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Peggy H. Gregory, granddaughter of Thomas Cotten, an early-day Run nels County pastor, recently yours? ‘Save money! @ As simple to use as a vacuum! @ Gets dirt other methods don't reach! @ Carpet dries quickly! Rent s the pro carpet cleaner Peavey company Steamer solutions Carty tvs seal © 1976.0 § Foot Systems. inc es emiyee | STEAME ® 6 « Megstered Servce Trade Mara STEAME ® uses the Hot Water Extraction Process KNIGHT'S CLEANERS Phone 365-2310 contacted the Ballinger Ledger regarding the need for information concerning the former community of Walthall. “I have discovered that the community of Walthall, which existed at least as early as 1878 and as late as 1888, is not listed in books of Texas Ghost Towns. The librarian of the Houston Public Library has asked me to furnish any data I can find about this. Perhaps some old-timer of the area might know how it got its name and how long it “lived” as a town. “John W. Guest is given credit for being the first settler of Runnels County in 1862, and the area known as Walthall appears to have been located on land which he owned and which now contains the old Wathall Cemetery. Perhaps he was the one to name it. I know that historians in your area have been unable to find evidence about it in written accounts, so it might just be that a story has come down in some of the pioneer families about it. “As you can plainly surmise, I have reached the desperation stage.” Here's the challenge, Runnels historians, see what you can do.
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Ballinger Ledger
Ballinger, Texas, US
Thu, May 12, 1977
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