Good Roads and River Improvements in Texas
March 22 Austin Texas James P Nash UT Testing Engineer cites $45 162 568 spent on river and harbor works in Texas with about one third wasted He argues replacing waste with a cooperative road program could yield bold Texas network from Texarkana to El Paso Galveston to Sherman Redo to Wichita Falls and Fort Worth to Panhandle with a border highway Brownsville to El Paso plus 30 years maintenance at 50 dollars per mile
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Austin
Texas
James P. Nash
University of Texas
Austin-San Antonio
Texarkana
el Paso
Dallas
San Angelo
Galveston
Sherman
Waxahachie
Laredo
Wichita Falls
Waco
Cleburne
Fort Worth
Panhandle
Rio Grande River
Brownsville
Compulsory School Attendance Law Goes Into Effect
The compulsory school attendance law takes effect September 1 1916 with provisions requiring children aged seven to fourteen to attend public schools for at least sixty days in 1916 and eighty days in 1917, rising to 100 days thereafter. Exemptions include private or parochial schooling, disability, being unable to attend, and distance or needs at home. Penalties for violations include fines up to 10 and escalating penalties for repeat offenses. protections exist for financially unable families and for habitual truancy cases.
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County Superintendent of Public Instruction
Board of Trustees
Board of Commissioners
Strong Protest Against Negro Labor on Road Work
A riot at a road workers camp under Sub-Contractor Bob Powell near Rock Creek involved about thirty shots fired last Wednesday night. Protests against employing negro labor sparked the disturbance, though work resumed the next morning and no further trouble was reported.
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Bob Powell
Rock Creek
Denison Gazette
Fire Loss Per Capita Raises Texas Alarm
Fire prevention notes the per capita loss in the United States is $2.51, Europe 48 cents, and Texas $3. Last year Texas fire toll reached $12,000,000 with half from residences destroyed or damaged. A large share of dwelling fires stem from unsafe flues, and eliminating dangerous flues in Texas homes could greatly cut fire waste.
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Continental
United States
Europe
Texas
Miss Irene McMillin Wins Denison Contest Prize
Miss Irene McMillin won a $100 Victrola in the Denison Herald voting contest. The contest closed last Friday and she secured second prize in District No 2 covering all territory outside Denison. She received 979,040 votes and delighted friends with her successful campaign.
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Irene McMillin
Denison Herald
Irene
Denison
Jeff Roberts Visits Bonham in Town
Sherman native Jeff Roberts stopped in Bonham yesterday while selling life insurance. The former star batsman for the White Wright baseball club recalled his team being defeated by the historic Blue Stockings, a club from earlier eras with figures like Russ Barnes. Roberts visited his sister, Mrs. John A. Abernathy, during the trip.
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Jeff Roberts
Sherman
Bonham
Jeff
Whitewright
The
Blue Stockings
Russ Barnes
Roberts
John A. Abernathy
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First National Bank
U. S
Banking House
Federal Reserve Bank
C. B. Bryant
W.H. King
R. H. May
R. A. Gillett
Asst
Rexall
Jones
Devoe Paint
Victor Victrola
Planters National Bank
Dr. Price
Giidewell
S. R. Glidewell
Optician
Fine Engra
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