Date: Sun, 8 Oct 1995 17:14:25 -0400

From: Jerry Miller millerj[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]FRANKLINCOLL.EDU

Subject: Re: place names



Rima: Actually, when I worked at a nearby newspaper that included Peru in

its circulation area, I heard it both ways (PEErue & puhROO) from people in

that area (and I don't think all of them were trying to be funny).

As far as Galveston, no, I don't know about the guy with the camels, but I

did once do a story on a guy there who had a (very small) Museum and School

of Magic Witchcraft and believed he was a (good) witch (not warlock) and

supposedly gave psychic advice to people like Billie Jean King. Weirdest guy

I ever met--called himself "The Mysterious Lawrence," as I recall.



Cheers,

Jerry Miller