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Newspaper
Taylor Weekly Press
Location
Taylor, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1917
Page
7
Georgetown Commercial notes crowded criminal docket and lists the jury drawn for the week beginning January 29. Included are jurors from Georgetown Leander Florence Jarrell Granger Bartlett Taylor and Granger with commissioners George N McDaniel Jno A Brewster and G E Wayman. Also advertising space for Taylor Fruit Co. and contact number.
The Taylor business manager expands garden efforts by awarding prizes for best home plots and opening curbside markets where youths display produce for sale. This aims to cut costs, offer fresh vegetables, and encourage all residents to garden, with each curb market removing middlemen and freight charges.
D. D. Nowlin, distributor, states the claim that Ford car prices have advanced is false and without foundation. The local rumor has no basis in fact.
Weather data for the 24 hours to 7 am today shows clear at 1 pm with high winds of 25 mph. Temperatures ranged from 42 to 60 by 1 pm, sunrise 7 26, sunset 5 56. Forecast: fair and warmer tonight and Saturday. Laredo Feb 21 24 1197 celebrates with unusually low excursion fares via L. & GN. Ry. tickets on sale Feb 19 20 21 for trains to 3 05 pm 22. return limit 25 days. see ticket agent.
A passage lists dozens of automobile licenses with names and hometowns including Taylor Georgetown Granger and Jarrell. It notes Doster Auto Supply as a regular apothecary shop for auto supplies and mentions Dr J A Holzman, Eighth Cavalry Veterinarian, U S Army, visiting Taylor on February 3.
A letter to Mayor Moss from B B McAlpine in Reval claims Russia is building a sizable submarine fleet to combat German U boats. McAlpine says several subs will be ready in spring, designed for long voyages, signaling intensified maritime warfare developments.
Licenses issued to Leroy McBride and Mabel Johnson Andres Cervantes and Refasio Morales Charles Vaughns and Minnie Me Phat Guy Davis and Beulah Tucker Eddie McCarty and Mary Dickson Henry Pokrant and Lenora Stark J H Keys and Forestmen Rock Charles Mater and Thereaix Polo sek KE L Hathaway and Bertha Jack Adolph Schroster and Louisy Klemm Joe Shappa and Lillie Schiller.
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