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    December 2011 Issue
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    Camp Howze Company A
    WWII / Vintage Image
  • Camp Howze Company A, 57th Battalion 12-19-11
    1945 photo courtesy The Glenn D. Beard Family
  • Camp Howze Photos courtesy Sarah Reveley & Mike Price
  • pet
    Ancestors Gone Wild
  • Adopt-A-Pet 12-11-11
  • Come & Take It
    History Column
  • The Battle of Gonzales: "Come and Take It" by Jeffery Robenalt 12-1-11
    Although the Battle of Gonzales was, in reality, nothing more than a minor skirmish, its political consequences were far reaching.
  • Big Spring
    Howard County 12-5-11
    Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson, Terry Jeanson, Doyle Phillips & Gary Dunnam

  • Big Spring County seat
  • Howard county Courthouse
  • Brenham
    Washington County 12-18-11
  • Brenham County seat TE photos & GLO vintage maps
  • Washington County Courthouse Photos courtesy Terry Jeanson
  • Mount Vernon Ghost Town 12-19-11
  • Turkey Creek Ghost Town 12-19-11
  • 12 Days
    Animals
  • Twelve Days of Christmas: the Lone Star version by Bonnie Wroblewsk 12-23-11
    Humor
  • Politically Indirect, or, the True Meaning of the Word Humbug by Maggie Van Ostrand 12-23-11
    Music
  • ‘Pistol Packin Mama’ right on target by Wanda Orton 12-23-11
  • Ghost Towns
  • Shumla Val Verde Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson, & GLO vintage map 12-22-11
  • Gulf Matagorda Co GLO vintage map 12-21-11
  • Ottine Gonzales Co TE photos 12-20-11
    Columns
  • Bill "Jitterbug" Henderson Cartoon by Roger T. Moore 12-22-11
  • What Became of Felipe Frais? by Mike Cox 12-22-11
    Working his way up a desolate arroyo choked with catclaw and mesquite, Border Patrol agent Bill Crowe came to an exposed red sandstone formation...
  • As sure as fences break, we'll still need barbed wire by Delbert Trew 12-21-11
    Almost as destructive as prairie fires are the damages perpetrated by wild hogs...
  • Columns
  • Steamship Concho by Mike Cox 12-14-11
    More than two years before the Titanic sank in the icy waters of the North Atlantic after hitting an iceberg, the Texas-based steamship Concho ran into something in the Gulf of Mexico on her way to Galveston...
  • Sam's Home by Bob Bowman 12-14-11
    Most East Texans under forty know little about Sam Rayburn, the man whose name is attached to a giant reservoir on the Angelina River. But in his heyday, “Mister Sam” helped the nation through the Great Depression, World War II, and into the prosperity of the 1950s.
  • Childhood home's 'inside plumbing' didn't come easy by Delbert Trew 12-13-11
    I think the year was about 1946. We had harvested our wheat and were getting ready to plow wheat stubble south of Perryton...
  • Freer
    Town
  • Freer Duval Co Photos courtesy Gerald Massey 12-12-11
  • Columns
  • Round Top SEGAR Cartoon by Roger T. Moore 12-11-11
  • Glendon E. Johnson by Bill Cherry 12-10-11
    Glendon Johnson told his granddaughter, Erin Stewart, that “cowboys answer to two people: their God and their momma.”
  • The Surprising Effects of Henna by Robert G. Cowser 12-10-11
    Since I have been bald for more than forty-five years, it is surprising that anyone would remember that I once had hair.
  • John Clayton: Rebel with a Cause by Murray Montgomery 12-10-11
    Dialogue from an old movie came to mind when I read the obituary of John H. Clayton. The film depicted an intense battle and many men were being killed. One of the actors said, “Where do we find men such as these? Men who will charge into combat and die for a cause, without any regard for their own life.” Apparently, Clayton was that type of man.
  • Creed Taylor by Clay Coppedge 12-9-11
    Creed Taylor saw more of the most interesting pieces of Texas history than anybody else. He was one of the fortunate few who grew up with Texas and one whose personal history most closely matches the state’s.
  • Pinto Beans by Mike Cox 12-7-11
    Pinto beans were a staple in 19th century Texas and continue to be today, but their history goes back even further... By the time of Texas’ Anglo colonization, pinto beans (better known in the Southwest as frijoles or Pecos Strawberries) had become ubiquitous...
  • Hauling grain after Dust Bowl quite a chore by Delbert Trew 12-6-11
    If you have ever spent a long hot day on the end of a No. 10 grain scoop, scooping wheat out of or into a truck or barn, this column should trigger a few memories.
  • Old neon series 2
    Old Neon
  • Texas Old Neon - Series 2 TE photos 12-4-11
  • Crockett county
    Courthouse
  • Crockett County Courthouse Photos courtesy Terry Jeanson 12-3-11
    Ghost Towns - Garza Co
  • Bresford | Leforest | Litwalton 12-2-11
  • Animals
  • Striped Skunk by Bonnie Wroblewski 12-2-11
    "These striped wonders more than make up for any foul aromas with their unmatched gift for “pest” control."
  • Column
  • Old Whip by C. F. Eckhardt 12-1-11
    "Then came April, 1836. Santa Anna and his army showed up on Vince’s doorstep. The family promptly fled, leaving their stock behind—including Old Whip. Santa Anna immediately appropriated the stallion for his own use..."
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