Nocona Named for Comanche Chief and Catholic Roots
Nocona bears a Comanche lineage tied to Chief Peta Nocona and Cyn thia Ann Parker. The town grew from cotton and ranching and became a Leather Goods Center. rail brought growth in 1887. St Joseph Church opened 1948 with a long Catholic heritage and a 25-family parish.
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Nocona
Peta Nocona
Cynthia Ann Parker
Installation Rites For First Bishop of Miami
Bishop Cole man F. Carroll was installed as the first Bishop of Miami in St. Marys Cathedral with a Pontifical High Mass. Archbishop Francis P. Keough presided and 30 bishops attended including Archbishop Joseph P. Hurley and Bishop Howard J. Carroll. The event marked the 132nd Latin Rite See in the continental U.S. and followed a ceremony attended by Florida church leaders and regional clergy.
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St. Joseph Church
Joseph Patrick Lynch
John H. Morse
John E. Mitchell
Joseph Kopezewski
Saint Jo
Miami
Fla
Coleman F. Carroll
St. Mary's Cathedral
U.S
Pittsburgh
Florida
Francis P. Keough
Baltimore
John F. Dearden
Joseph P. Hurley
St. Augustine
Howard J. Carroll
Altoona- Johnstown
Poland
Warsaw
First Oil Well Discovered Near Nocona in 1923
In Montague County the first oil well was found in July 1923 on the J. W. Maddox Ranch about 10 miles north of Nocona. The Texas Company completed the first commercial well in February 1924 and oil was piped via pipelines. Oil development became a leading local industry with multiple supporting services and a growing regional economy.
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Nocona
Montague County
J. W. Maddox
Texas Company
Henrietta’s Catholic Past and Father Kopezewski’s Wartime Odyssey
The article recalls Henrietta’s first Catholic church in 1879 and parish life across towns from Gainesville to Texline. It notes Father Levy’s confessional chair on tours, and details Father Joseph Kopezewski, a 1952 successor born in Poland, who survived Nazi camps including Dachau before arriving in Texas and serving several churches.
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Henrietta
Gainesville
Ida Culwell
Father Levy
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Marie Henzler
Pilot Point
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Geo. W. Hilz
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Henrietta Frozen Food
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J. E. Copenhaver
Norma’s Flower and Gift Shop
City Lumber. Company
H. A. Berend
Griffin’s Drug Store
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Slagle Abstract Company
A. V. Ray and
Carl Slagle
Clay County
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Gordon Shamburger
White’s Auto Store
Joe Rotta
S. Bridge St
Idlewood
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Carl H. Russell
Jameson Insurance Agency
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Ferndale Milk Coo
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the Style Shop
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