 been forced to go up the bayou to Barrow Street and back down Main to the Fox.

A different time: In the ’40s, Houma was considered safe enough that children could go to the movies downtown by themselves.

"There was not so much traffic," Lockwood says, and presumably, fewer perceived threats from any element of the local population.

Silver Saddle? Lockwood recalls Livingston as being one of a cowboy-star trio who called themselves the "three Mesquiteers." In connection with their movies, she remembers a "big silver saddle" being on display in the lobby of the Fox.

Web site information suggests that the cowboys who formed the Mesquiteers varied over the years, but at one point the trio consisted of Livingston, Max Terhune and Ray "Crash" Corrigan. It is not clear whether this is the trio Lockwood remembers.

In those days, she recalls, Calvin Use and the late father of Tommy Cobb worked as projectionists at the Fox.

Other theaters: In addition to the Fox, movies were available at the Grand, the Bijou, and later, at the Park at the corner of Park and Williams avenues.

And on a Main Street lot, somewhere past Ane’s store at the corner of Main Street and Barataria Avenue, there was a tent theater. Lockwood never saw a movie there, but she remembers its existence.

Lash again: Nat Bonner tells me that she remembers seeing Larue at a live movie-house appearance, but not in Houma. Her encounter with the man in black was in Eunice and she has an autographed photo as a souvenir.

<p>Remember Bob Steele, Gene McCoy, Gene Autrey, Wild Bill Elliot, Roy Rogers, Bob Livingston?</p><p>When Betty Lockwood remembers western-movie stars from her youth, those names come to mind, along with Tom Maynard and Tom Mix.</p><p>She also recalls Lash Larue, the Louisiana cowboy who dressed in black and always carried a bull whip, but he was not her favorite. That would have been Autrey, whose autographed photograph is still among her treasures.</p><p>Silver bells? Lockwood is another "old-timer" with a movie theater connection. Her uncle, James Chauvin, with Wallace Hepler and perhaps another partner
been forced to go up the bayou to Barrow Street and back down Main to the Fox. 

 A different time: In the ’ forty, Houma was view safe enough that child could become to the movies downtown by themselves. 

 " There be not indeed much traffic, " Lockwood say, and presumably, fewer perceived terror from any element of the local population. 

 Silver Saddle? Lockwood recalls Livingston as being one of a cowboy - headliner three who called themselves the " three Mesquiteers. " In connection with their movie, she remembers a " boastful ash grey saddle " being on display in the lobby of the Fox. 

 Web web site information suggests that the cowboy who formed the Mesquiteers change over the years, but at one point the trio consisted of Livingston, Max Terhune and Ray " Crash " Corrigan. It is not clear whether this is the trio Lockwood remembers. 

 In those day, she recalls, Calvin Use and the late father of Tommy Cobb worked as projectionists at the Fox. 

 early theater: In addition to the Fox, movies were available at the Grand, the Bijou, and later, at the Park at the corner of Park and Williams avenues. 

 And on a Main Street lot, somewhere past Ane ’s store at the corner of Main Street and Barataria Avenue, there was a tent theater. Lockwood never watch a movie there, but she remembers its existence. 

 Lash again: Nat Bonner tells me that she remember seeing Larue at a live movie - house appearance, but not in Houma. Her confrontation with the man in black was in Eunice and she has an autographed photo as a keepsake. 

 < p > Remember Bob Steele, Gene McCoy, Gene Autrey, Wild Bill Elliot, Roy Rogers, Bob Livingston?</p><p > When Betty Lockwood remembers western - movie stars from her youth, those names occur to mind, along with Tom Maynard and Tom Mix.</p><p > She also recalls Lash Larue, the Louisiana cowboy who dressed in bootleg and always behave a bull whip, but he was not her favorite. That would have been Autrey, whose autographed photograph is still among her treasures.</p><p > Silver bells? Lockwood is another " previous - timer " with a movie theater connection. Her uncle, James Chauvin, with Wallace Hepler and possibly another partner
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 been forced to go up the bayou tO Barrow StrEet anD baCk dOwN MaiN to tHe Fox.

A differenT Time: in the ’40s, Houma was considerEd safE eNOugh THaT chilDren couLD gO TO thE mOvIes DoWNtOwn by TheMselves.

"there was noT so MuCh traffic," LocKWoOd says, and pResUmably, fewer pErcEived tHrEatS From aNy eLemenT of the LOcal poPulation.

SIlVEr SaddLE? LockwoOD ReCallS Livingston as beinG OnE Of a cowboy-star tRio who CaLLeD THemSelVes the "threE MEsquiTEers." In cONnECTIon WIth their movieS, she remembeRS a "bIg silvEr SadDLe" beinG on diSpLAy iN the lobby of The FOx.

Web site InformATion sugGEsts thaT the coWboYs wHo foRMeD tHe MEsQUitEErS vaRIed Over the yEaRs, But at One pOINT The tRio ConsIsted Of Livingston, MAx TErhuNE anD Ray "CRash" COrriGaN. It is Not cleAr wheThEr this is the trio lockWood rememBerS.

IN thOsE days, SHe recaLls, calVin Use aNd the laTE faThER OF TOmmy Cobb worked as prOjECTiOnists at The Fox.

oThEr THeaters: IN aDdiTion TO The FoX, movIEs Were avaiLable aT ThE GRand, the biJou, and LaTer, At tHe ParK At thE corneR of Park aNd WilLIams avenues.

And ON a Main Street lOT, sOMEwHEre pAst ane’s store at The cORner Of MaIN STreET and BArataRiA avENue, there was a tent theAtEr. LockWood nEver saw a movie There, but shE REMembers iTs exIStENce.

Lash again: NaT BonnEr tells me tHAt she remEmberS seeing LArue at a liVE Movie-houSe aPpeAraNce, BUT nOt in Houma. Her eNCOuntEr With the Man In black Was In EUniCe aNd She has an aUtographEd PhOtO aS a sOuvenIR.

<p>RemembEr bob stEelE, Gene mCCoy, GeNe AutRey, WIlD BILl ELliot, RoY roGERs, BoB LIvIngsTon?</P><p>when BEtty lOckWood remEmbers wesTerN-MoviE sTaRs from hEr youth, those nAmEs come to miNd, AloNg with tOM Maynard And Tom Mix.</p><p>She also recalLS Lash LaRue, The LoUisiAna cowboy Who DresseD in BLack anD alwayS carrIeD a bULL whip, BUT hE waS nOt her favorITE. ThAt wouLd Have Been AutRey, whose autographeD PhoTograph is stilL amOng hER TrEasUReS.</P><p>SIlVEr bELLs? Lockwood is anoTher "old-timEr" WItH a movie theATer CoNnectioN. Her uncLe, JamES ChauviN, with WallAce Hepler AnD perHAPs aNother partNer
 been forced to go up thebayou to B arrow  St ree tandback  down Main tot he F ox.

A different time:  In t he ’40s ,  H oumawas con s id e r edsa fe  en ou g hthatchi ldren c ould go to  th emovies downt o wn  by themse lve s.

"There w asnot so  m uch traff ic, " Loc kwoods ays, a nd presum ab l y, few e r perce i v ed  thr eats from any ele m en t  of the localpopula ti o n. Sil ver  Saddle? L oc kwood recalls Li v i n gst o n as being on e of a cowb o y-s tar tr io  wh o  calle d the ms e lve s the "thre e Me squiteers ." Inc onnecti o n withtheirmov ies , sh e  r em emb er s  a" bi g s i lve r saddle "be ing o n di s p l a y in  th e lo bby o f the Fox.

W ebsite inf ormat ion s ugge st s tha t thecowbo ys  who formed the  Mes quiteersvar ie d o ve r the years,  bu t a t one p oint th e  tr io c o ns isted of Livingsto n, M ax  Terhune  and R a y"C r ash" Cor ri gan . It i s not  cle a rwhetherthis i s  t he  trio L oc kwoodre mem ber s.

I n  tho se day s, she r ecall s , Calvin Use a n d the late fa t he r of Tomm y C obb workedas p r ojec tion i st s a t  theFox.
O t he r  theaters: In addit io n to t he Fo x, movies wer e availabl e a t the Gr and, th e  Bijou, and la ter,at the Par k  at thecorne r of Par k and Wil l i ams aven ues .
And  on a  M ain Street lo t ,  som ew here pa stAne’s s tor e a t t heco rner of M ain Stre et  a nd  B ara taria Avenue,th ere  w asa ten t  theat er. L ockw oo dn eve r saw a mo v i e th er e,  but  sh eremem bers its  existe nce.

Las h a g ain:  N at  Bonner  tells me tha tshe rememb er s s eeingL a rue at a  live movie-house appea r ance, b utnot i n Ho uma. Herenc ounter  wi t h theman in  blac kwas i n Eun i c eand  s he has ana u tog raphe dphot o as asouvenir.

<p>Reme m ber  Bob Steele,Gen e Mc C o y,  Ge n eA utr ey ,  Wi l d  Bill Elliot, R oy Rogers,  B o bLivingston ? </p >< p>WhenBetty L ockwo o d remem bers west ern-movie  s tars f rom  her youth , thosenames com e  to m i nd , alo ngwith T om  Ma ynard  and T o m M ix.</ p><p>S he  alsorecal ls  Lash La rue, the Louisiana cowb oy who  dres sed  in black  an d  al ways carr ieda bull whi p,but  he w asn ot he r fa v or ite .  That  wou l d have be e nAut r e y,  whose auto g r a phe d pho tog r aph is  sti ll among her trea s ures.</p><p>Si lver b ell s?L ockw oo d is another " old -t i m er" with  a  movie thea ter conn ec t ion.Her un cle, J ames Ch a u vi n , with  Wal lac e Heplerand  p e rhaps a no th e r part ner
 been_forced to_go up the bayou_to Barrow_Street_and back_down_Main to the_Fox.

A different time:_In the ’40s, Houma_was considered safe_enough_that children could go to the movies downtown by themselves.

"There was not so much_traffic,"_Lockwood says,_and_presumably,_fewer perceived threats from any_element of the local population.

Silver_Saddle? Lockwood_recalls Livingston as being one of a cowboy-star_trio_who called themselves_the "three Mesquiteers." In connection with their movies, she_remembers a "big silver saddle" being_on display in_the_lobby_of the Fox.

Web site_information suggests that the cowboys who_formed the Mesquiteers varied over the_years, but at one point the trio_consisted of Livingston, Max Terhune and_Ray "Crash" Corrigan. It is_not clear_whether this is the trio_Lockwood remembers.

In those_days, she_recalls, Calvin Use_and the late father of Tommy_Cobb worked as_projectionists at the Fox.

Other theaters: In_addition_to the Fox,_movies_were_available at_the Grand, the_Bijou,_and later,_at_the Park at the corner of_Park_and Williams avenues.

And on a Main Street_lot, somewhere past Ane’s_store_at the corner of_Main Street and Barataria Avenue,_there was a tent theater. Lockwood_never saw_a movie_there, but she remembers its existence.

Lash again: Nat Bonner tells me_that she remembers seeing Larue at_a live movie-house appearance,_but not_in_Houma. Her encounter_with_the man_in black was in Eunice and she_has an_autographed photo as a souvenir.

<p>Remember Bob_Steele, Gene McCoy, Gene_Autrey,_Wild Bill Elliot, Roy Rogers, Bob_Livingston?</p><p>When Betty Lockwood remembers western-movie stars_from her youth, those names_come_to_mind, along with Tom Maynard_and Tom Mix.</p><p>She also recalls Lash_Larue, the Louisiana_cowboy who dressed in black and always_carried_a bull whip, but he was_not_her favorite. That would have been_Autrey,_whose_autographed photograph is still among_her treasures.</p><p>Silver bells? Lockwood is another_"old-timer" with a movie theater connection. Her uncle, James_Chauvin, with Wallace_Hepler and perhaps another partner