March 6, 1957: The new J.C. Penney store at 124 W. Tyler St. formally opened. A ribbon-cutting ceremony, with Mayor J. Clyde Tomlinson wielding the scissors, preceded the opening. The store included 9,500 square feet of floor space. The original Penney store was at...
March 5, 1952: A $40 million expansion plan designed to double production at the Lone Star Steel plant was approved by the Defense Production Administration. The arrangement allowed Lone Star to write off for income tax purposes about $30 million of the cost over a...
March 4, 1972: A $2.2 million school improvement bond issue received overwhelming approval from voters in Pine Tree ISD. Of the nearly 2-to-1 margin, Superintendent Mark H. Hitt said, “This is an expression of people who have always indicated interest in quality...
March 3, 1950: Longview oilman Paul H. Pewitt offered $100,000 and 100 acres of land for a modern school and experimental farm to serve both the Omaha and Naples school districts. His only stipulation was that the districts be merged. A consolidation election was...
March 2, 1934: The heaviest rain of the winter season ushered in March. Official tallies put the rainfall for the previous 24 hours at 3.75 inches, and for the past 36 hours at 4.28 inches. The deluge flooded streets and opened a new ditch along a stream that crossed...
March 1, 1947: The new $5 million plant of R.G. LeTourneau Inc. was reported in production and sending its finished products to markets around the world. The announcement came on the first anniversary of the corporation’s decision to locate its plant in Longview....
