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Labor Day in Thurber

By Mary Adams Texas recognized Labor Day on the first Monday of September in 1863. A year later, the federal government made Labor Day a federal holiday on par with Independence Day. The question is, did Thurber embrace Labor Day...

A wooden top with no string.

Conqueror

By Scarlet Weber Classics are considered classics for a reason, and tops are no exception....

Hotel Knox ad from "The Texas Miner" decorative font displays "Now Open - Hotel Knox- Thurber Coal Mines, Erath County, Texas. - $2.50 Per Day. Mrs. S Putnam, Manager."

The Knox Hotel

By Shala Scarlato The Knox Hotel had a grand opening on June 3rd, 1894, to...