Merry Christmas 2010

Merry Christmas from the authors of Clovis Road

Cameron lost playoff game

The ironic meeting between Littlefield and Cameron did not take place, and both teams lost in the final two rounds to get the state 2A football title.

Littlefield vs Cameron Yoe

It would have been great irony if it had happened, but it did not. So close. Last night Cameron Yoe won its Class 2A state semifinal game against Lago Vista and Littlefield lost theirs to Daingerfield. If Littlefield had won, it would have set up a great foootall game between the two towns that were the subject of so much tension in 1942 to 1943 when Dr. W.R.Newton, Jr. of Cameron shot Dr. Roy Hunt of Littlefield on the Clovis Road. To read the story, Clovis Road, The Dr. Roy Hunt Murder 1942 -1943 Littlefield, Texas is available from Amazon.com.

Book Signing in Littlefield

At the Duggan Museum a book signing for Clovis Road was held today, October 30, 2010 in Littlefield. Ms. Darla Jennings contributed to the success of the event with some of the refreshments, and by increasing the donation to the museum by forgoing Waymore's portion in book sales. All book sales then went to benefit the museum. Mrs. Wanda Erickson handled the arrangements and publicity.

On Clovis Road

A man who read Clovis Road called us from Cameron, Texas on Friday. He was at the Dairy Queen in Cameron and had read the Clovis Road. He wanted directions to Newton Lake and the site of the Newton house fire. We gave him as much information as he needed and he found the sites. Also heard from a few others over the weekend who enjoyed the book. The guy who called had a lot of questions about his favorite character in the book, Ruth Nichols. We answered what we could.

Lamb County Thru the Years

We just received this weekend the Museum Cookbook from the Littlefield Lands/Duggan House Museum. The title is "Lamb County Thru the Years." It was a copyright date of 2009, like Clovis Road, and contains many Lamb County recipes as a welcome and historical section at the front. The introduction is by David B. Gracy II.

The Controversial Book???

Well, I hope the '''controversy" over "Clovis Road," which was well researched from newspapers, interviews, visits, research on computer, Cameron court records, and many other sources will help more people want to buy it. Then you can decide if it is a "controversial" book. In this case, truth is stranger than fiction, and this story is a great example of that. Technically both the murderer and the attempted murderer were found guilty of their crimes, but somehow, the Criminal Court of Appeals overturned many of their convictions. Jim Thomas died before being found "technically" guilty, but his MO was the same in the Hunt murders as it was on another couple in Lubbock, who lived to tell their story. The book was fascinating to research, and the time element of it being a crime that started in 1942, makes the 1940s seem to come to life.