East Texas History

Above photo, at left is new development that’s surged during the administration of Mayor Tracy Craig in the old “Sunrise”

Above photo: Dorothy Doss stands at the door of a home the American Red Cross built for her family after

Above photo, in the 1930’s, the Gladewater Baptist Church baptized at “the Cotton Gin Pool” near Crooks Store. From The

From The East Texas Journal, March 2022 By Hudson Old, Publisher Ed’s note: The following story of the reign and

From The East Texas Journal, July 2012 By Hudson Old, Publisher FORT WORTH, TEXAS – Dating back to the 1930’s,

By HUDSON OLDJournal Publisher He gave us fire.Not a scout fire, not a bonfire — the woods on fire, a

Above photo, Glen Slaughter played for Catfish Smith, an athlete and coach who played semi-pro ball for the Mt. Pleasant

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

Above photo, meat wasn’t a staple when Alfred Cox was one of 13 children growing up on Titus County tenant

Above photo, Morris Rolston, Marvin Coffee and Bugs Cross played for the Mt. Pleasant Cubs, a sandlot semipro baseball club