March 8, 1934: Longview police began a citywide drive against gambling machines and devices, and Chief Sid Henderson said officers so far had confiscated more than a dozen machines. No charges as yet had been filed.
March 8, 1934: Longview police began a citywide drive against gambling machines and devices, and Chief Sid Henderson said officers so far had confiscated more than a dozen machines. No charges as yet had been filed.
March 7, 1954: Pine Crest Country Club’s new $300,000 clubhouse, which had been under construction since early November, was opened for public tours. The project was part of an expansion program that began after an early 1953 fire destroyed the old clubhouse.
March 6, 1957: The new J.C. Penney store at 124 W. Tyler St. formally opened. A ribbon-cutting ceremony, with Mayor J. Clyde Tomlinson wielding the scissors, preceded the opening. The store included 9,500 square feet of floor space. The original Penney…
March 5, 1952: A $40 million expansion plan designed to double production at the Lone Star Steel plant was approved by the Defense Production Administration. The arrangement allowed Lone Star to write off for income tax purposes about $30 million of the cost over a multi-year period.
March 5, 1952: A $40 million expansion plan designed to double production at the Lone Star Steel plant was approved by the Defense Production Administration. The arrangement allowed Lone Star to write off for income tax purposes about $30 million of the cost over a multi-year period.
March 4, 1972: A $2.2 million school improvement bond issue received overwhelming approval from voters in Pine Tree ISD. Of the nearly 2-to-1 margin, Superintendent Mark H. Hitt said, “This is an expression of people who have always indicated interest in quality schools.”
March 3, 1950: Longview oilman Paul H. Pewitt offered $100,000 and 100 acres of land for a modern school and experimental farm to serve both the Omaha and Naples school districts. His only stipulation was that the districts be merged. A consolidation election was called for March 21.
March 3, 1950: Longview oilman Paul H. Pewitt offered $100,000 and 100 acres of land for a modern school and experimental farm to serve both the Omaha and Naples school districts. His only stipulation was that the districts be merged. A consolidation election was called for March 21.
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.