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A Long Way Home from Chicago
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Visiting Grandma Dowdel
The first time Joey And Mary Alice Dowdel visted with their grandmother, alone, in her small Illinois town located halfway between Chicago and St. Louis. -
Shotgun Cheatham's Death
A reporter was doing a report on Shotgun. Grandma held an open house for Shotgun and lied to the reporter by saying he was a war hero. Grandma's enemy Effie Wilcox came too. The Coffin began moving which gave everyone the idea that there was a ghost. Ms. Wilcox and the reporter ran out but it was a tomcat who moved the case. -
The Mouse in the Milk
The Cowgill boys were tormenting the town and blew up Grandma's mailbox. She told one of the boys she wasn't going to be home at her daily milk delivery and knew they were going to steal something from her.That night she turned the lights off and waited for them to come and steal, she caught them and had Joey get their parents. Grandma told Mr.Cowgill that if his boys wouldn't stop she would tell everyone that she found a mouse in her milk and run his business to the ground. She had her evidence -
A One-Woman Crime Wave
Grandma uses illegal traps to get catfish from the lake while using the sheriff's boat which she stole to feed the drifters. -
The Day of Judgment
Grandma's gooseberry pie goes up against Rupert Pennypacker's to win her town's honor and a flight in a biplane. Grandma lost -
The Phantom Brakeman
Mismatched families of local lovers try to keep Vandalia and Junior from running away. So Joey with the help for grandma tricks the train engineer into thinking that he was The brakeman phantom. This made the engineer stop the train allowing Vandalia Eubanks and Junior Stubbs to sneak on without either families knowing. Therefore they ran away together. -
Things with Wings
While Joey is enjoying his time with the Hudson Terraplane 8, Grandma is trying to get Effie Wilcox to foreclose her house. Doing this, she needs the help of Banker Weinbach. -
Centennial Summer
Grandma has a showdown with Mrs. Weidenbach about whose family has the most talent and the county's oldest living citizen. -
The Troop Train
Joey joins the army air corps because he loves airplanes. Joey would send telegrams to Grandma about where he was and what he was doing. One night he sent Grandma a telegram telling her that his train would be passing by her house on the way to the bass. When the train came by Joey saw Grandmas lit up lights and herself waving to each and every cart passing bye. hoping that he would see her. joey goes off to fight in World War II.
