John Wayne Watched A Family Lose Their Lumber Yard In Wyoming 1961 — Then He Walked In
The green sedan from Rawlins pulled off US 30 and parked in front of Callahan Lumber at 5 minutes past 10:00 on a Monday morning…
Read moreJohn Wayne Denied a Room in His Own Hotel — Staff Fired on the Spot
The clerk’s hand closed around two brass keys and slid them across the counter to a couple who’d never even wired ahead for a room. …
Read moreTeen Bullies Cornered an Elderly Man in a Diner — He Was John Wayne
The biggest of the three grabbed the old man’s shoulder and spun him half around on the counter stool and the coffee cup went over…
Read moreJohn Wayne Walked Into A Boot Maker’s Shop In Arizona 1961 — What Was On That Shelf Stopped Him Cold
The old man was reaching for the lock when the truck pulled into the alley, and the way he moved, slow, deliberate, a man who…
Read moreHe Told John Wayne ‘That Rusty Gun Is Worth $15’ — Then Wayne Showed Him What Was Actually There
The gun dealer reached across the counter and took the revolver straight out of the stranger’s hands, and the stranger let him, which was the…
Read moreNobody Wanted His Handmade Hats — Then John Wayne Tried One On and Everything Changed
37 handmade hats sat in rows under the Arizona sun, and the old man behind them was just reaching to fold the first one back…
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