That Lonesome Whistle

[SSW9389]

This is just out from Dr. Jason Davis one of the sponsors of the Cotton Belt in Commerce Symposium.

Hello fellow Railfans,

At the Cotton Belt Symposium, held on April 16, 2007, in Commerce, Texas, we were fortunate to have local author, Dr. Otha C. Spencer, on the program to speak about his upcoming book on the Cotton Belt Railroad.

After much anticipation, Dr. Spencer's book has been printed and released. Title: That Lonesome Whistle - A Personal History of the Cotton Belt in Commerce
ISBN: 0-9653600-5-9

As promised, here is the information needed if you wish to obtain
your own personal copy of this publication.

Mail order - Send request and payment to:

The Country Studio
4245 Spencers Road
Campbell, TX 75422
903-886-2356

$20.00 book cost
$1.65 TAX (in TX)
$3.00 shipping

Checks made payable to: The Country Studio (not to Dr. Spencer)

Local availability:
Commerce Chamber of Commerce, Commerce, TX
Latson's Printing, Commerce, TX

The book is a paperback with 152 pages.
The content is a historical accounting of the railroad(s) in Commerce and includes a compilation of brief biographies, stories,
recollections, and historical B&W photographs.

And many thanks to everyone contributing to the success of the Cotton Belt Symposium.

Best regards and happy foaming,
-Jason Davis


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Jason Lee Davis, Ph.D. KB5YBP Assistant Professor 903-886-5598
Department of Educational Leadership Texas A&M University-Commerce
Jason_Davis@... faculty.tamu-commerce.edu/jdavis/

[thespcaboose]

This is a good review SSW9389!! You got my interest in this book.

[SSW9389]

Gary: Dr. Jason Davis wrote the review. It was posted to five Yahoo Groups and I just forwarded it to this one.

Dr. Otha Spencer is a retired journalism professor. His wife is the sister of a Cotton Belt railroader. You can google his name and find he has written other books about Commerce, TEXAS and his Army Air Corps service in the CBI Theater in World War 2. I met him briefly at the Symposium and have talked with him by phone and email on things Cotton Belt.

Ed

[SSW9389]

Dr. Jason Davis's webpage is here faculty.tamu-commerce.edu/jdavis/railroad/
Check the Symposium and Commerce links for Cotton Belt content. Harley Davis was a Cotton Belt fireman from 1959-1964 before taking a buyout and becoming a college professor.

Dr. Davis, his father Dr. Harley Davis and Dr. James Conrad of Texas A&M University-Commerce sponsored the last Cotton Belt Symposium on April 16th. There is likely to be another next year. Dr. Spencer was one of the presenters at the Symposium and spoke of his research into the Cotton Belt in and around Commerce, TEXAS.

Ed Cooper
Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society