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Subject: [TXCASS-L] City of Domino
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 01:41:10 EST

The city of Domino, hmm... Well, I think what you said about the liqueur
stores is just about right :) As far as I know, there has always been two
stores, and that is just about all.
Actually it is right below the Bowie County line in Cass County on highway 59.
The two counties are separated at the Sulfur River at Write Patman Lake, and
Domino is the first community you come to going south toward Queen City.

One reason they were so successful was the two dry counties, Cass and Bowie.
Miller County Arkansas had an age limit of 21 when Texas and Louisiana were
still 18. I guess the next closest place to go to would have been at the
Louisiana state line on highway 1, or another state line road going into
Louisiana or Oklahoma.

There used to be just a flashing yellow caution light on the highway to mark
the turn off. Now they have a full fledged red light. A lot of large log
trucks turn there because of the "paper mill". International Paper has a
large plant, employing many, on the same road, just past the Domino community.

There is a little information on Domino in the "Handbook of Texas On Line"
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/index.html
It says:
DOMINO, TEXAS. Domino is on Farm Road 3129 ten miles northeast of Atlanta in
northeastern Cass County. It was established in the late nineteenth century
as a flag stop on the Texas and Pacific Railway. In the mid-1930s the town
had two churches and a number of houses. The construction of nearby Wright
Patman Lakeqv in the 1950s brought new growth. The community incorporated
during the 1970s, and in 1990 had a population of 101. Many of the residents
work in Atlanta or Queen City.

SULPHUR RIVER. >>>After exiting Lake Texarkana at its dam, the Sulphur River
continues east, entering Arkansas four miles east of Domino. In Arkansas it
flows east for fifteen miles to its mouth on the Red River, two miles
northeast of Doddridge in southern Miller County, Arkansas (at 3306' N,
9352' W). The river flows 183 miles. <<<<

BAKER CREEK. Baker Creek rises 4 miles north of Queen City in northeastern
Cass County (at 3313' N, 9410' W) and runs northeast for eight miles to
where it joins a small unnamed stream to form Baker Slough near Domino (at
3316' N, 9406' W). The stream is intermittent in its upper reaches. It
flows over sandy and loamy soils that support pines and hardwoods. The creek
may have been named for John Baker, original grantee of land near its mouth.
BAKER SLOUGH. Baker Slough originates where Baker Creek joins a small unnamed
stream near Domino in northeast Cass County (at 3316' N, 9406' W) and runs
east for 3 miles to its mouth on Long Slough (at 3316' N, 9403' W). The
loamy and clayey soils in this nearly level to gently undulating area are
flood-prone, and native vegetation includes water-tolerant hardwoods,
conifers, and grasses. Baker Slough is reported to have been named for Cullen
Montgomery Baker,qv who is said to have camped in the area frequently.

* And recent articles from the Newspaper:
November 6, 1999: Accident near Domino claims one
DOMINO, Texas-One man was killed Saturday morning when his pickup was struck
by an Amtrak train. James Odel Porterfield, 80, of Texarkana, Texas, was
pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 11 a.m., according to a Texas
Department of Public Safety report. Porterfield was traveling west on Farm to
Market Road 3129 in Domino when he failed to yield at a railroad crossing and
was struck by the southbound Amtrak, according to the report. No one on the
17-car train was injured.

October 8, 1999; Hebron Baptist Church, Domino, Texas, will celebrate
homecoming at 11 a.m. Sunday. The Ricky Harvey Family will be singing.

September 24, 1999; St. Paul CME Church, Domino, Texas, will have a friends
and family day at 3 p.m. Sunday. The speaker will be the Rev. Raymond D.
Oliver. For more information, contact the Rev. John L. Reed at 831-5752 or
Sandi White at 796-2576.

September 14, 1999; DOMINO, Texas-Estimates are still being tallied for the
damage and lost production suffered when a water line was severed Monday to
International Paper's Texarkana Mill, officials said.
"We anticipated eight to 24 hours lost," said Amanda Black, International
Paper Texarkana Mill communications manager. "It's too early to tell the
(financial) impact." The water flow was severed Monday morning when a Gilbert
Network Services employee cut through the water line, running from Lake
Wright Patman to the mill, while laying fiber optic cable from Dallas to
Texarkana.
The damage occurred on the east side of U.S. Highway 59 in Domino.
Some machines at the mill were back in action by 2 a.m. Tuesday but other
machines were still in the process of starting up at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
While the mill was shut down, additional fire watches, cleanup and
miscellaneous maintenance were scheduled in an effort to keep the mill ready
for when operations resumed.

September 13, 1999; Severed water line shuts down IP mill
DOMINO, Texas-International Paper's Texarkana Mill was shut down Monday after
a contractor, not working for IP, severed a water line that runs from Lake
Wright Patman to the mill, an IP official said.
The damage occurred early Monday on the east side of U.S. Highway 59 in
Domino while utility crews were working, the official said.

August 2, 1999; State works on Domino signal light
Motorists traveling on U.S. Highway 59 may want to leave a little earlier
than normal due to construction at the traffic signal light at Domino, Texas.
"The heavy truck traffic has created ruts and it (the intersection) requires
heavy maintenance," said John Baker, Texas Department of Transportation
engineer in Atlanta.
The department is putting a concrete overlay at the intersection and will
also build ramps made with hot mix, Baker said. The overlay is designed to
last about 30 years before repairs will be needed, he said.

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