Calhoun County Black Cowboys and Their Brands Across 19th Century Trails
The article recalls Calhoun County Afro descent cowboys who drove cattle to Kansas, naming figures Robert Brigham Young and Alfred Washington among early brand registrants like the JD on Matagorda Island. It lists brands WA L2 and trailing heart, notes Freedmen Bureau trustees John Lytle and James Randall, and describes cattle drives and family ties shaping local history with references to Fort Lavaca, Port Lavaca, and Indianola.
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Kansas
Calhoun County
Port Lavaca
Robert Brigham Young
Alex Dean
Young
Doan
Red River
Ann Harred
Matagorda Island
William M. Foster
John Henry Brown
Indianola
Alfred Washington
John Lytle
James Randall
Freedman’s Bureau
Baptist Church
Lor
William Barefield
Washington White
Ben Phillips
Victoria
Jackson
Aeronosa
Jackson County
Texana
Kitchen
South Street
Bim
Powderhorn
Magnolia Beach
Grandpa Kitchen
South Virginia Street
Ward
Carandhua Bay
William Grimes
A H. Pierce
Moses Richards
Thomas Ranch
August Zimmerman
Murray
Hall
Butler
Brown
Spriggs Brothers
Tarrant County
Texas
Arthur Murray
Thomas Pens
Matagorda
Lavaca
Dean, Etheridge
Fitzgerald
Swine Flu Insurance Bill Clears House and Senate
Congress approved a swine flu insurance program allowing immunizations to begin next month. The plan shifts liability protection to the government, with vaccine makers paid by the state, and tight rules to limit profits. Elderly and chronically ill receive shots first, with broader access by mid October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Washington
Congress
Pennsylvania
Ford
U.S
Peace Officers Benefit Dance Planned by CCPOA
The Calhoun County Peace Officers Association sponsors its annual benefit dance this Saturday at the VFW Hall from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets are six dollars for a couple in advance or four dollars for individuals at the door. Richard Vasquez and Tequila Country will perform. Profits fund association expenses and guest speaker demonstrations for Port Lavaca law enforcement, including the Sheriff’s Department, reserve group, Port Lavaca Police, constables, Parks and Wildlife, Texas Highway Patrol, and nearby police departments. Celstino Menchaca presides over the 50-member group founded in 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun County Peace Officers Association
CCPOA
VFW
Richard Vasquez
Tequila Country
Celstino
Menchaca
Port Lavaca
Sheriff's Department
Parks and Wildlife
Texas Highway Patrol
Point Comfort
Seadrift
Calhoun County
Peace Officer Association
Celestino Menchaca
Peggy Gayle
Sanctuary Purchased for Bald Eagle Refuge in Wisconsin
The National Wildlife Federation acquired a 150 acre refuge along the Wisconsin River near Sauk City named Ferry Bluff Eagle Sanctuary with a $47,000 donation from a St. Louis firm. The area provides ample food and roosting sites for bald eagles in the upper Midwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saulk City
Wis
National Wildlife Federation
Upper Midwest
Wisconsin River
Here
St. Louis
Ferry Bluff
Heat Wave Continues Across Texas Amid Brief Front
The Texas Panhandle saw only light showers as a new cool front entered the state’s August heat spell. Most of Texas stayed sunny and hot with highs from 100 to 107 degrees in several cities including Alice Cotulla Abilene and Wichita Falls. Overnight temps ranged from 80 in Galveston to the 50s in West Texas mountains.
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Associated Press
Texas Panhandle
Panhandle
Trans Pecos
Texas
New Mexico
Alice
Cotulla
Junction
Wink
Abilene
Mineral Wells
Waco
Presidio
Wichita Falls
Galveston
Dalhart
West Texas
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Calhoun
Rio Grande City
Nebraska
White, Pickering
David Phillips
Ben N. White
Linn’s Bayou
White
A Phillip
David Phillip
Ben
Ben. N. White
James Kitchen
Gham’s
Monogram
Cunningham Pharmacy
R Friendly Dry
Dial
Viking Mall
Gossett Tool CO
Call Victoria
Bruce Welborn
TXGC
F. E. Pereira
Katie Guidry
Irving
Pereira
Sears
Andrea
Convenient
Sears, Roebuck and CO
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