Western Diamondback Rattler Arrives at Big Thicket Reptile Garden
Curator Ellis Knox and guide Thomas Sylestine move a five and a half foot Western Diamondback into a new glass aquarium at the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation Big Thicket Reptile Garden. The venomous snake, brought by Ralph Poole Jr and Milton Patschk from Austin, expands the collection to 16 venomous species and supports the garden’s educational mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation
Ellis Knox
Thomas Sylestine
East Texas Reservation
Ralph Poole, Jr
Milton Patschk
Austin
West Texas
Big
Knox
Texas
Arizona
United States
Texas Big Thicket
Big Thicket
Houston
US. 190
Livingston
Woodville
Southwest
East Texas
Alabama
Hill Cumorah Pageant Opens in Palmyra July 27
Pecos Enterprise notes the Hill Cumorah pageant in Palmyra New York returns for seven performances from July 27 to August 4 1973. Dr Harold J Hansen directs the outdoor drama about an ancient New World civilization with behind the scenes work by volunteers and a makeup artist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmyra
N.Y
Harold J. Hansen
French Representation in Texas volume analyzed by Barker
The French Legation in Texas Volume II examines Viscount de Cramayel and de Saligny reports from 1842 to 1844. It discusses Texas crisis, annexation pressures, and misread signals from French and British envoys amid the Texas Mexico conflict. Dr Barker translates the correspondence, framing late annexation as inevitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Ford
Associated Press
Texas
Nancy Nichols Barker
Texas State Historical Association
Austin
Republic of Texas
Jules de Cramayel
Dubois de Saligny
de Saligny
Galveston
New Orleans
Cramagel
Mexico
France
England
United States
Sam Houston
U.S
Barker
Arlington’s rise as a Texas entertainment hub
A small suburb between Dallas and Fort Worth grew into a thriving entertainment center. Arlington became home to Six Flags, Seven Seas, Lion Country Safari, the Southwest Historical Wax Museum, and the new Texas Stadium. Plans for more recreational areas are underway, and the park’s lavish landscaping stands out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Dallas
Ft. Worth
Arlington
Six Flags Amusement Park
Seven Seas
Lion Country Safari
Southwest Historical Wax Museum
Texas Stadium
Six Flags
Park Displays Blossoms And History Across 145 Acres
The text describes a park with more than a quarter million flowering plants and hundreds of hanging baskets. A fifty-strong gardening staff maintains manicured grounds across six sections and 95 rides and attractions on 145 acres. Since 1961, over 20 million visitors have entered the landscaped grounds, which reflect a blend of Spanish, French, Mexican, Republic of Texas, Confederacy and United States history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
France
Mexico
Republic of Texas
The
Confederacy
United States of America
KMOM TV Daytime and Evening Schedule Listing
Channel 4 KMOM broadcasts a full daily lineup from 6:30 AM with Farm and Ranch program through 10:30 PM Wide World of Entertainment. Highlights include Maverick The Untouchables and ABC Evening News with regular soap operas General Hospital One Life to Live and All My Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medican Center
KBIM
Carby
Jack la Lanne
Maverick
Merv Griffin
Walter Cronkite
Peyton Place
Guffawing Mummers mark 25th anniversary season
The 1973 Summer Mummers present eighteen evenings of humorous theater honoring their 25th year since 1949. Veteran writer Bill Davis debuts a ninth original piece “Plotting On The Planets” featuring Alan Asteroid and a cast including Ron Hughes Stan Jacobs Kathy Turner Dawn Dickson and others. The melodrama uses double casting for vacations and showcases director Art Cole with familiar names returning for the milestone season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mummers
Bill Davis
Spacegate
Alan Asteroid
Ted Caryl
Mars
Earth
Bill
Douthea Shaner
Kathy Turner
Dawn Dickson
Katie Heck
Monty Cottier
Brenda Gayle
Ben Wear
Ron Hughes
Stan Jacobs
Bill Adams
Jim Sathers
MCT
Henry Goulet
Loree Fitz-Gerald
Tis
Summer Theatre at Midland Promises Bold Nightly Variety
Midland's American Legion Hall hosts the 25th Anniversary Summer Summers run Fridays and Saturdays in July and August with Plotting on the Planets and a galas in music hall style. Cast and crew include Dick and Flo Vivian stage managers and Barbara Barker props chairperson along with Sharon McBride Susan Simmons and others. Tickets via Midland Community Theatre box office at 682 2544.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Mitchell
George Thomas
de Mille
Flo Vivian
Dick Jacques
LaMoyne Bass
Canalerie
Barbara Barker
Sandra McBride
Susan Simmons
Bill Larkin
Shirley Hansen
Cherry Jones
Midland
American Legion Hall
Midland Community Theatre
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Lake Tombigbee
Big Sandy Creek
Alabama- Coushatta
Tex
Pecos Enterprise
Books of the Southwest
Nancy Covert Smith
Word Books
Waco
Natural Vegetation Committee
Soil Conservation Society
University of Arizona Press
Tucson
Kbim-Tv
Kmom-Tv
Kosa-Tv
Jeannie
Lucy
Medical Center
Darby
Humphrey Bogart
Kmid-Tv
Charles Bronson
Joseph
Valachi
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