Feb. 11, 1939: A Works Progress Administration sanitary sewer project was to be suspended so crews could focus on a new $75,000 water works project, said City Manager Bill N. Taylor. The sanitary and storm sewer projects employed about 65 men. Feb. 11, 1956: The...
Feb. 10, 1952: A strike vote began among 400 East Texas members of the Oil Workers International Union (CIO). The vote was ordered by the union’s international office in Denver. Feb. 10, 1955: Dr. Sloan Gentry, pastor of First Christian Church, urged passage of a...
Feb. 9, 1965: Construction of a two-story, 35-unit AstroMotel was begun at 1515 E. Marshall Ave. The project involved an investment of more than $250,000. It was the 17th in the AstroMotel organization with others in Arizona, California, Kansas and Utah. It was...
Feb. 8, 1965: Longview state Rep. John Allen introduced a bill to create the Sabine River Navigation District in Gregg, Rusk, Harrison and Panola counties. The district would have authority to build and operate canals and waterways along the Sabine. Feb. 8, 1992: More...
Feb. 7, 1933: Greggton was announced as the name of the new post office serving the Willow Springs area 3 miles west of Longview. The name was chosen because another post office already was operating as Willow Springs in South Texas. The office was to be temporarily...
Feb. 6, 1933: Texas Airways of Dallas signed a contract with L.H. Pitkin, owner of the Longview airport, to give daily airplane passenger service from Longview to Tyler and Dallas. If traffic warranted, two planes daily were to operate from Longview. Feb. 6, 1940: The...
