Head Will Return To Simmons University After Holidays
Long list of local residents and visitors details travels and family news. Abilene attends Simmons University after holidays. many locals, including Head RK Smith of Jourdanton, on business trips to San Antonio Fort Worth and Dallas. Mrs Alison's mother dies in Dallas. numerous social visits, weddings, funerals, and trunk trips across West Texas and neighboring states noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Majnes
HG. Olmsted
San Antonio
John Peeking
Port Worth
Dallas
Vance Resumes Milkwear Shop Move Notice
Announcement lists candidate for Commissioner Precinct 2 JA Anderson and notes wed stock move to Ideal Cleaners location at Fifth Street. Includes sheriff sale of Alpine land, 1920 tax tracts up for bid, minerals with surface, cash payment, and Terlingua trip for Mr and Mrs Murphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ideal Cleaners
Lange's
Fifth Street
Mr. Waller Garnett
Brewster County
Alpine
Texas
Sal W. C. Hale
Car and tire sale offer includes six ply tires
A local autos and tires listing promotes guaranteed six ply tires priced to sell at 1000 dollars cash. It mentions a Ford coupe as a bonus and invites inquiries at Av.
Accomplishments and New Officers Highlight 1980 Program
The program lists Leo Howell retiring vice president, Ian Howe in charge, invocation by Rev David Mur, vocal solos by Mrs Frank Youns and Mrs Leo Howell, Col John Perkins, introduction of new officers H W Morelock, Henry Z Piston president elect, and church activities including Bible study and communion services, youth meeting and midweek study with cordial invite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian Howe
Eit Eee Ennai
Leo Howell
David. Mur
JB Wright
Frank Youns
Nts
Col
John Perkins
H.W. Morelock
Henry Z
Piston
Church OF Christ
Christian Science Sunday Service Invitation Near East Holland
Sunday morning service announced for 21 o clock in the building east of the new theatre on East Holland avenue. The public is cordially invited to attend with Sunday school at 10 a.m. The public is also cordially invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Theatre
East Holland Avenue
Church in Hubbard sees small drug store disruption
Police report finds only two drug stores selling machine guns in Hubbard Oregon. Officials say the town’s night quiet remains undisturbed and the so called Chi Ohio Russian war rumor has not degraded public order.
Enactments on Public Lands Under Articles of Confederation
The article outlines early federal actions to settle public lands during the Confederation era. It notes survey efforts and state disposal of waste lands to pay debts, the sale blocks prior to the current government, and a 1778 act by Congress under the Articles restricting settlement. It mentions military involvement and penalties for settlers, with land seizure under specified provisions and protective maps for certain areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cengremen
Congress Tate
Sune TS
Congress
Confederaton
Surat
Aiven
Tne
Acre
Memory Scrolls Preserve Quake Dead at Mount Koya
The report describes a ritual to preserve memories of quake victims by sealing names in a crystal container buried within Mount Koya. Scrolls are rolled and bound with black and white ribbons, placed in a lead case with carborundum protection to prevent decay. The site is tied to local customs restricting women from the summit, a longstanding rule maintained over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hidehito Wgita
Tokyo
Ory
Mount
Koya
Sawyers Cross Examination Reveals Knot Hole in Fence
The Kansas City Star recalls a courtroom moment where Sawyer cross examines a witness about a 14 foot high fence and a knot hole. The exchange highlights the contrast between a five foot four inch man and the tall fence as the witness confirms there was a knot hole on the other side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sawyer
Kansas City Star
Germany Leads World In Daily Newspapers
The Portland Oregonian notes Germany has the most continuously published daily newspapers since the seventeenth century, with nine still in existence. The Magdeburgische Zeitung is the coldest, and the Hartford Courant is the oldest daily in the United States at 164 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Mlagdeburgische Zeitang
United States
Hartford Courant
Odd Topic of Discuss
A fragment notes the late Earl Rosebery in a smoking room with a partner, where he paid no heed to others. It suggests they found a topic of absorbing interest, gaining peculiar significance through his death.
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Earl Rosebery
Fragmentary Bible Verse Reference Shown
The text appears as a distorted religious excerpt claiming verification from Isaiah 88 8. It discusses degrees and a backward progression described as a fallen or returned state, but the fragment is unclear and lacks coherent context or identifiable author or date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bilinburgh
Ancient timing methods contrasted with modern clocks in Egypt
The article contrasts Egypts time telling with ancient shadow clocks used by natives for 4000 years and notes Romans once used guns and later adopted electric clocks in Rome while Egypt still relies on shadow clocks and natural shadows to measure work and hours.
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Egypt
Rome
Tiber
Eye Strain Tied to Energy Use in Work Fatigue
Eye strain correlates with energy expended, says Dr B Franklin Hoyer medical director of the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness. Dr Royer notes temper loss can stem from defective vision and that fatigue and irritability often fade when medical knowledge corrects the underlying cause, allowing workers to keep summer jobs with less discomfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Pranklin Hoyer
National Society
Docetor Royer
Forged Ancient Art Draws Collector’s Curiosity
Forged pieces described as ancient art intrigue museums and collectors. Skilled forgeries imitate old stone carvings so well that frauds are hard to detect, with many museums having faced fake artifacts. The Metropolitan Museum of Art maintains a dedicated department to study and reveal these counterfeits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Napoleon's Pick Me Up Recipe Revealed by Loyal Attendants
Testimony from Bourienne Fouche and valet Constant Wain who served Napoleon from 1801 to 1814, and Starchand who followed, describe the emperor's favorite pick me up a mix of alcoholic spirits controlled by Napoleon. The account situates the concoction within his endurance and activity regime during the Napoleonic era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Ceais
Bourienne
Fouche
Constant Wain
Ile, Starchand
St Helena
Snake With Eare From Bushveld Hearsay Report
S Voges reports reading a Johannesburg Sunday Times note about a snake with ears seen at Rookberg in the Bushveld. He believes the tale true and recalls a two-eared snake found in a tree where neighbors failed to spot it, drawing curious locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Voges
Johannesburg
Rookberg
Tecan
Not Among Those Present
In an effort to encourage reading among young Victorian police, Chief Commissioner General Blamey ordered a well stocked library at their barracks. A member quipped about receiving only three morning papers, highlighting limited press access.
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General Blamey
the Sun
Sydney
Australia
Boundary survey footsteps through Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a boundary line along a well settled farming district. The text explains survey lines step toward the north as meridians converge, making adjustments necessary to keep lines aligned with longitude calculations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Canada
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Head
Abilene
Simmons University
Mom
JH. Head
RK. Smith
Jourdanton, Texas
Joe Sonni
Alison
Mr. Alison
Shreveport
J.D. Jackson
el Paso
Jim Casner
G. Heat
Graham Alot
San Ant
Fort Worth
Hartett
Cortton Bonwrth of
Taylor
Marshall
Mina Hrookie Cook
Allie Runyan
Shafter
Della Runyan
Mr. and
Mra Prank
Mrs
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Ted tLe
Ramon Brantley
Fort Stockto
Turney Hospital
Mrantley
Pecos Bank
Stockton
Virgina ‘Thomas
Marta
Mes
Clyde Migs
A WA. Daugherty
Alp B.S. In
Horm
Helle Son
Leroy Stone
Stra
Win
Clarke
San Angelo
Tian Church
Clyde Higgins
Sanderson
LW. Carter
J.C. Penney
Mar
Virginia ‘Thomas
Marfa
W. A. Daugherty
Litle Morace Adolph
Mreo F. B. Gillett
Irvin Gillett
Thalia Gillett
Edwin Gillett
Richard Gillett
New York City
Frances Gillett
Houston
Lee Hancock
Corona
New Mexico
Morgan Smith of
Austin
V3. Smith
Pimrorae Lewsey
Datlan
State Board of Texas Christian Missionary Societies
Hing
Carnes’ister
Mise
Louise Noble
Sam Culbert
Lohildren
Tecme
Oklahoma
Culbert
Glass Mountain
Mrs. D. McMurry
Christinay
Paren
Tna
Elizaneth Weaver
Teringua
Crow Straits
Hans
J. W. Prager, Jr
HS Paso
Fra Ter
George D. Harvard Stationery Company
Make Alpine
Br. Hrannan
Dale Shelton
A. S.J
Pinson
San Diego
Cale
Miles
Mise Myrtie Low
Wstin
Texas U
Thaila Gillett
Ginter
W. A. Rowland
Ehit Ven
Dawson
Mra J. Bh Stans
Starns
Will
WF. McGaughy
Felix McGaughy
Gramma Robertson
Min McGanghy
Francesci
Cotton’ Gillett
FB. Gillett
Coro Hancock
Horace Moretoey
University
James Cotter
Warner Reid
Hackney
Frank Anderson
Myles Scannell
Mra
Johnny Scott
Jehildren
Longfellow
Ray Spence
Froees Burke
Anja Wilson
von Anja
Hi Paso
J.D. Becker
Beaumont
Hhode Island
Brewer County
Murphy
Christian Science
ST. James
Hubbard
Ore
Teargo
Imum Motion
D. He. Talize
Portland Oregonian
Community Plate Alpine Jewelry Company
Holland Bldg
Josephine Cockcroft
Baldock
8. C
Jassen Company
Mojave Theatre
Universal
Edna Ferber
Florens Ziegfeld
Paramount Sound
Laughing Lady
Ruth Chatterton
Paramount
Talking Pictures
Leatherneck
Three Musketeers
William Boyd
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