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| Llano |
"Floyd Leverett
received the first Eagle Scout award presented in Llano on February 6,
1917." Information from "Making a Difference Every Day, Ninety
Five years of Central Texas Scouting, 1912-2007, 2007, page 32, researcher
and author: Te Starr. |
| Longview |
On February
19, 1917, an application was made for a charter from the Boy Scouts of
America. The charter application was received by the BSA on March
6, 1917. The Scoutmaster was B. H. Griffin, a druggist and two Assistant
Scoutmasters were Harry Pouncey and Kirby Pouncey, who owned Pouncey Cycle
Co. Twenty-nine boys were registered originally. Information
from "A History of Troop 1 (201) Longview, Texas 1917-2002," 2002,
by Paul A. Yater. |
| Ennis |
Dallas
Morning News, March 5, 1917. "Special to The News. Ennis, Texas,
March 4 - "the Boy Scots observed last week as 'ten can week' and closed
the week yesterday by hauling great piles of tin cans and other rubbish,
pilling it near the City Hall, and city teams will haul it off. the
scouts were divided into eight patrols of eight each, and the Red Fox Patrol,
consisting of Ed Horton, George Westmoreland, Dutch Horton, Tom Bland,
Joe Rosson, Shelton Pitchett, Bob Pitchett and Mayland Creech, won the
prize for the biggest pile of junk, the reward being ga free automobile
trip to Dallas on Saturday, March 10, to see the zoo and other attractions." |
| Waxahachie |
Fort Worth
Star-Telegram, March 5, 1917. "Boy Scouts Reorganize. Waxahachie, Texas.
March 5. - A Boy scouts' patrol has been reorganized in Waxahachie.
Rev. C. A. Chasteen has been elected scout master. The third floor of the
Citizens National Bank building has been tendered the boys for a meeting
place." |
| Greenville |
Dallas Morning
News, October 10, 1917. "Boy Scouts Hold Field Day Events at State
Fair. Scouts from Waco, Greenville, Bowie,
Waxahachie and Fort Worth arrived at the grounds early and paraded from
the main entrance to the grandstand, headed by a brass band. Lewis
Shields of Greenville won the 50 Yard dash, his time being 05.4 1/2. In
the 75- yard event Lester Logan of Greenville won in 8 4.5 seconds;
William Pierson of Greenville was third in the 100-yard dash. Frank
and A. McAllister of Greenville were third in the firemen's lift. |
| Bowie |
Dallas Morning
News, October 10, 1917. "Boy Scouts Hold Field Day Events at State
Fair. Scouts from Waco, Greenville, Bowie,
Waxahachie and Fort Worth arrived at the grounds early and paraded from
the main entrance to the grandstand, headed by a brass band." |
| Goldthwaite |
A troop was
located in Goldthwaite in 1917 and 1918. The Reverend W. R. White
of the First Baptist Church and later the Chancellor of Baylor University
in Waco organized the troop. He served as Scoutmaster and Fred Martin
was his Assistant. some of the members of the troop were Rex Clements,
Millard Cockrum, Hulon Fletcher, Johnny Harper, John Jones, Wesley Linkenhoger,
Raymond Little, Jack Rudd, Robert Steen and Jake Summy. Information
from "Ninety Years of Service, A History of Comanche Trail Council,
Boy Scouts of America, 1910-1999," 1999, page 7, by Frank T. Hilton. |
| Keller |
Dallas
Morning News, November 2, 1917, "Special to The News. Keller,
Texas, Nov. 2 - Over $14,000 in subscriptions to the second Liberty loan
was secured through the efforts of Ewell Bates and Dawson White, two Boy
Scout of this town." |
| El
Paso |
History
of Region Nine, by Minor Huffman, page 104. "Records in the council
office set forth that the council was organized early in 1917 and reports
of the National Council list it as a city council through the year 1923
and as a county council from 1924 through 1927." |
