Jan. 30, 1968: With an order valued at $7.17 million, the total Army Procurement contract to R.G. LeTourneau Inc.’s munitions division stood at $31.28 million. The announcement was made by U.S. Rep. Ray Roberts. Jan. 30, 1975: Metroflight Airlines announced it was...
Jan. 29, 1981: Larry Starr was appointed the first judge of the newly created Gregg County Court at Law. The appointment had become a controversy between County Judge Henry Atkinson and District Attorney Rob Foster, but was settled with an opinion from the attorney...
Jan. 28, 1933: Facing a “ringing indictment” by state’s attorneys of the tendency among officers to be “judge, jury and executioner’ when making arrests, Texas Ranger Buck Flournoy was found guilty of aggravated assault in a case arising out of the death of a suspect....
Jan. 27, 1927: A successful season for the Longview baseball club of the East Texas League was promised after “an enthusiastic meeting” of baseball fans. Bert Bivins was elected president for the coming year, while Oliver Daniels was picked vice president and John R....
Jan. 26, 1949: Designers of “the revolutionary new JOV-3 helicopter” displayed their machine to the public at the Gregg County airport. They were look over the airport as a possible new location for their Philadelphia-based company’s factory. Jan. 26, 1975: The Zonta...
Jan. 25, 1942: Spring Hill school formally dedicated its new library building with a program sponsored by its parent-teacher association. E.G. Marshall of the state department of education deliver the principal address.Jan. 25, 1994: Acting Fire Chief Lee Fort was...
