Ballinger Daily Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, August 24, 1917

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Daily newspaper from Ballinger, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

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four pages : ill. ; page 20 x 14 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.

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Sledge, A. W. August 24, 1917.

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Carnegie Library of Ballinger

The Historic Carnegie Library of Ballinger is located at 204 N. 8th Street., in Ballinger, Texas. The library strives to meet the needs of the community, as well as those of Runnels County residents.

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  • Main Title: Ballinger Daily Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, August 24, 1917
  • Serial Title: Ballinger Daily Ledger
  • Added Title: The Daily Ledger

Description

Daily newspaper from Ballinger, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Physical Description

four pages : ill. ; page 20 x 14 in.
Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.

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Published every afternoon except Sunday.

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  • Library of Congress Control Number: sn86089917
  • OCLC: 14559018
  • Library of Congress Control Number: sn86088290
  • OCLC: 13918166
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1194782

Publication Information

  • Volume: 12
  • Edition: 1

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Ballinger Area Newspaper Collection

The Ballinger Daily Ledger, The Banner-Ledger, and The Ballinger Ledger represent Runnels County and the county seat of Ballinger. These newspapers document a county originally settled in 1886 by railroad development, that eventually became a farming and ranching hub by the early 20th-century.

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  • August 24, 1917

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  • Oct. 17, 2019, 6:26 a.m.

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Sledge, A. W. Ballinger Daily Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, August 24, 1917, newspaper, August 24, 1917; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1194782/: accessed October 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.

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