Denison Road Commissioner Pushes 200000 Bond Issue
Grayson County road commissioner Finis Alverson urges a $200,000 bond vote to build concrete roads or re gravel current highways. He notes low local taxes, lack of maintenance funds, and compares county road programs to neighbors while arguing the plan will save money long term.
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Denison Herald
Finis Alverson
Grayson County
Denison
Herald
Texas
Paris
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Mount Pleasant
Collin County
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Whitewright
Tom Bean
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Texas Voters Consider Constitutional Amendment On State Roads
In July Texas voters will decide an amendment to authorize a state system for road building and maintenance under state supervision. The change would let the state receive federal road aid and shift financial responsibility from counties to the state, with state taxes funding the effort.
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Texas
Divorce by Publication Notice in Grayson County Texas
Public citation directs Sheriff to summon Artie Mae Gris som Grissom unknown residence to appear in the 15th Judicial District Court in Sherman Grayson County on the first Monday in October 1923 to answer a petition filed April 5 1923 by Clifford Grissom for divorce file number 30590. Clerk Mae Legate issues this writ with deputy Alma Douglass signing. Four weeks publication required.
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State of Texas
District Court
Grayson County
Grayson
Artie Mae Grissom
15Th Judicial District
Sherman
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State Highway Authority Debate Reflected in July Vote
The Texas Highway Bulletin notes a clash between statewide highway power and county control. It argues the state should lay out construct and maintain roads without county permission, while votes in July will signal public sentiment and influence future legislative action.
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Commissioners’ Court
Texas Highway Bulletin
The Making of Matches Through History
The article traces the discovery of igniting friction from Godfrey Haukwitz in 1686 to 1827 when John Walker from Stockton-on-Tees created the first true friction match. It notes early lucifers appearing in 1830 and highlights modern production in Britain Norway Sweden and the United States.
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Godfrey Haukwitz
John Walker
Stockton-on-Tees
Durham
Walker
Local Seed and Feed Store Promises Low Prices
A neighborhood supplier advertises cane seed millet seed and Sudan grass seed at extra good prices. They offer bran shorts chops chicken feed and more with a claim to save money on seeds feed and groceries.
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Sudan
Process for Producing Matches and Splint Preparation
The article describes making safety and large matches from dry pine blocks cut into lengths matching ordinary matches. Splints are produced in rows of 44 per block, laid on cast iron plates on an endless chain, dried with heated blocks to saturate ends with paraffin, and combined with the match head composition in automatic receptacles.
Industrial Workers and Automatic Matchmaking Machines
A description of automating match production explains how bundles move along a line as air blasts cool and dry them. Machines yield 100 gross boxes daily, operated by eight girls, with boxes fed and packed automatically on rotating tables. Book matches and advertising items use similar auto machinery dating from 1899. A separate scene shows Miss Jones in a booth arguing with a manager over a fixed telephone, claiming she was ordering songs for the music department.
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Miss Jones
Not Love-But Songs The Store Manager Halts Outside Booth
The fragment notes a store manager halting outside a telephone booth with the phrase Not Love-But Songs, implying a snatch of dialogue or a captioned moment from a larger scene. The readable text is sparse and lacks concrete names or locations.
Free Pearl Giveaway Announcement by R L Johnson Jeweler
On April 27 a jeweler invites the public to register for a free strand of pearls. The notice emphasizes the event and urges participation to claim the gift.
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R. L. Johnson
No Worms in a Healthy Child Tonic Claim
Advertisement states that healthy children do not have worms and links worm absence to good color and digestion. It promotes Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic as a two to three week remedy to enrich blood improve digestion and strengthen the whole system. The copy notes the tonic is pleasant to take and costs 60c per bottle.
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Grove
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