The Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 27, 1947 Page: 1 of 6
six pages : ill. ; page 22 x 15 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
,»T; ,**
*J*KAt P*Ul AuoouMom
The Archer County News
VOLUME 33
PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY
ARCHER CITY, TEXAS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1947
NUMBER
Wildcats Ring Down Curtain
With 13-0 Win Over Crowell
Baylor Co. Woman
Victim of Thieves:
Two Fur Coats Lost
Mrs. Sam Portwood, cf near Sey-
mour, was the victim of a theft last
Thursday night which cost her two
fur coata, one valued at $500 and the
other $200.
The $500 coat, a muskrat, had been
purchased only that afternocn in
Wichita Falls. M.rs. Portwood, on
route home, ran off the highway at
a point about two miles west of the
town of Megargel, and became mired.
She flagged down a passing car
but the occupants were unable to get
her car back on the pavement. They
took her to Megargel for more help
but they still could not get her car
out of the mud.
She was then taken to Olney, ac-
cording to information given us by
Sheriff A. H. Goslgr. where a wreck-
er was secured to pull her car back
on the highway. When the woman
finally reached her home and started
to take her things out of her car, she
found her $700 worth of coats were
not to be found.
So far officers have been unable
to unearth a single clue as to the
possible identity of the thief or
thieves.
Thought We Could
But We Couldn't
We had aspirations—and it looked
as if we’d be able to do it—to get
this issue of The News cut Wednes-
day afternoon. But you know what
.often happens to the best laid plans
cf mice and men? Well, it happened.
Our plans ganged aglee. The electric
power expired at about 11:30 that
morning and resuscitation efforts got
no results until about 1:45 in the
afternoon. And since our Linotype
machine Is operated strictly on elec-
tricity—heated and powered—anoth-
er hour was lost awaiting the re-
melting of a pot of metal. Our idea
in getting out early was to allow the
force to take Thanksgiving Day eff,
so we just simply took the day off—
and got the paper out a day late.
-o-
LEGION AND AUXILIARY
TO MEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT
70’CLOCK AT LIONS BUILDING
The American Legion and Auxil-
iary will hold a meeting Wednesday
night, December 3, at 7 o’clock at
the Lions building in Archer City. A
chicken supper will be served and all
members are urgently requested to
attend.
Mrs. Wendell Bullock and infant
aon, jimmy Neal, spv.it Saturday
night with the lady’s brother, Jimmy
Berry, and family in Wichita Falls
after having visited in this city last
week with her parents, the Ramsey
Berrys. Husband and Father Wendell
met them in Wichita Falls Sunday
and the three returned to their home
in Duncan. Okla.
Mrs. Ima Reed and son, Danny, of
New Boston, Texas, arrived yester-
day, Wednesday, for the Thanksgiving
holidays with her parents, Mr, and
Mrs. A. Tanner, and family of a few
miles to the west of this city.
Staff Sgt. Clifton Bailey was at
home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Woody Bailey, the past week-end as
he was en route from Lowry Field,
Colo., to his new location, Tarrant
Field. Fort Worth. Sgt. Bailey has
been at Lowry FMeld the past year.
Gladewater Woman
Injured In Mishap
East of Archer City
Mrs. S. C. Lutz, of Gladewater. sus-
tained injuries consisting cf a broken
shoulder, dislocated rib and a serious
cut on her forehead in an automobile
mishap at about 8 o’clock Wednesday
night some four c,r five miles ea^*.
of Archer City.
Mrs. Lutz was en route to this city
to spend the Thanksgiving holidays
with her father and sister, Charlis
Price and Mrs. Jimmie Stine.
The injured womatl stated she lost
control of her car when blinded by
the lights cf an approaching car, the
driver of which failed to dim his
lights. Mrs. Lutz said that in trying
to avert running into a bridge abut-
ment, she pulled her car to the left
and ran across the paved highway
and onto the soft dirt shoulder on
the left side of the pavement. The
car turned over at least one time and
wa« badly damaged.
The victim is reportedly doing sat-
isfactorily in tlie Archer hospital
where she was brought by passing
motorists following the accident.
“WELCOME TO CHURCHES’’
SIGNS TO BE ERECTED
ON HIGHWAY ENTRANCES
Soon to be erected on the four
highway entrances to this city are
four signs “The Churches of Archer
City Welcome You” which signs were
painted, free gratis, by a local artist
—our fire chief. John E. Robins )n.
John, always willing and anxious to
further civic ventures, furnished the
paint and brawn to paint the sign’
and a call was made at Sunday
night’s Thavk'giving Union church
service for $75 contributions to pay
for < re-ction of said signs. It is ex-
pect d that they will be put up with-
in the very near future.
-o-
Capacity Crowd
Attends Union
Church Service
A capacity crowd attended the Un-
ion Thanksgiving Service held Sun-
day night at the Methodist Church
in this city. The splendid program,
with Rev. W. W. Pittman, Methodist
paster in charge, was iu>ened with
prayer led by Rev. W. E. Shawn. from
Sherman, and guest pastor at the 'o-
cal Baptist church. Miss Fayne Hines
gave a beautiful vocal rendition of
“The Lord’s Prayer” by Malotte. Rev.
V. W. Marcontel, Assembly of God
minister in this city, delivered _ the
message and Rev. D. A. Holt, minis-
ter cf the Christian church in this city
conducted the closing meditation. Rev.
Herman Mason, of Abilene, and min-
ister of the local Church of Christ,
was also a guest.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Morgan, who
have been residents cf Archer City
for the past few months, have hied
themselves back to Holliday, their
former home.
Mrs. Warren C. Smith and chil-
dren, Beverly, Cleveland and Patricia
and Mrs. Garrett Slaughter and
daughter. Marsha, all of Dallas, ar-
rived Saturday to spend this week
with the ladies’ respective mothers.
Mrs. Emma Powell and Mrs. Cora
Gragg. They expect to be joined for
Turkey Day here by the husbanda
and fathers, Warner and Garrett,
and by Chester Powell and family.
Iowa Park Kicks Over Dope Bucket;
Also Archer’s Wildcats By 12-0 Score
Coach Watson’s Wildcats grid ma-
chine apparently had its fuel tanL
full of water last Thursday night at
Iowa Park as it started off sputter-
ing and spewing and finally com-
pletely died off and was unable to
get started again.
There was no spark, no gas. no
nothing. The line collapsed complete-
ly and after the first few plays was
as limp as an inexperienced politi-
cian’s handshake. It couldn’t stop up
a gap on defense and likewise could-
n’t make one on offense. But the line
wasn’t all that was wrong. The back-
field, also, failed to function in any-
thing like its usual cuartom. Ground
plays didn’t work and forwards fall-
ing squarely into the hands of re-
ceivers were dropped with utter aban-
don.
The only excuse we have to offer
is that the game was played on a
muddy field with a misting rain fall
ing during part of the game, but we
must admit this excuse is extremely
weak. This condition didn’t deter tbe
Iowa Park team to any noticeable
degree. Guess the best alibi that can
be offered is that our Cats simply
had an off night—as happens to the
beat of them.
The Cate, doped to win by at least
two touchdowns, failed to offer a
single threat to the Hawk’s goal line,
their closest approach being 19 yards
out, and that point was the result of
a substantial penalty assessed against
the Hawks.
Oh, yeah, we were about to forget
something. The acor* was 12 to 0 and
there was equally as much difference
in the statistics.
The Wildcats, after a lethargic per-
formance Thursday night cf last
week at Iowa Park, came roaring
back Wednesday night at Crowell,
coundly walloping' the Crowell Wild-
cats by a score of 13 to 0. This score
does not do justice to the superiority
cf our Wildcats over those cf Foard
county as the Archer City lads ran
roughshod over their opponents thru-
out the game. Crowell could never
gain enough momentum to as much
as vaguely threaten the A. C. goal
line .
The Woldcats scored their initial
tcuchdcwn on a beautifully executed
pass from Danny Powell to Bob Lewis
but the try for extra point was fruit-
less. The second score was rung up
by Bobby Patrick on a power play
ovqr right tackle. Center Jerry Bur-
ney dropped back and booted a per-
fect placement over the cross bar
for the txtra point, bringing the score
to 13 to 0.
This wound up the season for the
locals who finished with an even .500
in conference play—four wins and
four losses.
They Love Us ...
\ Walsenburg
Mrs. Jeanette Davis returned re-
cently from a trip to Walsenburg.
Colo., and brought us the second good
tidings we have gotten from that
Colorado city within the past 12 to
18 months. The first was delivered
to us s6me time ago by Mrs. C. E.
Pott?, formerly of this cit - ( 'y ja
us that a Walsenburg woman if Jor
acquaintance—but a total stranger
to us—was a regular and rabid read-
er of The News and, according tc
Mrs. Potts, was a great admirer of
us. After that bit cf information war
properly weighed and digested, we
proceeded to pop a button off opr
shirt at about the middle of our
chest which. at that time, measuring
from a vertical line, was about at the
spot cf confluence of our ribs.
And new comes Mrs. Davis, who
stopped us in the po^t office the fir- •
of the week, and asked if we knew
there was a woman reader cf The
•News in Walsenberg who, although
she had never laid eyes on us, had
fallen in love with us.
“No,” we replied.
“Well, there is,” she added.
With that, we popped another shirt
button off. at a point just barely
above our belt buckle, which is where
our chest is now located.
We asked Mrs. Davis if she thought
it might be worth our while to make
a reconnaisance tour of the Walscn-
burg area.
“Could be.” she answered, and
then dampened cur ardor by adding,
“I told her she hadn't seen anything
until she sees you.”
After mulling that last statement
over for a while, we finally decided
maybe we’d better let well enough
alone and stay home. Frankenstei l,
you know, was" destroyed by his own
monster.
From World’s Worsl
To World’s Best
Quite A Step
;t Lions, Guests Enjoy
Sumptuous Meal Of
Barbecued Venison
Rainfall Ceases
After Ten Days
After a period of approximately
10 days cf nearly incessant rain, the
skies have cleared and this section
is enjoying perfect weather with
warm days of sunshine and cool,
erisp nights, with just one slight and
mild freeze which occurred Monday
night.
The city lake has registered a rise
of something like 5 inches from the
recent rains which leaves the water
level at between 4 and 5 feet below
spillway level, according to estimates
by Newt Lewis, the man in charge
of the city pumping plant
FIRE CHIEF AND MADAM
FETE VOLUNTEER FIREMEN
WITH “CORNED BEEF CABBAGE”
The Volunteer Firemen and their
families were guests of Fire Chief
and Mrs. John Robinson and Vet a*
a “corned beef and cabbage" supper
in the Masonic banquet room on Mon-
day evening.
Following the “Dinty Moore” re-
past, the group indulged in s short
business session in charge of Presi-
dent Luther Wakefield and made
plans for a dance on December 8.
Sketches of suggestions for the
proposed Youth Center were shown
and discussed.
Those present were B. D. Robertson
and Ben Moore and Messrs, and
Mesdame. Lather Wakefield, Artie
Nelson. Guy Baggett Harry Hannah.
Ben Page, C. C. Conner. Ramsey
Berry. Perry Young, John Linscott
and Clarence Hannah, and Billie
Vaughn, Johnnie and Dcnvie Lin-
scott Junior, Patsy and Jerry Wake-
field; Carl Edward and Patricia Ann
Young, Dale Moore, and a guest Van
Kuykendall.
We aoted in a recent edition of a
Wichita Falls newspaper where that
city’s governing body, the city coun-
cil, had obviously run out of any-
thing else to do and proceeded to get
cn the ball by filing a $350,000 dam-
age suit against a man in South
Ttxas charging libelous slander. The
man in question is the publisher of
a war-time publication circulated
throughout the world titled “A Texan’s
Map of the United States.” The map
designated Wichiia Falls as having
th; ‘'world’s worst water.” Obviously
the City of Wichita Falls was power-
less to do anything about it at that
time. Certainly they didn’t know they
had the “world’s worst water” but
they did realize any sort of denial
would be nothing short of tom-fool-
ery. They had nothing to present a3
credible proof that the mapmaker’s
was a misstatement.
Should this suit come to trial—
which we doubt—it seems to us that
the eventual winner would be de-
cided upon whose shoulders reposed
the burden cf proof. If the defendant
should be called upon to furnish
evidence he could promptly rest his
case. But if Wichita Falls must fur-
nish satisfactory proof that theirs
was not the “world’s worst water”
they would have to instigate an ex-
tensive—and expensive—research
which would probably require at least
two cr three years to find out just
what part of the world in which to
start looking.
And new comes the City of Wichita
Falls claiming to have the “world’s
best water” and they do have a pro-
duct that will lend credence to their
claims. It is pure, unadulterated, soft
water, most of which runs from Ar-
cher county soil, and impounded in
Lake Kickapoo, 10 miles northwest
■JNiffjlIMfe. '?• Then hav.- a pci* ct
right to crow about this, but by do-
ing so they have left themselves open
to a libel euit By gesh, Archer county
can now claim damages from the foi-
1'wing statement which appeared in
*he Wichita Daily Times’ Water
Wake edition of Wednesday, Novem-
ber 19:
“Archer county hae held the key
to Wichita Falls’ solution of a mu-
nicipal water supply. Most of Lake
Wichi'a lies in Archer county, and
all of Lake Kemp. Diversion Lake
and Lake Kickapco are within that
county.”
If that Wichita Falls writer will
brush up on his or her geography
they will note that all of Lake Kick-
apco is in Archer county, as is ap-
proximately one-half of Lake Wichita
and a small pertien of Diversion
Lake, but no part of Lake Kemp is
even close to this county’s hallowed
terrain. What’s the matter with you
guys. Are you now trying to disown
ycur Lake Kemp? In this connection
we are reminded of a joke we read
in the current issue of the Reader's
Digest which follows, after a fash-
ion:
A woman walked unannounced into
a lawyer's office in a New Mexico
town and announced that she wanted
a divorce.
“What grounds do you have,” the
lawver asked.
“I don’t believe my husband is
faithful," she replied.
‘Why don’t you think so,” was the
query.
“Because.” she replied, “I don’t
think he’s the father of my child.”
Looking further in this Water
Wake edition, we ran across another
item on whish we wish to take issue.
Ain’t there no limit to Wichita Falls’
bragging propensities? We don’t par
ticularly object to their boast th t
they now have the “world’s best wa-
ter.” It is good. It’s from Archer
county. But we do righteously object
to their claims that it is better than
Archer City’s, and furnishing the fol-
lowing statement to substantiate
their claims:
“Three main branches and their
tributaries form the Little Wichita
River, frem which Wichita Falls and
fou,r area cities now secure their wa-
ter supply.
“Archer City, Olney, Megargel and
Henrietta were users of the Little
Wichita River before Wichita Falls.
Their supplies have hardness ranging
from 6.1_ grains to 7.6 grains.”
Once again, we would suggest the
Wichita F>lls writer further ac-
quaint himself or herself with facts.
Archer City’s water supply would
eventually, if not dammed up. wen.i
its way into the Little Wichita but
certainly not from a pronounced feed-
er of any main tributary of the
aforementioned stream. Practically
all of the water impounded in our
lake falls within a radius of 3 miles
of the dam—and it is that particular
kind of water. As a matter of fact,
we believe that a lot of the rain that
falls between the Methodist and Bap-
tist churches finally finds it way inti
our lake—and maybe some of it
comes from one church's baptismal
vat and from the otheric sprinkling
system. Certainly that wouldn’t add
to the hardness of our water supply.
We don’t know just who 1« re-
sponsible for the above misstatements
but of one thing we are certain. It
was not John Gould. Gould is of the
old school, one who is not in favor
of the promiscuous and uncontrolled
Thirty-two Lions and eighteen
guests were present at Tuesday’s
regular meeting of the Lions clbb
and enjoyed a session that, gastro-
nomically speaking, was easily the
best of the year. The local club is
accustomed to a delicious menu or.
the occasion of each meeting but a
luncheon of barbecued venison is de-
cidedly out of the ordinary. And this
one in particular was out cf this
world. The venison, in large and co-
pious quantities, was furnished
through the courtesy of Messrs. Perry
Pittman and Charles McDaniel of
Archer City, and Vernon Gorman, of
Wichita Falls, who returned Sunday
noon with their full quota of black
and white tails from the Fort Davis
section, deep in Southwest Texas.
The venison was prepared to a
queen’s taste by an Archer City queen
cf the kitchen—Mrs. W. C. Young,
Jr. Pittman was unable to attend
the luncheon meeting due to the fact
that he returned home afflicted with
a severe case of flu from the effects
which he is yet incapacitated.
Spencer Mayes, of Graham, was
the featured speaker and delivered an
orational gem that was both delight-
fully entertaining and enlightening.
Another feature of the program-
three entertaining readings—was pre-
sented by little Miss Jo Ann Patrick,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy
Patrick.
President Roy Heard called a meet-
ing of-the directors and certain com-
mittees immediately following the
luncheon and program at which time
plans for lighting the downtown sec-
tion in the Christmas motif were Jte-
cussed. Lights, 500 of ’em, have been
purchased and will be strung, prob-
ably this week-end, by the Volunteer
Fire Department
\iuests were Spencer Mayes and
M. A. Prideaux, both of Graham;
Paul Teague, Wichita Falls; Judge
Louis Holland, Montague, and C. R
Conner Stanley Killian, Mrs. A. H.
Gcsler," R. A. Newsom, Shelton Furr.
A. J. DeMoss, Misses Gettys Jo Wil-
son and Jo Ann Patrick, and Horton
Eustace. JohuuBell. Bo* Abbot:, Rdh
Lewis. Ed Stanford and Billy Hud-
son. Archer City. The latter six ire
members of the Archer City Wildcat
fcotball team.
Local People View
1.0.0. F. Homes
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Wilmut Jack
King. Charlie Price and Joe Fields
went to Coysicana Sunday to view
the new orphans’ home established
there by Odd Fellows Lodges of this
state and to* Ennis to tour the Odd
Fellow.--’ home for old folk. The group
returned home imbued with a great
desire to have every individual see
those homes, stating that both are an
inspiration in the way they are man-
aged and in the fact that inmates are
so completely happy in their sur-
roundings.
The group returned Sunday night
via Creason .Texas, where ttey visit-
ed briefly with the Wilmut son, Mer-
cer, and -family.
-•-—
Mrs. R. K. Pittman, Lubbock, who
underwent major surgery Tuesday of
last week, is convalescing as well as
can be expected according to word
received this week by her son. Rev.
W. W. Pittman, in this city.
........-O--
Mr. and Mrs. Dallon Swelling and
daughter, Judy, of Olney, visited
Wednesday a. m. with the lady’s sis-
ter, Mrs. Cecil Knox, and family
in this city.
-o-
“The Nativity" is the title of the
film to be shown at the Methodist
church Sunday evening at 6:15 o’-
clock. This is the first o.f a series of
Christmas pictures that will be
shown during the month of Decem-
ber.
use of water, believing that water’s
purpose is for shaving, Saturday
night laving of one’s anatomy and
preserving railroad trestje pilings
from the ravages of termites—not as
subject matter on which to wear out
his typewriter ribbon.
This bring* to mind an incident
that occurred back in 1942. Gould
brought Eugene Sherrod and a noth :r
Wichitan oyer for a quail hunt oe
which yours truly went along as an
accompanist. After about 8 hours of
walking the quartet converged upon
the car and started taking note of
the net results. Mr. Gould had bag-
ged a cotton-tail rabbit which he
promptly set about dressing—or un-
dressing. Immediately following tht
completion of this chore, Gould pro-
ceeded to the car and removed there-
from s half-pint from which he in-
dustriously began abluting his hands
—with three men dying in their
tracks.
For this dastardly deed we have
never quite forgiven him. In fact,
we hope Mrs. Gould awakens him a .id
forces a glass of the “world's best
water” down his throat—nearly every
morning.
Pioneer Olney
Citizen Succumbs;
Victim Heart Attack
OLNEY, Texas. Nov. 25.—John M.
Bloodworth, 76, pioneer cattleman on
whose ranch much of the present town
of Olney was built, was found dead
in bed at his home here today. Death
was attributed to a heart attack suf-
fered while he slept.
Funeral services will be held Wed-
nesday afternoon in the First Baptist
church here conducted by the pastor,
Rev. J. H. Wright, and assisted by
the former pastor and Bloodworth
family friend. Rev. W. H. Townsend.
Burial will be in the New Olney
Cemetery under charge of Lunn Fun-
eral Home.
Bloodworth was a native of Tar-
rant county, born near Mansfield on
October 1871. He was still a baby
when the family came to West Texas
and settled in Jack county, where he
was reared. On January 1, 1898, he
came to Olney to buy his first 160
acre tract of grassland and become
a Young county farmer and rancher.
Most of that land today is the north-
west residential section of Olney.
In Jack county on December 18,
1890, he had married Miss Laura
Cate Cheves.
Bloodworth added to his farm and
ranch land steadily and at the time
of his death had extensive holdings
in Young and Archer counties be-
sides considerable business property
in Olney.
He is survived by his widow and
three children: C. C. Bloodworth of
Las Vegas, N .M.; Bert Bloodworth
of Midland and Mrs. Pauline Immb
of Olney. and by 11 grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren. He is
also survived by a brother, Henry
Bloodworth of Shannon, and by four
half sisters: Mrs. O. M. Tate of
Wichita Falls; Mrs. O. Sheppard of
Willow Point; Mrs. Lenn Durham of
Wichita Faite and Mrs. Cora Kidd of
L:ckney.
-o-
COMMISSIONERS’ COURT
APPROVES HARVEY’S BOND
The Hor Commissioners’ Court
met Monday in its regular fourth
Mcnday meeting and cleaned its
docket of routine affairs, which In-
cluded the approval of bond tot
James W. Harvey, who became coun-
ty attorney, by court appointment on
November 15th. Harvey succeeded O.
M. Wylie, whose resignation .became
effective as of that date.
---o-
Mr.-. Pete Minnich, of Breckenridge.
was a business visitor in Archer City
Tuesday while Mechanic Pete re-
mained on the job at a Breckenridge
airport. Pete and Marie, so far as
we know, probably live a greater
distance from their mail box than
any one in the country. They con-
tinue getting their mail—including
The News—in Archer City even
though they live in Breckenridge. 75
miles away.
Mrs. Minnich has jurt returned
home from a 6-weeks visit with her
sister. Mrs. J. M. Brewer, in Prentiss,
Miss.
County Tax Rolls
Approved By State
According to deputy tax assessor,
T. L. Hilton, rax rolls which he seat
to Austin fcT approval on October
31 were back in his hands on No-
vember 6 with complete approval, of
the state and accompanying draft
for the state’s part of the money.
This means that Mr. Hilton’s work
was classed A-l„ with nary an error
in his figures.
Jeff Baughman and son. Richard,
narrowly escaped with minor injuriis
la*t Thursday while driving north on
the Wichita Falls highway when they
ran into a bridge. According to re-
ports, the car slid off the pavement
and in trying to get it back on, they
hit the abutment^ caving in the front
of the car. The accident occurred this
side of Three-Way Station on wet.
slick pavement.
-o-
J. C. (Speck) Strawn is still re-
portedly on the “up grade," recuper-
ating from several heart attacks the
past several weeks.
C. R. Conner will leave next Tues-
day for Waco, Texas, where he will
attend the Masonic Grand Lodge of
Texas Wednesday and Thursday as
the lifetime representative of the
Archer Masonic Lodge No. 708. He
is anticipating a splendid time.
Eddie Trigg is among the Texas
University students who arrived home
early, Wednesday, for the holidays.
CLIP THIS COUPON
It Will Admit
Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Berrj
Archer City. Texas
To The Royal Theatre
“The Shocking Mine Pilgrim*
On Sunday or Monday Night
CoBrteiy of
The Archer County New*
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 27, 1947, newspaper, November 27, 1947; Archer City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth708301/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Archer Public Library.