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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1924
Page
8
An ordinance expands Whitewright Texas fire limits to blocks five six fifteen and sixteen creating a Fire District. It bans wooden construction and requires stone brick tile or concrete exterior walls and slate tin zinc or concrete roofs. Violations carry up to 100 dollars fine and repeat offenses accrue penalties.
The text states that refusing to comply with the ordinance provisions constitutes a separate offense with a fine not exceeding 100 dollars for each offense. It also mentions penalties related to any frame or wooden building.
The ordinance empowers the mayor to issue two days written notice to owners or builders of dangerous structures within fire limits. Failure to remove within forty eight hours results in a misdemeanor with fines up to 100 dollars and new offenses for each period. The City Commission may grant or deny special permits by majority vote. The ordinance becomes law upon publication and final reading in the October 6 1924 meeting approved by Mayor F M Echols and City Secretary S H Montgomery.
A young man from east of town was arrested last Thursday and taken to Bonham. He pleaded guilty to stealing cotton from farmer G. B. Turner about two miles south of Ely. The theft occurred the previous Wednesday.
Night in a field leads to a cotton ticket found in a wagon by Mr. Turner naming a man later arrested. Several farmers report cotton thefts from wagons recently as City Marshal Hamilton notes. FOR RENT—my Northwest Whitewright place includes 40 acres with 10 in pasture.
Tom Gallaher of Manitou Colorado is visiting friends after a long drive in a small automobile.
An a brown Jersey cow without horns is reported as stray. Notify Claud Corbin in Tom Bean to claim a reward.
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