May 18, 1923
Next Monday, May 21st, is the third Monday of this month and will therefore set the first of the big monthly Live Stock and Poultry Shows in Dublin, the second of the Big Bargain Days here and the third regular Third Monday Trades Days in Dublin. All of these are to be combined into one big event this month, to take place next Monday and the biggest crowd seen in Dublin for a long time is expected to be in Dublin on that day. The Live Stock and Poultry Show is hoped to show enough interest that day to justify making it a regular monthly event, culminating in a Big Fall Fair to be held on a big scale some time this fall. Ample preparations have been made to take care of all the live stock and poultry to be shown next Monday. The location formerly used for a lumber business and once for a wagon yard has been secured to care for this showing of poultry and live stock event. There is ample shelter and shade for all who may come and there is water in abundance conveniently at hand for all purposes.
May 21, 1948
City delivery mail service three approved routes and a parcel post route will be established in Dublin effective July 1, 1948, Postmaster T.J. Shillingburg announced Thursday. Two-trip delivery service to the residential area will be made daily on week days with the exception of Saturday, on which day only the morning trip is authorized, Shillingburg said.
In January the Post Office Department tentatively approved only one-trip service for the residential areas, but in a letter that contained final approval advised the local postmaster that “this bureau is now in a position to authorize two-trip delivery for the residential area as originally proposed.”
A one-trip parcel post delivery route of
50 years ago
May 18, 1973
Professor Benny Paul Gallaway will be featured speaker at the Chamber of Commerce Friday night at the Dublin Public School Lunchroom. Mr. Gallaway is Associate Professor of History at Abilene Christian College and is a 1945 graduate of Dublin High School. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry L Gallaway of Dublin. Mr. Gallaway is the author of a book, “The Dark Corner of the Confederacy” which throws much light on life in Texas and the Erath County area before and during the Civil War period.
Music for the program will be provided by the Stroud Sisters. President Jewel Humphreys will preside.
The unusual fine banquet dinner will be prepared by the lunchroom staff under the direction of Mrs. Doyle Looney.
25 years ago
The Texas Department of Transportation has scheduled a public meeting for Tuesday, June 23 in the high school auditorium to discuss plans for a highway loop around Dublin.
Displays will be available for viewing at 6:30 p.m., with a brief presentation set for 7 p.m., followed by public comments.
The proposed bypass would separate from the existing Highway 67 north of Dublin and reenter Highway 67 at the Comanche County line.
The proposal calls for a four-lane divided highway with 12-foot lanes, 10-foot shoulders and 76-foot median.
Officials of TxDOT will display maps, drawings and other information about the project, including its location and alternative preliminary design concepts prior to the public meeting.
(The above excerpts are from previous editions of The Dublin Progress and The Dublin Citizen and are meant to reflect the history and writing of those times.)