Description: This sale is for one advertising LETTERHEAD, it has normal letter folds, it is in good condition. It is from $AM $PARK$ at The TREASURY DEPARTMENT, $TATE of TEXA$ at AU$TiN, Listed are SAM SPARKS as TREASURER AND J. M. EDWARDS as CHIEF CLERK. This LETTER was SigNED by SAM SPARKS. The "EBAY ITEM" thing is just a loose piece of paper that is not attached to the letterhead. THE FOLLOWING IS SOME HISTORY ON SAM SPARKS: (1873-1933). Sam Sparks, public servant and banker, was born in Bell County, Texas, on February 5, 1873, the son of Sam A. and Mary (Fisher) Sparks. He attended Belton Male Academy, Wedemeyer School at Salado, and Belton Business College. He was city secretary at Belton from 1894 to 1897 and succeeded his father as sheriff of Bell County in 1897. In 1903 he was elected president of the Texas Sheriffs' Association. On November 15, 1906, he married Mrs. Bertha Jones Mulkey; they became the parents of three children. During the time Sparks was Texas state treasurer, from 1906 to 1912, he established residence in Austin. He embarked on a career in finance in 1912 and organized the Texas Trust Company, which became the Texas Banking and Trust Company in 1922 and merged with Republican Bank and Trust in 1932; Sparks was serving as chairman of the board of directors of the firm at the time of his death. While president of the Austin Chamber of Commerce in 1916 Sparks helped bring grand opera to the city for the first time and assisted in the merger of the United Telephone Company with Southwestern Bell, a move that provided residents with one of the lowest telephone rates in the country at the time. Sparks was also president of the Travis County Fair in 1921 and the Central Texas Fair in 1922 and was prominent in Lions Club affairs. He led drives for funds for building Memorial Stadium at the University of Texas and the University Methodist Church. He died in Austin on July 6, 1933, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery. Approximate size of letterhead is 8 1/2" X 11". If you have any questions, please contact me. TERMS & CONDITIONS: Payment to EBAY upon purchase. Free shipping to the continental U.S. only. When you receive your item, PLEASE leave feedback (I will see it) and I will reciprocate feedback at that time. PLEASE view my other Ebay store items for related ephemera, antique documents, and paper collectibles at TEXASJOHNNYBOY EPHEMERA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH and GOOD LUCK TO YOU.
Price: 89 USD
Location: Houston, Texas
End Time: 2024-12-20T00:13:40.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Provenance: 30+YEARS of practical experience
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
