The Abstract office on East 5th Street just south of the courthouse.
09/27/2023
09/26/2023
09/25/2023
Third National Bank
We have a January 1912 Third National Bank postcard added to the collection. The back of the postcard reads...
"Make a thousand resolutions and break them all, except the one to"put a part of your earnings in the bank," and the end of the year cannot fail but find you better off in every way than the beginning."
09/24/2023
Cotton Bag
Came across this Gregg Seed Farms bag. Herman Gregg, his son Weldon and his brother Melvin Gregg were brilliant seed producers in their lab that was on East Highway 70.
09/22/2023
09/21/2023
Tribute to Dr. Mary D. Bublis
What a beautiful day to celebrate the memory of a Plainview Pioneer, Dr. Mary D. Bublis, the first psychiatrist to serve in the mental health field in Plainview. What a tremendous life she lived as she served from her bottomless wealth of knowledge and compassion.
The program ...
Dr. Mary's children who were present at the unveiling tribute ...
Opening words from Mayor Charles Starnes ...
Pastor Joe Barrera welcomes God to this place ...
Alice Lockeby, marketing & public relations director for Central Plains Center, introduces the Directors...
Bill Dillard from Victoria, Texas, was the first full-time CEO for the Center in 1971 and shared his Dr. Mary thoughts...
The Tribute group plus Pete Laney, who was instrumental in the push for mental health for our counties while in Austin along with Judge Abernathy (deceased).
Doctors Mary D. and Norbert J. Bublis (from the Plainview Centennial Circle Celebrating Legacy Leavers)
Doctors Mary and Norbert Bublis were prominent local physicians for over four decades. Both
had practiced medicine for years when they moved to Plainview in 1957. Her M.D. degree was
from Washington University in St. Louis, and his was from St. Louis University, in the same
city. She was born Mary Davis on the last day of 1920 in Utah, and he was born in 1910 in
Illinois. They had seven children and 17 grandchildren.
“Dr. Mary,” as she was known, was a leading force in modernizing mental health issues and
treatment in Plainview and West Texas. As her reputation grew, people in need of mental health
attention knew they could count on her professional insight and personal sympathy. In addition
to her local private practice, over the years she served as medical director of the High Plains
Children’s Training Center, Hale County Law Enforcement Center, Hale County Health
Department, and Central Plains MH-MR Center. Dr. Mary also taught psychology at Wayland
Baptist University and served on the boards of the Hale County Child Welfare Unit, South Plains
Health Provider Organization, City-County Health Unit, and Council on Domestic Violence. She
was named Plainview’s Woman of the Year in 1968.
Dr. Norbert Bublis, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, had practiced medicine in Missouri,
New York, and Temple, Texas, for nearly two decades when the Bublises moved to Plainview,
where he continued until 1988, for a practice more than 50 years long. He was a member of the
American Medical Association, Texas Medical Association, Texas Orthopedic Association, and
the Tri-County Medical Society.
As one of their services to the community, for years, the Bublises conducted complimentary
physical examinations for the members of a number of sports teams and local organizations, such
as the Boy Scouts.
Dr. Mary Bublis died in 1995 and Dr. Norbert Bublis, in 2004.
09/20/2023
Plainview Campsite
An early photo of the Plainview Welcomes You campsite. Plainview, always progressive, offered tiny homes for rent before the term tiny homes was cool! There were tiny home cabins and camping locations.
09/19/2023
Mesa Extension
The Mesa Street extension road work is moving right along out west of Walmart over to the Westgate addition.
09/17/2023
October Service opportunity
In October, the citizens of Plainview will have the opportunity to apply to serve on community boards, committees & commissions. Start thinking now about where you can plug yourself into your city as a volunteer representative and voice.
The Animal Advisory and Appeals Board is the newest board and you can be a part of the first group to help lead this charge. Read about each group and find your passion.
Apply when they announce that applications are open (October), check all areas that you are interested in and see where you are selected to serve.
The City is hiring animal control officers. This takes a person who has a special calling and a broad understanding of animals in general.
09/16/2023
Bulldogs, Yes!
Proud of our Plainview Bulldogs! They fought back & hard!!! We have spirit, yes we do, we have spirit, how about you...supporting the Plainview Bulldogs!!!
