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Vol 8, No 33

February 2, 1848

Wednesday Evening

Treaty of Hidalgo Ends War with Mexico

Born This Date
Actress Farrah Fawcett born in Corpus Christi
CORPUS CHRISTI   (1947)   On this date in 1947, actress and model, Farrah Fawcett was born in Corpus Christi. She graduated from W B Ray High School in 1965, and attended the University of Texas where she was a Tri-Delt (Delta, Delta, Delta).
   After starring in several commercials and a memorable poster, she landed the roll in 1976 of Jill Munroe in television's "Charlie's Angels". In 1984 she was nominated for an Emmy for her roll as a battered housewife in "The Burning Bed.".
   She continued to model into her 50s.   

Treaty of Hidalgo
WASHINGTON DC (1848)   On this date in 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed by Mexico officially ending the Mexican War and giving the American Southwest to the United States. In addition, the Rio Grande River would be officially recognized as an international boundary.

Business Desk
Amicable Life Insurance Company Chartered
WACO   (1909)    On this date in 1909, the Amicable Life Insurance Company was chartered in Waco. On the board were many of the leading business people of Waco, include several from the First National Bank at 3rd and Austin Ave. Both ALICO and the 1st National Bank were wanting to build new, standout buildings.
   By 1910 construction began on the new ALICO building in Waco, originally planned as an 8 story building, changed to a 17 story building, eventually 20 stories. But when ALICO founder Artemas Roberts learned that the new Adolphus Hotel in Dallas would be 20 stories, plans were changed to 21 stories. When the Adolphus changed their plans to reach 21 stories, a 22nd story was added to make the ALICO building, at the time, the tallest skyscraper in the South, or west of the Mississippi River.
    The building began with a 40 foot deep hole to bedrock, so that the new building would withstand the strongest hurricane. In May 1953, it was tested. When the rest of downtown was leveled by a F-5 tornado, the Alico building with it's own water supply withstood the tornado and became a make-shift headquarters for the rescue.
   Throughout the 1930s, W-A-C-O AM radio broadcast from the ALICO building from it's tower atop the building. Today the ALICO building remains as the tallest and most prominent building, by far, in Waco.