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Retired teachers, Methodist women party

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Texas courtroom scene of historic trial

On Nov. 24, 1923, a Fort Worth jury came back with a verdict in the federal fraud trial of disgraced explorer, Dr. Frederick Albert Cook.

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Library backers protest county budget cut

The Hamilton County commissioners courtroom was filled with visitors Nov. 14 as library volunteers and patrons lined up to protest a significant cut to their annual budget.

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HCAD: Check with mortgage company

Hamilton Central Appraisal District has received several inquiries regarding the delivery of tax statements to property owners’ mortgage companies.

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Holly Heyroth Opundo is in Hamilton for the holidays, and will speak on her involvement in two African missions on Dec. 14 at the Youth Building of First United Methodist Church, 215 W. Main, at 10 a.m. and at Grace Methodist Church, 1101 S. Rice, at 7 p.m. Holly has been the director of Angel House Children’s Home and Secondary School in Tanzania for almost 15 years and with her husband Lawrence has recently established the Hope 27 Education Initiative in Western Kenya. Many Hamilton area residents have participated in these ministries as child sponsors, financial supporters, and volunteer team members.

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Quest for revenge ends in execution

As the Texas Ranger lieutenant prepared to fight 150 or more Indians with only 18 men on Nov. 10, 1837, he must have questioned the wisdom of his reckless decision to part company with his captain, William Mosby Eastland.