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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 Betty Hansen & Judy film.

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Mary Aspaas, Bebe Bartlett, Clay Blaker, Ronnie Branham, David Cali, Hondo Crouch, Bob Crowley, Bob Dickson, Jay Dominguez, Joe Ely, Denny Ezba, Al Garcia, Robert Gomez, Jack Green, Henry Holly, Waylon Jennings, Dan Johnson, George Jones, Jackie King, Guich Koock, Joey Lopez, Loretta Lynn, Billy Mata, Darrell McCall, Ron McPherson, Denise Meek, Augie Meyers, Willie Nelson, Mary Parchman, Doug Sahm, Terry Scherbel, Cal Smith, Ernest Tubb, Conway Twitty, John Wayne.