The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 21, 1997

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

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twelve pages : ill. ; page 22 x 14 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.

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Werst, David August 21, 1997.

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  • Main Title: The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 21, 1997
  • Serial Title: The Big Lake Wildcat

Description

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

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twelve pages : ill. ; page 22 x 14 in.
Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.

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Published every Thursday.

Folio reads, "Established in 1925."

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  • Volume: SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR
  • Issue: 34
  • Edition: 1

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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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Werst, David. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 21, 1997, newspaper, August 21, 1997; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth739741/: accessed December 6, 2023), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Reagan County Library.

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