February 27, 1936Texas Independence Day, the 100th anniversary of the declaration of independence of Texas from Mexico, will be observed as a...

In the spring of 1839, just three years after the Texian victory at San Jacinto secured independence from Mexico, the Republic of Texas remained far from secure.Mexico had...

I was in the kitchen openin’ up a can of sardines and I got some sardine juice on my hand and I wiped it on my blue jeans just as Janet walked in.“Did you just wipe your...

February 20, 1936Crockett County’s oldest resident is dead! Teafilo Moncada, first Mexican from Old Mexico to settle in Ozona and who came here...

The other day I ran into a young man at the grocery store.“Hey,” he said. “Are you Rusty Mitchum?”“Depends,” I said. “Do he owe you money?”“No,” he replied.“Well then,...

Devils River Country—In the rugged canyons of southwestern Texas, where limestone walls rise above arid scrub and the Devils River winds through remote wilderness, a...

Taylor Thompson wore many hats on the Texas frontier: printer, newspaper editor, Confederate veteran and Texas Ranger, but it was through his writings that he left one of...

February 13, 1936Crockett County is going “western” for the benefit of Centennial visitors to Texas next summer on the occasion of its ninth annual...

I’m pretty sure y’all get sick of hearin’ about Phone Creatures, but I get so many of the things callin’ me, and I’ve got to write about somethin’. I know most of y’all out...

Val Verde County—In the remote canyonlands of northern Val Verde County, Beaver Lake once shimmered as a rare and vital oasis along the upper Devils River.Formed by beaver...

February 6, 1936Local business interests received telegraphic advice the first of this week from R.W. Briggs of Pharr, Texas, successful bidder for...

You know, nobody has good dumps anymore. You know, where people dump their trash. I can remember a time when almost everyone that lived in the country had a big ditch or a...

Jeff Davis County—Nestled at the base of the jagged, majestic Davis Mountains in West Texas, Fort Davis stands as a testament to the turbulent history of the American...

January 30, 1936Contracting of unshorn wool in the ranching area of West Texas at 30 and 31 cents per pound was under way this week, with buyers...

The other day I heard a little boy talkin’ to his momma. He was pointin’ at his belly button and sayin’ somethin’ about his “nabel.” Well when he said that, it reminded me...