Galveston Beauty Contest to Award $1000 in Gold
A Galveston beauty show offers $1000 in gold to the first prize winner who will be featured as leading lady in a $1,000,000 film by First National Pictures. The winner becomes Miss United States and may compete for the global $2000 prize, with entrants from major U S cities and several foreign nations. The contest runs May 2 to 4 at the Fair theater with eight firms already entering contestants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
First National Pictures, Inc
Amarillo
New York
Boston
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Milakee
Denver
Seattle
Oakland
United States
England
France
Belgium
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Cuba
Mexico
Canada
the Fair Theater
Lutherans Gather for Easter Convention in Spring Texas
The South Texas Lutheran Pastors and Christian Day School of the Missouri Synod met in Spring Harris County for the annual Easter convention. Pastor Post led Morning session with Dedication to Christ as educator. Rev A E Moebus was elected chairman and the afternoon program was led by Rev J W Behken. The conference closes Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
South Texas Lutheran Pastors
Christian Day School
The
Missouri Synod
Harris County
V. George Naumannis
Post
A. E. Moebus
la Grange
C. Durrow
Loehahzy
Omeuller
Houston
Christ
J. W. Behken
Texas
Oil Operations Drop Lower in Mid-Continent
Oil activity in Oklahoma, Kansas, and North Texas fell to 8,685 wells the week ended, down 120 from the prior week. Oklahoma districts mostly declined except Seminole, where activity rose, boosting the state's new locations to eighty-eight from seventy-eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Preas. Runsa
Oklahoma
Kansas
North Texas
Mid-Continent
Seminole
Local items note travel and social visits in brief
Harbart sales manager for J P Ratigan leaves on business trip to Wichita Falls. Mr and Mrs H A Pearson of at bock visit Mr and Mrs T Fletcher. Miss Lillian at the Lillian Shop writes a book Memories or Impressions. Paris traffic officers arrest violators and collect fines on site. Large mirrors mounted at L shaped street elbows aim to reduce collisions in German cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbart
J.P. Ratigan Company
Wichita Falls
H. A. Pearson
Bock
T Fletcher
Lillian
Lillian Shop
Traffe
Paris
Electra Named Meeting Place of Presbytery
Electra was chosen as the 1922 meeting place of the Amarillo Presbytery during its closing session on Thursday. Electra has a handsome new church erected under the leadership of Dr. L.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electra
Amarillo
Presbyterians elect commissioners to San Francisco Assembly
The Presbytery of N. Grafton accepted an invitation to meet with Rev. J. H. Bone of Hale Center and C. R. Burrows of Canyon as commissioners to the General Assembly in San Francisco on May 27. The body endorsed the pension fund drive and planned a local kickoff banquet at the Herring. Sessions in the new Central Presbyterian church building drew praise from visiting members. Waste oil from auto crank cases is used in some southern states to soak sawdust and sand for disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Presbyterian Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fair Theater
Lutherans
Spring
Arkansas
Concho
Fowler
Meat Department
Bacor
Sausege
Cudahy
Puritan
Age of Kelloge
Taylor
N. Fillmore
W. Tenth
Hughes
Arthur ST
Alma Mosley
Polk St
Rev. Bone and
C.R. Burrows
Frieze Balkery
Pol
Tareas
Sherwin-Williams
Choice
Jarett’s
E Fashion Shop
Polk Street
Brunswick Records
New Brunswick Records
By Nick Lucas
Lew White
Honolulu
New Brunswick
Tolziex
Rusic
Scranton
Hohl’s
Bargain Center
Polk
Laird-Schober
Morris Lapidus
Johnson, Stephens & Shinkle
McCallum
U. S.A
Wilhoit
Freed’s Inc
Opteal Dept
Panhandle
Hunsley’s Inc
Twaddell Paint Co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!