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Longview, Texas - a Inscription: a Community with Chronicled Here on a Year-By-Year Basis HIS REMARKABLE BOOK was created OW DID CONRAD HILTON acquire his Ton a volunteer basis. Past club presidents HLongview hotel, and why was it so special and other members contributed records, reminis- for him? Who was the mayor during the Oil cences, and photographs. A committee tracked The Club and the Town Boom? Who was the city manager? Where were down relatives of deceased presidents for bio- they born, where did they go to school, and who graphical data and pictures. Sources also includ- were their families? How were the LeTourneau, ed the club’s weekly Rotaview bulletins dating Eastman, and Schlitz plants brought to the city, back to 1943, scrapbooks of newspaper clippings A lace in istory and when? Where was the first Longview mall kept by several club presidents in the 1930s and P H intended to be, and why wasn’t it completed? 1940s, and an earlier club history edited by When was Interstate Highway 20 built through Floyd Huddleston in 1963. The author directed Gregg County? When did racial integration the committee’s efforts and pulled the results LONGVIEW BANK & TRUST, begin in the Longview schools? together in a year’s spare time. Read about these and a thousand other key Thus what is still primarily a club history AN INDEPENDENT, COMMUNITY BANK SINCE events and persons of Longview during the past became also a fascinating reference book for the 75 years in The Club and the Town. It is a spe- 1958, CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A SOURCE OF general public. And since the Longview- cial view of civic history, seen through the window Greggton and Longview South Rotary Clubs STRENGTH IN THE LONGVIEW AREA THROUGH of the oldest service club in Longview. Much of sprang from this one, the book is very much what went on in the town was reflected in the their history too. THE COMMITMENT OF ITS PEOPLE AND ITS Rotary club’s projects and weekly programs and Printing in a suitable form was made possi- FINANCIAL RESOURCES. in the lives of its presidents—all of which are ble by generous gifts from patrons in addition to Inscription: Longview, Texas - a Inscription: A community with chronicled here on a year-by-year basis. The pres- club funding. All proceeds go to the Longview community rich in natural and diverse economic strengths, deeply idential biographies form a substantial encyclope- human resources, settled in 1870 rooted in the principles of free Rotary Endowment Fund, whose income is dis- dia of Longview’s leadership. by hardy, adventurous people. THE BRONZE MONUMENT~ SUPPORTING THE enterprise. An industrious people, tributed to worthy local causes. Anchored in the past, embracing dedicated to productive, stable This method of exploring history is especial- the present, preparing with pur- growth of Longview business and OVERSIZED AMERICAN FLAG WAS CREATED IN pose for the future. industry. ly meaningful because it is personal, tied-in with EUGENE W. McWHORTER is a freelance mar- individuals and families. The story is enlivened 1983 TO COMMEMORATE THE 25TH ket communications engineer and technical writ- here with photographs of club presidents (all 75 ing consultant, providing advertising and related ANNIVERSARY OF LONGVIEW BANK & TRUST. of them), meeting places, and events. services for industrial equipment manufacturers. Although originally intended purely as a Having attended Rice, the University of Texas, THE LATE HENRY C. WEDEMEYER, THROUGH club history, the book became in effect a sequel to and SMU, he holds master’s degrees in chemical the author’s Traditions of the Land: the History engineering and marketing. Gene is the son of HIS TALENT AS AN ARTIST AND SCULPTOR, Lottie and the late Eugene R. McWhorter of of Gregg County, Texas. It brings the narrative 113-YEAR-HISTORY OF Longview. His wife is the former Nancy Green, DEPICTED THE up to the present and fills in personal details that were left out of the earlier work. daughter of Mary Belle and Gordon Green of LONGVIEW FROM ITS BEGINNINGS AS A RURAL Longview. Nancy and Gene have two sons, Check the book’s exhaustive index—maybe Andrew Gordon and David Warren McWhorter. TOWN TO ITS PRESENT STATUS AS A REGIONAL there’s something in here about you! Inscription: A community devel- Inscription: Longview - a vibrant oped by citizens motivated by a CENTER FOR COMMERCE AND CULTURE. community committed to improv- winning spirit. A resourceful peo- ing its quality of life. Through ple - with fortitude and determina- spirited cooperation, a people tion to use all resources at hand to broadening horizons through busi- make early Longview prosper. THE FUTURE AT LONGVIEW~ BANK & TRUST ness, industry, education, art and recreation. The Club and the Town MEANS PLANNING, PRODUCING AND PREPARING FOR A BRIGHTER TOMORROW FOR OUR The Rotary Club and the City of COMMUNITY AND COUNTRY. ~ Longview, Texas, Year by Year LONGVIEW McWhorter from 1920 to 1995 BANK & TRUST MAIN BANK • First & Whaley • Downtown Inscription: A community of strong PINE TREE BRANCH • 1800 NW Loop 281 ~ OAK FOREST DRIVE-IN • 906 NW Loop 281 Inscription: A community united people, undaunted by the Great P. O. Box 3188 • Longview, Texas 75606 • (903) 237-5500 by the most valuable resource of Depression, surviving difficult times. MEMBER FDIC EQUAL HOUSING LENDER all - their faith in God. Longview - With the discovery of oil in and a people who work together, wor- around Longview, a populace flour- ship together, believing in truths ishing into a thriving metropolis! everlasting. Home of the Rotary Club of Longview from 1978 to 1979 and again from 1987 to the present Pinecrest Country Club, looking southeast. Photo by Sam Smead Copyright 1995 by Longview Rotary Endowment Fund, Inc. The Adobe Acrobat PDF file of which this notice is a part was created (with minor corrections) from a book entitled The Club and the Town: The Rotary Club and the City of Longview, Texas, Year by Year from 1920 to 1995, published in 1995 by Longview Rotary Endowment Fund, Inc. Notwithstanding the prohibi- tion of reproduction without permission on the copyright page of the book, the publisher provides this PDF file to the general public without charge, but only for purposes of reference and research. The publisher strictly prohibits publication, distribution, or dissemination of this file or any part or printed pages thereof, or conversion of the file into any other format, without prior written permission. Longview Rotary Endowment Fund, Inc., PO Box 2244, Longview, TX 75606 The Club and the Town ROTARY I N L T A E R N N AT I O In May of 1935, most of the 74 members of the club gathered in the southwest part of the Longview city park, near Pecan and Molton Streets, for dedication of the new cabin built for Boy Scout Troop 202, which the club sponsored from 1933 until 1979. (See appendix for identifications.) Photograph by courtesy of Gerald Osborne, Jr. The Club and the Town The Rotary Club and the City of Longview, Texas, Year by Year from 1920 to 1995 ROTARY I L N L T A E R N O N AT I O S NG XA VIEW, TE Eugene W. McWhorter Published by Longview Rotary Endowment Fund, Inc. Published in 1995 by Longview Rotary Endowment Fund, Inc. PO Box 2244 Longview, Texas 75606 Project management by Vic Ferchill and John Troy Publishing coordination by Kenny Hawthorne Design and typography by Gene McWhorter Photographic assistance by Sam Smead Copyright 1995 by Longview Rotary Endowment Fund, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever (including, without being limited to, electronic, mechanical, and photographic means, and information storage and retrieval systems) with- out the prior written permission of Longview Rotary Endowment Fund, Inc. ISBN 0-9646100-9-4 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 95-75960 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper by Hudson Printing & Graphic Design 611 South Mobberly Avenue Longview, Texas 75602 — iv — Patrons of the Project MONG THE MANY PERSONS who participated in the effort to produce this book, several Aare due special gratitude and recognition. These patrons believed in the project, both as part of the good works of the Rotary Club and as a valuable contribution to the historical literature of the city. Their gifts enabled the book to be printed and bound in appropriate style and quantity. Charles G. Tullis In memory of J. O. Monday, W. Bruner Smith, and Henry L. Foster, Jr., by Claire Monday Smith Foster Howard P. Coghlan In memory of Claude Barbee by his wife Geraldine and their daughters Emily Shelton and Claudia Parrish In memory of E. K. Bennett by Ann and John Walker In memory of Lawrence and Mabel Bray Birdsong by their son Lawrence, Jr., and daughter Blanche Russell E. and Sally Hewell Brown Mr. and Mrs. J. Carroll Callahan In memory of Betye Sapp Cammack by Milton Cammack In memory of Bob Carroll by Mr. and Mrs. Ramey Carroll In memory of Arthur and Carlie Harlan Connor by Elizabeth Mercer, Laura Elkins, and Kay Cunningham Mr. and Mrs. Barcus DuBose In memory of Dr. E. S. Farrington by his family In honor of VictorOT E.A FerchillR Yby his son Cary In memory of GroverR C. Finch by his niece Eva Jean Finch Blount In memory of Jack Fiscus by Mr. and Mrs. J. Kim Callahan In memory of Henry L. Foster, Senior, by his daughter Florene Gregory In honor of Dr. Thomas Bramlette Francis by his daughter Floreid Stevens Henry O. Gossett, Jr. Ron and Candy Heezen David and Rebecca Houston Anne and Jim Hugman In memory of Dr.
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