In 1940, and probably for several years before and after, the Gene Autry cap pistol was the main industry in Kenton, Ohio, a town of then 7,000.

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Mexicali Rose
from Mexicali Rose (1939)

Singing Cowboy Gene Autry sings his hit song "Mexicali Rose" from his movie Mexicali Rose from Republic Pictures (1939).

Composed by Helen Stone and Jack B. Tenney
Published by M. M. Cole

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