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May 2010 Issue
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May Feature Town

Plainview Hale County Seat
Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 5-11-10

The Santa Fe Railroad in Plainview
The Old MacKenzie Trail
The Granada Theater in Plainview
Schick Opera House
Hale County Courthouse

Column: Living in sawmill towns by Bob Bowman 5-30-10

Wildlife: Nine-banded Armadillo by Bonnie Wroblewski 5-28-10

Column: Willie Morris by Mike Cox 5-27-10

Town: Prairie View Waller Co Photo courtesy Waller County Historical Society 5-27-10

Town: Prairie Dell Bell Co Vintage map courtesy TGLO No Photos 5-27-10

Town: Prairieville Kaufman Co No Photos 5-27-10

Ghost Town: Prairie Point Houston Co Vintage map courtesy TGLO No Photos 5-27-10

Town: Winchester Fayette Co Photos courtesy Barcaly Gibson & TE 5-26-10

Town: Texola Oklahoma Photos courtesy Noel Kerns, Terry Jeanson & Rick Vanderpool 5-26-10

Town: Diana Upshur Co No Photos 5-26-10

Cartoon: Drive-In Post Office by Roger T. Moore 5-26-10

Column: Cell Phones and Driving by Peary Perry 5-26-10

Column: Cow feed, from slab to sack by Delbert Trew 5-25-10

Town: Coffee Hopkins Co No Photos 5-25-10

Town: Como Hopkins Co No Photos 5-25-10

Ghost Town: Pickwick Palo Pinto Co Vintage Map courtesy TGLO 5-25-10

Ghost Town: Capitola Mason Co Vintage Map courtesy TGLO 5-25-10

Ghost Town: Hedwigs Hill Mason Co Photo courtesy TGLO 5-24-10

Ghost Town: Sullivan Guadalupe Co Vintage map courtesy TGLO 5-24-10

Town: Sweet Home Lavaca County TE photos 5-24-10

Ghost Town: Grassyville Bastrop Co TE photos & vintage photos courtesy Paige Museum 5-23-10

Town: Seclusion Lavaca Co No Photos 5-23-10

Town: Locker San Saba Co No Photos 5-23-10

Column: Lum and Abner by Bob Bowman 5-23-10

Preservation: Donley County Courthouse Photos courtesy Terry Jeanson & Donley County Judge's Office 5-22-10

Town: Type Williamson Co TE Photos 5-22-10

Town: The Colony Denton Co No Photos 5-22-10

Cemetery: Bethlehem Cemetery Washington Co TE Photos 5-21-10

Town: Klump Washington Co TE photos 5-21-10

Town: Muellersville Washington Co TE photos 5-21-10

Ghost Town: Whitfield Swisher Co Vintage map courtesy TGLO No photos 5-21-10

Ghost Town: Tascosa Oldham Co Photos courtesy Terry Jeanson & Rick Vanderpool 5-20-10

Column: Thurber Brick by Mike Cox 5-20-10

Music: Eck Robertson by Clay Coppedge 5-19-10

Ancestors Gone Wild: Columbus Outing 5-19-10

Town: Springlake Lamb Co Photo courtesy Rick Vanderpool 5-19-10

Town: Sundown Hockley Co Photo courtesy Rick Vanderpool 5-19-10

Town: Whitharral Hockley Co Photo courtesy Rick Vanderpool 5-19-10

Column: Attitude by Peary Perry 5-19-10

Bridge: Wallis Texas Brazos River Railroad Through Truss Bridge Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 5-18-10

Remembrance: Henry Mordorff - A San Jacinto Veteran 5-18-10

Ghost Town: Nile Milam Co Vintage map courtesy TGLO No photos 5-18-10

Ghost Town: Hermis Gonzales Co No Photos 5-18-10

Courthouse: San Augustine County Courthouse Photos courtesy Terry Jeanson 5-18-10

Column: Winter scene paves way to ranch memories by Delbert Trew 5-18-10

Art: Inspiration by Location by Brewster Hudspeth 5-17-10

Town: Telferner Victoria Co Photos courtesy Ken Rudine 5-17-10

Ghost Town: Chamberlin Dallam Co Vintage map courtesy TGLO No photos 5-17-10

Town: Rutersville Fayette Co TE photos 5-16-10

Town: Dunn Fayette Co TE photos 5-16-10

Column: Bigfoot in East Texas by Bob Bowman 5-16-10

Ghost Town: Aberdeen Collingsworth Co Vintage map courtesy TGLO 5-15-10

Ghost Town: Pearl Collingsworth Co No Photso 5-15-10

Ghost Town: Zulu Hansford Co Vintage map courtesy TGLO No Photos 5-15-10

Town: Morse Hansford Co photos courtesy Barclay Gibson & Rick Vanderpool 5-14-10

Town: Beasley Ft. Bend Co photos courtesy Barclay Gibson & Ft Bend Historical Museum 5-14-10

Town: Booth Ft. Bend Co Photos courtesy Ft Bend Historical Museum 5-14-10

Town: Farnsworth Ochiltree Co Photos courtesy Rick Vanderpool 5-14-10

Column: Fritch by Mike Cox 5-13-10

Town: Perryville Wood Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 5-13-10

Town: Slide Lubbock Co Vintage map courtesy TGLO No Photos 5-13-10

Ghost Town: Copenhagen Hale Co Vintage map courtesy TGLO No Photos 5-13-10

Ghost Town: Bartonsite Hale Co Vintage map courtesy TGLO No Photos 5-13-10

Wildlife: Six-lined Racerunner by Bonnie Wroblewski 5-13-10

The "Lost" Towns of NW Harris County:

15 Minutes of Separation: If these are ghost towns, why are there so many people here? 5-12-10

Bammel | Kohrville | Louetta | North Houston | Satsuma
Photos courtesy Ken Rudine Map courtesy TGLO 5-12-10

Town: Edmonson Hale Co Photos courtesy Rick Vanderpool 5-12-10

Ghost Town: Running Water Hale Co Photos courtesy Rick Vanderpool 5-12-10

Column: Memorial Day by Peary Perry 5-12-10

Column: Vibrating 'critter' frightens rattlesnake-wary cowboy by Delbert Trew 5-11-10

Cartoon: Galveston, 1915 by Roger T. Moore 5-11-10

Ancestors Gone Wild: Sneaking a Smoke 5-10-10

Town: Fargo Wilbarger Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 5-10-10

Town: Norias Kenedy Co Vintage photos 5-10-10

Texas Ghost Town: Cedric Crosby C No Photos 5-10-10

Town: Appelt Hill Lavaca Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 5-9-10

Town: Cone Crosby County Vintage map courtesy TGLO No Photos 5-9-10

Ghost Town: The Road to Bammel by Ken Rudine 5-9-10

Column: A life of hardships by Bob Bowman 5-9-10

Texas Plains Trail: I drove my GMC to Foard by Rick Vanderpool 5-8-10

Town: Margaret Foard Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson & Rick Vanderpool 5-8-10

Town: Rayland Foard Co Photos courtesy Rick Vanderpool 5-8-10

Town: Fritch Hutchinson and Moore Co No Photos 5-8-10

Town: Sanford Hutchinson Co No Photos 5-8-10

Town: Red Springs Baylor Co Photos courtesy Rick Vanderpool 5-7-10

Column: World War II Musings by Robert G. Cowser 5-7-10

Wildlife by Bonnie Wroblewski

Introducing "Animal of the Week"' Series 5-6-10

Dove Key Ranch Wildlife Rehabilitation 5-6-10

Red-spotted Toad 5-1-10

Column: Texas Jokes by Mike Cox 5-6-10

Town: Kopperl Bosque Co Photos courtesy Sam Fenstermacher 5-6-10

Town: Round Mountain Blanco Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 5-6-10

Town: Joliet Caldwell Co TE photos 5-5-10

Ghost Town: Swastika Hale Co Vintage Map courtesy TGLO 5-5-10

Column: Steel House by Byron Browne Photos courtesy robertbruno.com 5-5-10

Column: Making Prayer A Habit Really Works by Britt Towery 5-5-10

Column: Truisms or Perry�s Law by Peary Perry 5-5-10

Ancestors Gone Wild: Fayetteville Goes Green 5-4-10

Column: Book offers county tales of the Texas Panhandle by Delbert Trew 5-4-10

Town: Cotton Center Hale Co Photos courtesy Eric Turner 5-4-10

Town: Finney Hale Co Photo courtesy Eric Turner 5-4-10

Town: Finney King Co No Photos 5-6-10

Town: Shallowater Lubbock Co Photos courtesy Rick Vanderpool 5-4-10

Town: Powderly Lamar Co No Photos 5-4-10

Ghost Town: Bammel Harris Co Photo courtesy Ken Rudine 5-3-10

Town: Paige Bastrop Co TE Photos 5-3-10

Town: Shelbyville Shelby Co Photos courtesy Gerald Massey 5-3-10

Town: Terryville DeWitt Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 5-2-10

Town: Thornberry Clay Co Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson 5-2-10

Column: Honky Tonks by Bob Bowman 5-2-10

Column: Sally Rand and Yesterday's �House of Tomorrow� by Clay Coppedge 5-1-10

Drive: In Plain Sight - A Sunday drive from Rockport to Houston by Ken & Yvonne Rudine 5-1-10

Column: How the 1943 Roof of Mike Gaido�s Drive In Helped Him Keep His Feet on the Ground by Bill Cherry 5-1-10

Town: Gethsemane Marion Co Photos courtesy Gerald Massey 5-1-10

Town: Gray Marion Co Photos courtesy Gerald Massey 5-1-10

Column: Black Walnuts and Leeches by Nolan Maxie 5-1-10

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