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Right Detectives.net. But now let's get into this week's episode of Tales of the Texas Rangers, the original aired a February 11th, 1951, and the title is The Hatchet.

Tales of the Texas Rangers, starring Joel McRae as Ranger Chase Pearson, Texas more than 260,000 square miles, and 50 men who make up the most famous and oldest law enforcement body in North America.

Now from the files of the Texas Rangers come these stories based on facts. Only names, dates, and places are fictitious for obvious reasons. They events themselves are a matter of record.

Case for tonight, The Hatchet.

It is 8.30 a.m. Sunday, May 16, 1941. The Hallock family of Rock Point, Texas is preparing to leave for church.

You want any more toast, Jim?

Nope. All I want is another cup of coffee. I'll get it for self. I'll juice it down and eat.

I would if I could get that board of the table. Robert? Robert?

I'm coming, ma'am. You've been saying that for half an hour. Your eggs are getting colder, we'll be late for church.

All right, all right. And never mind that all right business. When your mother called you, you just come and run it.

T. West, fire God's words for faith, Donna. I'll be right there.

I'll see that you're here. You'll go without your breakfast.

Now, you come sit down, honey. No need to yore stuff with me and empty.

Just coffee will do for me. Seems like the older boy gets the harder it is to get him out of bed in the morning.

Or time to eat get in last night. After 11? Him and Sadie Lewis went to the picture show.

I told him I wanted him home at 10 o'clock nights.

Jim, it was Saturday night. He goes to school all week.

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