Notable Continental Congress Signers and Broad Road Plans
A retrospective notes the signers of the Declaration of Independence, naming Adams, Jefferson, Hancock, Franklin, Morris, Rush, and Carroll among others, with demographics and origins. It discusses naming a new Highway 7 route linked to US 67, the need for a memorable road name, and expected traffic from Big Bend and tourist growth in Texas around 1999.
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Contiental Congress
United States
Adams
Jefferson
Benjamin Morrison
John Hancock
Congress
Benjamin Franklin
Robert Morris
Benjamin Rush
Samuel Adams
Richard Henry Lee
Charles Carroll
Carroll
Button Gwinnett
Rogland
Frances Lew
Wales
John Witherspoon
James Wilson
Scotland
James Smith
George Taylor
Matthew Thornton
Ireland
Bethalf
Washington
McCamey News
Jong
America
Dallas
el Paso
US 67
Texarkana
Upton County
Fort Stockton
Alpine
Marta
Presidio
San Angelo
H.W. Morelock
Big Bend Park
Texas
All-Star Cabinet selections prompt lively debate
An old magazine's indoor sport of choosing an ideal government cabinet draws from history. It lists presidents and secretaries from Washington to Wilson and Hoover, noting only four secretaries of labor and inviting readers to improve on the provided list with their own research.
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Romient
George Washington
Amos Kendal
Interior
Frank Win K Lane
Agriculture
James Wilson
Commerce
Herbert
Hoover
Labor
Lst
Shalr Gray
Hie
Private business drives wealth and jobs in U S says editor
A Mansfield News Journal piece argues private business creates wealth and employment while ignorance of this fact harms mood and economy. It notes typographical pride contrasts with a Chinese editor’s caution and highlights a new rubber glass and a Palomar telescope mirror, praising a novel glass-making method.
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United States
Mansfield
Ohio
News-Journal
Franklin Institute
Corning
N.Y
Palomar
Hot-Check bill in Texas Legislature aims at teeth
The Texas Senate and House approved the controversial Hot-Check bill now awaiting Governor O Daniel s signature. The measure, described as having teeth, questions who it will bite and whether it will affect Texas. The piece notes Texas writers of hot checks and payroll disbursements, urging caution about criminal intent and personal judgment in cashing checks.
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Texas
Senate
House
O'Daniel
Tex
Court of Equity
The Two Johns of Burkburnett and the Big John Saga
A fragmented tale recalls John McMastere and Square John, nicknamed Big John, shaping Burkburnett oil history. They bartered through fields, refineries, and a dramatic courtship era, culminating in vast wealth and power as Big John rose to dominance while Square John faded.
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Davenne
Thorney
Johnseehans Saar
Soros
Big John
Bartlett
John
McMasters
Ee Pathe
Betsy
John McMastere
Kettleman
Jobe
West
Square John
Mississippi
Fashionable Dress Drive and Odd Phrases
A garbled clump of quotes describes shopping desires for a fashionable dress, a doctor patient exchange about a failing tongue, Scots and farmers at a county fair, and a note on glass purity and heat treatment. It reads as fragmented dialogue with miscellaneous non-related snippets.
A Stave of Habit and Quiet Fireside Exchange
A fragment appears to describe a group of people by a fire with a hesitant dialogue about weather and a horse trade. A barber tries conversation with minimal response as others offer remarks on rain and an airship, yielding a terse, fragmented vignette.
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Allence
Bay Sale and Trade Classified: Feral six room home for half price
For sale and trade notices advertise a six room residence on a paved street with a well and mill, priced at half price for quick sale. Mentions location on East Holland Avenue suitable for a tourist camp or filling station and store, with liberal terms. Also lists business lot in heart of business district, acreage for residence, and various loan and insurance services from stock companies.
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East Holland Ave
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Theodore Roosevelt
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the Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
Elihu Root
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William C Whitney
Roger B. Taney
Burkburnett Cay Agusta
Sam
Rastus
Danny
Cantions
Hia
Ladly
M. L. Hopson
Trans-Pecos Abstract Company
West Ave
Alpdor
Loule
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Via
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Dom Adams
Onthly
Storey-Whiteside Lumber Co
Chrysler Alpine Motor Co
Conoco Gas and Oils
General Auto Repairing
Plymouth
Alan R. Fraser
Pioll and
Hiatal
G. K. Langerntest
Alpina
A. M. Turney
Wwey and Counsellor of
Offce
Turner
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H.R. Gard
SED Land Surveyol Cive
San ‘Alpine
Texme
Forvous
Reed
Avalanche
J.W. Shepperd Jeweler Guts
T. A. Beard
D Om Products
Big Bend Feed Co
Mae M. Ament
Reem 6
Herd
Cee
W. G. Fielder
Mobilgas
Mobiloil
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