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Judge Roy Bean Day Honored in Pecos Ceremony
April 11 1973 marked the first Judge Roy Bean Day with a proclamation by Mayor E W Schmidt. A late afternoon saloon ceremony preceded the West Texas premier of Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean at a nearby theater drawing a few dozen then about 206 attendees.
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Jersey Lilly
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Vinegarvon County
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Lily Langtry
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Equestrian Club
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Terry Burns