Life as Ranger Was Never Like This Captain Hickman Says
Tom Hickman recalls a turbulent Texas oil boom era when he patrolled towns from Borger to Cisco as a Ranger captain. The 1908 veteran details gunfights, notable cases like the Santa Claus bank robbery, and later life including ranching, farming, and serving as a Democratic convention sergeant at arms.
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Ranger
Tom Hickman
Hickman
Texas Rangers
Borger
Frank Hamer
Hamer
Texas
Cisco
Ime
Henry Helms
Santa Claug
Europe
Scotland Yard
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas Ranger Ervice
Tom
David
Cooke County
Refrigerator service ad by Gartman’s
A compact service notice for Gartman’s offering repair of domestic and commercial refrigerators with quick response by phone call 2292.
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Ators
Gartman’s
Other Poe family moves to New Mexico amid rain in Texas
Mr and Mrs Other Poe Jr plan to farm near Clovis New Mexico after renting 450 acres here. A 1 inch rain fell on a cold February day in Fife Texas as the family departs. The note laments Social Security for farmers and warns about highway route surveys through Fife toward Brady. Locals describe nearby towns in decline and criticize funding priorities for education.
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Poe, Jr
New Mexico
Fife
Texas
Other Poe, Jr
Clovis
N. Mex
Coleman
Lehn
Treasury
U. S
Uncle Sam
Angelo
Brady
Mercury
Placid
Rochelle
Waldrip
Lohn
Rockwood
Whcon
Waldrip News: Dinner Guests and Local Satire Gleanings
Mrs Nat Randall visited Pear Valley with Mrs Leon Browning and Mrs W S Parker. Remarks joke about McCulloch County schools and Ben McCulloch memory near Jim Selman 3 Way Station. Moon contact predicts rain days shifting from Friday Saturday to Monday Tuesday.
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Waldrip
Texas
Nat Randall
Pear Valley
Leon Browning
W. S. Parker
Brady
Lohn
Melvin
Rochelle
McCulloch County
Ben McCulloch
Jim Selman
Salute to Brady TV Program Closes Week at Nathan Is Home
Fragments show friends gathered at the Nathan Is home last Sunda y night for a Salute to Brady program. The invitees listed include Mr and Mrs Bray, Mr and Mrs John Winstead, Mr and Mrs C E Frost, Mr and Mrs R E Briscoe, Mr and Mrs Marion Helland, Mr and Mrs Tommy Briscoe and their children, with a reference to turning to page 7 column 3 for more details.
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Brady
Nathan Is Home
Ru Bray
John Winstead
C. E. Frost
R. E. Briscoe
Marion Helland
Tommy Briscoe
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Gainesville
Vlorger
Kilcore
Burkburnett
Mexia
Desdemona
Breckenridge
Wink
Kilgore
Cy Yy
Radio and
Howard W. Sams
Harvey Hocker IV
Western Auto
Andy Olson
Brady, Texas
F.D.A.F
Ford
Ford Dealer Service
Norman-Lawler, Linc
Donald Finlay
Texas Theatre
Kenneth Tobey
Margaret Sheridan
Jean Simmons
Michael Rennie
Desiree
Marlon Brando
Napoleon
Merle Oberon
Josephine
Miss Simmons
W. H
Bill) Miller
Mer
Kenneth J. Mitchell
Asst
Mgr
Waldrip News
Mrs
Ben Hodges
BE. Frost
Barton Motors
Pt Prs Ta
SDA
Truetone TV
Ary Taeny Pe Associate Store
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