200 Gallons of Mash Is Found With Big Still
Special to The News Farwell Texas June 28 the first real whisky still captured in Palmer county was brought into town Sunday by Sheriff Aldridge. The still held about two hundred gallons of corn mash and some whisky. It had a capacity of about forty quarts per night. A young German in possession was taken to town for examination before Justice J C Temple. Sheriff Douglass of Muleshoe is holding two parties connected with the case.
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Farwell
Texas
Palmer County
Aldridge
Justice of the Peace
J. C. Temple
Douglass
Muleshoe
New Fixtures Arrive for Slaton State Bank Home
Slaton June 28 report states fixtures for the bank’s new two story home have arrived and are being installed today. Local officials and residents watch progress as the structure nears completion.
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Slaton
Slaton State Bank
Much Interest in County Campaign in Floyd County
Floyd Ada June 28 Old time political methods of joint debate and stump speaking mark races for county offices. In the county judge race four contestants F P Henry W B Clark W A Robbins and E C Nelson have been speaking at school districts across the county for two weeks. Four widows contest the county treasurer race and attend speaking events at school houses alongside the judge candidates. The county attorney race features Judge A F McKinnon and W B Huffhines each allotted five minutes at various meetings.
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Floyd Ada
Floyd County
F. P. Henry
W. B. Clark
W. A. Robbins
E. ¢. Nelson
A. F. McKinnon
W. B. Huffhines
McMullin's Formula For Asthma Hay Fever
Advertises McMullin's Formula as relief for asthma hay fever and bronchial troubles. Claims it builds up weakened constitutions and prevents germ diseases for children and adults. Sold by Randall Drug Co and Tilden McMullin Co Sedalia Missouri.
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McMullin
Mardh
Tilden MccMullin Co
Sedalia
Randall Drug Co
Floydada Pastor Reports First Year at First Baptist
Rev J Pat Horton, pastor of the First Baptist Church Floydada, closed his first year with the church recounting a year with over four hundred members and no funerals. Only three marriages occurred, notable for such a large group. Horton recently returned from Portales New Mexico where he aided in a revival.
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Floydada
J. Pat Horton
First Baptist Church
Horton
Portales
N. M
Revival planned at First Methodist Church in Clarendon
Plans are being finished for a Methodist revival meeting at the First Methodist Church in Clarendon starting Sunday July 16. Dr. J T Griswold pastor will preach and the Wisdom sisters of Macon Missouri will provide appropriate music.
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Clarendon
J. T. Griswold
Wisdom Sisters
Macon
Missouri
Teachers Visit Clovis Special to The News
A special train carrying 145 teachers bound for the University of California at Berkeley passed through Clovis New Mexico on Friday morning. Local citizens provided a city drive for the group under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce.
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Clovis, N. M
State University
Berkeley
California
Clovis
Chamber of Commerce
Widows Wear Striped Rings To Signal Suitors
Several French widows adopt rings painted with black and white stripes to visually advertise their ongoing eligibility for marriage, a fashionable remark in social circles.
Amarillo to Provide Land and Funds for Woodman Sanitorium
A letter from Ross D. Rogers, head of Amarillo's Industrial committee, states Amarillo will supply land as needed for the Woodman Sanitorium and raise funds. He did not specify amounts, noting the locating committee’s needs are not yet defined. The missive highlights Amarillo’s climate, pure air and water, and abundant fuel as favorable conditions.
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Amarillo
Woodman
Hendersonville
N. C
Ross D. Rogers
Board of City Development
Rogers
Slaton Buys Tractor for City Street Improvement
Special to The News reports Slaton purchases a large tractor and grading outfit for exclusive city use. Work starts immediately to upgrade all streets within the city limits to first class condition.
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Slaton
Wheat Fire Destroys 20 Acres Near Plainview
Twenty acres of wheat owned by A. J. Johnson of the Aiken Community burned last week. The flames, started by four mateh thrown unknowingly, ran high before they were noticed. The crop was expected to yield a good harvest, but the blaze was finally extinguished after much labor.
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Plainview
A. J. Johnson
Aiken
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