Blowout: A Community’s Engagement with Fracking

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• St. James AME Church hosts a regional conference (1924)
  St. James AME Church is hosting the First Quarterly Conference of the Fort Worth District. Several other activities of pastors from Denton County are reported.
• Church activities in Pilot Point (1920)
  Services at St. Mark AME Church and the CME Church in Pilot Point held services. Rev. W.P. Huntley and Professor W.D. Love are traveling for a potion of the summer. Dr. R.A. of Fort Worth addresses African American graduates at one of the Baptist churches in Pilot Point.
• Church activities in Pilot Point (1920)
  Professor Love, also a preachers is campaigning to build a brick school house for the African American children in Pilot Point. Rev. W.H. Varner preaches in Lewisville, who normally preaches at County Line Baptist. Rev. Varner attends a meeting at the Denton masonic lodge. This demonstrates that African American preachers in Pilot Point performed several duties besides preaching and were engaged in activities outside their immediate community.
• Church activities in Pilot Point (1920)
  A wedding is held at the CME church in Pilot Point. One of the Whitlow was among the attendees. W.P. Huntley preaches for a special occasion at one of the Baptist churches in town. Members of St. James AME attend a conference in Sherman.
• Church activities in Pilot Point (1919)
  Numerous church activities are reported from the African American Pilot Point community. W.P. Huntley preaches at the CME church; Rev. Alexander is giving his final service at one of the Pilot Point churches; Rev. C.H. Pryor is preaching at County Line Baptist, which is his normal post.
• Church activities in Pilot Point (1919)
  Several church activities are occurring in the African American Pilot Point Community. Special services are held at County Line Baptist Church; a funeral service is held at one of the churches; plans for entertaining young WWI veterans are taking place. Principal W.D. Love, also a preacher is assisting with the plans regarding the WWI veterans. There are other reports of Pilot Point preachers traveling outside Pilot Point to preach at other Denton County churches. Overall, most of the African American preachers and leader of Pilot Point at the time are reported in this article
• Dallas Express- St Mark
  Conference at St Mark
• Dallas Express- St Mark
  Rev Thomas was at his post on Sunday
• Dallas Express- St Mark
  Sunday School services at St Mark
• Dallas Express- St James AME 1920-09-11
  Sunday school annual convention held with St. James.
• The Dallas Express June 26, 1920 Page 7
  Advises readers to go see the Samuel Huston College Choral Club play at the Opera House. This is a newspaper clipping of the Texas Towns- Pilot Point section of The Dallas Express
• The Dallas Express November 15, 1919 Page 10
  Myrtle Boyd left for Bishop College, in Marshall, Texas. This is a newspaper clipping of the Texas Towns- Pilot Point section of The Dallas Express.
• The Dallas Express November 8, 1919 Page 9
  Cartie Lee Combes entered into the second year class at Bishop College. Prof. E. W. D. Love and the school under him sends out boys and girls to make good, the professor also wrote donations for a rally.
• The Dallas Express March 13, 1920 Page 4
  Prof. A. M. Moore, principle of Gainesville High School visits Pilot Point. Newspaper clipping of the Texas Town- Pilot Point section of The Dallas Express.
• The Dallas Express June 5, 1920 Page 8
  Myrtle Boyd and Gertie Lee Combs return home from Bishop College. Martha Washington returned home with her diploma from Texas College. Sophia Bowens finished her course at Samuel Huston College successfully and returned home.
• The Dallas Express March 22, 1919 Page 6
  Mr. Loving Burrus was called home from Texas College to the bed side of his sick mother. Newspaper clipping of the Texas Towns- Pilot Point section in The Dallas Express.
• Texas Towns: Pilot Point
  Tom Thumb wedding held at CME church.
• Rev. W.P. Huntley funeral, Pilot Point, TX (1922)
  Members of the Denton and Pilot Point African American communities flock to attend Rev. W.P. Huntley's funeral. Huntley was a "pioneer minister of the CME church." Denton and Pilot Point churches often participated in the same church activities, including mourning for their deceased church members.
• Texas Towns: Pilot Point
  Rev. J.S.M Alexander has rally day at his church. Raises $56 for education.
• BYPU Meeting, Dallas, TX (1920)
  St. John's Baptist Church, among other African American churches across North Texas attend an annual BYPU meeting in 1920, in Dallas, TX.
• County Line Baptist Church rally, Pilot Point (1919)
  Rally at County Line Baptist Church raised $357.80. Other churches in Denton County attended this event, including St, John's. It was not uncommon for other church denominations to host events together.
• Marlon Penn Obit. from Dallas Express
  Marlon Penn's obit in the Dallas Express Newspaper.