Mexican Border Troubles of 1975-17 Hatched in Parr Capital
San Diego Texas reporter describes George B Parr and his following amid violent Duval County history. Parr’s forces clash with anti Parr Rangers and police as era of Mexican border politics and 1914 17 schemes intertwine with modern campaigns. The piece links Parr to a long pattern of violence and political influence on the border region.
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Parr Capital
San Diego
Tex
George Berham Parr
Pancho Villa
Robin Hood
Parr
George Parr
Duval County
Tomas H. Molina
Molina
Walter Russel
Light
George B. Parr
Church of San Paulo
anti-Parr
Texas Rangers
Alfred Allee
Pistoleros
Manual Amaya
Rangers
San Paulo
Texas
John Ben Shepperd
Paris
Duval
Burr H. Duval
Fannin
Goliad
Ed Wheeler
Wheeler
Homicide
Horacio Garza
Jacinto Gutierrez
Sango
Ricardo Escobar
Freer
Juan Elizondo
Benavides
Ruiz
John F. Gilbert
Thomas Banks
Rodolfo Munoz
A Diego
Guy Hastings
Lotto
Jacob Floyd, Jr
Bill Mason
Edwin Wheeler
Sidney Chandler
Shepperd
United States
Basilio Ramos
McAllen
el Plano de San Diego
Ramos
Garza
Imperial General Staff
Berlin
Washington
Huerta
Mexico
Wilson
Assassi Cans
Vera Cruz
Marine ”Ho
Rio Grande
Germany
Europe
Pershing
End at San Antonio Variety Show In Shootout
In a San Antonio venue a fatal shootout ended two men, Thompson and King Fisher. The pair sat in a box where Thompson had earlier killed the owner with a ricochet shot. Volleys hit the box as both men were killed. neither fired a shot.
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King Fisher
San Antonio
Thompson
Fisher
Letter to the Comanche Chief: comment on race language and kindness
In a May letter, W. M. Rogers recalls a Nov 2 article about a Negro woman dying near De Leon. He recounts a 1889 90 scene in Comanche County and a Baptist pastor R E Smith saving a Black porter from lynching. He argues for Christian attitudes toward Negroes while opposing integration in schools.
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de Leon
Comanche
Comanche County
Baptist Church
R. E. Smith
Katy
R.R
Blackwood Family Returns to Comanche for New Year Visit
Here from Oklahoma City Dr and Mrs E E Blackwood and children Jack and Jill, of Oklahoma City, were back in Comanche for a New Year holiday visit.
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Oklahoma City
E. E. Blackwood
Jack
Jill
Comanche
Barretts Visit Here for Week-end in Columbus
Here From Columbus Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Barrett and children of Columbus were week-end visitors in the home of his mother Mrs. Gordon Barrett.
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Columbus
G. T. (Preach) Barrett
Gordon Barrett
From Houston Mr and Mrs Vane Reay Visit During Holidays
Mr and Mrs Vane Reay of Houston were here with friends and relatives for the holidays, enjoying time with local family and guests as season greetings were shared.
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Houston
Vane Reay
Brywood resident Mrs Woodruff visits friends and relatives
Mrs. E. P. Woodruff of Brywood spent Sunday visiting friends and relatives in the area.
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E. P. Woodruff
Brywood
Family from Cheyenne Returns Home for Holidays
Mr and Mrs Dallas Hang and their children from Cheyenne Wyoming visited relatives and friends during the holidays before returning home.
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Cheyenne
Dallas Hang
Cheyenne Woming
Tives
Visitation at Patton Home During Holidays
A holiday gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Patton attracted relatives and friends from Comancherys Odessa and surrounding areas. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Henderson with children, Mr. and Mrs. How Patton and family, Mrs. Neal Monroe and family, Mr. and Mrs Joe and parents, and Mrs. Frank Monroe.
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Comancherys
L. C. Patton
Henderson
Fe Angelo
How
Patton
Odessa
Neal Monroe
Ty Ily
Joe
Frank Monroe
Billy Graham to Speak at Austin Inaugural Prayer Breakfast
Governor elect Price Daniel announces Billy Graham will headline a dedicatory prayer breakfast at the Driskill Hotel in Austin on January 15 prior to the inauguration. Dr. Graham will also attend the noon inaugural ceremony as Daniel leads a renewed emphasis on moral and religious principles.
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Austin
Price Daniel
Billy Graham
Graham
Texas
Daniel
Driskill Hotel
Christian Leaderhin
USA
Nual
Washington
Zollie Steakley
Christian Leadership
U.S.A
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
United States
Ben Thompson the sharpshooting Texas gunfighter
Ben Thompson, a highly educated Southwest gunfighter and former Austin marshal, gained fame for two extraordinary shooting feats. He killed a saloon owner in Austin after a bartender hid, then killed a saloon owner in San Antonio with a shotgun blast after observing him in a bar mirror.
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Ben Thompson
Southwest
Austin
Texas
Ben
Thompson
San Antonio
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America
Aleman
Sheppera
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Wilhelmina
The
Netherlands
Abraham Vereide
Washington, D.C
Give
Boyce House
Phillips’ Cafe
Speedway
Caler
Dudley Bros
Eltos
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