The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, August 15, 1952

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

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

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Werst, J. L., Jr. August 15, 1952.

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  • Main Title: The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, August 15, 1952
  • Serial Title: The Big Lake Wildcat

Description

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

Physical Description

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

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Published every Friday.

Masthead reads, "Big Lake News and Oil Review Absorbed by Purchase March 1, 1927."

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  • Volume: 27
  • Issue: 32
  • Edition: 1

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The Texas Digital Newspaper Program (TDNP) partners with communities, publishers, and institutions to promote standards-based digitization of Texas newspapers and to make them freely accessible.

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

Big Lake Wildcat

The Big Lake Wildcat was established in 1925 to serve the residents of Big Lake. By 1931, it absorbed most of the other area newspapers and in 1931 became the only newspaper in Reagan County.

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  • August 15, 1952

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  • Aug. 23, 2015, 11:38 p.m.

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Werst, J. L., Jr. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, August 15, 1952, newspaper, August 15, 1952; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth633681/: accessed November 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Reagan County Library.

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