Category: 100 Years Ago

Pioneer Dallas Couple to Celebrate Golden Wedding – Dallas Morning News, Sunday, May 30, 1920, Dallas, Texas, Page: TwoThe golden anniversary of their wedding will be celebrated by Mr. and Mrs. James Allen McMurry at their home, 1305 Casey Street on Wednesday from 5 to 10 p. m. They were married in 1870…and came to Dallas…
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100 years ago today, an organization then known as the Dallas Trade League took out this full page advertisement in the Amarillo Daily News in an effort to promote commerce in Dallas. Some of the vendors were local banks, none of which are still household names today, Higginbotham-Bailey-Logan and Sanger Brothers, Padgitt Brothers (saddle makers),…
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