How the West Was Won and the American West Narrative
A reader recalls a Channel 10 rerun of How the West Was Won depicting river era adventures and the settlement push from Missouri to California. The piece references stars Jimmy Stewart and Gregory Peck and reflects on the mass westward trek driven by land hunger, danger, and cavalry efforts to stabilize frontier regions.
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Channel 10
Jimmy Stewart
Gregory Peck
Atlantic
Pacific
St. Louis
St. Jo
Kansas City
Missouri
Great Plains
California
Oregon
Grasslands
Dakota
Big Sky
Northwest
Redwoods
Pines
U. S
Westward expansion and 1976 politics reflect a hardy spirit
The piece links the West’s grit to U S political divides in 1976, noting Ford versus Carter support and a frontier ethos. It muses on courage, survival, and future space ambitions while debating national renewal and the role of open spaces in shaping voting patterns.
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West
U. S. Army
Peck
St. Louis
Debbie Reynolds
California
Debbie
Mississippi
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Briscoe Approves 192388 CSA Grant for Hill Country Group
Governor Dolph Briscoe announces a 192,388 Community Services Administration grant to Hill Country Community Action Association in San Saba for 1977. Funds cover administration 42,230 general programming 69,770 and senior services 80,388 aiding 1,800 low income residents, 60 housing loans, 120 daycare slots, and meals on wheels across 11 counties including Bell Coryell Erath Hamilton Lampasas Llano Mason McCulloch Milam Mills and San Saba.
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Dolph Briscoe
Community Services Administration
CSA
Hill Country Community Action Association, Inc
San Saba
Association
Hamilton
Bell
Coryell
Erath
Lampasas
Llano
Mason
McCulloch
Milam
Mills
Taylor arts and crafts show links to rattlesnake event
Over 80 exhibitors sign up for a Taylor arts and crafts show on March 5 and 6. The Taylor Jaycees host their fifth annual rattlesnake show and hunt with a rattlesnake show and snake skinning contest. Activities at the Shinn Recreation Building along Highway 79. Food and refreshments available both days.
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Taylor Jaycee
Shinn Recreation
Taylor
Highway 79
Milam County Historical Museum Set to Open in Cameron
Opening of Milam County Historical Museum in the old Cameron jail is planned for Saturday with hours 9 am to 5 pm and Sunday 1 to 5 pm, continuing with weekday hours 1 to 5 pm. Community exhibits from Gause Milano Thorndale Rockdale Buckholts Cameron and a sheriff's exhibit will feature.
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Milam County
Rockdale
Buckholts
Cameron
Butte
Museum Association
Batte
Death of Brenham youth in accidental electrocution
Bruce Bode 19, son of Bode's Livestock Auction Co owner, died from an accidental electric shock at his parents home in Brenham while turning on a heating system. Justice of the Peace Harry Lesser certified the death. Funeral services were held in Brenham with burial in Prairie Lee Cemetery. survived by parents Oscar and (Mrs.) Bode Jr., three sisters, one brother, and grandparents. He had been associated with the Milano livestock auction firm.
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Bode
Milano
Brenham
Bruce Bode
Harry Lesser
Memorial Oaks Chapel
Thomas H. Sygert
Prairie Lee Cemetery
Oscar Bode Jr
Brenda Klotz
Sharon Pennell
Conroe
Kathy Schultz
Oscar Bode III
Edna Bode
Elmire Helmer
Charlie Helmer
Bryan
Livestock Auction Company
Man Injured When Truck Hits Bridge
A Cameron man, Sammy Hobbs, remained in stable condition at St. Edward Hospital after his 1976 Blazer left the Little River bridge west end at 1 a.m. Tuesday. DPS Trooper Milton Wright investigated the one vehicle crash and Hobbs was thrown from the vehicle.
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Cameron
Little River
DPS
Milton Wright
St. Edward Hospital
Sammy Hobbs
Rt. 1
Wright
Milano
Alfred Cortez
Kress
Robert Howard
Longview
Red Barn
Cortez
Green Addition approves contract for Clifford Cason project
City engineer says bid amounts to 197327.60 for gravel base and asphalt topping. Estimated cost to property owners runs 3.50 to 4.00 dollars per linear foot. A public hearing on the project will be scheduled.
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Clifford Cason
Grassfires Stimulate Volunteer Fire Crews Across County
Grassfires kept volunteers busy over a weekend with five calls in Cameron and neighboring Rockdale. Incidents ranged from a Griffin Chapel blaze to fires near Milano on Highway 36 and on the Marlow Church site. Firefighters also tackled railroad car fires near Hoyte and a Sandy Creek road grassfire. Authorities suspect arson on the Hoyte incident while crews coordinated with Rockdale.
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Rockdale
Cameron
Griffin Chapel
Milano
Highway 36
Marlow Church
Temple Highway
Country Club Road
Hoyte
Sandy Creek Road
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County Museum
Provasek Implement Co
Highway 77
Main
Travis
Matt Zarosky Sr
Bolivar Lorenzo
Marlow
Julian Martinez
City Oks
Felix Matula
Cason
Gene Lumpkin
Lumpkin
Ed Bigbee
Becky Magre
Council
Arts and Service League
FEB HI LO
Jerry Bartley
Yoe High
Max
Bertie Shuemate
Lake Charles
Bartley
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