Santa Man of Arp Collects Hundreds of Historic Santas
Bob Cook of Arp Texas houses 300 to 400 Santas dating before 1950, featuring German Kris Kringles and Dutch Sinter Claes variations. The collection, valued for rare pieces costing up to $3,000, was profiled in the New York Times in 1988. Many figures are handmade with various materials and expressions, reflecting European origins and shifts in Santa imagery through history.
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Kris Kringles
Sinter Claese
America
Bob Cook
Santa Man
Arp
East
Texas
Cook
New York Times
Germany
San Francisco weighs landmark VDT ordinance impact
San Francisco considers a citywide VDT ordinance requiring adjustable chairs lighting rest breaks glare shields and space under 5 or more employees with possible cost up to 76 million over two years. Board of Supervisors expected to vote with mayor Art Agnes undecided and potential override.
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San Francisco
Board of Supervisors
Bruce Dickerson
Center For Office Technology
Art Agnes
Agnes
Community drive for Project NINO Christmas in the Barrio
Project NINO seeks donations for its 12th annual Christmas in the Barrio at Brown Plaza starting 11 a.m. with 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday volunteer shifts for contributions and child registrations. Grupo Espuma will provide music as WalMart Del Rio and others donate toys and funds. call 774-2858 for details.
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U.S. Customs Law Enforcement Explorers Post
Elks
del Rio
del Rio City Hall
Brown Plaza
Grupo Espuma
WalMart
del Rio International Pod
Manuel
George Cox
Violet Jarret
George W. Cox
Maria Antonieta A. Ball
Susan McBee
Diana Aguirre
Norma L. Rebroy
Diana R. Valdez
Carol Lee
Rose Mary van Dyke
Gerardo J. Maldonado
Frank Miller
Marge Hutto
Pat Sitzes
Linda Ellis
County bids farewell to Gonzalez and Wardlaw
Val Verde County honored County Judge Sergio Gonzalez for 20 years and Commissioner Martin Wardlaw for 16 years at a courthouse reception. Zina Worley praised their leadership as officials remembered amid personal vignettes of public service and community impact.
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Val Verde County
Sergio Gonzalez
Martin Wardlaw
Zina Worley
Gonzalez
Wardlaw
Val Verde
Brotherhood of Man
Judge Gonzalez
Gutierrez
J.R. Koog
Worley
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Comstock
Seminole Canyon
U.S. Border Patrol
U.S
Durwood Edwards
Mexico City
Trad Sas
Sam Houston
Albert Ramon Jr
Christopher Cooper
Santa
Sacred Heart Church
Father Brule
Project Nino
Ciudad Acuna
Gonzalez, Wardlaw
Paul Bayett
Little Caesar's Pizza
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!