[Clippings: Long-Discussed Zoo Move Is in Tuesday Bond Vote]

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Newspaper clippings of an article about moving the zoo in Abilene, Texas, discussing the city's reasons for moving the zoo and the finances behind the move. The article includes an architect's drawing of plans for the zoo after the move.

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6 clipping : ill.

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Shell, Bill February 13, 1964.

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  • Main Title: [Clippings: Long-Discussed Zoo Move Is in Tuesday Bond Vote]
  • Added Title: What Kind of Zoo For $250,000?
  • Added Title: Hooks Cites Zoo Economic Value
  • Added Title: Fair Park Zoo Called 'Disgrace'
  • Added Title: Zoo Move Proposed
  • Added Title: Why Move Zoo? Why Out There?
  • Added Title: Zoo Move Talked For Past 24 Years
  • Added Title: Bonds Would Double Parks

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Newspaper clippings of an article about moving the zoo in Abilene, Texas, discussing the city's reasons for moving the zoo and the finances behind the move. The article includes an architect's drawing of plans for the zoo after the move.

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6 clipping : ill.

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  • "Long-Discussed Zoo Move Is in Tuesday Bond Vote," Abilene Reporter-News, Abilene Texas, February 13, 1964. pp. 1A, 11A, 1B, 16B, 2B, 10B

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Abilene Library Consortium

Featuring thousands of newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, technical drawings, and much more, this diverse collection tells the story of Texas through the preservation and exhibition of valuable resources.

O.K. Hobbs Plat Book

This book provides researchers with an objective, historical reference to the layout of the city of the Abilene. Its bulk was assembled in 1927 by O. K. Hobbs and J. P. McKean, and was revised by Hobbs in May 1930.

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  • February 13, 1964

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Shell, Bill. [Clippings: Long-Discussed Zoo Move Is in Tuesday Bond Vote], clipping, February 13, 1964; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth866036/: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.

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