Memorial to Dr Bloys Proposed to Be Erected
Fort Davis area notes describe a campaign by the Boys Camp Memorial Association to raise funds for a memorial to Brother Joys. Donations via Fort Davis State Bank are welcomed, with C C Finley named treasurer and bank collection points set for prompt processing. A call to newspapers asks copy editors to spread word so donors learn money is welcome.
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Fort Davis
Brother Joys
Ak U
C. C. Finley
Texas
Patriot Echoes and Warned Draft Dilemmas in Local Chat
A fragmented dialogue portrays wartime patriotism and draft anxieties. A man boasts flags and a presidential image while describing financial strain from investments failing. His wife, active in high society clubs, is portrayed as distant from Red Cross efforts, with a sharp exchange about knitting and social circles.
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Liberty
Red Cross
Emiy
Horned Toads Valued as Pest Eaters Targeted for Protection
East Texas farmers urge action to curb horned toad extermination seen as beneficial to gardens. Collectors offer about 24 cents each for live toads placed on display, dusted, split, filled with stuffing, or mounted, fueling wholesale killings. W. C. Vietor of Uvalde Farmers Institute advocates protecting this insect eater and notes its value in controlling cutting ants and tea pests. East Texas Register.
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Uvalde
W. C. Vietor
Farmers’ Institute of
Saw Christ in a Man at the Church Lodge
Narrator recalls a vision of Christ appearing in a man within a church building. The Master stood in white, others around him were described as brethren, and a scene of healing and service unfolds as the observer reflects on divine presence among ordinary people.
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Christ
Mas
Abel
Van
House of Healing
Red Kline
Pledge of Principles From New Army Training Camp Signers
Rev James A Francis of First Baptist Church Los Angeles reports that a thousand new Reserve Officers Training Camp members signed a declaration of principles. It pledges to uphold wartime ideals, avoid hatred and brutality, and promote manhood and moral conduct in the American Army. The piece also notes postwar riots linked to liquor and critiques lawbreaking liquor keepers aiding soldiers in uniform.
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James A. Francis
First Baptist Church
Los Angeles
Presidio
Run Over Fish in Road Delays Travel
A motorist, Dr. Hughes, is forced to turn back during heavy rain after his tire is punctured by a fish on the road. The incident, linked to flood conditions and lingering tensions over stock in the flat, delays his journey to the ranch.
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Merison Star White
DR. Hughes
Tepee
Railway time data and land closure notice
Railway times show arrivals and departures for GM and O routes with east and west bound trains. A bilingual notice warns that private lands near Dog Canyon and surrounding tanks are closed and trespassers will be punished under law, with warnings against taking water grass wood or guayule. local manager Fletcher at O2 Ranch requests no trespassing and directs printing to Ava office.
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Dog Canyon
Butchie Tank
Tinaja Tank
Allen Burnam
Hlt
Fletcher
O2 Ranch
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Astoria
Abraham
United States
New Jerusalem
Earth
Heavenly World
Eni
Inn Bargas
East Texas Register
DR. Bloys
Sir Galahad
Europe
America
National Capitol
Potomac
W. A. Buchanan
Imba
Alpine Superior
Candy Kitchen
Alpine Studio
Alpine Bottling
Purity Brand
Snow
Houston
GM. & SA
Norice
Avaanche Printing Office
Benjamin P. Berkeley
Geo, C. Miller
Il Hord
Alpine State Bank
Alpine
W. van Sickle
iThe First National Bank
Auline, Texas
A. Brown Pressner
Kokernot
G. W. Baines, Jr
Cal
U.S. Depository For Postal Savings
Am Rayments Cary
Alamo Lumber Co
L. M. Light
Just
Alpine Mercantile Co
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