An Auspicious Acquaintance:

ID: 2683 ~ Source: Shirley, Emma M. Interviewed by Anne Armistead in Waco, Texas, October 25, 1976. Baylor University Institute for Oral History. Access full interview here.
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Emma M. Shirley, a teacher, writer, and secretary to Texas Governor Pat Neff, recalls becoming acquainted with William Hammond during her time as a newspaper writer.

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By Geoff Hunt & Skylar Ray
The Hammond Laundry Cleaning Machinery and Supply Company of Waco, Texas, began in East Waco on Elm Street in 1911 when Texas native William Hammond decided to try his hand at the laundry business. By midcentury, the Waco company boasted operations…