Born March 5, 1836, Charles Goodnight is
possibly the best known rancher in Texas. He is
sometimes known as the "Father of the Texas
Panhandle." After building his first temporary
living quarters in Palo Duro Canyon in Randall
County in 1876, Goodnight built a comfortable
three-room ranch house farther to the southeast
in Armstrong County . . .
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Charles Goodnight
Born in Oklahoma City
in 1932. His family moved to Claude, Armstrong
County Texas in the Panhandle in 1948 where he
graduated from Claude High School two years
later. He graduated from Texas Tech University
in Lubbock in 1954 . . .
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An author, ranch historian, radio commentator,
educator, and public official from the Texas
Panhandle who was known informally in her later
years as "Miss Amarillo", a reference to her
adopted city of Amarillo, Texas . . .
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Born August 16, 1923 in Claude Texas. Roan was a United States Marine who
sacrificed his life to save those of four fellow
Marines in the landing on Peleliu September 18,
1944 during World
War II. For his heroism, he posthumously
received his nation's highest military honor —
the Medal of Honor.
Born August 8, 1854, Warner was a pioneer doctor and
organizer of the first Boy Scout troop west of
the Mississippi, Lone Star Troop No. 17 in
1912.. Dr. Warner moved to Armstrong
County in the Texas Panhandle after graduating
from medical school in 1897. For many years,
Warner was the only doctor in Armstrong County
and often traveled in his horse-drawn buggy to
visit patients.
Born May 21, 1947 in Claude
Texas, Denton Fox was a football cornerback who
played college football for the Texas Tech Red
Raiders football team of Texas Tech University.
He was recognized as a second-team All-American
in 1969 . . . Read more
Raymond Reck appeared a half page
ad of the April 1939 issue of Capper's Farmer
and suddenly his face was one of the most
recognizable in Texas. Reck was recommending
Texaco Insulated Motor Oil. Other articles on
the page . . Read
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