Local Society Notes and Rural Fire Incident
Local Presbyterian and Methodist societies met at homes and church for Bible study and planning. Attendees included Worthington, McGonagill, Harrington, Cole, Shoemake, and Lyda Belle McGonagill among others. A ranch house near Alpine burned, likely from lightning, with furnishings destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Society
Aaa Society
G. W. Worthington
Methodist
Methodist Missionary Society
Mesdames Press Chambers
J. L. Shoemake
Alford
McGonagill
Harrington
Cole and Wedin
J. A. McGonagill
Lyda Belle McGonagill
Jim Worthington
Alpine
J. A. McGona
Bridge
Alice Hicks
el Paso
Barah Lee Todd
Jean Amol
Watton Shoemake
Jim
Philip Worthington
Alex McGonagilt
Measure of Texas Lands Tied to Vara Unit Tradition
A historical piece notes Texas land surveying relies on the Vara unit rather than the US surveyor's measure. It explains the origin from Spanish grants, explains variance in surveys, and urges Texas surveyors to master statutes and decisions to avoid disputes. The article cites early history and local perspectives from the Angelo Standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tex
Ocoee
Spain
Texas
Mik W. Mwah
Art Mee
United States
George
Angelo
Macaroons From Pantry Ingredients Recipe Note
Economical recipe by Jane Rogers using corn flakes as a base to make 18 macaroon bites. Fold stiff egg whites with sugar and nutmients, bake at 150 F for about 20 minutes, then cool on a dam page. Minor notes mention different sugars and utensils, plus a remark on a depositor payout, and a caution about youngsters.
Giant Dollar Bill Exhibit at Government Bureau
Washington reports the government crafts a colossal dollar 12 feet long and 9.5 feet wide at the Bureau of Printing and Engraving. The $10,000,000 project uses pulp from oil money and will tour exhibitions including the upcoming Chicago World’s Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marathon
Bart Clark
Tom Yarbro
John Dodd
Fort Davis
Homer Spruce
Louise Crawford
Sul Ross
Ernest Marable
Brown‘wood
Rev. C. H. Cole
George Hargus
del Rio
Frances
Edgar Dawson
Davis Mountains
C. M. Roberts
W. E. San- Om
F. P. Rooney
Hal Gansom
Bernice Kimball
W. E. Crenshaw
Jack, Crenshaw
W. P. Thompson
Mis Bonnye
Chas. Shely
Ysteta
C. H. Cole
Methodist Church
Homer ‘T. Wilson
San Antonio
Guy S. Combs
Pansy and
Nola B. Tankersey
Tohoka
C. W. Wilson
Lent
D. N. Scott
Austin
Houston
Louise
San Marcos
Albert Chambers
Albert
Gage Hotel
Gage
8. A. Starr
Miss Pay
Spruce House
Bonnye
James Chambers
Peay
Robert Adams
Erica and
Lottie Roessler
Zenas Decie
Othrs
Ed Decie
Zetha Hicks
Earl Clark
L. ©. Ritchey and
Jean
Feron Ritchey
Clinton
Geo. R. Edwards
By Jane Rogers
Eotenet
Mountain City Trust Company
Leonard P. Fa Nek
Altoona
Oklahoma
Sinclair
Mid-continent
Sinclair Refining Company (Inc
Chas. Bishop
Washington
Atec
Miles
Anti-Daia
Ags
Ira
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