March 12, 1951: Construction work began on a new 20,000-square-foot building to house laboratory facilities of the U.S. Air Force’s school to be operated by LeTourneau Technical Institute. Existing buildings were being used by Air Force personnel for classrooms,...
March 11, 1986: Gov. Mark White led dignitaries and an estimated 500 people who took part in groundbreaking ceremonies for the city’s new $2.9 million public library. The 35,000-square-foot facility to replace the Nicholson Library was to be built at Court and Cotton...
March 10, 1937: U.S. first lady Eleanor Roosevelt and her party ate lunch in Longview en route to Shreveport from Fort Worth. She was scheduled to speak that afternoon and evening on “A Day in the White House.” Lunch was salads, sandwiches and coffee served in the...
March 9, 1948: A crowd that overflowed the council chambers turned out for a public hearing on the city’s $729,861 budget, which was adopted. It set priorities on street work and envisioned a bond issue to expand the city’s water supply. March 9, 1966: Test runs of...
March 8, 1934: Longview police began a citywide drive against gambling machines and devices, and Chief Sid Henderson said officers so far had confiscated more than a dozen machines. No charges as yet had been filed. March 8, 1950: Saying their fire departments were...
March 7, 1954: Pine Crest Country Club’s new $300,000 clubhouse, which had been under construction since early November, was opened for public tours. The project was part of an expansion program that began after an early 1953 fire destroyed the old clubhouse. March 7,...
