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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Poteet are celebrating the 125th |
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anniversary of their post office in 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, The town's namesake, Francis M. Poteet, was a |
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blacksmith who also ran a mercantile store in the area in the 1880s; |
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he began providing mail service to his customers and was granted a |
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station by U.S. Postal Service officials in 1886; he served as the |
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community's first postmaster and later sold his business to Henry |
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T. Mumme, who donated 400 acres of land for a new townsite and moved |
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the post office there; and |
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WHEREAS, The Poteet post office has benefited from the |
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leadership of 16 postmasters over the past 125 years; in addition to |
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Mr. Poteet and Mr. Mumme, they include Percy Herman, Andrew Coward, |
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Florence Burnham, Thomas E. Franklin, G. O. Gawthon, Charles B. |
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Myers, Elmo S. Wheeler, Roger W. Williams, Elizabeth H. Payne, |
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August E. Hooge, Mary Cooper, Alfredo Catala, Benito J. Mendoza, |
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and Ada M. Ennis; and |
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WHEREAS, Members of the Poteet Grange and the local chamber |
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of commerce have scheduled a series of events to be held throughout |
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the year in observance of the post office's anniversary; recent |
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programs involved a community unity gathering, ceremonies honoring |
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all Poteet postmasters, and historical presentations, and upcoming |
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events include a reception for Poteet citizens over the age of 80, a |
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competition for the oldest postmark cancellation, an antique show, |
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and a time capsule burial; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, the Poteet post office has served |
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generations of area Texans, and local citizens may indeed take |
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pride in the rich history of this venerable institution in their |
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community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 125th anniversary of the United |
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States Post Office in Poteet and extend to all those taking part in |
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the festivities sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable |
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anniversary year; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the U.S. Post Office in Poteet as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Aliseda |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1530 was adopted by the House on May |
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5, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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