May 31

May 31, 2000: Looking for cuts as the budget process began, Mayor Earl Roberts said city employees who did not meet productivity standards would be out of a job. The City Council was seeking a 5-cent cut in property taxes over three years, and 1.5 cent…

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May 30

May 30, 1925: The Bathing Girls Revue at Lake Lomond attracted a large crowd. A decorated platform extended from the pavilion and the 11 entrants marched around the platform as Tim Atkins’ orchestra from Marshall played. Entrants, representing business…

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May 29

May 30, 1972: An I-20 rest stop staffed by members of Gregg County Civil Defense and Texas State Guard served beverages and food to more than 1,000 motorists over the long Memorial Day weekend. Volunteers from the organization also provided help to mot…

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May 29

May 30, 1972: An I-20 rest stop staffed by members of Gregg County Civil Defense and Texas State Guard served beverages and food to more than 1,000 motorists over the long Memorial Day weekend. Volunteers from the organization also provided help to mot…

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May 28

May 28, 1941: U.S. Rep. Lyndon Johnson, in a Senate campaign speech on the Gregg County Courthouse lawn, advocated for privately built pipelines from East Texas oilfields to the Eastern seaboard. If necessary, he said, the government should assist with…

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May 28

May 28, 1941: U.S. Rep. Lyndon Johnson, in a Senate campaign speech on the Gregg County Courthouse lawn, advocated for privately built pipelines from East Texas oilfields to the Eastern seaboard. If necessary, he said, the government should assist with…

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May 27

May 27, 1972: Longview civic and business leaders gathered to organize the newly formed Longview Downtown Development Corp. Its objective was to maintain and encourage the civic, social, commercial and industrial welfare of the city through better busi…

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May 26

May 26, 1957: County officials issued a plea to parents to keep children from following fogging machines being used by crews to battle a record infestation of mosquitoes. The fog of chlordane and DDT was not considered healthful, officials said, and po…

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May 25

May 25, 1931: An alert trusty was credited with foiling a hacksaw plot to escape the Gregg County Jail. Two Kilgore men were nabbed for trying to smuggle a bundle with three hacksaws to “bad actors,” said to include a hijacker, being held in the jail’s…

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May 24

May 24, 1984: Despite warnings that “any city that allows alcohol has a curse on it,” the City Council voted 6-1 to allow sale and consumption of alcohol at Maude Cobb Activity Center. The vote was recommended by the Visitors and Conventions Advisory C…

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