King Ranch Empire and the Rise of a Texan Giant
A historical sketch traces Captain King’s rise from steamboat ventures to building Santa Gertrudis Ranch and founding a vast Texas empire. It notes his partnerships, land acquisitions from Nueces to Rio Grande, the Santa Gertrudis palace, and the 78 mile front gate remark.
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King
States
Texas
Captain King
King Ranch
Kingsville
Santa Gertrudis
Santa Gertrudis Palace
Henrietta
Nueces River
Rio Grande
Mifflin Kenedy
Kenedy Ranch
Kenedy County
Lagislature
Corpus Christi
More Deaths on Highways Than On City Streets
Texas highway patrol reports May saw 144 highway crash fatalities from 476 crashes five road districts saw 28 suburban deaths and none in country towns three deaths on country roads while 141 deaths occurred on open highways city crashes accounted for 174 deaths with 49 injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
M. L Berry
State Highway Patrol
Department
Gene
Patton Dies in Electric Chair for Texas Family Murder
George Patton, 54, executed for killing a family of four on his East Texas farm. He claimed the deaths were accidental during a fight but never confessed. The crime remained unsolved for years, with erosion revealing skeletal remains in 1936. Patton showed fear of death and died praying as the current ended his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Texas
George Patton
East Texas
Patton
Amarillo High School summer session closes August 6
The 1997 Amarillo High School summer session ends August 6 with 174 students enrolled across about 24 subjects. Twenty-nine students will graduate, 28 from Amarillo High and four from feeder schools. Notable graduates include Regina Theresa Hermann, Jack Nimmo, Clyde Townsend, and Eula Lee Hefley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo High School
Regina Theresa Hermann
St. Mary's Academy
Jack Nimmo
Groom
Clyde Townsend
Croom
Eula Lee Hefley
Shamrock
Amarilla High School
Rena Waldene Allred
Oma Merie Anderson
Perry Grey Baker
Raymond Beard
J. R Behrens
Gene Rice Bussey
Bittie Callan
Mary Joyce Chenault
William Filbert
Sally Jeanette Fullerton
Dorothy Marie Fulton
John Ellis Goodman
Kittie
Meningitis Victim Louise Moss Dies in Oklahoma City
The three year old Louise Moss daughter of Mr and Mrs J B Moss of Bethel Okla died today of spinal meningitis. Her body will be sent to Mt Pleasant Texas for burial tomorrow.
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Oklahoma City
Louise Moss
Moss
Bethel
Okla
Mt. Pleasant
Tex
Suffer From Piles Use Red Wing Pile Ointment
An advertisement for Red Wing Pile Ointment claims to relieve itching burning and pain from piles. It promises money back if not satisfied and offers a large tube for $1.00 from Indian Remedy Co. Amarillo Texas.
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East Fifth
Indian Remedy CO
Bos
Amarillo
Tex
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Brownsville
Henrietta Chamberlain
Miss Henrietta
Robert BE. Lee
Senta Gertrudis
el Lane
Kenedy ‘Ranch
Kleberg
Henrietta King
Great King Ranch
King Domain
Finnegan
Rea Helms
Collette Helena Heck
Alva Glenn Horner
Dorothy Lee Johnson
Forest Laing
Doris M Mace
Geneva Pearl Maness
Grace Sturdevant Moss
Theda Lucille Perry
Ben Pumphrey
Margaret Elizabeth Terry
Agnes Ann Wagner
Edwin R. Weaver
Mabel Harris
Panhandle
Glenn Culbertson
White Deer
Cora Lea Ansley
Roswell
New Mexico
Elizabeth Nixson
Monroe
REWCO
DR Dick Con
Red Brook
Castle Hill
Rye && Or Bourbon
Ptc
Kis Bourbo
Gordon's
California
DE Kuyper
Goodyear
T. K. Thompson
Minneapolis
Aufeguard
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Inc
Goodfyear
Pampa
Borger
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