Tom Mix and Tex Cooper
Posted By thecircusblog on May 9, 2009
From left to right areTex Cooper and the one and only Tom Mix. Tex was the announcer for the 101 Wild West Show in the 1920’s. Tom Mix, of course was a Cowboy movie star and he owned a circus. Just a little side note. In 1988 I was managing Lakemont Amusement Park located in Altoona, Pa. for Bill Capell. One afternoon we decided to get away from the park and the grind. We drove about 50 miles and stopped at this small cafe. As we were ordering Bill looked up at what was on the wall and there it was a picture of Tom Mix. When our order came we asked the waiter why he had a picture of Tom Mix on his wall…… he smiled and said “why this is Tom’s home town and we are very proud of him”. We further discovered that Lash Larough, another famous cowboy, came from Hollidaysburg, PA.
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