Dow n Memory Lane 32 Years Ago
Recap of city happenings from Sept 7 1917 including T F Coffman named night officer at the City Council meeting. Local births several relocations a marriage and school appointments plus civic notes and oil well issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. Coffman
Earl Benson
Pilot Grove
Luther Stephens
Orangeville
W. P. Vaughn
Katherine
Roxton
Will Looney
Truett
Bob Cates
Lena Garrett
Bonham
John Parker
Beatrice Mills
Dee Little
Fitz Bryant
W. C. Arnspiger
John Skaggs
Kentuckytown
Cotton Prices Slip as Gins Receive Record Bales
The White Wright gins reported 1120 bales of cotton by Wednesday night as prices fell about 15 dollars per bale over the week, signaling a broad downturn in the market.
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Whitewright
Palace Theatre Closes for Revival Meeting
The Palace theatre owned by Theodore Miller will stay closed from Saturday night until September 17 due to the Crimm Powell revival meeting. Cotton prices rose from 24.50 to 26 cents after the crop report indicating a million bales less than last month. Mr and Mrs Gomer May welcomed a fine boy born Wednesday. Bob Sears shows new Chevrolet cars and trucks while Adams Motor Co. urges waiting for the new Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theatre
Theodore Miller
Crimm- Powell
Gomer May
Bob Sears
Chevrolet
Adams Motor Co
Ford
Bond Issue Funds 300 Miles Of Grayson County Roads
Sherman reports that a 1948 $750000 bond issue financed about 300 miles of Grayson County lateral roads over the past year at an average $1671 per mile. Precincts list miles and costs, with right of way for Highway 75 between Sherman and Denison drawn from bond funds. transfers were needed as funds depleted.
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Sherman
Grayson County
Denison
Precinct One
Precinct Two
Weldon Williams
Iron Ore Creek
Hope for 1950 start on county road projects
C. C. Cagle, highway engineer, reports progress on two state projects in the county. Work is advancing on Highway 75A from Denison to Lake Texoma. About half the rock base is laid on the Sherman to Whitewright farm-to-market road, contracted to Austin Road Co. of Dallas.
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C. C. Cagle
Denison
Lake Texoma
Sherman
Whitewright
Austin Road Co
Dallas
New School Program A Public Concern
The Gilmer-Aikin plan will provide 129 dollars per pupil in the next scholastic year, with total Minimum Foundation Program costs estimated at 181 million dollars. State aid will rise 35 dollars per child, based on average daily attendance of about 1.01 million, while 265 of 2,600 districts have qualified for foundation funds. Local support remains a prerequisite to state aid.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Texas
Gilmer-Aikin
Texas Public Schools Seen as Big Business and Government
Community funding in Texas tops 45 million dollars not counting school building programs. Public schools spend about 200 million dollars annually, serve over a million students, and operate 44 495 classrooms. Officials urge taxpayers to rely on state and local support, resisting federal aid while stressing education's civic and life preparation goals. Public interest should grow as the system expands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Public Debt Rises Sharply in Early Fiscal Year
Washington reports the public debt climbed by 4.606 billion dollars since last June and a 2.593 billion deficit in the first two months of the new fiscal year. The Aug 31 debt stood at 255.852 billion, vs June’s postwar low of 251.246 billion. deficits may exceed the 5 billion forecast. A joke line about Peck and a woman dentist follows.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Capitol Hill
Survey Finds 34 States Need 20 Billion in Road Work
Wyoming Senator O Mahoney announced a survey showing 34 states require 20 billion dollars in highway repairs. He chairs the joint congressional economic committee and termed the backlog a vast market for business, noting road depreciation during and after the war.
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Washington
O’mahoney
Wyoming
O'Mahoney
Joint Congressional Committee On the Economic Report
Damages Awarded in Wharton Collision Case
Fred Stavinoha and his wife were awarded 47000 dollars in a Wharton district court after a four year old collision. Cecil Ramsey, owner of a Wharton motor firm, was found liable as his employee’s truck crossed into the wrong lane, injuring Mrs Stavinoha who was permanently disabled.
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Wharton
Fred Stavinoha
Cecil Ramsey
Wharton Motor Firm
Stavinoha
Ramsey
Hole digging man finally rebels
In Savanna Oklahoma Frank Putnam balks at burying a third roadkill mule. His wife first asked him to bury a cat, then a dog, and he finally declares the highway department should do the digging.
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Savanna
Okla
Frank Putnam
Putnam
Retired Colonel Joins Baylor Freshman Class This Fall
A 60 year old retired Army colonel will enter Baylor University as a freshman this fall Registrar Truett Grant revealed. Col. Ernest Andreas Olson said he always wanted to go to college and now has time. He will join two sons William and Lyndon enrolled at Baylor Law School.
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Waco
Baylor University
Truett Grant
Ernest Andreas Olson
Olson
William
Lyndon
Baylor Law School
Alligator Becomes Seven Foot Budapest Household Pet
Budapest report describes Laszlo Lipthay’s seven foot alligator living in a Pecs home. The creature, arriving from South America over ten years ago as a small hatchling, now eats weekly whitings and even naps through winter. Lipthay calls their bond deep and sincere.
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Budapest
Hungary
Laszlo Lipthay
Pecs
South America
Lipthay
Worst Solon and How Did They Figure It
Washington is the site of Pageant magazine's poll of congressional reporters on who are the worst and best senators. Tom Connally ties for 25th among the worst with Hickenlooper and Williams, while Lyndon Johnson receives few votes for best. Taft is named the best and Bricker the worst.
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Solon
Washington
Tom Connally
Texas
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Williams
Delaware
Lyndon Johnson
Sen
Robert A. Taft
John Bricker
Pittsburg Texas Cleans Up With Community Drive
The Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce sponsored a city clean-up campaign this summer with strong citizen turnout. City officials used DDT spray and the effort rallied even the once reluctant residents to tidy yards and dispose of trash, leaving Pittsburg bright and orderly. Lawn mowing kept pace with the grass, and the town boasts a 100 percent improvement compared with neighboring towns that failed to mobilize.
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Chamber of Commerce
Pittsburg
Texas
Birth of Twins Reported in Newspaper Call
A caller to the newspaper reports the birth of twins while a desk clerk asks for a repeat. The scene contrasts a birth notice with a formal national salute of twenty one guns to The Flag.
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. T. Doss
Ott Lackey
Bob Morehead
Nell
Pernie Badgett
Floydada
L. LaRoe
R. H. May
Genevieve Davidson
Sulphur
Frances Wilson
Sallie Joe Gowdy
Holmes Connelly
Grayson
Precinct Three
Precinct Four
Thermos
C. J. Meador Truck & Tractor Co
Ational
Iter Farm
Stepins
Fall
T. W. Ayres & Son
Stetson
Woodfair Farms
Sport Page
Hialeah Park
Peck
Y the
Doctor
Southwestern Gell Telephone Company
Baylor
First Baptist Church
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