Fort Buffalo Springs and the 1867 68 Texas Frontier Post
History recalls Buffalo Springs in Clay County Texas as a border post in 1867 68. Army Companies A and E of the Sixth Cavalry under Brevet Major Hutchins established the post, faced slow supply lines and mounting shortages, while H H McConnell documented daily life and landscapes of the frontier camp.
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Frontier
Buffalo Springs
Clay County
Texas
Irisboro
Mesquiteville
Young County
Jacksboro
Rio Grandet
Weatherford
Sngle
Federa
Fort
Defense Department
Sixth Cavalry
B. T. Hutchins
Hutchins
P. O
Weatherford, Parker Co
Chihuahua
Tupper
Washington
Austin
San Antonio
West Fork
Fort Buffalo Springs
H.H McConnell
North
McConnell
Queen's Point
Reveille
Dallas man Renick visits Bowie during Bellevue homecoming
Thomas J. Chick Renick of Dallas visited friends in Bowie while attending the Bellevue homecoming. Renick is an old newspaperman who began his career with the Bellevue News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Chick
Renick
Dallas
Bowie
Bellevue
Bellevue News
Vacationers Return From Midwest Sightseeing Trip
Dr and Mrs Terry Sanders and family conclude a twelve day tour visiting six states Missouri Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa and Kansas. They stayed with Mrs Sanders sister Mrs Vernon Faris in Belleville Illinois then returned home Tuesday June 19. Also notable visitors include Mr and Mrs Parker Brown Barbara and Beverly of Houston visiting Mrs Brown s mother Mrs Henry T Ayres and Thomas Ayres family. Bochetles attended Peter Pan at Casa Manana Fort Worth with Dr Helen Crump ler and family James Winlingham and girls Jenna Crow Mrs J R Applegate and children Mrs James Henderson and girls Mrs Hattie Alexander and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Lynn
Iola
Kansas
Emerson Lynn, Jrs
Lynn Srs
Seattle
Bess Killough
Lynn
Oklahoma City
Lynns
Bill Hudson
Odessa
Glen Moore
Hudsons
Iowa Park
Hudson
Dollie Taylor
Moore’s
Terry Sanders
Karen
Bruce
Kent
Blake
Missouri
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Parker Brown
Barbara
Beverly
Houston
Brown
Henry T. Ayres
Thomas Ayres
Bowie
Eastland
Mr. Brown
L. C. Brown
Bochetles
Casa Manana
Fort Worth
Helen Crumpler
James Winlingham
Otto Mercer
Jenna Crow
J R Applegate
James Henderson
Hattie Alexander
Big Bend National Park Size Surpasses 700000 Acres
The report notes that Big Bend National Park in Texas covers more than 700000 acres, highlighting its vast wilderness. Local officials and park authorities mark the expanse as a notable feature of Texas geography.
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Big Bend National Park
Texas
Telephone Service and a 20th Anniversary for Garrett
The article praises Bell System service and intercompany cooperation across the United States. Raymond L. Garrett of Bowie, Texas, celebrates twenty years with Southwestern Bell on June 24 as a central office repairman. Garrett, a Thirty-Second Degree Mason and ex-city council member, is active in multiple organizations and served in the Army Signal Corps earning the Purple Heart Bronze Star and Oak Leaf Cluster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell System
Bell
United States
Texas
Southwestern Bell
Raymond L. Garrett
Lasalle, Bowie
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Garrett
Central Office
Bowie
The
Telephone Company
Lions’ Club
American Legion
Bowie Jackrabbit Club
National Rifle Association
Bowie Lodge
Army Signal Corps
North Africa
Italy
Christine
Beverly Ann
Janis Gail
State Department of Public Welfare
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Ettler
California Trail
Art E. Cozart
State of
Federal
W. C. Denson
Farm Bureau
Montague
Federal Land Bank Loans
Federal Land Bank Association
Radio Bldg
Wichita Falls
Tex
Richardson
Richardson Experts
W. Tarrant
Lark
Corvati
COMET
Lancer
H.P
Fakhr
Studebaker
South Side Motors
E. Wise
Othe
Marshall
Truman D. Green Wood
Fort Chafee, Arkansas
Mutual OF
Omaha
Mrs. C. E. Hill
N. Jefferson
Bowie Travel Club
Rodeo Arena
Bowie, Texas
Ike Mitchell
Radio
West Tarrant
Gayle Bradley
Lone Star Gas Company
New Norge
RCA
Joe Pledger
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