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Vol 8, No 249

September 6, 1911

Wednesday Evening

TCU Opens New Campus in Fort Worth

Obituaries
Texas Troubador, Ernest Tubb dies at 70
NASHVILLE TN  (1984)     On this date in 1984, Texas born Ernest Tubb, the "Texas Troubadour" died in Nashville. He was a country yodeler until a 1939 tonsillectomy lowered his voice a bit and most of his country yodeling. His biggest hits include "Walking the Floor Over You".

TCU Opens in FW
FORT WORTH (1911)  On this date in 1911, Texas Christian University opened it's new campus on 50 acres in Fort Worth. A year and half earlier, TCU's Waco campus was destroyed by fire, leaving the school in temporary facilities while the new campus was built in Fort Worth.

Capitol Desk
Elections Held to Decide UT Location
AUSTIN   (1881)    On this date in 1881, elections were held in most of the major cities in Texas to determine the location of the University of Texas. Austin was the eventual winner.

Confederate Air Force Charted
MCALLEN  (1961)   On this date in 1961, The Confederate Air Force, an association of restored WWII Air Craft owners was chartered.