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HITN Y CTiEONY
CLCSE OF SIGN t"WIJTHNY" AiD FLAG7(.
AD D.UI
Whitney Dam and reservoir nears completion. The big project
in Hill and Bosque Counties will control the Brazos iver.
actually---the 42-million dollar job will be complete in
1952. 'o celebrate the relocation and completion of
Highway 22" over the top of the dam and spillway, a celebration
is held. Thousands of persons jam the area for the event.
CLOSE UP OF MAN SPAICING
Speakers who participate in the ceremonies include---
Ray Williams of Hillsboro; Doctor Silas '". Grant of the
hitney Chamber of e bmerce; 7. 7. Siddons of Hillsboo
of the Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District.
Colonel Louis Trentiss and Colonel Delbrt Freeman of the
Corps of engineers. Principal ad ress is made by Congressman
J
Olin Teague of Bryan who recalls groundbreaking for
the dat in 1947.
CLOSE OF MJI
Congressman Poage of 'taco praises the project...gives creditto the engineers and ot ers.
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WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.). [News Script: Whitney ceremony], script, March 6, 1951; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc700464/m1/1/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.