Davis Hall Antics (Part 1 of 2)

Davis Hall Antics (Part 1 of 2)

Located on the most northeastern point on the UTA Campus, Davis Hall has withstood the test of time, and, by all rights, should be designated a Historical Landmark...

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Occupational Tax was Arlington's First Financing Method

Occupational Tax was Arlington's First Financing Method

Need of funds for the operation of the city government and methods for paying city officials apparently offered a real challenge to early-day city councilmen...

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Arlington's Early Police Department

Arlington's Early Police Department

A night watchman, a flashing red light on a downtown building, and a Model T Ford. A highly trained force of more than 100 police officerss, the latest in space age communications equipment...

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Former School Superintendent Wrote of the Early Days

Former School Superintendent Wrote of the Early Days

Neither relatives nor friends attracted us to Arlington in 1908, for we had no such connections here. I had passed through the town on the T & P...

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Owner of City’s First Beauty Shop Recalls Hair Styles of Years Ago

Owner of City’s First Beauty Shop Recalls Hair Styles of Years Ago

“Call it being vain or whatever, but most women have always wanted to look their best, and especially to keep their hair done,”...

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Early Electric Service in Arlington

Early Electric Service in Arlington

The early history of electricity in Arlington is a “corny” story. It seems that the first light plant had to burn corn cobs to generate the electricity. It was in 1904 that a corn-shelling plant...

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