Darndest Crop of Clowns Dismisses TV Westerns by Old Cowhand
A 92 year old Wyoming rancher, Luke Post Hole Clemmons, scoffs at TV westerns calling gunmen clowns and notes realism gaps in gear and feats. He recalls Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson, and joins fellow Panhandle veterans John Snyder and Mel Armstrong in Amarillo.
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Amarillo
U. S
Luke
Clemmons
Wyoming
Lone Ranger
Texas Panhandle
John Snyder
Mel Armstrong
Snyder
Armstrong
Bill Hickok
Gene Autry
Roy Rogers
Panhandle
Wyatt Earp
Divorce citation directs appearance in Grayson County court
Citation No 64773 commands Sam Stailey to answer by 10 AM on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance in a Grayson County District Court divorce case filed October 4 1957. Helen Stailey is plaintiff. Proceedings set for Sherman Texas with a 1957 publication timeline.
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State OF Texas
Sam Stailey
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Helen Stailey
Earnest
Shirley Davis
Whitewright Sun
One Shot Duel in Tale of Bet and Nightmares
Clemmons recalls a shootout tale where Young Houston wins a bet with a single rapid shot at thirty paces scaring the star off a plug. Pat and the Kid skip shooting and settle the stakes. He shares a nightmare after watching The Last of the Mohicans on TV and a dry powder mishap.
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Houston
Pat
Clemmons
Mohicans
Deer Hides Sought For TB Hospitals In Texas
Joseph Hennessy of San Antonio urged Texas hunters to save and deliver salted hides for TB patients. Hides will be shipped to Austin free of charge by motor freight lines and tanned into buckskin for occupational therapy at TB hospitals. A note on British railways reports 151 steam locomotives ordered for the coming year.
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San Antonio
Joseph Hennessy
State Volunteer Council
Texas
Hennessy
Austin
America
Fresno cotton grower kept profits after $965,595 penalty
Jack A. Harris of Fresno paid a record penalty for exceeding government allotments on his 1957 cotton crop. He says he checked with the Agriculture Department before planting, paid 181 2 cents a pound on excess cotton, and still expects to profit. He supports domestic cotton use but questions blanket foreign market guarantees.
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Fresno
Calif
Jack A. Harris
Harris
Gila Bend
Ariz
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Soil Bank
Citation Notice in Grayson County Texas
A petition filed August 15 1957 in Grayson County District Court case No 64688 names Joe E Davis as plaintiff and Gennie L Davis as defendant. The citation issued October 28 1957 requires appearance by 10 a.m. December 16 1957 before the Fifteenth Judicial District Court at the Sherman courthouse.
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State OF Texas
Gennie L. Davis
A. D
Fifteenth Judicial District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Joe E. Davis
S._V. EARNEST
District Court
Shirley Davis
Whitewright Sun
Government run by women called gynarchy
A quirky assertion defines gynarchy as government run by women. The note on cigars suggests placing apple peels in their box to keep them fresh. The FBI reportedly has a 94 percent conviction rate in cases brought to court.
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The
FBI
Pecan Grower Uses Firecrackers To Deter Birds
Caviness Emberson, near Caviness-Emberson, trials a system of six-foot fuses with firecrackers set to explode every 15 minutes to deter crows and squirrels from a 10 acre pecan orchard. Blue jays remain around, undeterred by the noise. Mozart is noted as both artist and prolific composer with operas symphonies and songs.
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Paris
John T. F. Walker
Caviness-Emberson
Mozart
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