Light on Seadrift Past by Paul Freier
Calhoun County historian Paul Freier recounts Seadrift's 1910s boom sparked by railroad expansion and land development. The piece cites the American Townsite Company brochure, early settlers, and local leaders, detailing post offices, population growth to 750, and the rise of shops, depots, and a famed Lafitte Hotel despite several hurricanes.
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Paul Freier
Calhoun County
Seadrift
Marchus Gohike
Azile Dierlam
Green Lake
Rustwell
Tivoli
San Antonio Bay
Port O'Connor
Alamo Beach
Powderhorn
Lake Placedo
Placedo Junction
Blessing
Matagorda County
Port Lavaca
Calhoun County Cattle Company
O'Connor Alligator Head Ranch
G.N
Katie Guidry
Indianola
Lower Mott
Bindewald
Adler Stiernberg
Roemer
Dierlam Lincoln Walker Reynolds
Land Company
Guadalupe
Lavaca Bay
Lester Pearson
Gonzales
Victoria
Heyser
Pearson
Lafitte
Bayfront
John Dierlam
Riemenschneider
Carla
Tropics
Dierlam
Card Cheaters Beware Odds Not Good in Book
Carson City Nevada AP reports a private detective maintains a concealed black book listing known or suspected cheats in casinos. The manual, distinct from Nevada’s official blacklist, provides photos descriptions and methods of operation for card or dice cheats and chip thieves to curb casino losses.
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Carson City
Nev
Nevada
Griffin
Frank Schreck
Schreck
Elderhostel 76 expands regionwide in New England
A New England wide Elderhostel program for the elderly expands from New Hampshire to 20 colleges and universities in six states. The project funds dorms, offers three weeklong courses, and charges a $50 weekly fee with strong focus on engaging seniors 55 to 91 with regular faculty. The aim is to counter ageism and retirement challenges while fostering meaningful links with the world. The program expects around 2,500 participants regionwide.
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Durham
New Hampshire
Martin Knowlton
New England
Eel King of Mount Holly Builds U S Export Empire
AP reports George Robberecht, 64, a Dutch immigrant, transformed Mount Holly Virginia into the eel capital of America. From 1960s startup to multimillion dollar operation, his plants process about two million pounds of eels yearly, mostly for Europe, with prices up to 125 a pound and live shipments abroad.
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Mount Holly
George Robberecht
Potomac River
America
Robberecht
Maine
Florida
National Marine Fisheries Service
Europe
Charles Wenner
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Wenner
Virginia
Netherlands
Cape Charles
Canada
United States
Wooder
Ubs
George Jr
Potomac
Chesapeake Bay
EEL Capital OF America
George Robberach
Gulls Once Endangered Species In Maine Tale
Naturalist Frank Graham Jr. recounts gulls rising from near extinction to a booming population. Hunters and the millinery craze nearly wiped out many species, spurring Audubon societies and laws, while 20th century wasteful habits turned gulls into coastal scavengers thriving at dumps and processing plants.
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Milbridge
Maine
Frank Graham Jr
Graham
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Texas Almanac
Seadrift and
Historical Records Survey
Willmers
Weaver
Morgan Buffington
Cloudt
Leibold Ramey
Brown
College For
East
Knowlton
Elderhostel
Bob Griffin
Clark County
U.S
Aden
Bob Blasingim
Ranarden St
Tiny
Beirut
Lebanon
Christopher Ayres
Frank Graham
Gulls
Massachusetts
EL Crear Sea Service
Weaver's Grocery
Broadway
Benco Sales CO
W. Austin
Phillips 66
Pier 66
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