TV usage levels declined 7% overall week to week (37.1% vs. 39.9%). The 7 o'clock hour was most impacted by the changeover to an extended hour of daylight, with the opening hour of prime seeing 13% less Adult 18-49 usage (30.8% vs. 35.5%), as compared to the prior week."
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