Ace Borger had been convicted for receiving deposits in the insolvent Borger State Bank and sentenced to two years. While out on appeal Arthur Huey gunned Borger down on Aug. 31, 1934.

Ace Borger himself was shot to death at the post office in 1934 by the county treasurer. A “big, jolly person,” in Morrison’s words, Etta served four generations of Panhandle residents, an ...

Texas Comedies will present Boomtown, a musical comedy about the most dangerous town in Texas. Boomtown follows the true story of promoter Ace Borger’s “overnight city” in the Texas ...

His book covers oil finds in Spindletop, Mexia, Desdemona, Ranger and Eastland County, with real-life characters like Asa Philip “Ace” Borger and “Two-Gun Dick” Herwig.