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Newspaper
Taylor Weekly Press
Location
Taylor, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1917
Page
2
United Press reports Stockholm as a world spy hub where enemies mingle at hotels and the Central Station. Diplomats, agents, and informants move through a city of luxury dining rooms and shifting alliances while couples dine side by side, unaware of looming conflict.
Precinct Four Williamson wants a 250000 bond to build permanent roads, drainage, culverts, and extensions to Milam and Lee counties. The Taylor precinct meeting urged a large bond to fund long term improvements and linking missing road segments.
Annual stockholders meeting held at the Sturgis-Goldstein Co office elected directors Moesers J W Womack Frank R Womack J S Womack M L Bridges Walter R Heap J P Sturgis and Wm G Womack filling Thompson Harne’s vacancy. Officers elected Sturgis president Womack vice president Heap secretary treasurer Womack assistant manager. Remodeling planned January 1 with completion targeted by August first.
Stockholders of the Taylor Fair Association in Taylor Texas meet to discuss road grounds and local road building. Leaders push a $250000 bond to fund permanent roads with expert engineering and maintenance, aiming to present a petition to the commissioners soon.
Georgetown Criminal Docket shows Marino Vasquez fined fifteen dollars and one hour in county jail for theft. John Kyle pled guilty and drew one dollar and one hour in jail. J B Johnson pled guilty to swindling and received 30 days in jail. Johnson again swindling results in two 30 day terms and total 60 days. Ruth Dickson pleads guilty to aggravated assault and gets 60 days. Multiple civil and probate actions listed with continuances and dismissals.
A 1917 piece from Corpus Christi with letters from First Lieutenant GEO A. Frisch and the Taylor Rifles thanking home supporters in Taylor, Texas for Christmas remembrances. It praises camp conditions, notes good health, and expresses heartfelt gratitude to the Ladies in Taylor and Williamson County for gifts.
Cotton receipts in Taylor have improved beyond the 36,000 bale forecast as better prices lure farmers to hold for peak values. Despite recent slowdowns from bad weather, wagon receipts this season are already higher than last year, with much of the crop sold at earlier higher prices.
District Court convened with Judge Calhoun presiding at 1 30 pm to empanel the January grand jury. Jurors include Hughes as foreman and members from Georgetown Round Rock Granger and Taylor. The docket features murder and assault cases with trials set for January and two divorces granted with remarriage bans.
A compact roll of auto licenses lists holders by name and town, including J. H. Collier of Florence aged 29, J. H. Spinks of Granger, Anton Vanck of Granger, and Thrall Refining Co. of Thrall, with license numbers like 2840 2841 2842 2843 and others across Taylor Georgetown Bartlett and nearby communities.
Francis E Bowen aged 74 dies at his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs T P Alexander on Sixth Street in Taylor Texas He had not been bed ridden long and his death is mourned by many Taylorites Remains were sent to I and G N station for 11 40 train burial planned at Mart his old home
Alfred Noyes, renowned poet, will speak at 3 p m on January 16 in the Southwestern University auditorium. The Living Age cites his war and peace poems as powerful, noting The Wine Press and the play Roda for their vivid antiwar sentiment and concern over patriotism used to wage wars.
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