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August 2010 Issue
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Column: Coal workers suffered by Delbert Trew 8-31-10

Town: Straberry Midland Co No photos 8-39-10

WPA Mural: Arlington WPA Mural "Gathering Pecans" Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-29-10

People: Remembering The Colonel by Bob Bowman 8-28-10

Ghost Town: Dido Tarrant Co Photos courtesy Sam Maddox 8-27-10

Ghost Town: Byspot San Jacinto Co TGLO vintage map No Photos 8-27-10

Town: Shepherd San Jacinto Co No Photos 8-27-10

Town: Maxey Lamar Co TGLO vintage map No Photos 8-26-10

Column: Archeological Diversion Ensured Granddad a Quiet Hunt by Mike Cox 8-26-10

People: Remembrance of Things Fried: Mr. Shipley and Mrs. Hurley by Ken Rudine 8-25-10

Cartoon: Old Horse by Roger T. Moore 8-25-10

Austin: Keep Austin Colorful Raoul Hashimoto photos 8-25-10

Column: Frontier justice followed crime increase by Delbert Trew 8-24-10

Town: Bronson Sabine Co Photos courtesy Gerald Massey 8-24-10

Ghost Town: Sunshine Hill Wichita Co Vintage photos 8-23-10

Ghost Town: Wallisville Chambers Co TE Photos 8-23-10

Ghost Town: Glen Chambers Co TGLO Vintage map 8-23-10

Column: Graves of the Famous by Bob Bowman 8-22-10

Town: English Red River Co Photos courtesy Gerald Massey 8-22-10

People: Slats Rodgers and Old Soggy No. 1 by Clay Coppedge 8-21-10

People: Peppy Blount by Britt Towery 8-21-10

Town: Redwater Bowie Co Photos courtesy Gerald Massey & Barclay Gibson 8-21-10

Town: Tom Bean Grayson Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-21-10

Ghost Town: Dalby Springs Bowie Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-20-10

Town: Pine Springs Bowie Co Photos courtesy Gerald Massey 8-21-10

Town: Wake Village Bowie Co Photos courtesy Gerald Massey 8-21-10

Hanging: A Hanging in Austin by Mike Cox 8-19-10

Town: Cuthand Red River Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-19-10

Ghost Town: Rosalie Red River Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-19-10

Town: White Rock Red River Co Photos courtesy Gerald Massey 8-19-10

Ghost Town: Tigertown Washington Co 8-19-10

Ghost Town: Center City Mills Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-18-10

Town: Beaver Dam Bowie County Photos courtesy Gerald Massey 8-18-10

Column: Last Dance by Peary Perry 8-18-10
"This is my last ‘Letters From North America’ column."

Cartoon: Cattail by Roger T. Moore 8-18-10

Column: A place for everything - if I can find it all by Delbert Trew 8-17-10

Ghost Town: Peyton Colony Blanco Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-17-10

Town: Round Mountain Blanco Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-17-10

Bridge: Gonzales County 1915 Through Truss Bridge Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-17-10

Bridge: Bee County Medio Creek Bridge Photos courtesy Barclay Gibso n 8-16-10

History: Bee County Medio Creek Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-16-10

Column: A Tour of Dog-Trots by Bob Bowman 8-15-10

Ghost Town: Madras Red River Co Photos courtesy Gerald Massey 8-14-10
Harrison County Photos courtesy Gerald Massey

Town: Carterville 8-13-10

Town: Noonday 8-10-10

Town: Hallsville 8-9-10

Ghost Towns

Boyd Chapel Jones Co Photos courtesy Gerald Massey 8-13-10

Mount Pleasant Taylor Co Photos courtesy Gerald Massey 8-12-10

Bradshaw Taylor Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-12-10

Column: Sea Monster of Port Isabel by Mike Cox 8-12-10

People: Lieutenant Richard H. Schiebel’s Last Flight by Bill Cherry 8-12-10

Cartoon: Spanish Gold by Roger T. Moore 8-11-10

Column: Crudity of travel gives way to progress by Delbert Trew 8-10-10

Potter County

County Seat: Amarillo Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-10-10

Courthouse: Porter County Courthouse Photos courtesy Terry Jeanson 8-10-10

WPA Murals: Gang Plow, Disk Harrow, Cattle Branding, Cattle Loading, Coronado's Exploration Party, and Oil Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-11-10

15 Minutes of Separation: Panhandle “Backlash” Saves Trees or Love in the Time of Dendrophobia by Brewster Hudspeth 8-9-10

Town: White Face Cochran Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-8-10

Column: Looking for Hidden Treasures by Bob Bowman 8-8-10

Courthouse: San Saba County Courthouse Photos courtesy Terry Jeanson 8-8-10

Outlaw: Who was that Outlaw? by Linda Kirkpatrick 8-7-10

Column: Ice in Summer by Clay Coppedge 8-6-10

Town: Naples Morris Co Photos courtesy Gerald Massey 8-6-10

Jim Hogg County Photos courtesy Terry Jeanson 8-6-10

County Seat: Hebbronville

Courthouse: Jim Hogg County Courthouse

Rooms with a Past: Hotel Viggo

Town: Caps Taylor Co Photos courtesy Gerald Massey 8-5-10

Column: No One Called Him Anything But Mr. Russell by Bill Cherry 8-5-10

Column: A little Texas cultural history by Mike Cox 8-5-10

Hockley County

County Seat: Levelland Hockley Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-4-10

Courthouse: Hockley County Courthouse Photos courtesy Terry Jeanson & Barclay Gibson 8-4-10

Murals: Levelland Mosaics Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-4-10

Cartoon: Aug 4, 1978 by Roger T. Moore 8-4-10

Column: Packaging by Peary Perry 8-4-10

Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 8-3-10:

County Seat: Littlefield Lamb Co

Town: Fieldton Lamb Co

Ghost Town: Hart Camp Lamb Co

Ghost Town: Coble Switch Hockley Co

Column: Branding is an old tradition by Delbert Trew 8-3-10

Column: Roy Bean Before His Law West Of The Pecos Days by Lois Zook Wauson 8-2-10

Cartoon: TeePee by Roger T. Moore 8-2-10

Minding Their Business: Luke Brown Seedless Watermelons and Grocery Store Personalities by Brewster Hudspeth 8-1-10

Wind Turbines - Shackleford County Wind Farms by Gerald Massey 8-1-10

Jim Wells County Photos courtesy Terry Jeanson 8-1-10

County Seat: Alice

Courthouse: Jim Wells County Courthouse

Architecture: McGill Brothers Building

Column: Texas’ Lone Stars by Bob Bowman 8-1-10

Column: Claude Hinton’s Great Pencil Collection by Murray Montgomery 8-1-10

Column: On The Way To Texas and Stopping off a time or two by Nolan Maxie 8-1-10

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