Wet year memories and old Texas landscapes remembered
Letters recount a wet 1919 Blanco and surrounding ranch areas with descriptions of floods crops and labor. Personal reminiscences detail farms, gins, mills, and community ties from Cypress Mill to Wimberley, plus notes on local reunions and a Smithsonian festival visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caliche
Blanco
Blackland
Ore Domino
Gay Harris
Wimberley
San Mar
John Will Pyland
Mrs. Scudder
Smithsonian Institution
C,w
R.K. Wimberley
Cypress Creek
Cypress Mill
Texas
Round Mountain
Johnson City
Pedernales River
Box 39
Marble Falls
Hemisfair
San Antonio
Camp Ben McCulloch Reunion Calls for Exhibits and Miss Camp
An invitation to send letters and items for a Confederate memorabilia display at the Camp Ben McCulloch reunion in Driftwood Texas. The plan includes labeling exhibits, tables from 3 to 4 PM on August 6, and a Miss Camp Ben McCulloch beauty contest at 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planetad
C.C. Cameron
Austin
Camp Ben McCulloch
Driftwood
Texas
Ben McCulloch
Hays County
Reader Letter Highlights Texas Figures and Lomax Tribute
A letter to Mrs. Scudder lists locals and visitors including Tommy and James Howell Dr John Dailey Congressman Jake Pirle and others. It recalls a Spirit of St. Louis hoe down on July 7 honoring the John A Lomax family with remarks by John Henry Faulk and mentions acquaintances Gail Eldridge and Mrs Johnson among Five Acres friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.W
San Marcos
Tommy Howell
James Howell
John Tom Dailey
Jake Pirle
St. Louis
Clara Taylor
Cliff Bell
Mr. Brinkley
Five Acres
Johnson
White House
Zimmerman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gwe
C.W. Wimberley
Paw
Charles Eissler
Vernon
Seguinto
el Guado
Centro de Servicis Cristiano
Bazon
San Sebastian
Puerto Rico
Eissler
Grist
Onion Creek
Chamber of Commerce
Philip Hamburger
National Aero Space Association
Houston
Wimberleys
Smithsonian Institute
Washington, D.C
Wimberley Mill
Ace Reid
Wimberly
Richard R. Schroeter
Grant Street
Herndon, Virginia
Wimberley Gro
Clyde Roco
Imberay
Frank Ph
Allen
Lanny Montague
Wimberley Contractors
Sanclair
Carsons
Sen Marces
Panadige Valley
Faradis
Wimperley, Texas
Simon
Gregg
Ford, Inc
Rae
Bluffs
Blanco River
Riverfront
Wisberiey
Canyon Fem
Wimberley, Texas
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