March 24, 1948: County Judge Earl Sharp met with Harrison County officials regarding plans for a four-lane superhighway linking Gregg and Harrison counties. The proposed divided roadway would replace the outdated portion of U.S. 80 that linked the two counties. March...
March 23, 1947: Baptist ministers arrived in Longview and East Texas to launch a series of simultaneous revival services in 33 churches. In Longview, the list included First Baptist, Mobberly Avenue and Texas Avenue churches. Others were in Kilgore, Gladewater and...
March 22, 1933: Gregg County’s cotton acreage was set for a reduction of at least 20%, said R.F. McSwain, county farm agent, after his approval of 525 applications for federal loans in return for reduction of acreage planted. He suggested growers plant bigger gardens...
March 21, 1958: Five thousand public school teachers from a 29-county area of East Texas arrived in Longview for the general sessions and workshops of the District VIII Texas State Teachers Association. Pine Tree Superintendent James T. Ogg, president of the district...
March 20, 1956: Calling it a new era in offshore exploration, R.G. LeTourneau christened the “Scorpion,” Zapata OffShore Co.’s mobile offshore drilling platform. It was designed and built by R.G. LeTourneau Inc. for Zapata, the Houston company started by a group of...
March 19, 1958: Gregg County accepted the low bids for construction of a new courthouse annex and remodeling of the courthouse. Work valued at $532,000 was expected to get underway within two weeks by McClendon Construction Co., A&M Plumbing Co. and Dedman...
