Texas Tales From Recent Days In Texas History
A digest of 1917 events in Texas includes cannery plans in Greenville, 1700 notaries in Dallas County, and a Mount Vernon canning club. The State Board buys school bonds worth 56300, and new corporations form in Houston and San Antonio. Army trailer fatality at Laredo, deaths of seniors and veterans, hail damages in Erath and Cooke, Red Cross growth, collisions, and religious conventions recur across Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert M. Weeks
Turnersville
Coryell County
Benjamin Pendleton Jett
Dallas
John W. Riddle
Galveston
Brazoria County
Columbia
Dublin
Erath County
Wolf Ridge
Cooke County
Houston
Texas
Cotton Belt Railway
Hillboro
H. R. Garrett
Crandall
Kaufman County
Harry T. Moore
St. Matthew's Cathedral
Episcopal Diocese of
Garrett
Dallas O
Texas State Medical Association
P. Rice
Marlin
J. E. Thompson
Texas University Medical Faculty
Thompson
Board of Regents
University
State Fire Marshal Visits Graham Bend
State Fire Marshal Smith visited Graham last Saturday on his quarterly inspection. His report warns the town could lose a three cent insurance credit if trash and inflammable material remain in alleys and behind businesses. Residents are urged to place recyclables in boxes for pickup and to maintain a clean, safe environment to avoid higher rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Bend
Smith
Graham
Busy Liar high school benefit play announced
The senior class of 1916 17 presents The Busy Liar set for Friday night at the Opera House to raise funds for the High School Annual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
Bentley and Haynes Visit Local Figures In Oklahoma
A. C. Bentley from Newcastle visited yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Haynes of Oklahoma arrived to be with their mother, Mrs. H. E. Eddleman, at the bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Bentley
Newcastle
Mrs. Haynes
Oklahoma
H. E. Eddleman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Greenville
Dallas County
Franlin County Canning Club
Mount Vernon
State Board of Education
Bancroft Building Company of
San Antonio
Northern Oil and Gas Company
New Houston Corporation
D. C. Wright
Laredo
German Association of
Fayetteville
Sarah Bayless
J. S. Dowell
McKinney
City
Parker County
Red Cross
J.A. Pasley
San Angelo
E. P. Duggan
Texarkana
Exas Knights of Columbus
C. Schneider
Austin
Murphy
Dindy
Bay City
Tacoma
West Texas
Eden
Concho County
Fl Paso
Harry Northrup
Tiarry Kelsey
Sierra Blanca
Northrup
Bond
Christian Church Convention
Sherman
Missouri
Oppenheim & Wells
Henry Stewart
Pegro
Thompson & Davenport
Alberta
Canada
Bailey County
France
Fort Worth
H. W. Berryman
Cherokee County
Hood
Texas Brigade
Alto
Gaines’ Mill
Southern Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Washinton
James B. Emery
Army
el Paso
Denison
Winnipeg
Man
Texas Knights of Pythias
Waco
George Shaw of
Kaufman
Grand Lodge
Harley Henderson
Deport
Lamar County
Women’s Missionary Society of
Big Spring
Sweetwater
Northwest Methodist Conference
Snyder
Collin County
Afef Buck
McKnney
Lewellyn
Liberty
E. E
Louis Sapp
Richard Watts
Frank Hovard
Ree Sapp
Sapps
Waxahachie
State Volunteer Firemen's Association
Roger Byrne
Smithville
J Ed Schmitz
Cuero
R. M. S. Grady
Meo Ft
Palm Beach
Panama
Otha
John E. Morrison
Graham, Texas
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