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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1910
Page
1
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Start Your Chil dren Right urges parents to teach thrift and self control by opening a savings account with Exchange National Bank. Encourage systematic saving to connect children with business practices and money values that will last a lifetime.
A. J. Nance serves as President with J. R. Christal as Vice President and Coit as Cashier. Directors include A. J. Nance Ed F. Bates A. M. Bush C. A. Williams J. C. Coit J. R. Christal J. M. Inge and Alvin C. Owsley.
Fire insurance actuary C B Roulet told Mayor Bates changes could yield a 16 cent per hundred rate. His April 8 letter was read to the city council and a joint Chamber of Commerce and council committee was formed to study affordable steps.
To our customers we express deep appreciation for your patronage loyalty and steadfastness. We pledge our best endeavors in the future as you have received in the past.
A Denton city discussion notes potential fire protection improvements to cut the key rate by about 18 to 20 cents, saving $7,000 to $10,000 annually on insurance premiums. Costs fall on the city government, but some changes could be achieved at low expense. Engineer E W Stone identifies defects and suggests pumping upgrades to at least 1,000,000 gallons daily to lower rates.
The First Baptist church gathered a remarkable missions collection after Sunday sermon. In ten minutes the congregation contributed $50 in cash and pledged more within a week, with many groups and members absent. The total is expected to reach at least $700, the largest offering the church has ever made to missions. The Southern Baptist convention meets in Baltimore in early May as churches in the South increase contributions to relief boards.
A local effort raises funds for improving McKinney Road. The collected subscriptions support road work and will be turned over to the appropriate authorities or responsible parties upon completion.
The plan assigns A. E. Graham to work with Commissioner Higgins to supervise the project. The initial task is to make the road passable from Denton to the Elm bridge.
Ben Card a well known citizen died Sunday afternoon at his home four miles southwest of the city from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was fifty and had lived in the county most of his life. He belonged to I O O F W O W and the Masons. Funeral services will be at the A S Gibson farm home at 2 pm Monday with interment at Dalton cemetery. the Masonic fraternity will conduct.
W. T. Ready, constable of Sanger, brought Jim Jones and Dave Rhodes to jail on charges of train riding. Both men, described as negroes, were placed in jail here after the Sunday arrival.
Fragmentary OCR text lists several names including John Sanderson F B Spooner Tom Bliss alias Bruftwell and Dr James Glenn of New York Anna Gleen and Mrs F B Spooner with garbled follow ups.
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