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Wichita Falls Day Nursery built. [2] Kamay oil discovered near Wichita Falls. [1] 1941 - U.S. military Sheppard Field begins operating. [2] 1947 - Lake Kickapoo created in vicinity of Wichita Falls. [9] 1948 - U.S. military Sheppard Air Force Base active. [9] 1950 Midwestern University active. Population: 68,042. [7] 1952 - Grant Drive-In ...
Gillette is an American brand of safety razors and other personal care products including shaving supplies, owned by the multi-national corporation Procter & Gamble (P&G). ). Based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, it was owned by The Gillette Company, a supplier of products under various brands until that company merged into P&G i
On November 7, 1958, US 287 was rerouted in downtown Wichita Falls, and the FM 171 designation was extended along Lincoln Street to its current western terminus. The eastern terminus was extended to the south, first 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to a county road on May 2, 1962, and then 4.6 miles (7.4 km) to its current location at FM 2332 on June 1, 1965.
Lynn Walker, Wichita Falls Times Record News December 4, 2024 at 2:15 PM Florida-based Bealls Inc. will open a bealls — with a lower case b — in the Hobby Lobby shopping strip at 2801 ...
The tornado killed 7 and injured a further 111, and causing an estimated $15 million in damages. The tornado heavily damaged downtown Wichita Falls and destroyed much of Sheppard Air Force Base. The tornado was the first tornado that was broadcast to the public via live cameras, [1] and is the highest-rated tornado to ever hit Wichita Falls. [1]
Trish Choate, Wichita Falls Times Record News December 19, 2023 at 9:22 AM HOLT Truck Centers opened a new full-service facility in Wichita Falls, offering a range of services and employing local ...
On Dec. 28, Stone Oven Pizza, a restaurant in Wichita Falls, Texas, posted on Facebook about an incident that took place near closing time the previous day. According to witnesses, a group of ...
In the afternoon hours of April 26, 1991, a large and devastating tornado moved 46 miles (74 km) through areas southeast of Wichita, located in the state of Kansas.The tornado killed seventeen, injured over two hundred others, and left an estimated $300 million ($700,058,432 in 2024) of damage in its wake.