Hope • March 16, 2026
Elderly Father and Son Feast on Free Oysters After Cashing in on Decades-Old Restaurant Promise
From Alabama comes the story of two restaurant-regulars chowing down on a 54-year-old promise from their favorite oyster bar. Jim and Jimmy Rush always wondered whether the sign behind the bar at Wintzell’s Oyster House in Mobile was “for real.” It promised a night of free oysters, as many as could be eaten, for any Good News Network.
From Alabama comes the story of two restaurant-regulars chowing down on a 54-year-old promise from their favorite oyster bar. Jim and Jimmy Rush always wondered whether the sign behind the bar at Wintzell’s Oyster House in Mobile was “for real.” It promised a night of free oysters, as many as could be eaten, for any Good News Network.
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