JONES, James Henry, a Representative from Texas; born in Shelby County, Ala., September 13, 1830; moved with his parents to Talladega County, Ala., in early youth; pursued an academic course;…
(Encyclopedia) Lackland Air Force BaseLackland Air Force Baselăkˈlənd [key], U.S. military installation, c.6,835 acres (2,766 hectares), S Tex., W of San Antonio; est. 1941, amalgated 2010 with Fort…
(Encyclopedia) Port NechesPort Nechesnĕchˈĭz [key], city (1990 pop. 12,974), Jefferson co., SE Tex., on the Neches River; inc. 1927. It is an oil-shipping port on the deepwater Sabine-Neches Canal.…
(Encyclopedia) Temple, city (1990 pop. 46,109), Bell co., central Tex.; inc. 1882. In a rich blackland region, Temple has grain and textile mills, railroad shops, and plants that make computer…
(Encyclopedia) Flavin, DanFlavin, Danflāˈvĭn [key], 1933–96, American sculptor, b. New York City. In the early 1960s, Flavin experimented with fluorescent lights, bending them into complex, angular…
(Encyclopedia) Bonnie and Clyde, Bonnie Parker, 1910–34, b. Rowena, Tex., and Clyde Barrow, 1909–34, b. Tellice, Tex., notorious American criminals during the Great Depression. Joining forces in 1932…
UPSON, Christopher Columbus, a Representative from Texas; born near Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., October 17, 1829; attended the common schools and Williams College, Williamstown, Mass.;…
STUBBS, Henry Elbert, a Representative from California; born in Nampa, Coleman County, Tex., March 4, 1881; attended the public schools in Groesbeck, Tex., and Phillips University, Enid, Okla…
SCHLEICHER, Gustave, a Representative from Texas; was born in Darmstadt, Germany, on November 19, 1823; attended the University of Giessen; became a civil engineer and was employed in the…
ASHE, John Baptista, (brother of William Shepperd Ashe, nephew of John Baptista Ashe [1748-1802], and cousin of Thomas Samuel Ashe), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Rocky Point, Pender…
