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Vol 8, No 4

January 4, 1904

Monday Evening

Lillie Langtry Visits Saloon Named in her Honor

Obituaries
Author of The Eyes of Texas, dies
AUSTIN    (1947)     John Lang Sinclair, who wrote the lyrics to "The Eyes of Texas" to the tune of "I've Been Working on the Railroad" as a college prank, died on this date in 1947. The song was written to be sung for UT President William Prather, who would frequently admonish the student body that "The Eyes of the South are upon you."

Receives Judge's Gun
LANGTRY (1904)   When Roy Bean was appointed Justice of the Peace by the Texas Rangers, he set up shop in a small town he renamed after the internationally famous actress Miss Lillie Langtry, and his saloon courthouse, he named the Jersey Lilly. (Actually, the town was named Langtry after the railroad surveyor for that district).
   On this date in 1904, a full year after Judge Roy Bean died, Miss Lillie stepped off the Southern Pacific Sunset Limited at Langtry enroute from New Orleans to Los Angeles. She listened to the townspeople tell the stories of how Judge Roy Bean dispensed justice, how he once fined a corpse, and how he so admired Miss Lilly.
   The mayor of Langtry then presented Miss Langtry with the Judge's revolver. The Judge never met the object of his most ardent admiration, Miss Lily. Of the visit, Miss Langtry later wrote in her autobiography, "It was a short visit, but an unforgetable one."

Capitol Desk
Sam Rayburn Office Building Opens in Washington
WASHINGTON DC  (1965)    On this date in 1965, the most expensive office structure in the world, the Sam Rayburn Office Building was opened in Washington D.C., named for Texas Congressman and Speaker of the House, Sam Rayburn.

Entertainment Desk
Ritchie Valens hits big with La Bamba
HOLLYWOOD CA  (1959)   On this date in in 1959, Ritchie Valens hit the charts with "La Bamba". The song was the flip side of Valens earlier hit "Donna", but is nontheless, his most remembered. Despite the song, an adaptation of a Mexican folk song, being in Spanish, Valens did not speak Spanish. Valens joined Buddy Holly's "Winter Dance Party" later in January.