Services Held for John T. Vandergriff, Carrollton Pioneer
Funeral services for John Thomas Vandergriff 86 of Carrollton were held at 10 a.m. Monday at Rhoton Weiland Merritt Funeral Home. Burial followed in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Vandergriff a longtime Carrollton businessman and former Carrollton ISD board president began as a Carrollton blacksmith in 1902 then moved to auto repair and Chevrolet dealership operations later expanding to Irving Grand Prairie and Arlington. His legacy includes civic service and regard as Northwest Dallas County’s oldest continuing business under its original name. He died Friday and was survived by eight grandchildren including Arlington Mayor T J Vandergriff and 14 great grandchildren. Pallbearers were P H Brown J D Lawler John Haynie H J Silver C H Nesmith and Jack Blanton.
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Dallas County
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Carrollton Independent
Texas Power & Light Proposes 3 Percent Rate Cut
Wall Manske of Texas Power & Light filed with Carrollton and Farmers Branch officials to revise schedules that would lower electric rates about 3 percent across residential and commercial customers. The cut, the second in 17 months, would save roughly $3 million yearly, with about $1.2 million from a recent federal tax reduction. The new rates would apply to bills delivered in Fr.
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Texas Power & Light Company
Carrollton
Farmers Branch
Chronicle Says It Publishes More Local News
The Chronicle touts its circulation and variety of local news and pictures, claiming greater daily and weekly coverage than competitors.
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Chronicle
Carrollton Hospital Feasibility Backed For 100 Beds
The Carrollton Hospital Board plus civic and business leaders debated a 100 bed initial hospital as a foundation for a 400 bed facility. Architect Parker projected a 7 to 20 acre site with Hill Burton Act funding potential and state matching. Dudley of Almon McKinney & Dudley outlined revenue bonds, tax free and a 4.9% top price, with no federal controls. The panel set monthly meetings and named site committee members.
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Morris B. Parker
Carrollton
Parker
Ers L. Kimsey
Morris A. Dudley
Almon McKinney & Dudley, Inc
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Texas State Board of Health
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State Dept. of Health
Hill Burton
Carrollton Population at Fourteen Thousand Amid Growth
City population reaches 14 000 as Stevenson cites 1904 figures: 6 298 students, 272 teachers, and bank assets totaling millions. New industrial plants announced include Rogersnap Business Forms and U S Rubber as residential growth continues with 15 new families weekly.
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