Whitewright Minutes and Local Happenings 1915
W. P. Cameron Walter Myrick and J. H. Waggoner sit on an equalization board to adjust city valuations as the council sets the tax rate at the maximum. Miss Mildred Cantrell hosts a picnic for the high school seniors. J. S. Dillon dies at home. The 1904 History Club meets. Walter Cox improves after pneumonia. George Baugher begins a modern cottage for the Smiths on East Maple. The Benson child injured while rope swinging. Twin girls born to the Montgomeries. Herman Denton wounded in a knife incident. not serious. Dr. and Mrs. Sears attend the State Medical Association meeting in Fort Worth.
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the Sun
W. P. Cameron
Walter Myrick
J. H. Waggoner
Mildred Cantrell
J. S. Dillon
History Club
Guy Hamilton
Walter Cox
George Baugher
Force
Will Smith
East Maple Street
Roy Benson
Edgar Montgomery
Carlisle
Herman Denton
R. L. Sears
State Medical Association
Fort Worth
Whitewright Post Formed In Honor Of WWI Hero
At a May meeting in the May building thirty six ex service men organized an American Legion post to be named Preston P Everheart Post in memory of the first Whitewright youth killed in World War I.
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American Legion
Preston P. Everheart
Whitewright
Whitewright Banks
Planters National
First National
Dave Taylor
Scott Bros
Ode Crowell
Arlene Annip
J. S. Mason
Central Christian Church
Kay Kimbell
Blue Bird Club
R. A. Gillett
Jessie Fogle
H. G. May
Caddo Mills
Commissioners Court
Whitewright-Ida Road
Ida
R. C. Brown
L. T. Garland
States adopt chemical ice treatment with sand for roads
Several states report using calcium chloride mixed with sand or ashes to prevent skidding on icy highways. The chemical binds to ice, reducing blowaway and displacement by passing traffic.
First Concrete Pavement Placed Forty Years Ago
Bellefontaine Ohio marks the fortieth anniversary of the United States oldest concrete pavement laid in 1892 on Opera and Court streets. City engineer Frank Mitchell notes the low upkeep cost of about 300 dollars over 40 years. Concrete paving began after sidewalk contractor W T G Snyder solved a horse hitching rack problem guiding pavement adoption nationwide.
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United States
Bellefontaine
Ohio
Opera and
Court Streets
Court House
Frank Mitchell
W. T. G. Snyder
Synder
Local Banquet and Community Notes From Bonham Area
Desert News reports Joe Tate and Maurice Hughes attended a Magnolia Petroleum Co banquet for district dealers in Bonham Tuesday night. Various residents and visitors are listed with weekly social and school events including farm visits, court sessions in McKinney, and a barn fire at John Short’s farm. The term ends this week and high school baseball results are summarized with a 10 to 4 home win over Chambersville.
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Joe Tate
Maurice Hughes
Bonham
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Rube
Lota Frazier
Farmersville
S. B. Martin
Tom Terry
Commissioners Court
McKinney
Cleve Trotter Sr
Westminster
Doyle Matthews
Wallace Caraway
Sherman
Celina
Dallas
Fort Worth
Byron Caraway
John Short
Earl Hopkins
Leonard
W. A. Bates
Clay Horton
Whitewright
D. B. Tate
Homer Gentry
Taylor Holcomb
Louise Akridge
Chambersville
Chamberville
Congressmen and payroll graft charge shocks Washington
Ulysses S Stone, once called the most unpopular man in Washington, says time clocks would reveal who in Congress and among wives and relatives truly works. He denounces nepotism, cites payroll abuses, and campaigns for the Senate as he decries high frank and telegram costs in a sweeping attack on graft.
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United Press
Washington
Ulysses Stevens Stone
Capitol Hill
Stone
Fifth
Oklahoma
Congress
Civil Service
Senate
Elmer Thomas
Rep
Mitchell
Tennessee
Sam
Foreign taxes widen tax bases across nations
An admission tax on public amusements boosts funds for the Polish Red Cross. The South African Union budget foresees a 33 percent rise in gold mining profits tax and a 5 percent surtax on fixed investment income. Austria’s central bank faces a tax on note circulation for the first time. Ankara, Turkey publishes a new tax table with a 43 percent rate on incomes of 3600 dollars and up.
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Polish Red Cross
South African Union
Austrian National Bank
Angora
Turkey
Iraq Revises Tax Law to Tax All Earning Over 730
Iraq has amended its income tax law to tax all individuals with annual earnings of 730 or more. The measure broadens the tax base and aims to increase state revenues.
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Iraq
Jokes and quips in a light civic humor column
A humor page recounts brief jokes about Henry Ford buying goods from friends, a quip about blue milk, crooners, and ether on crooners. The items are presented as light entertainment with names left in playful dialogue.
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Henry Ford
Ford
Witty Exchange Sparks Lighthearted Betrothal Banter
A humorous dialogue hints at a forthcoming marriage as banter plays on jokes and optimism. The exchange features a playful quarrel over prospects and fate, underscoring a light mood about pairing and happiness.
Advertising and Humor Bits From City Letters
A satirical heap of quips and gags about advertising, work, and social scenes. The collection features wordplay on anonymous authorship, fashion jobs, and light exchanges about shoes, dances, and cars.
Child’s Career Choice Screens Parental Advice
A father asks his eight year old daughter what she will be when grown. She replies she will pursue art or dance and jokes she might not be good at motherhood. The lighthearted exchange highlights ambitions and family life.
Two wrecks tied by a wedding turn in a joke
Stingo notes two men with a beautiful girl. One is wrecked because she refused him, the other because she married him. The line plays on flirtation and consequences with a sharp punch.
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Stingo
Bingo
Dairy fantasy and party gags in a quirky exchange
A seaside humor tone shows a dairy maid muttering to a pensive gate about milking. A farmer’s wife quips at a barking cough from hot dogs. A baby’s penny incident and a birthday tease unfold as two girls banter about a mother’s party and precocious remarks.
Frugal townsfolk fret over bills and train schedules
In a brief exchange one resident laments unpaid bills and sleepless worry, while another grocer echoes the fear. They ask about the next train, learning the schedule is limited to a noontime departure, with no earlier option.
Bandits Hold Up Texarkana Hotel for 274 Dollars
Two armed bandits robbed the Hotel Savoy in Texarkana at 2 00 am on Sunday. They threatened clerk H M Smith with death if he followed or raised an alarm and escaped in a car with 274 dollars after taking 261 from the register and 13 from Smith.
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Texarkana
Savoy
H. M. Smith
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Desert News
Condie-Bray
Whitewright Lumber Co. Fishborly Service
Bassler
Leisenring
Rhodes
Bunk
Keaton
Cantor
Sinclair
Sinclair Opaline
Sinclair Refining Company (Inc
Texarkana Hotel
S. H. Montgomery Dependable Insurance
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