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	Taylor County TXGenWeb
Postcards Abilene's schools in the 1950s included McMurry College, Abilene Christian College, Hardin-Simmons University, ten grammar schools and a senior high. There were also the St. Joseph's Academy, Hendrick School of nursing, Draughton's Business College and Gail Business College. Total student population was about 10,000 per year. McMurry College, Abilene, Texas Abilene Christian College, Abilene Texas 1950s. Administration Bldg., Sewell Auditorium, Boys' Dormitory, Girls' Dormitory, Education Bldg., Administration Bldg. The Sewell Auditorium was built in 1929 and was named for Jesse P. Sewell, president of Abilene Christian in 1912-14. Hardin Simmons University- Abilene, Texas Abilene Hall Science Hall Fine Arts Bldg. Simmons College, Cowden Hall Abilene, Texas 1911 Abilene High School, Abilene, Texas Alexander Building, Abilene, Texas Wooten Hotel Abilene, Texas Pine Street, Abilene, Texas, 1900 South First and Chestnut Streets, Abilene, Texas 1900 Underpass and Pine Street, looking north, Abilene, Texas 1940s The eight story red brick building is the Alexander Building, still in use as an office building mostly lawyers, in the past doctors offices. The old Farmers & Merchants National Bank (now First Financial Bank) formerly was housed on the first floor. Across from the Alexander Building in the fifties was the Citizens National Bank which later built a tall building on Cypress St. In the background to the left, is a sixteen 16 story building, the Wooten Hotel, at 1103 N. 3rd St., really 3rd and Cypress, then the Abilene Towers Apartments until 1998 when it had to be closed due to lack of maintenance. Still standing in 2000 but in terrible shape and may be remodeled into shops and condominiums. The restored Paramount Theater is in the building. The red brick hotel on Cypress Street and was the Grace Hotel when it closed (formerly the Drake Hotel). It is now the Grace Museum. United States Post Office and Courthouse, Abilene, TX, 1940 Abilene Federal Buildinig..about 1900 Alexander Sanitarium, Abilene, Texas, 1931 First Presbyterian Church Abilene, Texas John Guitar's Home, Abilene, Texas, 1931 A duel was fought in Texas lately, by Alexander Shott and John S. Nott. Nott was shot and Shott was not. In this case it was better to be Shott than Nott. There was a rumor that Nott was not shot, but Shott swears he shot Nott, which proves either that the shot Shott shot at Nott was not shot, or that Nott is shot notwithstanding. Reference: April 1867 issue of Printers' Circular.

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