The Post Man - Texas Governor Series (REPORTED MIS LbNA #31881 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Boots Tex  |
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| Plant date: | Jun 13, 2007 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Moscow |
| County: | Polk |
| State: | Texas |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Dream Catcher |
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| Last found: | Sep 3, 2007 |
| Status: | FFa |
| Last edited: | Jun 13, 2007 |
THIS BOX HAS BEEN REPORTED MISSING 11-04-07
William Pettus Hobby, editor, publisher, and the 27th governor of Texas, was born in Moscow, Texas. He moved in 1893 with his family from Livingston to Houston, where he entered Houston High School. In 1895 he began working for the Houston Post as a circulation clerk. Hobby became a business writer for the Post in August 1901. He began to take an active interest in politics, was a founder of the Young Men's Democratic Club of Houston and in 1904 was secretary of the party's state executive committee. He became city editor, then managing editor of the Post, and participated in the covering of some of the most spectacular stories of the time. In 1907 he left the Post to become manager and part owner of the Beaumont Enterprise, which he soon acquired. Hobby was elected lieutenant governor in 1914 and was reelected in 1916. When Governor James Edward Ferguson was removed from office in 1917, Hobby became the twenty-seventh governor of Texas and the youngest man, at thirty-nine, to hold the office. Hobby served during an eventful period. During World War I he set up an effective military draft system for Texas, a state in which half of the country's military camps and most of its airfields were located. In 1918 Hobby defeated Ferguson by the largest majority ever received in a Democratic primary. Hobby's administration saw the passage of measures for drought relief, runoff requirements in party primaries, and state aid for schools and highways. He appointed the first Highway Commission in 1917. Laws included measures for oil conservation, the establishment of the oil and gas division of the Railroad Commission and of the Board of Control and provision for free school textbooks. After completing his term, he returned to the Beaumont Enterprise and purchased the Beaumont Journal. He retained control of both papers for more than a decade. In 1924 he became president of the Houston Post-Dispatch. When J. E. Josey acquired the newspaper in 1931 from Ross S. Sterling Hobby continued in the presidency and maintained executive control. In 1939 he acquired the paper, again called the Post. Hobby died in Houston on June 7, 1964. A state historical marker at his birthplace was dedicated at Moscow in 1964. Hobby Airport is named for him.
Directions:
Moscow, Texas is located at the junction of U. S. Highway 59 and FM 350, ninety miles north of Houston. Hobby Park is located at the same intersection. It’s a small park that once had an historical marker honoring Governor Hobby. The post that once held the marker is still there, but the marker itself has been broken off and is no longer there. Two yellow cats live in the park and one of them is a shameless beggar, so caution is advised.
To the box:
Find Hobby Park and park in the parking lot. Facing the park, you will notice a large oak tree inside the iron fence in the northeast corner. The box is resting in the crotch of the tree covered with debris and twigs. This is a public park with picnic tables and you are asked to be discreet as the tree is in full view of anyone who might be in the park. It is important to replace the box in its nest and recover it well so that it will survive for the next finder. Thanks.
William Pettus Hobby, editor, publisher, and the 27th governor of Texas, was born in Moscow, Texas. He moved in 1893 with his family from Livingston to Houston, where he entered Houston High School. In 1895 he began working for the Houston Post as a circulation clerk. Hobby became a business writer for the Post in August 1901. He began to take an active interest in politics, was a founder of the Young Men's Democratic Club of Houston and in 1904 was secretary of the party's state executive committee. He became city editor, then managing editor of the Post, and participated in the covering of some of the most spectacular stories of the time. In 1907 he left the Post to become manager and part owner of the Beaumont Enterprise, which he soon acquired. Hobby was elected lieutenant governor in 1914 and was reelected in 1916. When Governor James Edward Ferguson was removed from office in 1917, Hobby became the twenty-seventh governor of Texas and the youngest man, at thirty-nine, to hold the office. Hobby served during an eventful period. During World War I he set up an effective military draft system for Texas, a state in which half of the country's military camps and most of its airfields were located. In 1918 Hobby defeated Ferguson by the largest majority ever received in a Democratic primary. Hobby's administration saw the passage of measures for drought relief, runoff requirements in party primaries, and state aid for schools and highways. He appointed the first Highway Commission in 1917. Laws included measures for oil conservation, the establishment of the oil and gas division of the Railroad Commission and of the Board of Control and provision for free school textbooks. After completing his term, he returned to the Beaumont Enterprise and purchased the Beaumont Journal. He retained control of both papers for more than a decade. In 1924 he became president of the Houston Post-Dispatch. When J. E. Josey acquired the newspaper in 1931 from Ross S. Sterling Hobby continued in the presidency and maintained executive control. In 1939 he acquired the paper, again called the Post. Hobby died in Houston on June 7, 1964. A state historical marker at his birthplace was dedicated at Moscow in 1964. Hobby Airport is named for him.
Directions:
Moscow, Texas is located at the junction of U. S. Highway 59 and FM 350, ninety miles north of Houston. Hobby Park is located at the same intersection. It’s a small park that once had an historical marker honoring Governor Hobby. The post that once held the marker is still there, but the marker itself has been broken off and is no longer there. Two yellow cats live in the park and one of them is a shameless beggar, so caution is advised.
To the box:
Find Hobby Park and park in the parking lot. Facing the park, you will notice a large oak tree inside the iron fence in the northeast corner. The box is resting in the crotch of the tree covered with debris and twigs. This is a public park with picnic tables and you are asked to be discreet as the tree is in full view of anyone who might be in the park. It is important to replace the box in its nest and recover it well so that it will survive for the next finder. Thanks.