Whitewright Poll Tax Reminder and Road News
A civic note urges timely poll tax payment to vote this year and reports the good roads contract covering 235 miles, with nearly one million dollars slated for Grayson County roadwork. The piece also mentions shade trees for Whitewright, weather impacts on crops, and political candidates touring the area. It notes Huerta’s removal in Mexico, Villa’s rise, and rising shoe costs as well as Texas rail development and figures.
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Grayson County
Whitewright
Honey Grove Citizens Push Bond Plan For Good Roads
Residents in Honey Grove have launched a movement to establish a good roads district and vote bonds for road construction. The call urges timely action noting neighboring towns have already built better roads and Honey Grove should not lag.
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Honey Grove
H. G
Political Announcements and Civic Planning in The Sun
The Sun urges readers to study political announcements and vote informedly. Commerce citizens form picnic committee and schedule speakers for summer. Dr A J Barton cited as authority on a 1917 statewide prohibition election. Barton leads Texas Anti Saloon League. Prohibitionists plan after statewide dry shift.
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Citizens of Commerce
A. J. Barton
Barton
Texas Anti-Saloon League
Texas
Towns judged by the newspapers that serve them
A Bonham News excerpt from the Greenville Banner argues newspapers reflect town progress and wealth. It notes well patronized papers signal opportunity, while sparse ads suggest weaker business. It adds that good papers rely on outside support to stay strong.
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Greenville Banner
Texas
Bonham News
Tom Roberts Declares Candidacy for Sheriff
The political column notes T. W. Tom Roberts appears as a sheriff candidate with plans for further coverage in a later Sun issue. Roberts has resided in the area for years and counts many friends among his supporters ready to learn of his announcement.
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T. W
Tom) Roberts
the Sun
Roberts
Miss Otto Denton Visits Denton Father Sunday
Miss Otto Denton a Collinsville teacher visited her father Supt Chas J Denton here Sunday.
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Otto Denton
Collinsville
Supt
Chas.j.denton
Barefoot Days Across the Old Road
Judd Lewis reflects in the Houston Post on boyhood summers when kids shed shoes to sprint barefoot along dusty roads. The speaker recalls how mud, grass, and warm sun invite barefoot freedom, ending with a cautious return home as fathers warn it is too cold yet.
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Judd Lewis
Houston Post
Silas Hare for District Judge in Fifteenth District
The Sun endorses Hon. Silas Hare of Sherman as a candidate for judge of the Fifteenth District Court. A Grayson County native with twenty five years at Sherman Law Practice, Hare is praised for fidelity, ability, and businesslike administration to reduce court costs and improve efficiency. The Sherman Democrat notes his strong backing and qualifications, including prior service as county attorney from 1896 to 1900.
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the Sun
Silas Hare
Sherman
15Th District Court
Sherman Democrat
Hare
District Court
Fifteenth Judicial District
Grayson County
Grayson Bar
Department
Judiciary
Texas
Justice and Courtesy Guiding a Court Official
A description outlines how a court officer should discharge duties with dignity and courtesy, free from tyranny. It emphasizes a keen sense of justice and courage to do right as guarantees of fair, impartial trials for all litigants, regardless of rank.
Grayson County awards 225 miles of graveled road work
Grayson County Commissioner's Court awarded 225 miles of graveled road construction to Womack Construction Co and J A McCoy with J W Hoffman & Co supplying gravel from beds at Garza Carrollton and near Gainesville. Work starts March 1 and runs for eighteen months with $867000 budget, rising to about $900000 due to accrued interest.
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Abilene
J. W. Hoffman & Co
Muskogee Okla
Garza
Carrollton
Gainesville
Texas
Jefferson Highway Association of Texas Formed at Greenville
F M Echols reports at Greenville a convention where the Jefferson Highway Association of Texas was organized to join the national highway network. W N King of Denison elected president of the Texas group and will attend a Kansas City meeting to finalize the route. Several states have formed organizations and bills aiding the road from Winnipeg to New Orleans. Denison to Greenville segment deemed neutral by Denison, Greenville, and Marshall. Fifteen counties represented. route through Sherman Whitewright Greenville Sulphur Springs Mt. Pleasant Gilmer Marshall to Shreveport and New Orleans.
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F. M. Echols
Greenville
Jefferson Highway Association of Texas
National Highway Association
W. N. King
Denison
Texas
King
National Association
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Missouri
Iowa
Winnipeg
Canada
New Orleans
Sherman
Whitewright
Sulphur Springs
Mt. Pleasant
Gilmer
Marshall
Shrevesport
Stamps Seeks Grayson County Superintendent Post
Prof. F L Stamps announces for county superintendent of public schools in Grayson county. A Whitewright native with long Grayson teaching experience, he profiles his education at Grayson College and East Texas Normal, plus work in Tom Bean, Enterprise, Thompsonville, and Whitesboro. He vows to diligently oversee the office if elected and cites strong qualifications and dedication to education.
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F.L. Stamps
Grayson County
Stamps
Whitewright
Sun
Sherman Democrat
Allen County
Kentucky
Texas
T. S. Bruce
Tom Bean
Grayson College
East Texas Normal College
Commerce
Southeast State Normal College of Oklahoma
Durant
O. F. Johnson
Sherman
Jameson
van Alstyne
Enterprise
Pottsboro
Ellen Z. Brown
Thompsonville
Sherman Postoffice
Whitesboro
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H. H. Cummins
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Judgle
Stephen Decatur
The
Commercial Club
Victoriano Huerta
Villa
St. Louis
Tom Roberts
Luther Smith &Son
Grayson
F. L. Stamps
Charlotte Braem
Geraldine O’brien
Shawn
de Luxe
Elaine Terris
Adrian Jaccobi
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