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May 2013 Issue
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The Civil War in Texas

Dissention and the Draft in Civil War Texas by Jeffery Robenalt 5-1-13
Not all Texans were in agreement about secession and the Civil War and many more were opposed to the Confederate Conscription Act. Historians estimate that nearly 30 percent of the Texas population had Unionist sentiments, though the great majority, like Sam Houston and James Throckmorton, remained loyal to Texas. However, as events would bear out, many dissenters paid a heavy price for expressing their doubt of the Southern cause and their opposition to the draft.

Bandera Tragedy Tree
Announcement:
The owner of the Hanging Tree Ranch is inviting descendants of the eight hanged men to a ceremony on July 21... more
Irene Van Winkle, June 03, 2013

Towns & Ghost Towns

Smithfield Tarrant Co Absorbed Ghost Town 5-30-13

Kosciusco Wilson Co 5-30-13

Maryetta Jack Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 5-28-13

Bridges

Carpenter's Bluff Bridge Photos courtesy Karen McGee & Robin Jett 5-28-13

Columns

Steamboat Races and Tragedies by Mike Cox 5-29-13

May 31, 1919: Bomber Wedding Cartoon by Roger T. Moore 5-28-13

Towns

Higgins Lipscomb Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 5-25-13

Higgins 1947 Tornado Vintage Photos Courtesy Raymond Akers Family

Column

Confederate Compassion by Mike Cox 5-23-13
An act of kindness remembered.

May 18, 1977: Socialite and Her Ferrari Cartoon by Roger T. Moore 5-23-13

Towns

Shankleville Newton Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 5-21-13

Ghost Towns

Lamar & Lamar Cemetery Aransas Co Photos courtesy Ken Rudine 5-20-13

Book

Mike Cox, Central Texas Tales Book review by Dr. Kirk Bane 5-17-13

Ghost Sign "Materializes" in Goliad
Discovery of
the Bull Durham Wall Advertisement
in Goliad, Texas
by Patsy Light
5-16-13

Towns

Baird Callahan Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 5-16-13

Bangs Brown Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson & Jim & Lou Kinsey 5-16-13

Columns

Stolen Bounty by Mike Cox 5-15-13
Howard Campbell never lost his vivid memory of the only time he ever saw his parents cry.

We Don't Go Much Anymore by David Knape 5-15-13

Towns

Sharp Milam Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 5-14-13

Columns

1832 - Play Nice Cartoon by Roger T. Moore 5-14-13

Last President of the Republic by Murray Montgomery 5-13-13
Like so many other men who came to Texas during those trying times proceeding war with Mexico, Anson Jones had a colorful past. At times he was successful but, more often than not, failure seemed to follow this man who would end up being the last president of the Republic of Texas.

Courthouses

Williamson County Courthouse by Terry Jeanson 5-12-13
Restored and rededicated on December 8, 2007

Columns

The opium war, Texas style by Clay Coppedge 5-11-13
The slandeourous and libelous who lurk among us today have unprecedented avenues for any and all spurious allegations cast upon the character of any individual, public or private. In days of yore, the avenues were few but the character assasins were just as relentless. Take Sam Houston, revered father of Texas...

Momma Always Said by David Knape 5-11-13

Towns

Cedar Hill Floyd Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 5-10-13

Columns

The Common Sparrow by David Knape 5-10-13

Writer saw the Goose Creek light in WWII by Wanda Orton 5-9-13
For one shining time during World War II, New Guinea had a Goose Creek, Texas, connection.

Meeting Miss Rita by Frances Giles 5-9-13
My first and only meeting with Mrs. Rita Ainsworth took place on a hot and humid summer day in southeast Texas. Is there any other kind? I was about 14 years old at the time...

When Borden (County) Was Bone Dry by Mike Cox 5-8-13
Those who lived through the 1917-20 drought never forgot it.

Texas Jackrabbit Cartoon by Roger T. Moore 5-8-13

Towns & Ghost Towns

Tarrant Tarrant County Ghost Town - Absorbed by Euless 5-8-13

Euless Tarrant Co

Tarrant Ghost Town - First Hopkins County seat

Towns

Levelland Hockley Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson, Barbara Brannon & Shannon Prothro 5-6-13

Ghost Towns

Jonesboro Red River Co Phots courtesy Robin Jett 5-7-13

Personville Limestone Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 5-4-13

Kimball Bosque Co Photos courtesy Ron Carlisle & Jeff Boutwell 5-5-13

Columns

Texas Oysters Saved 6 Lives by Ken Rudine 5-6-13

Assembling A Poem by David Knape 5-5-13

Columns

From Potential Lyrics for a Johnny Cash Loser Tune to A Turned Around Life by Bill cherry 5-3-13
It was an odd experience, really. A few years back, one day I walked into the vestibule of Alvin�s enormous Living Stones Church, and there in the church�s gift shop, straightening out the inventory, was a fellow I recognized as the former manager of the Galveston Kroger store.
Books

An Essential Reading List of Texas History Compiled by Dr. Kirk Bane 5-2-13

Towns

Barksdale Edwards Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 5-1-13

Ghost Towns

Kent Culberson Co Photos courtesy Paul Wilhelm, Barclay Gibson, Brian Brown & Jesse L. Moore 4-30-13

Columns

Aransas Abattoir by Mike Cox 5-1-13
Rockport used to be a coastal cow town, a place where hooves and horns drove the local economy, not fishing and tourism...

1911: South's First Escalator Cartoon by Roger T. Moore 5-1-13

In Times of Need by Bruce Martin 5-1-13
My mother was one of those benevolent individuals...

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