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"FALLING
BEHIND" the Editor's
Desk
Editor
- John Troesser
Table of Contents
Kyle:
Growing with Thought by Veranda Mansard 4-19-04
"With all that's
going wrong in the world of development - it's nice to know that something is
going right."
Murder
at Camp Swift 1942 - The Tragic Death of Little Lucy Maynard by John Troesser
4-11-04 The
Texas Onion by John Troesser 4-3-04
Turning Bermudas into Vidalias with a Little Help from Cotulla
"It's
generally accepted that sweet onion production in Texas can be traced back to
a single packet of seed from Bermuda being planted near Cotulla in 1898. ..."
The
Crash at Crush by Luke Warm 3-28-04
The field that once was Crush, Texas is now occupied by cows, but a recently replaced
historical marker south of West, Texas tells the story of one of the most bizarre
publicity stunts of all time.
Texas
Guinan by Luke Warm 3-25-04
She may
have been Waco's Answer to Mae West - but no one remembers the question...
Limestone
Fence Posts by Brewster Hudspeth 3-17-04
They
Aren't just in Kansas Anymore
The
Short but Eventful Life of Adrián J. Vidal 1840-1865
by Brewster Hudspeth 3-10-04 Marshall
"High Pockets" Bailey of West, Texas
2-29-04
"The Long Arms of the Law"
and Pioneer Consumer Advocate
If bootlegging couldn't be controlled,
then at least it could be monitored for quality.
"The
Day the Monkey Got Loose from the Carnival and Bit the Sheriff" Lost Treasures
mined from County Histories 2-23-04
County
histories agree on two unspoken points: Every life is interesting and the harder
the times, the more interesting they seemed. Your
Simplified Horrorscope
by Sister Latrina 2-3-04
Herein you shall find no mythological creatures and no placemats
telling you who you should or shouldn't have married. To get your simplified horrorscope,
just ..."Struck
on the head by a Locomotive" Early Waco Obituaries 1874-1908. 12-27-03
Judging by these entries, the good old days didn't quite live up to the reputation.
The
Bride, He Wore White
Or How Men Wed in 1953 Waco 12-1-03
The
Worst Book on Texas Ever Written by a Man or His legs were a little bowed
from being in the saddle since boyhood. 9-7-03
Bring
Me the Head of My Least Favorite Nephew Getting what you wish for in Marlin,
Texas, 1908 9-7-03
The
Texas Pudding Solution
or Are we having flan, yet? 9-1-03
"If no good deed goes unpunished, and every silver lining needs a dark
cloud, then every solution needs a problem. In this case the solution is pudding
- the problem is chili..."
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