Plainview City Hall and Fire Station in 1920s

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Life in Hale County Texas 1850 - 1950

Some time in the 1920s fire fighters and local officials climbed aboard the fire truck and posed for this old photo postcard to promote Plainview to potential settlers.

. . . for more like this please see History of Texas Police and Firemen

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Texas History in the 19th Century (Amazon)

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Hale County Unclaimed Estates

These Deceased Residents of Hale County Left a total $72,816 in Unclaimed Money for their heirs. Please share this with your family and friends from Plainview, Abernathy, Hale Center, Petersburg, Edmonson, and Cotton Center Texas to let them know how to claim their inheritance from the Texas Comptroller's Office. . . see the list

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