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John Matthew (J.M.) Cape II (1924-2013), grandson of early San Marcos settler John Matthew Cape, was born in his family home on the banks of the San Marcos River. He joined the family cotton business, working for 43 years as a cottonseed broker. Cape discusses growing up in San Marcos, his family’s business, the history of cotton in Texas including farms, mills, and gins, the current state of cotton oil production, and some of the changes he’s witnessed in the city and the surrounding areas.

Cover story on Chill Wills.

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Rex Allen, Sammy Ayala, Benny Binion, Johnny Bush, Vassar Clements, Max Deike, Dawn Freeman, Johnny Gamboa, Weldon Gryder, John Hamilton, Maggie Harlan, Roy Head, Clifton Jansky, Pat Lalley, Ira Nelson, Pop Nelson, Willie Nelson, Donald O'Connor, Olly Otten, Bill Paulus, San Pedro, Wendy Ritchie, Niel Young.

Cover story on Joe Horn

Cover story on Kinky Friedman