County OKs buying right of way for U.S. 75 widening
Grayson County commissioners authorize Judge Loy to sign a commitment with the state highway department and the federal bureau of roads to purchase land for widening U.S. 75 between Denison and Sherman to four lanes. Estimated $40,000 needed. method of funding undecided. The action follows a Denison Sherman citizen meeting urging inclusion in the new highway program.
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Sherman
Grayson County
Commissioners Court
Denison
Jake J. Loy
State Highway Department
Federal Bureau of Roads
James Pirie
Paris
Denison and
Highway Commission
Loy
Clarence Crow
Bond Atorney
War Department
Reece Bowen
S. B. Vaughan
Vaughan
Bowen
Judge Loy
Joe Durning
Mineral Creek
Pottsboro
Texas Adopts New Seed Law to Protect Farmers
The 47th Texas Legislature passed an emergency seed law requiring tagging of all planting seed with common name germination and purity data. It aims to curb out of state dumping and ensure seed quality for uniform stands and higher farm income. The act allows testing and tagging inside Texas and requires compliance for shipments to other states. The Whitewright Sun.
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Austin
Texas
J. E. McDonald
State Commissioner of Agriculture
Texas Seed Council
House
Senate
Linden Jones
Texas State Department of Agriculture
McDonald
Denison Chamber Names Webster as President and Etter as Vice President
Gilmore Webster becomes president of the Denison Chamber of Commerce while Henry Etter of Citizens National Bank Denison is elected vice president. The announcement confirms leadership roles in civic and financial sectors for Denison.
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Denison
Denison Dam would have controlled Red River floods
U S engineers calculate that if Denison Dam had operated since 1906 the Red River reservoir would have rarely stayed above the power pool and would have managed the 1908 flood within the 75 000 second feet discharge capacity. The 14 500 acre reservoir would store 5 818 000 acre feet at spillway level with flood storage of 2 745 000 acre feet and dead storage of 1 155 000 acre feet.
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Denison
Red River
U. S
Calves Sold Fast at Marfa Sale Draws National Buyers
Forty two carloads of feeder calves averaged 50 head each were sold in about 1 hour 40 minutes at Marfa. An Illinois buyer secured the grand champion at 18 cents a pound and the reserve at 17. Prices for other calves started around 14 cents. Buyers from 13 states attended, with participants from Illinois Indiana Iowa Ohio Kentucky Tennessee and Pennsylvania.
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Beeville
Earl Gartin
Marfa
Paul Russell
South Texas
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Centipede Sighting Stuns L. P. Imhoff After Fishing Trip
On returning from a weeklong fishing trip L. P. Imhoff felt a severe sting while changing clothes. He found an eight inch centipede between his shirt and undershirt. The venom caused illness and swelling but he is recovering. Williamson Co Sun reported.
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L. P. Imhoff
Williamson
Sun
Co-operation in Court as Defense Wends to Close
The court listened intently as the defense counsel paced the room. He pressed the jury to doubt the prisoner’s innocence and asked where the watch could be hidden. The prisoner finally revealed he had placed it under his hat.
Thank you for the balloon from dear uncle
A brief cartoonish exchange shows a child thanking an uncle for a balloon. The uncle downplays the gift but insists the thanks come through as requested, while the child cites a mother’s instruction to express gratitude.
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County
Mr. Durning
Frank Thompson
Tom Ashburn
Chris Schearer
L. S. Omohundro
Prince Kinsey
W. L. Ashburn Jr
Highway Committee
T. J. Long
David Bates
David Platter
A. W. Long
Congress
Whitewright Sun
Whitewright
State of Texas
Grayson
J. H. Waggoner
R. A. Gillett
Aladdin Ag Fe LL Areu Run
Mantle
Manning & Meador
West
Trousseau
Denison Dam
Huge Centipede
Louie Imhoff
A. Y. Creager CO. M. & P. Bank Building
Sherman, Texas
Whitewright Is
Palace
Hasty
L. Laroe & Company
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Cloy Horton
Joe Johnson
First National Bank
T. J. Lilley
Whitewright Lumber CO
Ross R. May
Stephens & Bryant
Cole & Davis Company
T. W. Ayres & Son
Glen Earnheart
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