Texas Ranger Captain Gray and the Honey Grove Legend
The narrative chronicles Capt. Gray tied to early Texas frontier life, detailing his bear and dog rescue, ferocious faceoffs with Cherokee and other tribes, winter rangers, famed bee rich lands near Honey Grove, marriages, cattle drives toward Santa Fe, and the Concho tragedy, with kills of Bowles and The Egg, and his role as guide through plains and arid marches.
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Gray
Persimmon
Brain
Jim
Texas
Bonham
Sill
Preston
Fannin County
Honey Grove
Rusk County
Falls County
Young Gray
Susan Standifer
McClellan County
Standifer
Israel Standifer
Burleson County
Young Grey
San Saba County
Mexico
Edward Burleson
Bowles
the Egg
Lynch
Cherokee Creek
Cherokee
San Saha ‘County
Mr. Gray
John
George
Frank
Capt
Annals of
Nite
Rangers
Tom Cayness
Ben Lynn
John Williams
Mr. King
Lynn
William Matthew Kuykendall
Jake Hanna
J. T. White
Santa Fe
N. M
City National Bank of San Saba County History
Spirit of sturdy pioneers inspires 1883 Ward Murray Company formation by W T Murray and T W Ward. After founders’ deaths T A Murray leads since 1902, R W Burleson joins 1904 and bank becomes City National Bank in 1915 with 100000 capital. Officers include T A Murray president and R W Burleson vice president with directors B T Rich W V Dean Clarence Gosch.
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San Saba County
W. T. Murray
T. W. Ward
Ward
J. T. McConnell
Clay Kuykendall
H. D. Chadwick
B. T. Rich
W. V. Dean
Clarence Gosch
Texas Furniture Co. A Business Leader
Brownwood, Texas based Texas Furniture Company markets as a leading complete furniture store in the Heart of Texas. The ad highlights home furnishings, latest attractive designs, courteous staff, and willingness to demonstrate products to shoppers.
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Texas Furniture Co
Brownwood
Texas
Texas Furniture Company
Heart of Texas
Buckhorn Confectionery and Bakery Expands in San Saba
Buckhorn Confectionery and Bakery, a popular local institution, has remodeled with a two tone facade and inviting parlors. Owner Johnnie Hall mar says the bakery uses modern equipment and strict sanitary conditions. The Buckhorn Bakery supports San Saba’s growth as it builds a bigger and better future.
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Buckhorn Confectionery
Johnnie Hallmar
Buckhorn Bakery
San Saba
Luckie Couple Celebrate Fifty-Two Years Of Ranching
F Luckie and wife W F Luckie marked fifty two years since marrying Eppie Fleming daughter of John Fleming. They have ranches in this county and Sutton, with prize cattle sheep and goats. Mrs Luckie attended Rock Shoals school and recalls old classmates. Two Rountree sons drowned sheltering in a cave during a storm and a Miss Terry living with the family died soon after from exposure.
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W. F. Luckie
Eppie Fleming
John Fleming
Sutton
Luckie
Rock Shoals
Rountrees
Terry
Meeting Report from Live Oak Fairview Club
Live Oak Fairview members met at Mrs Jim Walker's on Wednesday May 26 with nine members and four visitors present After business refreshments followed and the meeting adjourned The next meeting will be with Mrs Alex Casbeer on June 9 and Miss Dry will attend at that time.
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Jim Walker
Alex Casbeer
Miss Dry
Mrs Fayette Hamrick of Richland Springs Recalls San Jacinto Era
Mrs. Fayette Hamrick, daughter of Capt. Riley Woods who aided in the capture of Gen. Santa Anna, resides in Richland Springs. She reflects on San Saba County’s transformation from Redmen roaming grounds to a thriving farming region and notes the western part of the county’s development.
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Richland Springs
Fayette Hamrick
Riley Woods
Gen
Santa Anna
San Jacinto
San Saba County
Hamrick
Redmen
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Concho
Totten
Tom Green County
Mgr. Gray
Frank Tankersly
Tankersly
Buckhorn Confectionery and Bakery
F. Luckie
E. W. McInnis
New Lot
Panama
Cotton
Atiached
Live Oak
Fairview
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