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From 1910 to 1940InterestingHistoryAPsRevealedClhatthAn interesting look into the history of Aran.-as Pass£rx m 1910 to 1940 is revealed in a classroom project computed recently at May Allen Junior High School byMyra Beth Hofmeister,daughter of Mr and Mrf.on HofmeisterThe study of Aransas Pass is part of a collection of ormation about 50 Texasles and t-wns obtained for i project in a class of Tex-gec-graphy.Included in the materials out Aransas Pass was a13 brochure distributed by Aransas Pass Chamber Commerce, several picturek stcards showing ocean gong ve.sles docked at the Ar-tnsas Pass wharfs on HarborIsland and several copies of The Progress from 1910440.The newspapers, found intrunk in the attack at me ome of Mrs C B Alford,Ivra Beth’s grandmother,ngmally belonged to theite S L Stegalls, pioneere.sdents of Aransas Pass The chamber brochure.rinted m August of 1913,ealt with various activitiesround Aransas Pass, and ■ ~s also found in the trunk. The 32-page illustrated bro-ure devotes several pages shipping and railway -a-ities available at HarborandOKhlihh my •chirr motorDoes your CAR hove on Aching Motor? If itdoes your beat bet ia todrive oy ond aee US. WE hove oil the neweat ondmoat modern equipmenton hond to give your CARthe finest SPRING TUNE-UP it ever holt;T For the beat SERVICE in town SEE US SOON!1 nrHftn’sClassroomProjectMYRA BETH. . . show*It describes how the Aransas Harbor Terminal Railway extended across Redfiah Bay to connect with the docks and warehouses of the Aransas Pass Channel and Dock Company. Both theseenterprises were opened fortraffic on July 1, 1912.The brochure reports thatin just a little more than ayear after the two enter-prises were opened some 67,-293 bales of cotton, valued at $4,710,510, had passed over the rails and docks bound forHOFMEISTER912 po*tc*rd»Europe, Several pictures showing wharfs and rail facilities are included.Myra Beth spent about three weeks m collecting and preparing the information on Aransas Pass, which is also included in other part of theoverall project.The first newspaper inMyra Beth’s collection isRarueaCHARLES R. CHADWICK IS PROMOTED EARLY BY U. S. ARMYFORT POLK, La —Charles Chadwick 24 son of Mr i Mr.- Carmel L Chadwick. 454 S McCampbell. Aransas Pass, received an ]y promotion to Army pay grade private E-2 following successful completion of ba-combat training at Fort Ik, La March 20Chadwick was awarded the promotion two months earlier than is customary because of proficiency in firing the 14 rifle, his high score the physical combat proficiency test and his military bearing and leadership capabilitiesThe early promotion program is the result of a new Department of the Army polio recognize and provideSICphisM-onicydated Friday, April 8, 1910, and shows a picture of W H. Vernor, pubi.shed of The Progress and mayor of Aransas Pass. The paper is Volume 2, Number 1. (See Editor’s Inkwell on Page 1 forinformation on Vol. 1 No. 1 )Other papers in the collection are dated Oct. 7, 1910,Feb. 28, 1913, whioh carriesa story on the death of T. B. Wheeler, founding father of Aransas Pass; March 21, 1913, Dec. 30, 1927; June 1, 1939;June 8. 1939 and May 30,1940-Along with the collection of materials on Aransas Pass, Myra Beth also collected and prepared written reports on 20 other Texas cities, and in addition to this collected information on 30 other Texascities. The entire porject took about seven weeks. Moat information was collected from chambers of commerce m various cities.Other students in the class collected information on asincentivetooutstanding manv as 70 Texas cities
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Aransas Pass Progress
Aransas Pass, Texas, US
Wed, Mar 31, 1965
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