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His wife, Mary Smith Jones, the first lady of the Republic of Texas, died on December 31, 1907, and is buried at Glenwood Cemetery. [20] Two reconstruction mayors are interred at Glenwood: Joseph Robert Morris [21] and Thomas Howe Scanlan. [22] John T. Browne was mayor of Houston from 1897 to 1899 and member of Texas House of Representatives. [23]
Dennis commenced an apprenticeship as an embalmer at Ballard Funeral Home in 1944. He graduated from the San Francisco College of Mortuary Science on December 22, 1946. He was then put in charge of all facets of the military contract Ballard Funeral Home had with Roswell Army Air Field (RAAF), which was later renamed to Walker Air Force Base in ...
Glenn Herbert McCarthy (December 25, 1907 – December 26, 1988) was an American oil tycoon. The media often referred to him as "Diamond Glenn" and "The King of the Wildcatters ". McCarthy was an oil prospector and entrepreneur who owned many businesses in various sectors of the economy.
Howard Goldstein -- a crossdressing Orthodox Jewish man convicted of murdering his elderly roommate in 2004 -- was found dead in his apartment this week.
Some Houston Post articles had been made available in the archives of the Houston Chronicle website, but by 2005 they were removed. The Houston Chronicle online editor Mike Read said that the Houston Chronicle decided to remove Houston Post articles from the website after the 2001 United States Supreme Court New York Times Co. v. Tasini decision; the newspaper originally planned to filter ...
An Oregon man is accused of murdering his girlfriend, whose July 2024 death was initially ruled a suicide. On Tuesday, Jan.15, police in Sweet Home arrested Jerod L. Norman, 40, of Sweet Home, and ...
Houston city councilman, 2009 Houston Mayoral Candidate [261] Briscoe Cain: Texas State Representative for District 128, beginning 2017; lawyer in Deer Park; received B.S. in Communications [262] Bill Callegari: 1972 Texas State Representative, 2001–2015; engineer and businessman [263] Robert R. Casey: 1934
Social Security’s annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) helps keep retirees afloat as inflation erodes purchasing power. But this year, it’s sparking some anxiety.