Phyllis George, the Girl-Next-Door Who Became Miss America
By Jane Little Botkin |
It was her dimples that first drew my attention to the Miss America pageant. A more-than-passable piano player with wholesome ...
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Los Lagartos Fountain, What Happened to the San Jacinto Alligators?
By Jane Little Botkin |
(Photo El Paso Historical Society) Recently I returned to El Paso to visit my past—my classmates, Northeast El Paso’s Milagro ...
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El Paso, the World of Guyrex
By Jane Little Botkin |
Some folks claim that El Paso, Texas, should be El Paso, New Mexico. It’s true that the city sits in ...
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The Pink Dress, Memoir of a GuyRex Girl
By Jane Little Botkin |
My parents initiated a truce the year I won a beauty-queen title. Actually, I was promoted to queen, but to my ...
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