The Bi-Stone Weekly Review (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 24, 1977

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Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

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fourteen pages : ill. ; page 20 x 15 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.

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Oliphant, Robbie February 24, 1977.

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  • Main Title: The Bi-Stone Weekly Review (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 24, 1977
  • Serial Title: The Bi-Stone Weekly Review

Description

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Physical Description

fourteen pages : ill. ; page 20 x 15 in.
Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.

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Published every Thursday.

Masthead reads, "Combining the news of Wortham, Coolidge and the Bi-Stone Area."

Folio reads, "The Bi-Stone Weekly Review Combined with The Coolidge Herald and The Wortham Journal."

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  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 32
  • Edition: 1

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Mexia Newspaper Collection

These various newspapers served the Central Texas town of Mexia from 1923 to the present day. Digitization funded by a Tocker Foundation grant.

Freestone County Area Newspaper Collection

The Freestone County Area Newspaper Collection spans eleven decades and represents five newspaper titles, include The Fairfield Recorder, The Teague Chronicle, The Wortham Journal, The Bi-Stone Weekly Review, and The Streetman News.

Tocker Foundation Grant

Collections funded by the Tocker Foundation, which distributes funds principally for the support, encouragement, and assistance to small rural libraries in Texas.

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  • February 24, 1977

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  • Jan. 8, 2019, 4:37 p.m.

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  • Sept. 12, 2022, 9:52 a.m.

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Oliphant, Robbie. The Bi-Stone Weekly Review (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 24, 1977, newspaper, February 24, 1977; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1106434/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fairfield Library.

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