East Texas oil boom lures tourists with glittering towns
The article tours East Texas oil country highlighting Henderson Cladewater Tyler and other cities where derricks form a forest at night. It notes rapid population growth in Longview and mentions roses in Tyler and tomato festivals in Jacksonville. Historic sites at Nacogdoches Huntsville and Livingston are cited along with Gulf coast resorts. FOR RENT One Furnished Bedroom Miss Belle Poer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
East Texas
Henderson
Cladewater
Tyler
Longview
Jacksonville
Tomato
Nacogdoches
Livingston
Sam Houston
Huntsville
Gulf
Central and West Texas Marble: A Cash Crop Opportunity
A Dallas geologist reports that high grade marble deposits in Central and West Texas could fuel a major new industry. The All-South Development Council notes marble exhibits at the Greater Texas and Pan-American exposition have attracted Texas business interest and potential investors. A clear policy on natural resource taxation could attract capital for development. The report emphasizes the need for showmanship and strategic promotion to unlock the state's undeveloped marble resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Lone Star
All-South Development Council
Br. H. M. Law
Dallas
Natural Resources Committee
Marx Brothers at Lantex in a Night of Laughter
The Lantex Theatre presents Groucho Harpo and Chico in A Day At The Races tonight and Friday. Dr Law touts Texas marble as a potential massive cash crop with deposits from the Oyster Bay area and limestone marble across Burnet to San Saba. With $3,000 in equipment, Texas could rival Italy and Spain in architectural marble, reducing imports now valued at over $2 million annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law
Texas
Red River
Pecos
Burnet, Blanco, Mason
Gillespie
Liano
Lampasas
San Saba
McCullough
Union
Itay
Spain
France
Tennessee
Vermont
New Homes Added to College Denton Dormitories
Cooperative housing on the Texas State College for Women campus expands with two new $9,000 dormitories. The campus will boast 12 cooperative residences where students can work to help cover living costs, with tuition paid partially in canned goods or home produced foods. The program started in 1934 and aims to accommodate 550 students by fall. The two new buildings, frame structures like the seven built last year, will each shelter forty girls. Dean A. H. Lefhigh of Lubbock has joined the Texas Planning Board as head of the land use committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Texas State College For Women
W. M. Loveless
Services at Episcopal church Sunday morning
A note states there will be services at the Episcopal church on Sunday morning July 13 at 11 o clock conducted by Rev Meyers. The Texas Planning Board mineral resources committee says Texas natural resources are only about five percent developed in surveying underground resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev
Meyers
Texas
Texas Planning Board
Brownwood Couple Guests in Liano on Visit
Mr and Mrs J D McNeill of Brownwood were in Liano Sunday and Morday as guests of Mr and Mrs Henry Buttery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.D. McNeill
Brownwood
Morday
Henry Buttery
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Belle Poer
Central
West
Evry Night
Sunnyside Tavern
Fredericksburg, Texas
Ation
Home Furniture Co
Jeff L. Hurt
Dick Patton
Lantex Theatre
Harpo and
Chico
The
Lantex
Dean A. H. Lefhigh
Lubbock
Rockwell Bros. Lumber Co
Gregory Iron
Episcopal Church
Hazelwood Cabinet and Shop
Spencer-Sauer Lum. Co
Willard
Wittard
Miara
Fry & Warren
AOL
Sherwin-Williams
Rockwell Bros. & Co
Otto Holtzer
Buckhorn
Buckhorn Cafe
J. T. Ellason
Ford
Chrysler
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