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Cass County Tidbits of Interest
Cass County Tidbits of Interest
Cass County Tidbits of Interest

Cass County Tidbits of Interest

In reading the old newspapers, you sometimes come across articles – or just sentences, in some cases – that seem foreign to this day and age. Sometimes it’s an ad that catches the eye. For instance, most people didn’t own the $800 Studebaker as advertised in an August 1, 1912 issue of the Journal. They didn’t have that kind of money, but they could afford the Graham wagon that B.F. Ellington and Co. advertised as far back as 1905.

Western Playground

Western Playground with Jamon Turner

The Roaming Roan Ranch: 2301 TX-8 N, Linden, TX 75563 will be hosting, and collaborating with the Cass County-Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service for Western Playground with Jamon Turner the Ultimate Cowboy. Western Playground is great for all ages starting from age 12 to 20, “no matter if you’re a beginner or advanced level rider. It will be jam-packed with horsemanship lessons, ranch games, and all things western! Participants will compete through various challenges and obstacle courses for awards and get an opportunity to experience agricultural trades.” The event will be held from June 25th through the 26th from 8:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m.

Daughters of 1812

Daughters of 1812

Christina Belford presented the program at the April meeting of Mark Epperson Chapter United States Daughters of 1812. Using the children’s book An American Army of Two, she told the story of two sisters who saved their town of Scituate, Massachusetts, when the British sailed into the harbor to raid supplies from the citizens. The sisters, whose family tended the Scituate lighthouse, were credited with bravery in the War of 1812. Courtesy photo

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