Maver of Old Tascona tells of Tascosa frontier lore
University of Oklahoma Press releases a new book on Tascosa Texas, detailing its rise as a frontier hub from the 1870s to the 1890s. It highlights figures like Pat Garrett, Scotty Wilson, and Judge Roy Bean era clashes, rancher feuds, and the town’s cultural impact on nearby Amarillo.
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Norman
Okla
Tacos Texas
John
Maver
Old Tascona
University of Oklahoma Press
Tascona
Texas
Nandie
Grandview Courts
Alto
Ninetien
Indian River
Taccona
Billy the
West
Pat Garrett
McCarty
Amarillo
Roy Bean
Scotty
Strug
Local Visiting Friends Highlight Weekend Notices
Local society notes list numerous visitors and hosts including Miss Bonnie Chaffin from El Paso, Miss Mary Alice Chariton from Raleigh, N C, and Far Williams from Van Nuys visiting relatives in Lockhart. Various families hosted relatives and friends from Dallas, El Paso, Wichita Falls, San Antonio, and other Texas locales during weekends and over two weeks. An unrelated closing paragraph references historical civil war discussion and a current land needs debate.
Fort Worth set for Texas 26th division reunion
Veterans of the Texas 26th division schedule events at the Texas Hotel Fort Worth September 7 to 9 to mark the Salerno assault anniversary with a Victory ball at the Crystal Ballroom and a Western barbecue at Casa Manana grounds. General Wainwright and Governor Stevenson are among expected guests.
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Texas Hotel
Fort Worth
Salerno
Victory Batl
Crystal Ballroom
Casa Manana
Pioneer Palace
H. Miller Ainsworth
38 Division Assn
Jonathan Wainwright
Coke Stevenson
36Th Division
Henry Live
Love
Fragmented war era notes and accidents across cities
A collage of brief items notes wartime optimism at Sul Ross College and a San Diego hazard alert. Reports cite traffic injuries during peak hours in Denver and a police incident in which a father’s handcuffs were misused by his son. A Philadelphia case involves an air rifle target injury. Columbia University anticipates a fall enrollment record of 28 900.
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Denver
Douglas Phillips
Douglas Jr
Douglas
Snot
Philadelphia
Almouth
Richard 3. Wheeler, TB
Beverly
N. J
Twins Born in February and August Down the Line
In Somerville New Jersey Mr and Mrs Richard Fielder entrusted their twins to neighbors after they grew their cribs. On February 2 Mrs Moore welcomed twins a boy and a girl and on August 5 the Bohem family welcomed twins a boy and a girl.
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Catching
Somerville
N. J
Richard Fielder
Leon Moore
Albert Bohem
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