Burleson Criticizes Trinity River Canal Plan and Tax Burden
Burleson denounces Trinity River canalization from Fort Worth to the Gulf citing $505 million initial cost and $21.61 million annual maintenance. He argues subsidies would hurt taxpayers and shift costs to trucks and railroads, signaling possible political backlash with a rival candidate eyed in Jones County. Also notes flood control district approvals in Callahan County and California Creek district progress in Jones and Fisher counties.
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Omar Burleson
Anson
Dallas
Fort Worth
Gulf Coast
Burleson
Trinity River
Gulf
Texas
St of Southern
Houston
Jones County
Gealing
Turkey Creek
Callahan County
California Creek
Jones and Fisher
Stamford Plans $50 000 Methodist Church and Free City Mail
The June 11 1909 Stamford Tribune reports the Methodist congregation raising about 25000 of a 50000 church project to be built on Ferguson Street near Hamilton with Gothic architecture. Postmaster Leavitt announces Stamford will receive free city mail delivery starting August 1. The Rock Island surveying corps camps near Stamford as operations move to town. Grady Gillespie returns from Austin. Fire Department elects B F Busby as chief and W R Hilton as assistant chief.
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Stamford Tribune
Tribune
Ferguson Street
Ferguson and
Hamilton
W. R. Hilton
Leavitt
Department
Stamford
Rock Island Surveying Corps
Pioneers on Parade and European Tour Planned
Stamford teachers Miss Virginia Ramey and Miss Margaret Upshaw will depart New York for a two month Europe voyage on June 15 aboard the S S Deutschland. The trip marks a professional exchange as both teach in Stamford Public Schools.
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Stamford American
Virginia Ramey
F. B. Ramey
Margaret Upshaw
T. A. Upshaw
New York City
S. SS
Deutschland
Europe
Stamsford
Farmers’ Co-operative
Pioneers Parade Ten Years Ago Push to End Meters
Stamford merchants vote to have the city council stop parking meters downtown. Meters began in 1949 with a 554 to 349 election results in 1950. City to participate in Highway 380 resurfacing with local right of way and drainage work. Rev Charles E Fike named Oak Lawn Methodist pastor in Dallas. Washington School commencement on June 5 with choral club concert.
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Stamford American
Stamford
Retail Trade Committee
Texas Highway Department
Ing Compton
Charles EF. Fike
Oak Lawn Methodist Church
Dallas
Washington School
Washington School Choral Club
Railroad Commission reforms urged by Texas research group
Texas Research League reports a year long probe of the Railroad Commission urging redistricting from 12 to 10 districts to balance well counts and staff. Midland would split into three with new offices at Lubbock and Fort Stockton. other towns absorbed into neighboring districts.
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Austin — Texas Research League
Railroad Commission
Commission
League
Midland
Corpus Christi
Wichita Falls
Houston
Kilgore
Midlands
Lubbock
Fort Stockton
San Angelo
Refugio
Mount Pleasant
Palestine
Garrett
Graduates Who Won't Set the World on Fire
An editor with a wry Johnson Grass take argues graduates who won’t blaze new paths may still do meaningful work. He lists ambitious aims from lunar trips to lowering taxes, urging that the world needs those who won’t set it on fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A
Johnson
Paint Creek
Stamford
Africa
Castro
Mrs Knoche Attends Postmasters Convention in Abilene
Mrs Otto Knoche visits Abilene for the National Association of Postmasters convention hosted at the Windsor Hotel. She is guest of her daughter Ida B Webster of Cedar Park Texas.
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Otto Knoche
National Association of Postmasters
Windsor Hotel
Abilene
Ida B. Webster
Cedar Park
Texas
Salem Witch Trials: Sewall Sentences Ten Women to Death
In 1692 Judge Samuel Sewall presided over the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts and sentenced ten women to death, a historic and controversial outcome in colonial justice.
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Samuel Sewall
Salem
Mass
Notice to the Public from Stamford American
Publication in Stamford Texas announces correction policy for errors affecting firms individuals or corporations. It lists publishing office address at 124 East Hamilton Street and subscription rates 3 dollars per year in Jones and nearby counties 18 dollars in Texas 5 dollars outside Texas.
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Stamford American
East Hamilton Street
Stamford
Texas
Jones
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