Wilbourn Woodward

[Wilbourn Woodward @wilbournw]

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[Traces of Texas @TracesofTexas]

The Arcane Texas Fact of the Day: 71 years ago today, on July 10, 1955, Frank Hamer died. Frank is, of course, the former Texas ranger most famous for killing Bonnie and Clyde. This may have been Hamer’s most famous act, but his life was full of so much more, much of it controversial. Besides having a reputation for being deadly in a gunfight, Hamer was well known for his courage, toughness, marksmanship, and investigative skills. It is said that he was wounded 17 times and left for dead four times, but he seemed to survive. He was one of five brothers, four of whom became Texas Rangers.

Frank Hamer came from nondescript beginnings. He was born on March 17, 1884, in Fairview, just south of San Antonio, to a blacksmith father. Frank and his five brothers were raised on a ranch, and four of the six boys would eventually earn badges as Texas Rangers. As a young man, Hamer worked in his father's blacksmith shop and spent time wrangling calves. He also developed an early fascination with Texas history, devouring everything he could learn about the Rangers and the Native American tribes of the region.

Hamer attended school in the tiny community of Oxford, Texas, between Marble Falls and Mason, and later enjoyed joking that he was the only "Oxford-educated Ranger" on the force. The claim came with a wink, since he left school after the sixth grade. Formal education may have ended early, but Hamer possessed a keen intellect and an extraordinary photographic memory, qualities that served him well throughout his career.

Traces of Texas reader Wilbourn Woodward kindly submitted this nifty photo of his grandfather Walter M. Woodward (son of State Senator Walter C. Woodward) on the capitol steps with Frank Hamer in 1935 ---- about a year after Hamer's posse took down Bonnie & Clyde. There's so much to love here. Wilbourn's grandfather seems so proud to show Hamer his own pistol and Hamer is doing his best to appear awestruck by the display.

Thank you, Wilbourn. This is super duper!

[Wilbourn Woodward @wilbournw]

@TracesofTexas Thanks for sharing this again!!!

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

Happy "Dazed & Confused" day!

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@AustinCory @SeanTPendergast Maybe he had input but Luhnow was the GM. Not sure of the point you’re trying to make.

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@LibyaLiberty @LewisJonathanE What you wrote was right out of the nazi sympathizer playbook. “Jews had it great during the holocaust, with extracurricular activities even!”

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@ChristopherHale Look upon my works ye mighty and despair

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@Wilson__Valdez Nothing for Grassley, Trump, Rogers, McConnell, or any Republican. Just wishing gleefully for the prompt deaths of old Democrats. Might not be a winning attitude! Republicans don’t give a fuck about the “gerontocracy;” they just get power and squeeze. (Insert contra points post)

[Wilbourn Woodward @wilbournw]

@Wilson__Valdez Wonder if Ken will eulogize Chomsky. Him being such a sincere and good faith leftist.

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@kissphoria @ChiefTeef8 And ranches on which to ride upon a steed and survey your empire. Maybe fly fish for a spell.

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@allenanalysis Only the most cowardly lickspittles get appointed by this admin.

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@Wilson__Valdez Had no idea. This makes so much sense! On top of the 87% acceptance rate (which puts it in Arizona state territory lol) he clearly is paid by Thiel type backers like Glenn is paid, if not paid by foreign powers directly.

[Wilbourn Woodward @wilbournw]

@AmirAminiMD He made the threat literally this morning. Tough to organize when most people are finding out about this while picking up their kids from school.

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@IAPonomarenko From Houston, Texas, USA, Slava Ukraini, and God help us.

[Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 @FmrRepMTG]

25TH AMENDMENT!!!
Not a single bomb has dropped on America. We cannot kill an entire civilization.
This is evil and madness.

[Wilbourn Woodward @wilbournw]

@willmenaker @SenSchumer Got ‘em! Well done, Will! When WWIII is over, I will never forget how much this was all the libs’ fault.

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@_ZachFoster @tmorello Gotta own the libs before we all die in a nuclear holocaust.

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@RaniaKhalek This checks all the leftist boxes: 1) Do SoMeThInG!; 2) leopards eating people’s faces; and 3) never ever ever changing your priors

[Raul Malo @raulmalo01]

Tomorrow 3.20.26

“We just keep on going. And I’m glad that’s the spirit, because what else are we going to do? Sit around and wait for the end? No. You gotta live. You gotta keep doing what you love.” - Raul Malo

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