Saturday. September 11, 2010. Civilian Pilot Training Program reunion dinner at the Merket Center at Texas Tech University. The Civilian Pilot Training Program reunion dinner is scheduled for September 11. This rare event will bring together the World War II pilot cadre from the South Plains for an evening of history and personal remembrances. Make your reservations by contacting John McCullough via his email address-- johnmc@breedlove-cptp.org<mailto:johnmc@breedlove-cptp.org>. John McCullough who has been researching the history of military aviation on the South Plains has put a lot of time and effort into chronicling the story of World War II pilot training and breathed life into a story that almost faded into history. While much of his initial research started in the Southwest Collection, he has taken the research where no one has gone before trailing the story across West Texas, the Southwest and into Europe. In the process he has almost single-handedly linked the various WWII museums and historical groups in Texas to comparable ones in England and France. For more information contact John McCullough: 806-793-4448.
Saturday September 25, 2010. Texas' Last Frontier Ranch Heritage Tour, Levelland, Texas. Visit historic ranches and other sites of historical interest in far West Texas! Participants will board air-conditioned buses in Levelland, Texas to visit the Spade Ranch, Yellow House Ranch, Slaughter Ranch headquarters & ranch cowboy camps, Mallet Ranch, and the Hiley Boyd and Duggan Ranches. The 2010 tour will also feature special stops at points of interest honoring the Buffalo Soldier heritage and the early oil and gas industry in the region. The tour culminates with a barbecue dinner, country and western music, and a living re-enactment of the life of Carrie Slaughter, Rancher C. C. Slaughter's second wife, at Girlstown USA--former headquarters of the Duggan Ranch. The ticket price of $75 covers the full day of events, including the bus tour, a book on the tour sites, lunch, evening meal, and entertainment. Seating on the buses is limited, so order your tickets early! NUMBER OF YEARS PREVIOUSLY HELD: 5 years; SPONSORS: Hockley County Historical Commission, Cochran County Historical Commission, Texas' Last Frontier Museum (Morton); CONTACTS & TICKETS: John or Bette Hope, Members Hockley County Historical Commission E-mail: johnhope58@gmail.com<mailto:johnhope58@gmail.com> Phone: (806) 894-4062; Jim Hogue, Chair Hockley County Historical Commission E-mail: jhogue2848@aol.com<mailto:jhogue2848@aol.com> Phone: (806) 229-2741
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