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The Kilgore News Herald from Kilgore, Texas • 5

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Kilgore, Texas
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5
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jL BANK TBUST TEXAS CITIZENS STATE KILGORE NO 2-v- A SPUR-IAESSG S0WG-10V1NC fOOt- MIMIII FIDCIAL OfPOSIT INSUHNCI COIfOHIION Chapter 7 of BILL IIICKOK" -Serial- Wy -ALSO CARTOON AND LATrST MttS A' no NOT have In lx in fhi ib lo witness Bus AIRIAL llS i W-v AND EAST TEXAS THEATRES INC ON THE FORMAL OPENING OF is- THE HEW SOMAIJy fEATUNES IM I nM nififmiE 4 -ir? GALA OPENING ATTRACTION DENNIS DORIS JACK rtltgm driii-ih theatre KILGORE DRIVE-IU THEATRE Wc ore proud to hove qualified to provide the Kilgore Drive-In Theatre all the Neon Signs Neon Tubing Attraction Boards and other Neon illumination It's brilliance it's warmth of welcome creates prestige and continued recognition of Liggett Crim's civic mindedness It's another link in the progress of Kilgore and East Texas nmm Him Recognized Leaders In Quality Neon Sign Manufacturing Since 1933 Longview Texas "Quality Remains Long After Price Is Forgotten" Afiin mj I mV fSJl S) ACoLoit 7l -'tfo KiDDlizj 1 VI I kt 1 4.

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