Ferguson Era Texas Governor Faces Impeachment and Fallout
The 1917 impeachment of Texas Governor James Ferguson ended with a 25 to 3 senate conviction on ten articles. Ferguson, dubbed Farmer Jim, rallied rural supporters, vowed reform for sharecroppers, and faced ongoing political battles including clashes with University of Texas leadership. His long career featured multiple comebacks, editorial ventures, and public feuds, cementing his controversial legacy in Texas politics.
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Bell County
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University of Texas
Will Hogg
Ex-Students Association
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William P. Hobby
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Miriam Ferguson
W. Lee “Pappy
O’daniel
Sixman Football Shakes Up Meridian Visit
A Meridian Tribune photographer covers Walnut Springs Homecoming vs Iredell Dragons, witnessing chaotic fast paced six man football with 12 players in tackles and 15 yard first downs. He finds the game intense, skillful, and worth future coverage, recommending sixmanfootball.com for learning more.
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Meridian Tribune
Beaver Randolph
Walnut Springs
Iredell Dragons
Meridian
Hornet
Iredell
Sixmanfootball.com
The Year of Fruit and a Patchwork Summer
The narrator reflects on a hot long summer labeled the "Summer of Fruit" with a bumper fruit harvest. Plum, peach, and wild plum crops overwhelmed them, boosting jelly and wine production, holiday meals, and friendly sharing, while planning fall projects and anticipating another fruitful spring.
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Zack
Becca
Kincheloe Warren recalls Clifton Record lineage
Kay Kincheloe Warren writes as Clifton native tracing the Baldridge family's long stewardship of The Clifton Record. She details Robert Lee Baldridge Sr and Nora Baldridge, Jr and Katherine Baldridge shaping editors and publishers from 1901 through 1966, with family ties to UT journalism degrees and local reporting.
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Kay Kincheloe Warren
Clifton
Robert Lee Baldridge
Clifton Record
Nora Payne Baldridge
Robert Lee Baldridge, Jr
Philippines
University of Texas Journal
Ism
Katherine
John
Dorothy Baldridge Kincheloe
University of Texas
Clement
Kay
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