The name of Eugene "Gene" Alexander Howe is still recognized in Amarillo, thanks to the years he dominated the local journalism scene and his nationally recognized column "The Tactless Texan."
Howe was the son of newspaper publisher E.W. "Ed" Howe, who founded the Atchison (Kan.) Globe, where Gene Howe was born in 1886.
Howe quit high school and went to work for his father in the Globe's print shop. He left the Globe at age 16 to work with his brother, James, at a newspaper in Idaho. He moved on to an Oregon newspaper, where he remained until 1907 when he returned to Atchison.
In 1911, the elder Howe offered his son control of the Globe if he could raise the money to buy it quickly. Within two days, Howe had raised the money and took over as the newspaper's managing editor.
That same year he married Gale Donald of Atchison. The couple had one daughter.
In 1924, Howe moved to Amarillo and established the Amarillo Globe newspaper, now a part of the Amarillo Globe-News. After founding the newspaper, Howe and his partner, Wilbur Clayton Hawk, bought out the rival Amarillo Daily News and on Jan. 1, 1926, merged the two newspapers into the Amarillo Globe-News.
Howe wrote the daily column, "The Tactless Texan," garnering national attention for his homespun, humorous writing, which he signed simply as "Old Tack."
During the Dust Bowl years, Howe organized the Goodfellows, which helped gather tons of food for the needy.
Howe proclaimed March 5 as national Mother-in-Law Day in an effort to make up with his wife's mother, whom he had angered in a column. Eleanor Roosevelt was in town for the festivities in 1938 and joined officials on the reviewing stand for a parade featuring the "world's largest float," which carried 650 mothers-in-law.
Howe retained his interest in the Atchison Globe. He and his associates added The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, The Dalhart Texan, The Memphis Democrat, the Shamrock Texan and other regional newspapers to the fold, as well as several radio stations. In 1951 he opened Amarillo's first television station.
He was a sportsman and conservationist and lobbied for the establishment of federal protection for game birds. In 1941, he was appointed to the Texas Game and Fish Commission and was an organizer of Ducks Unlimited. He was instrumental in establishing the Lake Marvin and Gene Howe Wildlife Management areas in Hemphill County.
Howe died June 25, 1952. He was inducted into the Panhandle Press Association Hall of Fame and the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame.
His motto is inscribed over the entrance Globe-News building; "A newspaper may be forgiven for lack of wisdom but never for lack of courage."
Amarillo Globe News May 15, 2000
This is great information about a man who has been laid to rest and he and his wife, Gale gave their lives to the Panhandle.
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Howe was the son of newspaper publisher E.W. "Ed" Howe, who founded the Atchison (Kan.) Globe, where Gene Howe was born in 1886.
Howe quit high school and went to work for his father in the Globe's print shop. He left the Globe at age 16 to work with his brother, James, at a newspaper in Idaho. He moved on to an Oregon newspaper, where he remained until 1907 when he returned to Atchison.
In 1911, the elder Howe offered his son control of the Globe if he could raise the money to buy it quickly. Within two days, Howe had raised the money and took over as the newspaper's managing editor.
That same year he married Gale Donald of Atchison. The couple had one daughter.
In 1924, Howe moved to Amarillo and established the Amarillo Globe newspaper, now a part of the Amarillo Globe-News. After founding the newspaper, Howe and his partner, Wilbur Clayton Hawk, bought out the rival Amarillo Daily News and on Jan. 1, 1926, merged the two newspapers into the Amarillo Globe-News.
Howe wrote the daily column, "The Tactless Texan," garnering national attention for his homespun, humorous writing, which he signed simply as "Old Tack."
During the Dust Bowl years, Howe organized the Goodfellows, which helped gather tons of food for the needy.
Howe proclaimed March 5 as national Mother-in-Law Day in an effort to make up with his wife's mother, whom he had angered in a column. Eleanor Roosevelt was in town for the festivities in 1938 and joined officials on the reviewing stand for a parade featuring the "world's largest float," which carried 650 mothers-in-law.
Howe retained his interest in the Atchison Globe. He and his associates added The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, The Dalhart Texan, The Memphis Democrat, the Shamrock Texan and other regional newspapers to the fold, as well as several radio stations. In 1951 he opened Amarillo's first television station.
He was a sportsman and conservationist and lobbied for the establishment of federal protection for game birds. In 1941, he was appointed to the Texas Game and Fish Commission and was an organizer of Ducks Unlimited. He was instrumental in establishing the Lake Marvin and Gene Howe Wildlife Management areas in Hemphill County.
Howe died June 25, 1952. He was inducted into the Panhandle Press Association Hall of Fame and the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame.
His motto is inscribed over the entrance Globe-News building; "A newspaper may be forgiven for lack of wisdom but never for lack of courage."
Amarillo Globe News May 15, 2000
This is great information about a man who has been laid to rest and he and his wife, Gale gave their lives to the Panhandle.
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The name of Eugene "Gene" Alexander Howe is still recognized in Amarillo, thanks to the years he dominated the local journalism scene and his nationally recognized column "The Tactless Texan."
Howe was the son of newspaper publisher E.W. "Ed" Howe, who founded the Atchison (Kan.) Globe, where Gene Howe was born in 1886.
Howe quit high school and went to work for his father in the Globe's print shop. He left the Globe at age 16 to work with his brother, James, at a newspaper in Idaho. He moved on to an Oregon newspaper, where he remained until 1907 when he returned to Atchison.
In 1911, the elder Howe offered his son control of the Globe if he could raise the money to buy it quickly. Within two days, Howe had raised the money and took over as the newspaper's managing editor.
That same year he married Gale Donald of Atchison. The couple had one daughter.
In 1924, Howe moved to Amarillo and established the Amarillo Globe newspaper, now a part of the Amarillo Globe-News. After founding the newspaper, Howe and his partner, Wilbur Clayton Hawk, bought out the rival Amarillo Daily News and on Jan. 1, 1926, merged the two newspapers into the Amarillo Globe-News.
Howe wrote the daily column, "The Tactless Texan," garnering national attention for his homespun, humorous writing, which he signed simply as "Old Tack."
During the Dust Bowl years, Howe organized the Goodfellows, which helped gather tons of food for the needy.
Howe proclaimed March 5 as national Mother-in-Law Day in an effort to make up with his wife's mother, whom he had angered in a column. Eleanor Roosevelt was in town for the festivities in 1938 and joined officials on the reviewing stand for a parade featuring the "world's largest float," which carried 650 mothers-in-law.
Howe retained his interest in the Atchison Globe. He and his associates added The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, The Dalhart Texan, The Memphis Democrat, the Shamrock Texan and other regional newspapers to the fold, as well as several radio stations. In 1951 he opened Amarillo's first television station.
He was a sportsman and conservationist and lobbied for the establishment of federal protection for game birds. In 1941, he was appointed to the Texas Game and Fish Commission and was an organizer of Ducks Unlimited. He was instrumental in establishing the Lake Marvin and Gene Howe Wildlife Management areas in Hemphill County.
Howe died June 25, 1952. He was inducted into the Panhandle Press Association Hall of Fame and the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame.
His motto is inscribed over the entrance Globe-News building; "A newspaper may be forgiven for lack of wisdom but never for lack of courage."
Amarillo Globe News May 15, 2000
This is great information about a man who has been laid to rest and he and his wife, Gale gave their lives to the Panhandle.
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Howe was the son of newspaper publisher E.W. "Ed" Howe, who founded the Atchison (Kan.) Globe, where Gene Howe was born in 1886.
Howe quit high school and went to work for his father in the Globe's print shop. He left the Globe at age 16 to work with his brother, James, at a newspaper in Idaho. He moved on to an Oregon newspaper, where he remained until 1907 when he returned to Atchison.
In 1911, the elder Howe offered his son control of the Globe if he could raise the money to buy it quickly. Within two days, Howe had raised the money and took over as the newspaper's managing editor.
That same year he married Gale Donald of Atchison. The couple had one daughter.
In 1924, Howe moved to Amarillo and established the Amarillo Globe newspaper, now a part of the Amarillo Globe-News. After founding the newspaper, Howe and his partner, Wilbur Clayton Hawk, bought out the rival Amarillo Daily News and on Jan. 1, 1926, merged the two newspapers into the Amarillo Globe-News.
Howe wrote the daily column, "The Tactless Texan," garnering national attention for his homespun, humorous writing, which he signed simply as "Old Tack."
During the Dust Bowl years, Howe organized the Goodfellows, which helped gather tons of food for the needy.
Howe proclaimed March 5 as national Mother-in-Law Day in an effort to make up with his wife's mother, whom he had angered in a column. Eleanor Roosevelt was in town for the festivities in 1938 and joined officials on the reviewing stand for a parade featuring the "world's largest float," which carried 650 mothers-in-law.
Howe retained his interest in the Atchison Globe. He and his associates added The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, The Dalhart Texan, The Memphis Democrat, the Shamrock Texan and other regional newspapers to the fold, as well as several radio stations. In 1951 he opened Amarillo's first television station.
He was a sportsman and conservationist and lobbied for the establishment of federal protection for game birds. In 1941, he was appointed to the Texas Game and Fish Commission and was an organizer of Ducks Unlimited. He was instrumental in establishing the Lake Marvin and Gene Howe Wildlife Management areas in Hemphill County.
Howe died June 25, 1952. He was inducted into the Panhandle Press Association Hall of Fame and the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame.
His motto is inscribed over the entrance Globe-News building; "A newspaper may be forgiven for lack of wisdom but never for lack of courage."
Amarillo Globe News May 15, 2000
This is great information about a man who has been laid to rest and he and his wife, Gale gave their lives to the Panhandle.
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