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In reply to Gunny456 • 9:52a, 3/6/26
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My mom and dad went on their first date to a place in San Antonio called the Lone Star Tavern. (1946 I believe) Dad had been back from WWII about a year.
The original location of the old tavern was just around what is now the threshold of Runway 13R of the San Antonio International Airport…..just east of now San Pedro ( Hwy 281). At that time that was in the sticks and was not in SA's city limits…believe it or not.
The date must have went well as they got married a year or so later and stayed married until my dad's passing in 1992.
They went to many dances where Bob Wills played and as a kid growing up I remember they were always playing his songs.
My mom had them play San Antonio Rose at my dad's funeral.
Truly he was the King of Western swing.

If you like that music, then come on over to Anhalt on Saturday March 21st and dance to the Texas Playboys with Jason Roberts, and Jake Hooker and the Outsiders

Date: Saturday March 21st, 2026
Location: Historic Anhalt Dancehall Spring Branch, TX
Doors Open: 6:00 PM
Dance: 7:00 11:00 PM
All proceeds from this event will go toward purchasing materials to reroof the Bob Wills Center in Turkey, Texas, home of Bob Wills, the King Of Western Swing, and the legendary Bob Wills Day celebration held each April. The roof is in extremely poor condition and must be replaced soon to prevent further damage to the building. Texas Roofing will be donating all the labor to make it happen.
Supporting a true Texas landmark and preserving Bob Wills' legacy and our Texas heritage

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In reply to ABATTBQ87 • 10:26a, 3/6/26
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I went to Anhalt as a kid with my grandparents and parents. The family homesteaded along the Guadalupe in the late 1800's.
Thanks for the info.
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In reply to ABATTBQ87 • 3:14p, 3/6/26
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The Bob Wills center is the old Turkey high school. So probably built in the 1930s and has a flat roof
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In reply to ABATTBQ87 • 4:18p, 3/6/26
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I would attend the annual "Anhalt" gathering at the Anhalt Barn that was located just north of Highway 46 about 12 miles or so west of the intersection of Hwy 281 and Hwy 46.
Like clockwork every year we would attend the gathering.
In German anhalten means to stop. It became a place for the German families to stop and gather as they made the treks to and from Fredericksburg, Bergheim, Boerne etc to New Braunfels…..and the annual " Anhalt" was born.
Did they move the old barn/ gathering hall to Spring Branch? or is that just the location they call it now? The old actual "Anhalt" location was originally considered just outside Bergheim there just north of Hwy 46.
We also held our annual German family reunions there as well.
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In reply to Gunny456 • 8:13p, 3/6/26
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Gunny456 said:
I would attend the annual "Anhalt" gathering at the Anhalt Barn that was located just north of Highway 46 about 12 miles or so west of the intersection of Hwy 281 and Hwy 46.
Like clockwork every year we would attend the gathering.
In German anhalten means to stop. It became a place for the German families to stop and gather as they made the treks to and from Fredericksburg, Bergheim, Boerne etc to New Braunfels…..and the annual " Anhalt" was born.
Did they move the old barn/ gathering hall to Spring Branch? or is that just the location they call it now? The old actual "Anhalt" location was originally considered just outside Bergheim there just north of Hwy 46.
We also held our annual German family reunions there as well.

It's still west of the 281/46 intersection, down an old gravel road, and then cross a cattle guard with parking in a field.

I go to dances there on the 3rd Saturday of each month except for summer months when they are closed, and December.

Jody Nox, Billy Mata, Jason Roberts, Jake Hooker, all good music
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In reply to ABATTBQ87 • 8:56p, 3/6/26
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Yep. We actually had a deer lease next to it for years.
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9:09a, 3/10/26
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Day late on this one.

On March 9th 1513 Pope Leo X was elected Pope at the age of 37. He had been made a Cardinal at the age of 13. (When will this ever happen again?).
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6:27a, 3/12/26
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No corn syrup was involved, back then.
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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

March 12

1894 Coca-Cola in Bottles

Today, The Coca-Cola Company generates over $45 billion in annual revenue and its products are sold in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide, making it one of the most recognized brands on the planet. Yet this global reach traces back to a small milestone on March 12, 1894, when Coca-Cola was first sold in glass bottles in Vicksburg.

Before this moment, Coca-Cola was available only as a fountain drink served at soda fountains. Local candy store owner Joseph Biedenharn began bottling the beverage so customers could take it away with them a simple idea that would revolutionize how soft drinks were distributed and consumed.

The bottling innovation made the drink portable and easier to distribute beyond soda fountains, helping Coca-Cola expand rapidly across the United States and eventually around the world.

What started as a small bottling experiment in Mississippi would later grow into one of the most powerful global beverage industries, with billions of servings consumed every day.

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In reply to nortex97 • 9:49a, 3/12/26
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WWII made it a world wide brand because the Department of War built bottling facilities to provide troops with a little comfort from home.
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In reply to KentK93 • 11:11a, 3/12/26
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LOL, yes. Which brings me to my personal anecdote. My wife's grandfather flew B-26' in the pacific (mainly bombing Rabaul etc), and one of his favorite stories was going on a run to pick up some coca cola for morale purposes (I think in Australia?) and he (as the pilot) crawled to the back to check on something and the copilot hit the bomb bay doors and he was suspended briefly by just his suspenders/straps over an open bomb door.

Colorful guy.
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7:31a, 3/16/26
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Winning the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature in 1946, The True Glory



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8:05a, 3/16/26
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On this date in 1802, the US Army established the Corps of Engineers as a separate branch from the infanry.
Engineers lead the way. Essayons
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12:48p, 3/18/26
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Honoring Medal of Honor recipient 1LT Jack Mathis
303rdBG 359thSQ
Bombardier
Killed in Action

Medal of Honor Citation:
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy over Vegesack, Germany on 18 March 1943. 1st Lt. Mathis, as leading bombardier of his squadron, flying through intense and accurate antiaircraft fire, was just starting his bomb run, upon which the entire squadron depended for accurate bombing, when he was hit by the enemy antiaircraft fire. His right arm was shattered above the elbow, a large wound was torn in his side and abdomen, and he was knocked from his bomb sight to the rear of the bombardier's compartment. Realizing that the success of the mission depended upon him, 1st Lt. Mathis, by sheer determination and willpower, though mortally wounded, dragged himself back to his sights, released his bombs, then died at his post of duty. As the result of this action the airplanes of his bombardment squadron placed their bombs directly upon the assigned target for a perfect attack against the enemy. 1st Lt. Mathis' undaunted bravery has been a great inspiration to the officers and men of his unit.
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In reply to ABATTBQ87 • 2:33p, 3/18/26
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Wow. It seems like a daily thing to come across a story that just adds respect to these men.
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In reply to ABATTBQ87 • 4:28p, 3/18/26
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Bombardier Last Breath



Bombardier's Last Breath
by John Falter
Shows 1Lt Jack W. Mathis, 359th BS Bombardier dying over his bombsight on the 18 March 1944 mission to Vegesack, Germany in The Duchess B-17F #41-24561 (359BS) BN-T. Mathis was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism - the first 8th Air Force crewmen to receive this medal. The painting was commissioned and published by Esquire Magazine.
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The Arcane Texas Fact of the Day: Today marks the 186th anniversary of the Council House Fight, one of the most explosive and consequential encounters in early Texas history.

On March 19, 1840, in San Antonio, leaders of the Penateka Comanche came into town under a flag of truce, intending to negotiate peace with officials of the Republic of Texas. Texas authorities had made their position clear: all white captives were to be returned. The Comanches arrived with only a handful, among them Matilda Lockhart, whose condition suggested severe abuse during her captivity.

When it became clear that most captives had not been brought in, tensions snapped tight. During the meeting inside the Council House, Texas officials informed the assembled Comanche chiefs that they would be detained as hostages until the remaining prisoners were delivered. The chiefs resisted. Some attempted to flee, calling to warriors outside for help.

What followed was sudden and chaotic. Fighting broke out inside and around the Council House. By the time it ended, roughly thirty Penateka Comanche leaders and warriors had been killed, along with several women and children in the courtyard. On the Texan side, six were killed and about twenty wounded.

In the aftermath, Texas authorities released one Comanche woman, instructing her to carry terms: the return of remaining captives in exchange for twenty-seven Comanches taken prisoner. The Penateka leadership did not comply, and most of the Texan captives later escaped on their own.

For the Comanches, the incident was a profound betrayal. In their diplomatic tradition, envoys were not to be harmed. The killing of leaders under negotiation ignited outrage. That outrage soon took the form of retaliatory raids deep into Texas, including the sweeping Great Raid of 1840.

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Citation:
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For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy over Vegesack, Germany, on March 18, 1943. 1st Lt. Mathis, as leading bombardier of his squadron, flying through intense and accurate antiaircraft fire, was just starting his bomb run, upon which the entire squadron depended for accurate bombing, when he was hit by the enemy antiaircraft fire. His right arm was shattered above the elbow, a large wound was torn in his side and abdomen, and he was knocked from his bomb sight to the rear of the bombardier's compartment. Realizing that the success of the mission depended upon him, 1st Lt. Mathis, by sheer determination and willpower, though mortally wounded, dragged himself back to his sights, released his bombs, then died at his post of duty. As the result of this action the airplanes of his bombardment squadron placed their bombs directly upon the assigned target for a perfect attack against the enemy. 1st Lt. Mathis' undaunted bravery has been a great inspiration to the officers and men of his unit.

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In reply to nortex97 • 9:12p, 3/19/26
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Why did you feel the need to repost exactly what I posted?
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In reply to ABATTBQ87 • 12:35a, 3/20/26
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Why did you feel the need to repost exactly what I posted?

Just let it go. It's all informative. Not personal. Good info all around and takes nothing from ya. This isn't F16
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1:23a, 3/20/26
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On this date in 2003, the ground-war in Iraq began in the wee hours of the morning, around 0100 local time. I crossed the border as a team leader with 2nd Sqd, 1st Plt, B Co, 11th EN BN, TF 2-7INF, 1st BDE, 3ID on the initial invasion. I was the second Engineer from my company to cross the border (my driver crossed the border just before me). I was the TC in my M113 (call sign Bulldog 1-2 Alpha) and the .50cal gunner. I didn't know it at the time, but I would cross that border 3 more times before it was all said and done. It seems like ages ago and yet it seems like yesterday.

Jungle Cats Forward
Cottonbalers, By God
ROCK OF THE MARNE

I'm posting this because this event set in motion the events that changed my life forever, and it is therapeutic to me to post about it. The anniversary this year of crossing the border and all the follow-on events is kinda surreal to me.
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12:52p, 3/20/26
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1760: The Great Fire of Boston destroys 349 buildings.
1815: Napoleon Bonaparte enters Paris after he escapes from Elba and begins his 100-day rule.
1816: The U.S. Supreme Court affirms its right to review state court decisions.
1852: Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin is published in Boston.
1854: Anti-slavery activists within the U.S. Whig political party opposed to the Kansas-Nebraska Act form a new Republican Party; notable politicians who switched allegiance include Abraham Lincoln, Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, and Benjamin Harrison.
1868: The Jesse James Gang robs a bank in Russellville, Ky., stealing $14,000. That's about $319,000 in today's money.
1920: The first flight from London to South Africa lands (took 1 months).
1922: USS Langley is commissioned, the U.S. Navy's first aircraft carrier.
1930: American fast food restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is founded as Sanders Court & Caf by Colonel Harland Sanders in North Corbin, Ky.
1942: General Douglas MacArthur vows, "I came through and I shall return," after escaping Japanese-occupied Philippines.
1973: NBC TV premieres pilot episode of Police Story, based on Los Angeles Police Dept. SGT. Joseph Wambaugh's writings.
1981: A court in White Plains, N.Y., sentences Jean Harris (57) to 15-to-life in prison for the 1980 slaying of her ex-lover, "Scarsdale Diet Doctor" Herman Tarnower (69).
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10:26a, 3/21/26
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1556 On the day of his execution in Oxford, former archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer deviates from the scripted sermon by renouncing the recantations he has made and adds, "And as for the pope, I refuse him, as Christ's enemy, and Antichrist with all his false doctrine."
1788 A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins.
1919 The Hungarian Soviet Republic is established becoming the first Communist government to be formed in Europe after the October Revolution in Russia.
1939 Nazi Germany demands Gdansk (Danzig) from Poland.
1943 Wehrmacht officer Rudolf von Gersdorff plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler by using a suicide bomb, but the plan falls through; von Gersdorff is able to defuse the bomb in time and avoid suspicion.
1947 President Truman signs Executive Order 9835 requiring all federal employees to have allegiance to the United States.
1963 Alcatraz, the legendary federal penitentiary on an island in San Francisco Bay, closes.
1970 The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by Mayor of San Francisco Joseph Alioto. California.
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12:31p, 3/21/26
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On a personal on this date in history note:
20 years ago, at almost this exact local time, I should have died in Iraq. (about 1230 local time, maybe a little earlier)

We were traveling north and were told that there was a minefield from the first gulf war close to our route and to make sure we stayed in the tracks of the vehicle in front of you. Convoy stops and I turn around in the gunner's hatch just to take in the scope of this huge ass military convoy that I was a part of. There on the ground, in the space between my vehicle and the vehicle behind us, were 5 Anti-Tank mines with OUR tracks going right over them. Luckily, the sand underneath the AT mines was very loose and when we rolled over the top of them, all the mines did was tip over almost on to their sides. I said to my squad leader "hey Chuck, you feeling lucky to be alive, right now?" He asked what I was talking about and I Just pointed to the mines we had just driven over. I told the Soldier who was closest to the radio to switch us over to the Brigade Net and then I Made this Radio call "All stations this net, all stations this net, This is BULLDOG 1-2 Alpha, be advised, we have mines on the ground, I say again, we have mines on the ground." The 1st Brigade commander came over the radio and said "Bulldog 1-2A, this is Raider 6. Can you confirm last statement."
I asked if I needed to get out of my track and check or if seeing my vehicle's tracks going over the top of the AT mines was good enough?
If I said that was my ONLY close call with death in Iraq, I would be lying. At Least 3 times, maybe 4, I SHOULD have died on that deplyment plus another 4 or 5 times where I Could have died. Many times over the years, I have wished I would have
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In reply to Aggie12B • 12:56p, 3/21/26
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I hope you don't still feel that way, because you would have missed out on this beautiful spring day in Texas.
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4:10p, 3/23/26
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1957 - The US Army sells off its last homing pigeons. They had been used in both World Wars and made it all the way until 1957 as a Army service.
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6:05a, 3/24/26
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40 years ago we were bombing Libya and my first son was born
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In reply to BQ78 • 4:38p, 3/24/26
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BQ78 said:
40 years ago we were bombing Libya and my first son was born

Congrats on the son!
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7:12p, 3/24/26
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Today, March 24, 2026, marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. One of the most significant and sometimes polarizing military figures of the 20th century, "Monty" passed away at his home, Isington Mill, near Alton in Hampshire, at the age of 88.

His death was met with national mourning, and his funeral was held with full military honors at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

Unlike many of his contemporaries who were interred in London, Montgomery chose a simpler final resting place. He is buried in the churchyard of Holy Cross Church in Binsted, Hampshire, not far from the home where he spent his quiet retirement years.
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8:21a, 3/25/26
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19111 - The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire occurred in NYC leading to the deaths of 146 people. Dozens of these were due to jumping to their deaths after being trapped in the burning building. The owners of the factory were found not guilty in a criminal trial but had to pay $75 per victim in a civil suit. They received close to $450 per worker from insurance after the fire.
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5:32p, 3/25/26
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Pretty cool story/history actually. Lord Calvert is under-appreciated historically, imho.

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9:32p, 3/27/26
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1942 - Rear Admiral John Wilcox is lost at sea off of the battleship USS Washington. It's not known for sure how he went overboard but he is only one of two admirals in US Navy history to be lost at sea. A Navy Vindicator Dive Bomber crashed while trying to find him killing its crew. There was bad weather at the time and they weren't able to recover his body.
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7:03a, 3/28/26
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37 AD Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate.
193 AD Roman Emperor Pertinax is assassinated by Praetorian Guards, who then sell the throne in an auction. He'd only reigned for 87 days, having been proclaimed emperor on January 1. 193 was the year of the 5 emperors as things were not going great in Rome, among other places. Laetus played a role in his death, as well as his predecessor.
845 AD Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving.
1871 The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris. In the aftermath of ANY national disaster, you can depend on the communists to try to take over.
1933 German Reichstag confers dictatorial powers on Hitler.
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