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Wrestling in 1926 was teetering between the worlds of legitimate sport and entertainment. For Borger-based Dutch Betke, the “Apeman of the Panhandle,” ugly looks became media marketing. TIMES RECORD NEWS, OCTOBER 7, 1926, PUBLIC DOMAIN

by Joe Pappalardo

After the Civil War, many American families moved west seeking new lives, heavily…
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Falling in Love with Texas’ Worst Town

Texas Ranger Frank Hamer

by Joe Pappalardo

From a wrestler with cauliflower ears to ill-used dance hall girls to everyday…
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