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NEWS ABOUT: cowboy

cowboy stories: 4 news summaries

Cattle Rustling Makes a Texas- Size Comeback

Thievery soars in Wild West as recession-hit cowboys go bad

Aug 11, 09 8:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - A crime of the Old West is becoming a serious problem in 21st-century Texas, the Los Angeles Times reports. Cases of cattle rustling have more than tripled over the last couple of years, a trend investigators blame on the recession and on city-dwelling ranch owners who don't take the time... More »

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cattle • Texas • theft • livestock • ranch • cowboy

 'Cowboy Church' Lassos 
 New Followers 

Baptists see success with services that feature rodeo riding

Jan 9, 09 3:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Rodeo competitions and baptisms in horse troughs are on offer at the Cowboy Church of Ellis County, Texas, part of a movement that uses an unconventional approach to draw worshippers to the flock, the AP reports. Cowboy churches have existed for 40 years but have grown in popularity in the... More »

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Texas • Christianity • church • Christians • Baptists • Baptist • cowboy

 Cowboys Ride
 With Satphones
 at Their Side

Government gives 7 ranchers phones to warn of wildfires

Aug 31, 08 6:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cowboys are men of spurs and solitude—and satellite phones, too. Federal and state agencies have equipped seven Idaho ranchers with satellite technology so they can make clear, quick calls if a wildfire breaks out, the AP reports. "Minutes count in that country," one cowboy said. "Right... More »

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Idaho • wildfires • satellite phones • cowboy

OBITUARY

 Oldest Working 
 CEO Dead at 107 

'Papa Jack' Weil, a Denver fixture, was 'to Western shirts what Henry Ford was to cars'

Aug 14, 08 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jack A. Weil, the Henry Ford of Western shirts who was thought to be the oldest working CEO, died yesterday at age 107, the Denver Post reports. “Papa Jack,” as he was known in the Denver community, popularized the Western shirt as we know it. The sawtooth... More »

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fashion • Denver • obituary • Colorado • western United States • Jack A. Weil • cowboy • apparel • shirt

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