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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1910
Page
1
A promotional message promotes starting a bank account as a stepping stone to success. It emphasizes that good resolutions matter only if carried out and credits the man who wins by taking action. The note urges readiness for opportunities and prudent saving.
Weather report from New Orleans indicates tonight will be fair and colder. Tuesday outlook calls for fair conditions.
In a state-wide prohibitionists session the main goal was election of delegates. O P Poe was elected chairman and G B Collings secretary as weather kept attendance low and out of town delegates few. Fort Worth rally set for December 8. local organization work continued.
A Sunday blaze in Weatherford caused about 16000 dollars in damage to the business district. The First State Bank and King and Dyers barber shop were completely destroyed, with the building valued at 10000 dollars and fixtures at 4000 dollars.
In San Antonio on December 5, the murder trial of Alexander Calderon began in the Thirty-seventh district court. He is charged with the July killing of D Morales.
Dallas December 6 the twelfth juror in the case of Fred Fleming former president of the Western Bank and Trust company was secured this morning. The taking of evidence is not expected to begin until tomorrow.
Denton Texas bank promotes its business oriented services for commercial clients. It highlights adherence to good banking principles and invites potential customers to contact the bank, noting many satisfied customers as references.
A. Whitehead, owner of the Lone Star Marble works, was badly wounded in a cutting affray with former salesman Arthur Brewer at the Lone Star company office on East Hickory street. Brewer surrendered to sheriff. Whitehead’s serious abdominal wound required stitches and raised fears of intestinal damage.
Hon J B Doyle of Slidell attended the County Baptist association meeting and condemned a proposed Gainesville to Weatherford railroad. He noted survey work near Slidell, said the line would cut through his property, and urged a Dallas Fort Worth Denton route with local funding. He heard Santa Fe backing rumors but offered no confirmation.
Burglars entered the Texas and Pacific passenger station on Sunday and rifled registered mail pouches. The sacks were found split open and a quantity of mail lay on the track, indicating the robbers headed east. Federal authorities were notified.
Gainesville reports Sheriff Bringman and Bossy pursuing Haywood Clayton, the armed Black man who escaped Saturday after killing his wife. Clayton is heavily armed and at large amid the running fight.
A bitter norther swept into North Texas and the Panhandle Monday, dropping temperatures by about 20 degrees. Outdoor work proved miserable as pedestrians wrestled with hats and wind. Governor-elect’s appointments included Charles C. McDonald as Secretary of State and Henry Hutchings as Adjutant General, among others, with more to be announced.
Reports from Panhandle North and Central Texas describe a terrible dust storm with dense dust clouds over Fort Worth. Temperatures plunged by ten to twenty degrees overnight across North Texas.
ENID Ok December 5 The thermometer dropped sharply overnight by about thirty degrees and snow is now covering northern Oklahoma. Strong winds accompany the storm breaking a dry spell of four months and bringing winter conditions to the region.
Flurries fall in Amarillo with temperatures at freezing and a strong north gale. The Panhandle region endures a norther that reaches blizzard-like conditions in some localities.
Hon. Worth 8S Ray, editor of the Sanger Courier, accepted a post in the State Controller’s office under W. P. Lane in Austin. He will move his family to the city by January first, pending inauguration, with a $1300 yearly salary and potential for promotion. Ray, raised in Denton, leaves friends gratified at his success and expects to relocate by late December.
Austin Elks club rooms were gutted by fire early today, causing an estimated loss of 0,000. Sparks from a stove started the blaze.
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