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This Week in Texas History

A 20 year old corporal from Fort Hancock sacrificed his life on the night of Sep. 6-7, 1952 and became the fourth native Texan to earn the Medal of Honor

Letters to the editor

Dear Editor,

Wow, what an amazing night we had at our 2019 Miss Hamilton County Dove Festival Pageant!

Hamilton County turned out in record form with 50 contestants entered and over 1400 votes cast for People’s Choice Award.

Hamilton Public Library donations

April In memory of Sue Davidson by Judy Summers and Mary Jeffers Building fund In memory of Sue Blake by Hamilton County Retired School Personnel In memory of Bob Gautier by Hamilton County Retired School Personnel In memory of Sue Davidson by Mickey and Jackson Hill and Susan Parsons In memory of Paul Zimmerman by Tom and Linda Erwin In memory of Carl Bubert by Bert Schrank and Angie Green In memory of Ernest Baker by Bert Schrank In memory of Merle Lawson by Kay Bubert In honor of Catherine, Zac, Thomas, Alyssa and Meg Gruetzner by Tom and Connie White In honor of Saundra Lengefeld by Gra

Letters to the editor

Dear Maria, As you know, I am a former Hamiltonian by choice. I lived there for 14 years and was the pastor of the First Baptist Church. I love Hamilton

This week in Texas history

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An angry John Hemphill demanded satisfaction in an Aug. 27, 1832 letter to the editor of his hometown newspaper. Dueling was a rite of passage for male South Carolinians, and

This Week in Texas History

The trigger-happy state police opened fire without warning on a crowd of Saturday shoppers in Brownwood on Aug. 19, 1871. In his inaugural address in April 1870, Republican Edmund J.

Letters to the editor

Dear Editor, I am Joe McGowen, I’m an American who was born in Texas during the Great Depression. My wife, Mary Kathryn, and I have owned property in Hamilton County

Addition to last week’s letter

Helpers at the Gary Wayne Schoen Memorial Golf Tournament were Judy & Jimmy Whitt, Terri Martin, Kaki & Jayson Whitt, Lisa & James Goerdel, Jessi & Clay Thornton, Russ Mentzer,

This Week in Texas History

At Bird’s Fort north of present-day Arlington, the Snively Expedition officially disbanded on Aug. 7, 1843 and the dispirited members went their separate ways. Seven tense years after San Jacinto,

Letters to the editor

Hon. Commissioners: I recall that a special interest group invaded a Commissioners Court meeting not long ago without having been listed on that day’s agenda, and successfully influenced your Court