Looking Back

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10 YEARS AGO
The Pittsburg Independent School District board unanimously approved spending $3.52 million on new construction and improvements.
Jeromy Rater, a senior at Pittsburg High School, bowled a perfect 300 game.
 
20 YEARS AGO
Texas Forest Service employees give away 16,000 trees locally in recognition of Arbor Day.
Girl’s golf team of Rannone McAlester, Valerie Doss, Jamie Antwine, Stacy Kendall, Kim Clemens, Rebekah Neves, Holly McNutt and Telly Crain wins district title.
30 YEARS AGO
Frankie Buck King and Billy C. Wootten were elected to the school board.
City council members sworn in new members Betty Chiarello, Tony Collins, Ed Molloy and incumbent Dailis Moore.
Sixteen families involved in crime watch program in Smithland Addition.
 
40 YEARS AGO
Hoblitzell Foundation clears last indebtedness against the new Pittsburg library with a gift of $35,000.
Drucilla Pruitt is Woman of the Year. Dr. R. K. Pendergrass is Man of the Year and Don Reynolds receives Aubrey E. Pilgrim agriculture award.
Bertram Hardaway and Emmett Phillips win school board seats.
Jim Nickerson pitches his second shutout for the Pirates in a victory over Gladewater.
 
50 YEARS AGO
Relay team players Jackie Seale, Bobby Johnson, Johnnie Paul Richardson and Jeff Watson receive large trophies in track meet.
Band plays to full house at spring concert.
 
60 YEARS AGO
Parking meters issue passes 95 to 45 as record vote polled in city election.
Junior high track team wins district title by one-half point.
 
70 YEARS AGO
Three revivals start in Pittsburg on the same day.
Harry Holman begins construction of a 70 x 85 addition to his manufacturing plant.
C. M. Winkle buys the J. E. Poole residence.
Dr. R. L. Martin, A. L. Raley and G. W. Keeling were elected school trustees.
 
80 YEARS AGO
Camp County was transferred from the 1st Congressional House District to the 3rd.
C. D. Swayze, H. E. Taylor and C. R. Guest were elected aldermen.
 
92 YEARS AGO
Claud Clayton was elected mayor.
Two buffalo fish weighing 80 pounds were caught at Ferndale Lake.
 
110 YEARS AGO
Hailstorm does considerable damage at Pittsburg.
Buck Abernathy dies.
G. C. Hopkins and J. F. Reynolds elected aldermen.
 
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