March 2, 1934: The heaviest rain of the winter season ushered in March. Official tallies put the rainfall for the previous 24 hours at 3.75 inches, and for the past 36 hours at 4.28 inches. The deluge flooded streets and opened a new ditch along a stream that crossed Green Street near the Missouri Pacific underpass, flooding out cars nearby.
March 1, 1947: The new $5 million plant of R.G. LeTourneau Inc. was reported in production and sending its finished products to markets around the world. The announcement came on the first anniversary of the corporation’s decision to locate its plant in Longview. Payroll was at $1.35 million.
Feb. 29, 1956: Eastman Kodak Co. announced a “substantial” increase in capacity of the Tenite polyethylene manufacturing facilities of Texas Eastman Co. After additional equipment was installed, Eastman Kodak President W.S. Vaughn said, total output wo…
Feb. 28, 1936: Efforts were being made to curb a possible epidemic of spinal meningitis after the death of a 7-year-old Kilgore girl. In a series of hurried moves, health officials barred Kilgore students from a regional tournament and closed area schools, churches and theaters.
Feb. 27, 1958: The first federal payment, of $140,909, to support construction of a million-dollar addition to Gregg Memorial Hospital was received. Up to $500,000 had been promised, but all payments for construction so far had come from county funds.
Feb. 27, 1958: The first federal payment, of $140,909, to support construction of a million-dollar addition to Gregg Memorial Hospital was received. Up to $500,000 had been promised, but all payments for construction so far had come from county funds.
A parade that will line up April 18 in downtown Longview will provide lifetime memories and bragging rights that come once every 50 years.
In Longview, the railway that gave birth to a town also gave an important boost to one of the most important pillars in the city’s history — the churches that formed in the city’s early years and continue to call downtown Longview home.
Feb. 26, 1937: Spilled typewriter cleaning fluid ignited by a gas stove was blamed for a fire that gutted the Bish Mathis Institute. There were no injuries. The business school’s building was located on South Green Street at the Missouri Pacific underpass.
<p>Ossamus Hitch Methvin pulled his hat lower on his brow, shielding his eyes from glare. His wife, Margaret, huddled next to him on the wagon, keeping their two little boys tucked close.</p>