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[Clipping: Pens of the People]
Clipping by W. N. Stowe describing a street in Galveston that has been greatly improved and should be cared for. Stowe suggest an ordinance to prohibit parking on this street.
Date:
January 28, 1948
Creator:
Stowe, W. N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Traffic Bottleknecks]
Clipping from Pens of the People describing parking issues on roadways to as to make room for cars that are driving. Riley believes this would at least temporarily alleviate the bottleneck issues.
Date:
January 28, 1948
Creator:
Riley, William Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Drastic Expedient]
Clipping describing traffic issues. The author posits that operations by motorists should be guided by a control plan drafted by a traffic engineer. Complaints about the esplanades are also discussed.
Date:
January 28, 1948
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Mrs. Bryan, Pioneer of Abilene, Dies]
Newspaper clipping about the death of Martha Chaplain Dashiell, wife of senator W. J. Bryan, along with the clipped newspaper header. Partial ads and articles are on the reverse side.
Date:
July 28, 1948
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Natural Beauty Spots, What Other Cities Do, Bottlenecks]
Clippings describing how to improve the esplanades instead of paving over them. Jeane B. Kempner commends the "Drastic Expedient" editorial and desires to build up the esplanades. P. W. Holt advocates the prohibition of parking on 25th and Broadway to preserve the esplanades and protect pedestrians.
Date:
January 28, 1948
Creator:
Patrick, T. W.; Kempner, Jeane Bertig & Holt, P. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Get the Speeders, Esplanade Question, Narrower Esplanades]
Clipping from Pens of the People describing two issues on Galveston roads. Martha Creel petitions the police to catch the speeders on these roads. Fannie Wilson petitions for the esplanades to be left as is. O. J. Arvidsson proposes narrowing the size of the esplanades by half.
Date:
January 28, 1948
Creator:
Creel, Martha; Arvidsson, O. J. & Wilson, Fannie
System:
The Portal to Texas History