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. ‘,v.ir. \■jSWJBJ. W. VERNOR. founder of The Progress and first mayor of Aransas Pass is pictured as he appeared back in 1911 when he was quite active in local affairs He founded the newspaper in 1909 and about a year later when the city was first incorporated he became its first mayor This photo was taken in 1911. Vernor, now nearing 80. lives in Le Land. Floridax ^tV - Cmi* ~ • •••*- M- •WTHE BAY-VIEW HOTEL, which once stoodwas the center of attraction in Aransas Pass in the early days This is an architect’s drawing of the four-story structure which had 72 bedrooms and reportedly cost $30,000 to build The hotel was to have been first prize in Burton and Dan-forth’s 1909 land auction (or drawing) but when prospective buyers started overbidding the building reportedly sold for $16,500SOCIAL SECURITY REPRESENTATIVETO VISIT CITYAcialwillmg.representative of the So-Security Administration be at the County Build-in Aransas Pass on June 16, at 9 00 a mYou may obtain information about your rights and duties under the Social Security Act Eligible persons can secure assistance in ap-fAr nM.ooo ctirvivnnior disability insurance payments from the representative at that timeThe Texas Capitol was the seventh largest building in the world at the time of itsin 1 AAft
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Aransas Pass Progress
Aransas Pass, Texas, US
Wed, Jun 09, 1965
Page 11
Full Page
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Max B.
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