Honey Grove Signal-Citizen (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, May 1, 1964 Page: 2 of 8
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HONEY GROVE
Hie City Beautiful
A most Interesting booklet
wma published around the turn
of the century celebrating the
praises of Honey Grove and
proclaiming any number of rea-
ms why this beautiful city
was the moat wonderful place
on earsh to live. This little
hooMst was circulated far
and wide by the business men
of the town much as brochures
are mm circulated by the
Chambers of Commerce to sell
their towns to industry and to
people in general. It is not
known if any other copies are
still In existence, but Miss Hel-
en Janes of this City possesses
a copy, and we are happy to be
able to reprint a portion of it.
One thing that is evident as
piuch then as now is the fact
that Honey Grove is such a
wonderful place that it should
be shared with everyone.
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PREFACE
In presenting this little booklet
to the public, it is the desire to
set the resources of Honey Grove
and Fannin county before the peo-
ple of other sections in a manner
that will, to some extent at least,
result in the upbuilding of this
city and community, and to attract
the attention of people elsewhere
to grand old Fannin county, and
to Honey Grove, and if possible,
to prove to them that this is
good place to mak« a home.
This little story is not overdrawn
in fact the half is not told; space
Is too limited. The illustrations, in
a measure, show some of the beau
ties of the city, as well as some
I Will Appreciate Your Vote Saturday
HENRY WOOD
Candidate for Re-election
SECOND TERM
CONSTABLE, PRECINCT 3
Fannin County
(Pd. Pol. Adv.)
Recognition
We, of Trenton and Fannin County are proud of our fellow-
ettisen Clarence Jones who Is making a strong bid, against big
odds, for State Representative.
Due to his legislative experience as House Clerk and his
working knowledge of several State Departments, we know
him to be Qualified and sincerely interested in <gur community
and district welfare.
let us pull together and give Clarence Jones a big majori-
ty vote on May 2nd.
Let us again have a Resident Representative.
It's bur time to have a Representative. In the Central part
of our District. We recommend him to the voters in all the
area of Fannin and Hunt Cotintles.
Clarence Jones needs our support!
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ClarenceJones deserves our support!
Clarence Jones will be grateful and
r; reward us with capable service!
Give Jones A Try In Sixty-Five
(Pul. X<Jv. Paid for by Friends"of"’Clarence 'Jones)
TO THE VOTERS
OF FANNIN COUNTY
The Bonham friends of Hoyt Ivey whole-
heartedlly rjecommend his re-election to the
office of Sheriff.
The service Hoyt Ivey has rendered our
County in enforcing the law during his tenure
has been invaluable and widespread.
He has had, at all times, the interest of Fan-
nin County at heart and has given whole-
hearted support to every enterprise for the
betterment of individual communities or the
County as a whole.
'
He has proven himself thoroughly effi-
cient, honest, trustworthy, and reliable,
despite a few accusations to the contrary.
Hoyt Ivey is Unprejudiced, fair and just,
yet firm, courageous, and fearless in car-
rying our the duties of Sheriff. He is a man
of integrity, as well as one of proven ability
as a peace officer. /
He stands upon his own record of
achievement for re-election.
Let us go to the polls on May 2nd and
cast our vote for the man who, from years
of experience, khows thd job he seeks, and
knows how to get it done.
for by Bonham Friend* of Hoyt Ivey)
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the Industrial enterprises, but
the Illustrations are not aa numer-
ous as they should have been, on
account of the Inability to secure
the cuts.
The advertisements which appear
in this litUe volume represent some
of the most prominent business
concerns in the city, and they are
liberal, enterprising and responsi-
ble. It is due to their liberality,
and interest in Honey Grove, that
it is possible to present this litUe
book to you, and we trust you will
give it a careful reading, and When
through with It, place it in the
hands of some one else who might
be interested.
Every person whose name ap-
pears within will take pleasure in
answering any correspondence and
giving any information possible a-
bout Honey Grove, the city beauti-
ful. This is published in the inter-
est of no one individual or firm,
but for the benefit of Honey Grove
and Fannin County.
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(From the Pamplet entitled
“HONEY GROVE THE' CITY
BEAUTIFUL" sub-titled -
(Some interesting information
for those who are interest-
ed) ...
Honey Grove is the second com-
mercial town in the county, and we
would claim it was the first, only
We fear our neighbor town, Bon-
ham, might claim we were endeav
oring to inflate our egotism. Be
that as it may, we are content
in the belief that, proportionagely
speaking, we are second to none
in the Lone Star State. The city
now has a population of 3750 peo-
ple and is admirably located on
a charming plateau, twenty-two
miles from Paris, sixteen miles
from Bonham, (the county seat),
forty-two miles from Sherman, ar.J
eighty miles from Dalla.-. The city
has superb natural advantages, a-
bounds in fine building sites, com-
mands a beautful view of the sur-
rounding prairie and its accom-
panying woodlands, by which it is
half circled. The eye glances
through leagues of corn, cotton,
oats, wheat and woodland into dim
perspective, now and then striking
pretty suburban farms and homes,
each with its retinue of fruitful
orchards, vineyards and gardens,
groves and grass lawns, lending
practical and aesttietical interest
to the situation. *Jt is well laid
out and substantially built. The
streets aye mapped out on a scale
that Impresses one with a gratify-
ing sense of leisure and ampllture.
Upward of one hundred business
houses and public buildings are
solidly constructed of brick and
stone, and the public and private
architecture of the city is in pleas-
ing contrast with that of the ant-
ique towns of tj^s and other states,
much of tt indicating the artistic
cultivation and taste of their
owners. The City Hall and Fire
station, built of gray limestone
after an almost faultless design,
and at a cost of $20,000, is one
of the most practical structures of
the kind in the Southwest. The
Methodist church, built of the same
material, has scarcely a blemish
in style or finis)?, and the Public
School building, constructed of
like 'stone and costing $30,000,
while the Public School auditorium
is-eonstructed of red pressed brick
and trimmed with gray stone, at
a cost of $10,000, and it one of
the prettiest buildings of the kind
in the State, and this, together
with the school building, may well
be-4ke- pride of oUr people. The
building stone is quarried about
three miles south of town.
Other salient features of this
live and progressive city arc seven
churches — Methodist, Baptist,
Cumberland Presbyterian, Pres
byterian, Christian, Episcopal and
Lutheran; A Masonic Chapter,
Knights of Pythias, A. F. & A. M.
Knights of Honor, A, O. U. W
Uniform Rank K. of P., Endow-
ment Rank K. of P., Woodmen of
the World, I. O. O. F., Knights
and Ladies of Honor, 1 American
Legion of Honor, Junior Order of
American Mechanics, K O. T. M.
United Benevolent Association, all
of which have-a good enrollment of
membership; a fine flouring mill,
ice factory and electric light and
power plant, three cotton gins,
cotton oil mill, compress, laundry
and a water works system, com-
prising sixty acres of water forty
feet deep, which is among the best
in the State, a model graded pub
11c Bchool and a high school under
the patronage of the Methodist
church and nearly a hundred sub-
stantial business concerns.
The social order Is alike en
Joyable. Here, as in all portions of
county, are the liberalizing forces
of a composite population,
breadth, frankness, and a
measure of freedom from the
row and meaningless social -
straints that too often freese the
naturalness out of social life. ~
Is no "Nob Hill" on which
Grove's "400" congregate,
prominent citizens have not el'
tered their elegant residences
a chosen spot away from the 1
fortunate, but they have separated
and bulk in different sections or
the city, thus beautifying and equ-
ably enhancing the value of
sidence property throughout. The
people are sensible, cordial and
hospitable, and accord a gracious
and generous welcome to
new-comers from every land. They
have much more than the average
of mental and social culture and
with it a larger measure of pub-
lic enterprise and unity than ob-
tains in most cities of its class.'
They are united on anything and
everything that is likely to ad-
vance the material Interests of
the city, have laudable pride in
its prosperity, and are zealous
workers for its schools and chur-
ches.
We have two National Banks,
the First National and the Plant-
ers National, both of which rank
high irt business circles, and are
growing in wealth and earning
capacity, and are “solid” In every
sense of the Jterm. •
There is no city in the State
that is provided with more elegant
residences, in proportion to the
population, than Honey Grove. And
here let us say something of our
town people; Honey Grove has
the two elements of a successful
town, vis., a group, of active,
aggressive, and enterprising busi-
ness men, and a first-class location.
Without these, no town ever grew
into commanding volume or In-
fluence. The representative busi-
ness men of Honey Grove have
energy, faith and persistence
enough to found and build a city
on the border of a desert. If some
of them are wanting in large
cash capital, most of thenr'have
splendid stock of the higher
of brain and heart and
e, with the tact to bring
it into the best possible use. They
,ve sublime faith in the future
of Jfrney Grove, because they have
in themselves, and do not
wait to be built up by extraneous
forces, but build themselves up by
the agencies at their command.
There never congregated In a pion-
eer town better or braver men
than they who planted their comm-
ercial standards on this beautiful
plateau more than a quarter of a
century ago. Other men of kin'
dred sympathies, impulse and hab-
its were later attracted by a sort
of sympathetic magnetism until
the pioneer settlement has grown
to a strong town, whose sagacious
business men are making the most
of the situation.
The pioneers were wise to lay
out a liberal and, comprehensive
work, and the men of today, with
characteristic spirit and energy,
are carrying it to a splendid issue
In the quiet undercurrent of the
“life they live", there Is some-
thing, doubtless, of the ideal, but
to the casual observer the town
1b thoroughly materialistic. They
live by stem, practical Roman met-
hods, and are creating facts in-
stead of fancies. Their purpose is
to build a strong, central Inland
town that shall worthily represent
the best phases of our advancing
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material civilization, and the ob-
servant visitor is compelled to be-
lieve in their success. Commerce
leads to civilization, gives the true
cosmopolitan type to thought and
action, and begets a generous hos-
pitality, such as we have an hund-
red times met in the banks, hotels,
stores, offices and workshops of
this thriving little metropolis of
Fannin county. There is little
hidebound conservatism among the
people of Honey Grove, and fort-
unately few of whom “two per
cent, a month" is a grander pre-
rogative than the founding and
building of a noble city.
It was their live spirit that in-
duced the Trans-Continental Line,
known as the Texas and Pacific,
to run its railroad through the
city, giving our people excellent
transportation facilities, and later
the Santa Fe branch, running
south to Ladonia and connecting
with the main line; two roads that
Are generous in their dispoatt on
to the people of the city, as also
the farmers in the surrounding
country. Another road, the Miss
ouri River and Gulf, a Harriman
proposition, has been surveyed
from Kansas City to the Gulf
via this city, and it is thought work
will begin at once. A move is
also on foot to build and interur-
ban line from the city to Red
River, connecting a number of
small towns and opening up a
fine fruit and vegetable country.
As to educational facilities Hon-
ey Grove Is exceptionally blessed.
On the one hand we have the
finest public school in the land,
free nine months in the year, look-
ed after by educators of acknow-
KONEY GROVE
Phone PR 8-2396
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lb* /rhs signal-citizen, Honey Grove, and News Publishing Co.,
id Hooey Grove, lessee
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rexas, under act of March 8,1879.
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Voters of District 24
FANNIN and HUNT COUNTIES
My Brother, CLARENCE JONES, is a candidate .to represent
our District in the Texas Legislature, sis Representative.
My eight years in the Senate and serving as head door-
keeper since 1951 have> glven me a- knowledge of how our
government is operated and the quality of men needed to do
the job.
I believe that CLARENCE JONES WITH HIS 10 years as
Chief Clerk in the House of Representatives and other wide ex-
perience in affairs of state qualify him for this Important
Office. I hope you will vote for CLAREN|CE JONES May 2nd.
You’ll bo glad you did.
Sincerely,
Charles R. Jones
(Pd. Pol. Adv.)
ledge ability, where the youth
of the city obtain an education
that will either fit them for busi-
ness or entrance to higher Instit-
utions of learning; and again, on
the other hand we have a High
School, with its competent corps
of professors, which serves the
purpose of a Norman and fits
its young men and women for
the position of teachers, etc. Par-
ents can -send their children to
Honey Grove to school without
fear of the contaminating influen-
ces of the saloon or the gambling
hall, everything social being con-
ductive of moral advancement than
social deterioration.
The potato blight of-1845-51
brought a famine in Ireland which
caused the death of 1,500,000 Irish
and the immigration of another
million.
Alaska has a longer ocean coast-
line than the United States.
Alaska once was known as
ward's Folly."
“Se-
Honey Grove Seniors
Honored At Banquet
One Dozen in Stock
m
orm Rockers
Sold tor 29.95
Now Only -19.95
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FURNITURE
RED MANKIN'S MESSAGE TO
HONEY GROVE AREA CITIZENS
On next Saturday the people of Fannin
County will go to the poNs to select a* mair
to serve as our Sheriff for the next 4 years.
The Sheriff's office is one of our most im-
portant elective offices and the qualifica-
tions of each candidate should be carefully
studied.
“Roman Holiday,” was the theme
of the junior-senior banquet spon-
sored by the junior class of Honey
Grove High School, Saturday night
at. the Cypress Room of the Holi-
day Inn in Paris. One hundred
students and the class sponsors,
Mrs. Frank Fry and Jimmy Doyle
attended.
Room decorations included white
columns festooned with clusters
of gold grapes, placed back of
the head table. Table decorations
were compotes filled with grapes
flanked by white candles.
The meal was* served by Judy
H&rllng, Shasj|) Stanford, Jeanne
Shelton, 'Doivna Nunnelley, Randy
Collins, Walcott Black, David
Newhpuse and Mike MorrOw, who
were attired as Roman slaves.
faster* of ceremonies was Hal
Fowler, junior class president. Res-
ponse was brought by Larry Don
Franklin, president of the senior
class.
After -dinner speaker was James
Fuller, high school principal.
The senior class will was
Mike
If elected as your Sheriff, I will, to the
best of my ability serve ALL the citizens in
ALL parts of Fannin County. I will PRO-
TECT and RESPECT the RIGHTS of ALL our
citizens, uphold and enforce the law and
eliminate crime to the best of my ability. I
will do my very best to make our County a
good Sheriff.
Being the father of three children:
Robert, a student at Texas Dental College;
Tommy, a student at the University of Texas,
and Farrelyn, a Bonham Junior High student,
gives me a keen insight and knowledge as to
the problems which our teenagers face to-
day. If elected your Sheriff, I promise to
work with both YOUNG PEOPLE and PA-
RENTS to curb the ever increasing JUVE-
NILE PROBLEMS of our COUNTY.
I will investigate every complaint that
comes to the sheriff's office, regardless of
how LARGE or how SMALL. I will give you
honest and courteous law enforcement, us-
ing a Christian attitude at all times.
'e tried to see each of you per-
sonally;^however, it is possible that I have
missed you. If so, may I use this method of
asking you to vote for me Saturday^ I will
deeply appreciate your vote. y
Sincerely
F. (Red)
MANKIM
(PoL Adv. — Paid for by It. F. (Red)
To The Voters of Fannin County:
I have tried to see each of you. If I have
missed any of you, it was not my intention.
I have run this race on a clean basis. I feel
there would be nothing to gain by talking
about my opponents. If you elect me your
sheriff on May 2nd, I will operate the Sher-
iff's Department the same way.
I have accepted no donations or any free
ads even from my friends. I will not be ob-
ligated to any one or any group.
All I ask of you is your vote, friend-
ship and help. Go to the polls May
2nd; vote and support me.
Dudley Jackson
This Ad Paid for by Dudley Jackson
The first bridge across the Scho-
ellenen Gorge in Switzerland open-
ed the St. Gotthard pass to traf-
fic in 1237.
Morrow read the junior class pro
phecy.
After-dinner music was present-
ed by a jazz combo from East
Texas State College in Commerce.
During the Roman domination of
the Mediterranean, vineyards were
uprooted in Sicily and North Afri-
ca with wheat and barley planted
in their place.-
The Saracens introduced scientl-(
fic irrigation into Andalusan Spain
after the conquest in the 8th cen-
tury.
The first automatic looms intro-
duced in Holland at the end of
the 16th century were limited to
narrow ribbon and lace.*
William Henry Harrison died
on April 4, 1841, just one month
after he was Inaugurated presi-
dent of the United States.
Andrew Jackson’s home
called “The Hermitage."
was
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ELLIS & SONS
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We must make room
for new shipments.
I HOPE .YOU'LL VOTE FOR LOWELL
LEBERMAN
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
As you know, Lowell Leberman is running for
the State Legislature. Lowell and I have
tried to visit with every voter in the Honey
Grove area; however, we know we missed
some of you, so I want to solicit your support
for Lowell at this time.
Lowell and I attended the University of
Texas together. In his senior year, Lowell
served as our Student Body President. Even
though he has been away from campus for
nearly two years, his image lives on. There
is not a more 6$yhly respected nor a more
beloved person among our 22,000 students
than Lowell Leberman.
Lowell is a candidate for the Legislature
from this District in the Democratic Primary
Saturday. I want to whole-heartedly
recommend him to you. He is thoroughly
capable of rendering outstanding service as
your Representative. —'
Thank You.
avid Carlock
(POL. ADV. — PAID FOR BY DAVID OARLOCK)
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Morrow, Joe T. Honey Grove Signal-Citizen (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, May 1, 1964, newspaper, May 1, 1964; Honey Grove, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth519642/m1/2/?q=%22Business%2C+Economics+and+Finance+-+Journalism%22: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Honey Grove Preservation League.