The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 13, 1947

One of 4,004 issues in The Groom News (Groom, Carson County, Tex.) 1926-current
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Weekly newspaper from Groom, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.

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ten pages : ill. ; page 22 x 16 in. Scanned from physical pages.

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Wade, Max & Wade, Helen February 13, 1947.

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  • Max Wade
    Publisher Info: W. Max Wade
    Place of Publication: Groom, Texas
  • Helen Wade
    Place of Publication: Groom, Texas

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  • Main Title: The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 13, 1947
  • Serial Title: The Groom News

Description

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

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ten pages : ill. ; page 22 x 16 in. Scanned from physical pages.

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Published every Thursday.

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  • Volume: 20
  • Issue: 42
  • Edition: 1

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Henry Harold Brooks established this paper in a tent in Panhandle on July 22, 1887. It's the oldest continuously published newspaper in the region, issued weekly (for a short time in the 1920s, the paper issued semi-weekly).

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  • February 13, 1947

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Wade, Max & Wade, Helen. The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 13, 1947, newspaper, February 13, 1947; Groom, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1487015/: accessed November 13, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carson County Library.

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