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May
2011 Issue
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People
The Journey of Cabeza de Vaca by Jeffery Robenalt
5-1-11
Spanish
conquistador Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was the first European to
explore the interior of Texas, and the narrative he wrote of his
experiences in the New World remains the most valuable source of
information we possess today on the Native American tribes, landforms,
plants, and animals of early Texas.
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Submerged
Ghost Town
Friendship
Williamson Co Old Photos 5-19-11
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Town
Cave
Creek Gillespie Co Photos courtesy Will Beauchamp
& Barclay Gibson 5-8-11
School
Cave Creek School On National Register
of Historic Places
Photo courtesy William Beauchamp 5-8-11
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Ghost
Town
North
Chapel Gregg Co Photos courtesy Maryanne Gobble
5-3-11
Town
Evadale
Jasper Co No Photos 5-3-11
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Town
Matagorda
Matagorda Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson &
Ken Rudine 5-18-11
Historic
churches, homes, lodge, cemetery, bridges, centennial markers...
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Columns
'Tumbleweeds'
took outlaws to prison by Delbert Trew 5-31-11
Among
the more famous conveyances adapted and used by man were the "tumbleweed
wagons."...hauling captured prisoners being taken to the Fort Smith
prison...
McMahan
Chapel by Bob Bowman 5-30-11
The news that San Augustine businessman Jack Maund has contributed
$100,000 for a museum and events center at McMahan Chapel Methodist
Church has focused new attention on one of East Texas’ most historic
churches...
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Column
Lampasas
County’s Longmeadow Cemetery by Mike Cox 5-26-11
"Many of their forebears are buried in this small rural cemetery,
a fenced graveyard accessible only by an unpaved private road...
Ghost Town
Penwell
Ector Co New photo courtesy Bronson Dorsey 5-25-11
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Columns
A
comparison of ranching: past and modern days by Delbert Trew
5-23-11
A comparison between modern-day ranching practices and equipment
with that of yesterday shows a marked difference...
Caddo
Lake by Bob Bowman 5-22-11
East
Texas has some of the most beautiful lakes in Texas. If anyone ever
asks me to pick the lake I like most, Caddo Lake would be high on
my list, largely because its mystical nature is captivating.
Forum
Mozelle
School Photos courtesy John Gilmartin 5-20-11
Columns
What
Do You Want For Your Birthday? Or, It Won't Be What You Asked For
by Maggie Van Ostrand 5-20-11
I'm sick and tired of people not listening when you answer their
question, "What do you want for your birthday?" I suppose my kids
are getting even for me giving them things they hated when they
were little...
Telecommunication
of the not-so-distant past by Mike Cox 5-19-11
For
those knowing no form of electronic voice communication other than
cell phones or Skype, a brief look at the not-so-distant past.
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Columns
Defending
Popular Music of the 1940s by Robert G. Cowser
5-17-11
As a child on a farm near Saltillo in the 1940s, I depended on radio
as the only contact with the world beyond our community.
Firewood
stories abound in history by Delbert Trew 5-17-11
My favorite firewood story comes from the history of a Colorado
gold mining strike high in the Rocky Mountains.
Ghost Towns
Concordia
Nueces Co Photos courtesy Gerald Massey 5-16-11
Morales
Ranch Schleicher Co Photos courtesy Erik Whetstone
5-16-11
Column
A
well-used phone book by Bob Bowman 5-15-11
I’ve received a telephone book adorned with telephone numbers from
the 1980’s scribbled all over the cover, the back, and dozens of
inside pages. It came from Joel Towers of Lufkin with a note that
it was his mother’s telephone book from Jasper. The full-color cover
alone is worth a story.
Ghost Town
Shafter
Presidio Co Photos courtesy Erik Whetstone 5-14-11
Town
Hamby
Taylor Co Photos courtesy Mike Price 5-14-11
WWII
Insecure
people create scapegoats by Britt Towery 5-13-11
The Navy scapegoating began when USS Indianapolis' captain Charles
Butler McVay, III was court-martialed.
Towns
La
Marque Galveston Co Photos courtesy John Cooper
& Ken Rudine 5-13-11
Bacliff
Galveston Co Photo courtesy Ken Rudine 5-13-11
Star
is Born by Mike Cox 5-12-11
Star of Mills County
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Wildlife
Ornate
Box Turtle by Bonnie Wroblewski 5-12-11
Determinedly
plodding across grazed pastures, open woodlands, prairies, and sandy-soiled
lowlands across Texas, ornate box turtles are so named for the distinctive
yellowish lines radiating across the dark brownish to black background
of their carapaces...
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Columns
Remembering
two doctors by Bob Bowman 5-8-11
When
doctors W.D. Thames of Lufkin and Joe Dickerson of Jasper died recently,
East Texas lost two unique physicians--men who made house calls,
kept up with the babies they delivered, and cared for whole families....
Texas
pride and heritage comes alive in Heart of the Tin Trunk
by Christy Claxton 5-7-11
It is the stories that are the heart of a people's heritage. In
a world where homogeneity is the expected norm, a descendent of
the Czech people who settled South Central Texas is bringing the
pride and history of her people to the stage in Summer 2011. Heart
of the Tin Trunk is an original musical that focuses on 150 years
of Czech settlement in a new land.
Town
Rugby
Red River Co PHotos courtesy Gerald Massey 5-7-11
Quihi
Medina Co Photos courtesy John Hallowell 5-6-11
Column
Common
Sense Justice in Marlin by Mike Cox 5-5-11
“Battery
Dan” Finn's renown for putting “equity before the law,” seems to
have come to the judicial notice of Marlin’s mayor, F. S. Heffner.
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Columns
A
stitch in time saved 9 in a girl's hope chest
5-3-11
A suggestion
from writer/cousin Jackie Gill, formerly of Miami, Texas, to write
a column about embroidery left me almost speechless. At this age
I know a lot, if I can only remember it. After some research and
a few vague recollections I am writing a column this week about
embroidery...
Royal
Wedding Questions by Maggie Van Ostrand 5-2-11
Questions
from our kids can drive a mom insane because it's humiliating to
have to say "I don't know dear," when moms are supposed to know
everything...
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Towns
Happy
Swisher Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 5-2-11
Deport
Lamar Co Photos courtesy Gerald Massey & Barclay Gibson 5-2-11
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Columns
The
Anderson County Poor Farm by Dana Goolsby 5-1-11
The
existence of the poor farm in Texas is part of a larger national
story that shows how nineteenth and twentieth century America responded
to the needs of its indigents for almost 100 years.
The
Million Dollar Nag by Nolan Maxie 5-1-11
The
Ark-La-Tex has many things of great worth. This story of a valuable
horse caught my eye several years back...
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