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The 1950s Texas drought was a period between 1949 and 1957 in which the state received 30 to 50% less rain than normal, while temperatures rose above average. During this time, Texans experienced the second-, third-, and eighth-driest single years ever in the state – 1956, 1954, and 1951, respectively. [ 1 ]
Al's Auto Supply – Chain that operated in Washington, California, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada and Alaska; purchased by CSK Auto.Founded by Abe "Al" Wexler in Everett, Washington in the late 1950s; [1] [2] sold 15 store chain to Paccar in 1987; [3] Paccar sold chain (along with Grand Auto) in 1999 to CSK Auto which eventually rebranded stores as Schucks.
Keller is home to nearly 50,000 people today, but it used to be a much quieter farming community back in the day. Here are some shots of Keller’s people and places from the 1920s to the 1950s ...
His excesses made him an unwilling national celebrity during the 1940s and 1950s as the media became enamored with tales of Texas oil wealth. [ 131 ] Jim West Jr. was the heir to the fortune of Jim West Sr., an early Houston businessman who helped shape the city and the state before the boom and during the early years of the boom. [ 132 ]
Structural damage caused by Hurricane Celia. From 1950 to 1979, at least 34 tropical or subtropical cyclones affected the U.S. state of Texas.According to David Roth of the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center, a tropical cyclone makes landfall along the coastline about three times every four years, and on any 50 mi (80 km) segment of the coastline a hurricane makes landfall about once every ...
Check out what life was like in North Texas town of Weatherford, the Parker County seat since the mid-1800s. ... Keller, Texas, during the 1920s-1950s. Greater Fort Worth International Airport ...
View history; General What links here; Related changes; Upload file; ... Pages in category "1950 in Texas" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.