End of the Trail and Other Western Books Review
A notice on several new books reviews End of the Trail the Fraser statue history by Dean Krakel and a biography of James Earle Fraser. Also discusses ME YOU AND GOD by George Edmonson, BURKBURNETT by Chauncy Logan, and THE HARRIS COLLEGE OF NURSING by Lucy Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Ford
Associated Press
Dean Krakel
University of Oklahoma Press
Norman
Iwo Jima
James Earle Fraser
Laura Fraser
Fraser
National Cowboy Hall of Fame
Western Heritage Center
Oklahoma City
Mooney Grove Park
Visalia
Calif
Italy
California Park
You
God
George Edmonson
Word Books
Waco
Tex
Edmonson
Liberty Presbyterian Church
Delaware
Ohio
THE
Harris College OF Nursing
Lucy Harris
Texas Christian University
Pasta Panic and TV Schedules Stir Domestic Woes
A humorous essay portrays a nation overwhelmed by fuel and pasta shortages. Erma Bombeck lampoons fear and dieting culture while recounting a chaotic TV schedule and a looming culinary crisis. The narrator imagines pasta as a national lifeline whose collapse would topple civility and joy.
Harris College nursing book charts shift to degree training
Press in Fort Worth details a new book about Harris College of Nursing and Harris Hospital. It traces the history from diploma style training to bachelor degree programs, noting hospital labor loss and physician skepticism. The narrative emphasizes improved nursing quality and sections for alumni and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Harris College of Nursing
Harris Hospital
Charles Houston Harris
Eighth grader plans release of fourth movie this fall
Lewisville Tex AP thirteen year old Scott Bearden an eighth grade pupil at Hendrick Middle School is making his fourth 8mm film and plans a fall release. His first film Two Niner Bravo based on Adam 12 and The Rookies drew 25 cent admissions at the Lewisville Library, covering 82 dollars in costs. Bearden’s films filmed in Lewisville feature schoolmates as actors with a camera loaned by an uncle. The police department provided squad cars and officers to aid filming and a funeral home loaned an ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisville
Tex
Scott Bearden
Young Bearden
Hendrick Middle School
Bearden
Fourth Annual Texas Chilympiad kicks off in San Marcos
Wonder pig and Aquarena Springs mermaids headline the Texas Chilympiad September 21 to 23 in San Marcos. The three day event features chili cook offs with 50 plus entries, a chili queen contest, parades, music, car displays, and an air show finale at the San Marcos Airport. The city celebrates its Bicentennial status with ceremonies and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralphie
Wonder Pig
Aquarena Springs
San Marcos
Dick Slocomb
Pasadena
Confederate Air Force Air Show
Wonder Cave
Balcones
North
Texas
Rio Grande River
Republic of Texas
Television battle of the sexes draws nine sponsors
ABC and nine national sponsors stage a TV event in the Houston Astrodome featuring Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs in a battle framed as a test of male supremacy. The prize is $100,000 to the winner, with coverage across NBC CBS and ABC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
ABC
Houston Astrodome
Billie Jean King
Bobby Baggs
Fuggs
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Books of the Southwest
Burkburnett
Chaunclcy Logan
Naylor
San Antonio
Chauncey Logan
Stinky
Florida
Lion Country Safari
Palm Beach
Wits End
Erma Bombeck
Rome
Kmid-Tv
Peyton Place
Jeff’s Collie
Andy Griffith
Flip Wilson
Kmom-Tv
Cheyenne
Jack la Lanne
San Francisco
Merv Griffin
BY Phil Pastoret
Kbim-Tv
CBS Morning News
CBS News
Ben Casey
Walter Cronkite
KBIM
Harris College
Pecos Enterprise
Pretty Mermaid
Reggs
Higgs
NBC
Bob Hope
CBS
Niagara Falls
Bonnie and Clyde
Muhammad Ali
Ali
Pasetta Productions
Robby Higgs
Texan Drive In
TEXAN
Lolo
Ding Dong
Jack H. Harris
Sistra
Sissi
Jesus
Johnny Cash
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