Andrew Johnson The Tailor Who Became President
A Greenville Tennessee shrine preserves Andrew Johnsons long tailors shop once used by the 17th president. Born in poverty he learned reading and writing, served as alderman mayor and Tennessee governor, became US senator, and joined Lincoln as running mate. Johnson faced impeachment but completed a varied career until his death in 1875.
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John Wilkes Booth
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Carters Station
Patterson Home
Grayson County Board Finalizes Equalization Deliberations
Grayson County Commissioners Court completed six weeks as an Equalization Board on July 14, adding 1 765 070 to personal property renditions and aligning valuations with prewar levels. Some real property assessments were reduced while vendor lien notes were largely rendered for tax purposes, potentially boosting county revenues without raising the tax rate. The process uncovered unrendered notes and misstatements, leading to audits of land records and targeted corrections. The Whitewright Sun and American Poultry Journal one year, 2 25.
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Tailor Shop Tale Preserves Tennessee History
The Tennessee Historical Commission received a long tail coat tailored by Andrew Johnson during his governorship. A related story recalls Judge Pepper, then circuit judge, crafting a shovel, poker and tongs for Johnson in gratitude, prompting Johnson to sew Pepper a fashionable coat in return. The old tailor shop is preserved behind glass doors in a small frame building.
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Honey Grove
Local Humor Roundup From HOGWALLOW NEWS
A series of village anecdotes from HOGWALLOW NEWS notes small town mischief and oddities. Characters like Dunk Botts and Sidney Hocks joke about Christmas delays while Yeoman Rye Straw opens a store and blacksmith, and Tickville hosts a doctored Corn Doctor run.
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Rye Straw
Yam Sims
Columbus Allsop Seeks Honest Opinion Then Denounces It
A man named Columbus Allsop interacts with strangers over a matter of opinion. He requests candid judgment and agrees to accept any outcome, but rejects the stranger’s view as incorrect. The Sun is valued at $1.50.
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Whitewright Sun
American Poultry Journal
Hogwallow News
Dunk Botts
Sidney Hocks
Dock Hocks
Ellick Helwanger
Little Frdity Flinders
Tickville
Washington Hocks
Sim Flinders
Clab Hancock
Essary
J. L. Kirkpatrick Druggist
Hight & Moore Garage
New York
N. Travis
Biggerstaff & Horton
Davidson’s
J. W. Davidson
Whitewright Cash Store
Whitewright, Texas
Planters National Bank
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