Burnet Chamber Highlights 20 Years of Community Projects
A Burnet Chamber of Commerce retrospective lists major community efforts over two decades. Projects include House to House mail delivery, four lane highways, a new post office, Inks State Park involvement, airport investment, and local housing, library expansion, and industrial park land purchase.
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Burnet Chamber OF Commerce
Burnet
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Burnet County
Hoover’s Valley
Inks
Chambers of Commerce
Inks State Park
Bilbrough
Austin
Continental Telephone of Texas
Burnet Chamber of Commerce Marks 20th Anniversary
A feature recounts the 1947 Burnet Plan sparked by Dr. C H Brownlee and Dr. Joe Shepperd, leading to social and economic upgrades. Volunteers, a Washington visit, and a soil program funded growth as Burnet evolved from 1,945 residents in 1940 to 2,200 by 1950, with new schools, a theater, businesses, and a reorganized chamber in 1955. The chapter closes noting a June 5 one day membership drive to celebrate 20 years of progress.
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Burnet
Joe Shepperd
C. H. Brownlee
Austin
Barnet
Brownlee
Chamber of Commerce
Ralph Lavers
American Legion Economics Committee
American Legion
Washington
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Burnet County
Legion
AAA
Philantopists
University of Texas
Hugo Leipziger
American Legion Magazine
Burnet Chamber of Commerce
Sylvia Wharton Leads Burnet Chamber Membership Drive
Sylvia Wharton and a long list of Chamber members will be on hand today to answer questions and accept new memberships. Burnet's growth is noted as the group aims to reflect community enthusiasm and build a stronger future.
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Burnet
Chamber
Howard Benton
Charles Brinkley
Billy Joe Fox
Robert Grove
Bill Wilcox
Danny Alvey
Ronnie Waggoner
Ray Cagle
Chris DeSpain
Leroy
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