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Wells-Lamont glove factory made metro news in 1951

Wells-Lamont glove factory made metro news in 1951

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MT. VERNON, TEXAS-The construction of an industrial building so big it would stretch “from Lowry’s building to the variety store...
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Hee Haw plays to packed house

Hee Haw plays to packed house

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By Hudson Old East Texas Journal Publisher PITTSBURG, TEXAS – This wasn’t just another Saturday night, but showtime for a...
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Patriarch tells of gambling and bootlegging on Jodie King’s Hill

Patriarch tells of gambling and bootlegging on Jodie King’s Hill

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Above photo, at left is new development that’s surged during the administration of Mayor Tracy Craig in the old “Sunrise”...
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Gypsy follows navy family’s Texas voyage

Gypsy follows navy family’s Texas voyage

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Above photo, once upon a Dallas city bus, when Samantha and Jordan finish it’ll be a two bedroom bath and...
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10 MPG Boondock bus connects ‘divine appointments’

10 MPG Boondock bus connects ‘divine appointments’

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Above photo, the rough cedar siding covers the insulation Michael Bannister installed during the year he worked retrofitting a school...
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‘61 tornado ripped through Texas

‘61 tornado ripped through Texas

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Above photo: Dorothy Doss stands at the door of a home the American Red Cross built for her family after...
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Pittsburg’s Hee-Haw books April Show

Pittsburg’s Hee-Haw books April Show

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Hee-Haw A Camp-county Rendition of Hee-Haw one-night show will open at 7 p.m. April 11 at the Pittsburg High School...
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‘I didn’t kill anybody,’ said defendant Cheyenne Bigelo who risked death penalty

‘I didn’t kill anybody,’ said defendant Cheyenne Bigelo who risked death penalty

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Cheyenne Bigelo Above photo, coming out of a bummer year of radiation, chemo and the loss of her mentor and...
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Artist, Linda Lucas Hardy mid-life charge earns international fame

Artist, Linda Lucas Hardy mid-life charge earns international fame

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Above photo, Linda Lucas Hardy poses with her cover illustration for one of 17 books featuring her work. She’s been...
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Wagon train brought Baptist pioneers west

Wagon train brought Baptist pioneers west

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Above photo, in the 1930’s, the Gladewater Baptist Church baptized at “the Cotton Gin Pool” near Crooks Store. From The...
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Mt. Vernon, Texas Jail break sparks shoot out

Mt. Vernon, Texas Jail break sparks shoot out

East Texas History Featured
From The East Texas Journal, March 2022 By Hudson Old, Publisher Ed’s note: The following story of the reign and...
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Violence, murder ruled Thunder Road

Violence, murder ruled Thunder Road

East Texas History Featured
From The East Texas Journal, July 2012 By Hudson Old, Publisher FORT WORTH, TEXAS – Dating back to the 1930’s,...
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Dr. Palmore Currey’s Legacy includes the gift of fire

Dr. Palmore Currey’s Legacy includes the gift of fire

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By HUDSON OLDJournal Publisher He gave us fire.Not a scout fire, not a bonfire -- the woods on fire, a...
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Biographer preserved the fading legend of Catfish Smith

Biographer preserved the fading legend of Catfish Smith

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Above photo, Glen Slaughter played for Catfish Smith, an athlete and coach who played semi-pro ball for the Mt. Pleasant...
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National championship Coach Robert Caskey had game day with Don Meredith

National championship Coach Robert Caskey had game day with Don Meredith

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Above photo' the centerfold shot of his Aggie Yearbook featured Robert Caskey’s A&M roommate tackling SMU quarterback Don Meredith at...
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