Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, April 9, 1915

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

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four pages : ill. ; page 22 x 16 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.

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Stump, D. L. April 9, 1915.

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On June 15, 1910, 20 women organized and opened the Palacios Library. By the end of the year, it contained 104 members, 325 books, and $150 in the treasury. A narrowly framed building which was once the town box ball alley originally housed the Library. A Tocker Foundation grant aided in digitization efforts.

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  • Main Title: Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, April 9, 1915
  • Serial Title: Palacios Beacon

Description

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

Physical Description

four pages : ill. ; page 22 x 16 in.
Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.

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Published every Friday.

Folio reads, "Official Journal of the City of Palacios."

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  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 15
  • Edition: 1

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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.

Palacios Beacon

Published near the Texas coast since 1907, this paper served Palacios, or "The City by the Sea." The publishing office is the oldest continuously-run business in the community. The paper was digitized through the Tocker Foundation.

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  • April 9, 1915

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  • April 14, 2016, 7:06 p.m.

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Stump, D. L. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, April 9, 1915, newspaper, April 9, 1915; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth724901/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Palacios Library.

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