This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Christmas Seals drive signals state fundraising plan
The 1948 Christmas Seals campaign opens with posters showing a blond boy by a fireplace and letters dated November 22 in the mall for purchases. Proceeds fund building projects totaling forty five million dollars for 14 state colleges over 30 years, plus fifteen million in UT and Texas A&M bonds financed from the permanent school fund. Court decisions rejected challenges to the amendment, but debate continues on distributing university funds amid delays and calls to support the Booster Club. Local items note visitors and gatherings from Garden City to Alpine, hunting trips, and travels of numerous residents and visitors through Pecos and Alpine communities.
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al Donaubauer
Brewster County
Santa Claus
Mall
University of Texas
Texas A & M
Roth
Court of Appeals
Texas University
Lea
Ross Coney
Garden City
G. H. Harfst
Bonnie LeMeilleur
Kerville
Scott LeMeilleur
Laura Bless
el Paso
Elliston Crissman
Colorado Springs
Alpine
Sam W. Smith
Enid
Okla
Creed Taylor
Houston
W. R. Homer
Jan
Orville Kerschner
Goldsmith
George Robertson
St. Louis
Alan Fraser
Howard Rixon
Pat Williams
San Antonio
Grover Neely
Fabens
Harlingen
H. C. LeBeff
Shellie Barnes
G. H. Marist
Cuero
el Campo
Clinton
Squirrel) Ezell
Rotan
Knight
Jack Cross
Dallas
Joe Luckett
Luckett
Midland
Glen Davis
George Kelver
Su! Ross Music
Pecos
Texas Federation of Music Clubs
A. B. Sandifer
Englewood
Cal
J. M. Norman
Norman
Arta Mae Sendifer
Hy Kerr
Tommy Roberts
Pfc
Frances Williamson
Pearl McDowell
Alpine Courts
Philip
Thomas Jefferson High
Tommy
Chanute Air Base