Kansas Firm Wins Big Texas Highway Contracts
Fry Bros of Iola Kansas won the largest two contracts from the Texas Highway Commission. They will build an 18 foot concrete road in Panola County from the Louisiana line to the Sabine River for 228,882 dollars and a concrete road from Murchison to Athens in Henderson County for 166,327 dollars.
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United Press
Austin
Texas
Fry Bros
Iola
Kan
State Highway Commission
Panola County
Louisiana Line
Sabine River
Murchison
Athens
Henderson County
Tarrant County
Womack- Henning Construction Company
Sherman
C. P. Childs
Rising Star
Live Oak County
C. P. Ingram
Cuero
E. E. Board
Dallas County
Death Crossing
Arlington
Haines
Brazoria County
San Bernard River
Matagorda County
Pheasant
St. Louis Brownsville and
Mexico Railway
Colorado River
Cherokee County
Bride and groom born in same house in Texas marry
Anahuac Texas residents Dick Garland and Waurine Wilcox, both born in the same house, wed after a honeymoon in San Antonio and plan to establish housekeeping in the birthplace home. Paris editor Maurice De Valeffe urges French men over 30 to keep whiskers as national type amid a shift toward American styles.
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Texas
United Press
Anahuac
Chambers County
Tex
Dick Garland
Waurine Wilcox
San Antonio
Associated Press
Paris
Maurice de Valeffe
Elegantiarum
Midi
M. de Valefie
Meeting Change Due To Illness At Gault Home
J B Spiller was to host at 1911 East Tenth Street but the gathering moved from the home of Mr and Mrs J R Gault because of illness in the family.
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J. B. Spiller
East Tenth Street
J.R. Gault
Sheets Are Longer, Cotton Survey Shows
A study cited by the Associated Press notes longer sheets gaining ground on the 90 inch standard. Salem Massachusetts mill reports two thirds of output now long sheets vs one third in 1921. Manufacturers attribute demand to comfort and box bed springs, suggesting Americans may be taller.
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Associated Press
Boston
Salem
Mass
Belts Dominate French Fashion This Season
Paris reports a belt obsessed fashion trend with every garment receiving a waist belt or belt-like detailing. Coats costumes tailleurs blouses frocks and evening gowns all feature belts or pleats tucks and braiding to emphasize very slim waists this year.
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International News Service
Paris
Belts add shape to winter coats and gowns across styles
Belts shorten long lines on coats this winter using narrow dark brown leather belts on diagonal weave coats and gray tweed ensembles. Felt, fabric, metal, or leather belts with buckles and decorations appear on both day wear and evening gowns, including pink chamois on black brocade and a gold kid belt for a white panne gown.
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Potter County Singers
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Vm. Vs
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Ceylon
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Kansas City
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Direct
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Leveritte
Ae Mer Hen
Bay Ata
American Sugar Refining Company
If. Co
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Superservice Riverside
Lower
Riverside de Luxe
U.S. Army
Shorts
Ata Dae
Polk St
Amarillo, Texas
Dix
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The
Love Doctor
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Mack Sennett
Paramount Talking News
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Lewis Stone
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