Heyday of Texas John's Restaurant revisited
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Last updated 2/21/2023 at 9:16am
Dale Brown | The Journal
Broken sign at Texas John's Restaurant
RITZVILLE – In the 1970s, John Christopher Doherty left his home in Houston, Texas, to manage a Stuckey's gift shop and restaurant on East Tokio Road.
"My parents managed a Stuckey's restaurant (now Templin's)," recalled Peggy Cross, Doherty's daughter. "My dad stepped in to manage Stuckey's restaurants that were struggling."
By the 1960s, the Stuckey's franchise had grown from a single roadside stand in Eastman, Ga., to a substantial business empire with 368 outlets in 30 states. The restaurants offered gifts, souvenirs, food and Texaco gasoline.
But in the 1970s, the oil crunch curtai...
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