Mrs. Johnnie Henderson’s place offers summer sanctuary
Frome East Texas Journal, July 2008 By Hudson Old, Journal Publisher Pittsburg, Texas – Mrs. Johnnie Henderson’s skipping the “empty
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Last home of World’s tallest man (Henry Clay Thouston) to be restored
From East Texas Journal, October 1994 By PAT HAMILTON, Journal Correspondent In his circus appearances. Colonel Henry Clay Thouston billed
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Lament for a Lady: The Obituary or Caddo Lake and Other Fairey Tales
From East Texas Journal, October 2013 By Hudson Old, Journal publisher CADDO LAKE — Jack Canson’s tale is strange even
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Price of salt in Titus County saw ten-fold increase when drought dried up the river
From The East Texas Journal, October 2013 By Hudson Old, Journal Publisher PORT JEFFERSON, TEXAS – One summer in the
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Ralph Sanders bull ride from Brownsville, Texas to the Brooklyn Bridge
From East Texas Journal, February 2025 By Hudson Old, Journal Publisher Editor’s Note: This story began with Harold Sanders 2012
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Battlefield surgeon the unsung heroes of Anzio
Physician’s diary recalls sense of despair with Allied armies penned five months on WWII Italian beach. By HUDSON OLD Journal
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Texas frontier fueled Methodist rebellion
From the East Texas Journal, December 2023 By Hudson Old, Journal Publisher HUGHES SPRINGS – In the process of
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Williams House Museum, Statesman Andrew Jackson Titus surfaces on Red River near DeKalb, Texas
Above photo, a couple with a good ear for Texas stories, Carolyn and Mike McCrary are docents at the Williams
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Photo of legendary elephant crossing the Red River survives forensic analysis
This photograph is said to show an elephant carrying a young George Holt across the Red River into Texas in
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Fabled Elder Family Show elephant turns up in archives
Photo above, townsfolk at Sulphur Bluff gather for a photo with the dancers and musicians before the Elder Family Show’s
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