Passage Index Foreword Table of Contents Page 1 Table of Contents Page 2 Table of Contents Page 3 Table of Contents Page 4 Table of Contents Page 5 Table of Contents Page 6 Table of Contents Page 7 1948: Victory Democratic Primary, Federal Suit, Praise from Grand Jury A Circle Completed, Mrs. Dontey's Gift of Lending Library Books Compaign Against Ennis; John Barnhart Change in Policy, Welcoming Volunteers Dedication of the New James R. Dougherty Memorial Library Building, 1957 Directors of First Prosperity Bank Dr. John Brockman on Longtime Teachers Eloy Rodriguez, Assistand Administrator of Windham School's Region IV Febrary 14, 1952: Death of Fred Gutierrez First Local Funding, 1944 History of the Pettus School Joe Barnhart, Sr. Reading Room, Mrs Dougherty's Portrait, Elizabeth Schultz; Gifts fron Spielhagens, Latchams, Lois Chesnutt July 15, 1945: Death of John Earl Leslie June 20, 1945: Arrest and Treatment of By-standers at Yougeen Lending or Rental Libraries During the Great Depression Librarians Lula Striedel, Bertha Blankenship Gingerich, and Jo Ann Oliphant, and the First Joe Barnhart Bee County Library Board Memories of Mr. Jim by J. Frank Dobie Mr. Jim Dougherty - Lawyer, Oilman, Philanthropist 1871 - 1950 New Faculty in the 1970's New Home for the Library in the United Clubs Building, 1938 Oil 1930: R.W. Dirks, World War II and After; Valley Produce Pawnee School's Biannual Trip to New York and Washington D.C. Resistance to Change and Modernization Spring 1945: On Treatment of Three Juveniles State Bank and Trust Stories of Two Newcomers: Albert Praeger and Joe Barnhart The Discovery of Oil The Nueces River at Dinero Vail Ennis - An Anachronistic Phonomenon Victory in 1950