The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 48, July 1944 - April, 1945 Page: 103
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Lt. Col. John W. Thomason, Jr., USMC, died at San Diego,
California, on March 12, 1944. He was born at Huntsville,
Texas, in 1893 and attained distinction as a writer, artist, and
soldier. Numbers of his original drawings are deposited in the
authors' file at The University of Texas, of which he was an
ex-student. He endeared himself to a generation of Texans -
and Americans.
Dr. Walter G. Stuck, 1426 Nix Professional Building, San
Antonio, has sent in the interesting Bowie Knife illustration
appearing below. This is a reprint from The Illustrated London
News of February 17, 1844. Readers should not fail to notice
the notches in the knife of the blade shown.
THE BOWIE KNIFE OF AMERICA."
from American journals, in which this .mysterious implement plays the
premier rae and, in the days of our ignorance, great was our awe
at every fresh allusion to it." A special journey to America was
south and west, plain or ornamented according to the taste of the owner.i
All members of the Association who have not already done
so are urged to fill out the Biographical Information sheet and
return for the files. If any member has mislaid the copy sent
originally, a post card request will bring another copy promptly.
Copies received to date have beenvery helpful in making assign-
Copies received to date have been very helpful in making assign-103
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 48, July 1944 - April, 1945, periodical, 1945; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth146055/m1/107/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.