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Superior Plant at Ramsey will be shut down The Superior Oil Co. announced this week it will discontinue operations at its Ramsey plant before Aug. 31.
The company said it also would discontinue operations at its Lake Creek plant in Montgomery County.
75 YEARS AGO
Deadline today for candidates for aldermen As midnight today’s deadline filing for city aldermen drew near, there were only three candidates for the 2 places. Mrs. J.H. Ilse of the city clerk’s office reported.
The three candidates who have already been announced are Otto Schobel, E.H. Lawrence and Albert Hahn Jr.
Retail credit class scheduled here for June 26-30 A 10-hour course in retail credit procedures for merchants and employees will be conducted in the high school building here June 26-30, according to a report from Jack Draper.
The classes, which will be from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. for the five nights, will be taught by Sterling Speake of the University of Texas extension division.
100 YEARS AGO
Memorial service at Fayetteville Sunday Sunday afternoon the Daughters of the War of 1812 through the Cemetery Association of Fayetteville officially marked the last resting place of Umbleton Gregory, whose earthly remains were laid to rest int he beautiful cemetery of Fayetteville more than sixty years ago.
Columbus loses good game to Rosenberg Columbus dropped a hard fought, cleanly played game in 11 innings to Rosenberg Sunday at West End Park, 5-3. The locals started the scoring by getting to Left Nelson for two runs, when Elton Tolbirt and Wheeler each tripled and brought home on sacrifices. Again, the fourth, one was scored when Hurr singled, was scarified to second and scored on Burt’s single to center.
125 YEARS AGO
Fire Proofine
The New York Financial Review of May 31 contains the following reference to “fire proofine,” a discovery made by Major Abe Harrison, late of Brenham.
Oila Podrida
The skirts of chance are generally cut on the bias.
Many a woman is accounted brave who is only curious Theoretically wisdom often turns out to be practical folly As soon as kindness is taken for granted, it begins to grow scarce.
