25 years
It was business as usual on Saturday, although 270 bank employees now work for NCNB Texas National Bank instead of First Republic Bank.
50 years
Gary Sage, Lubbock’s 1963 Soap Box Derby champion, received a champion’s welcome in Akron, Ohio, Tuesday after an exciting jet ride from the South Plains of Texas.
75 years
Lubbock’s building permit total for 1938 Saturday surpassed the million and a half dollar mark with thousands of dollars to spare; and the July total set a new high for monthly aggregates for this year.
100 years