Death Claims Judge Church of McKinney
McKinney Texas Sept 1 Judge John C Church died at his home after two months illness He was 71 years old and a longtime Collin County figure serving as County Judge from 1906 to 1910 He was born in Ireland and leaves a widow two sons Marion Church of Dallas and A T Church and a daughter Miss Julia Orrow Church of McKinney
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McKinney
Texas
John C. Church
Collinunty
Judge Church
Ieland
Arion Church of
Dallas
A. T. Hurch
Julia Orrow
Bennett Found Not Guilty In Pottsboro Murder Case
Sherman Texas Sept 1 The Harper Bennett case ended with a verdict not guilty Bennett charged with shooting and killing Dr L Hogan his brother in law in Pottsboro Jan 2 last The trial lasted nearly two weeks in Fifty Ninth District Court and the jury returned the verdict last night Bennett a prominent banker at Pottsboro
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Sherman
Texas
Harper Bennett
Bennett
Dr. L. Hogan
Pottsboro
Banking Institutions Consolidate in Leonard
The First National Bank of Leonard is formed by the consolidation of The First National Bank and the Continental State Bank of Leonard. The new bank will occupy the Continental building with Y T Manning continuing as president and Ed H Winton and Joe F Hall as vice presidents. Chas Wharton remains book keeper, keeping Leonard with two banks.
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First National Bank
Continental State Bank of Leonard
United Institution
First National Bank of Leonard
Consolidated Bank
Continental
Y.T. Manning
Ed H. Winton
Joe F. Hall
Chas Wharton
Leonard
The Circus Advertises in Town and in Stores
The Timpson Times argues a circus should advertise to draw an audience and a merchant must advertise new goods to inform customers. It compares neglecting promotion to a circus not announcing its arrival.
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Timpson Times
Whitewrights Sewer System Completed
Whitewright now has a modern sanitary sewer system with mains and laterals laid and disposal works finished this week. Connections will begin at once. skilled plumbers will install house connections and fixtures. State Sanitary Engineer called it one of Texas most modern systems and a model plant was praised by Gainesville officials. Temporary street disturbances are expected until ditches settle and streets can be replanted.
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Whitewright
Texas
Gainesville
Williams Colt Show Success At Riley Williams Show
The annual colt show at Riley Williams attracted many entrants with many prizes awarded. Judges J R Pennington Steve Lankford and J M Price named winners including W J Jenkins Bascom Sears Tom Vincent W R Williams and C C Williams. Williams announced next year’s event will be in Whitewright and highlighted his advertising strategy.
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Riley Williams
Williams
Mr. Williams
Payne Cottage
J. R. Pennington
Whitewright
Steve Lankford
Tom Bean
J. M. Price
Bells
W.J. Jenkins
Bascom Sears
Tom Vincent
W. R. Williams
D. Lawrence
C. C. Williams
Bob Smith
Near Ida
Bring your cotton to White wrignd Mieat with P. J. Pierce
Cotton growers are urged to deliver bales to the White wrignd Mieat facility with P J Pierce overseeing the collection and sale process. The notice calls for timely delivery and adherence to unloading procedures at the site.
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P. J. Pierce &S
Eight-Hour Day Bill Signed By President
President Wilson signed the Adamson eight hour day bill in his private car at Union Station on the way from Shadow Lawn to Hodgenville. The act, wrested from Congress last week by railroad brotherhoods, sets a nationwide eight hour workday and its fate hinges on a constitutional test and future railroad actions. If the law is upheld and railroads delay action, the brotherhoods stay idle. if ruled unconstitutional, a new strike could follow.
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Wington
Congress
Railroad Brotherhoods
Wilson
Union Station
Shadow Lawn
N. J
Hodgenville
Special Commission
Brotherhoods
New School Law Sets Attendance Rules and Penalties
A new compulsory school law effective Sept 1 1916 requires children over age 4 0 be in school 60 days in 1916 80 days in 1917 1918 and 100 days thereafter with exemptions for private parochial illness and distance. It imposes a 100 fine for employing a child during school hours and assigns attendance officers to counties.
Woodmen of the World unveil four grave monuments
At Oak Hill Cemetery last Sunday, the local Woodmen of the World Camp unveiled monuments for four deceased Sovereigns W H Lewis William Taylor Prigmore J S Kershner and James Luther Smith. Rev J H Lawson gave a brief eulogy praising fraternity virtues and memorial acts. The order states it erects a monument at each grave and later dedicates it to the memory of the sleeping Sovereign.
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Woodmen of the World
Oak Hill Cemetery
W. H. Lewis
William Taylor
Prigmore
J. S. Kershner
James Luther Smith
J. H. Lawson
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Church of McKinney
Lot
Circus
Glidewell
S. R. Glidewell
New School Law
Planters National Bank
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