Jan. 7, 1950: City Hall announced residents’ water and sewer bills would have a new look in February. Instead of statements in windowed envelopes, they would be mailed on a penny postcard with itemized charges for each service — and add the fee for garbage. Jan. 7,...
On Jan. 6, 1938: The Longview Lobos football queen of 1937 was crowned and players feted again at a gala celebrating the season that saw the Lobos win a Class 1A state championship. On Christmas Day, the Lobos rolled to a 19-12 victory over the Wichita Falls Coyotes...
Jan. 5, 1949: Fifteen people attending a meeting at the Salvation Army hall on Cotton Street were overcome by gas fumes and taken to the hospital. Two were kept overnight. The fumes were thought to have been caused when a fan extinguished the flames in a gas heater....
On Jan. 4, 1935, six people were facing felony charges of operating a public gambling hall after a raid on a “well known local Bank Avenue horse racing bookie.” Ten others were arrested on misdemeanor charges after a raid by the sheriff, constables and city officers....
Jan. 3, 1952: An ice and snow storm released a fury of death and destruction on a wide portion of upper East Texas. The storm had claimed six lives, knocked out hundreds of telephone circuits and virtually isolated communities. Ice was two inches thick in some...
Jan. 2, 1941: Earl Roberts Sr. is sworn in as judge of the 124th District Court. Jan. 2, 1942: Word is received that Homer Lee Preston, son of sheriff’s deputy G.B. Preston, was killed in the Battle of the Philippines. Another Longview family was rejoicing: With Billy...
