N Bongo the ape to star in stage program with N'Bongo
Francis Barr presents N Bongo the world’s most intelligent and ferocious movie gorilla on stage with Paul Renay and Juli Bernhardt. The ape, six feet tall and about 500 pounds, performs feats from tree swings to dramatic moments in films like The Ape. Crowd scenes and spectacle mark the show as Hollywood imports join the act.
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Paul Renay
Juli Bernhardt
N'Bongo
N’borgo
Mary Carlisle
Douglas Fairbanks
Gladewater Bears blank Purple Warriors 12-0 in day game
Gladewater builds a 65 yard drive finishing with E F J Fikes rushing from the three for the first score. Fikes then connects with Vernon for a five yard TD pass in the final period set up by a Murphy pass and long run. Two extra point attempts fail in a hard fought inter-district clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater Bears
Purple Warriors
Gladewater
Bears
E F. J. Fikes
Fikes
Vernon
Murphy
Fenham
Draft Numbers Board No 1 Ord No 411 1278 479 618 502 79
List of names with numbers continues on a draft numbers board. The document catalogs individuals by entry number and name, including Clyde Ba Sims Robert Culberson Robert Mankins Wesley Baker and many others with associated numeric entries. It ends abruptly with To be cont.
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Clyde Ba Sims
Robert Leon Culberson
Robert Ferrell Mankins Jr
Wesley Ambrose Baker
J P. Gary
William Franklin Bishop
Donald Truman Allen
Kever Lavon Acuff
Loyd Tolbert Wilcox
Charles Manton Stone
Walter Campbell
Lemu
Cravens Jackson
J C Tadlock
Harry Washington Green
Sterling Thomas Rogers Jr
John Hamilton Savage
Joe Daugherty
Oltis Benton Raper
John Howard Floyd
Boyd Files
Tinsley Earl Cox
George Chitwood
Marion Alvin Long
William Thad Stanford
Georgie Clayton Wolf
Alvin Ray Foard
Calvert Glenn Sherrer
Orval Leroy Spears
James
I Fuller
Bowling League Ledger Keeps Odd Figures
Fragmentary OCR shows a list with items like Coca-Cola and Bitzer numbers, dates, and codes. It reads as a rough ledger or schedule snippet from a bowling league page with no clear event, result, or participants readable.
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Coca-Cola
N Bongo Talks Stage Debut at American Theatre
N Bongo the gorilla appears in a stage and screen program at the American Theatre. The act features his film The Ape co starring Boris Karloff with trainer Bert Cole and entourage including Paul Renay and Joan Morgan. The thirty minute show promises thrills and laughs with the excited ape delivering the performance.
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N’bongo
the Ape
Boris Karloff
Bert Cole
Paul Renay
Joan Morgan
N'Bongo
Jergth
Texas Ranks Sixth Among States With Duck Hunters
Texas placed sixth in duck hunter totals with 63 450 federal waterfowl stamps sold last year. Minnesota led with 120 034 stamps, followed by Michigan 86 054, Wisconsin 84 076, California 74 644, and Washington 50 796. A nationwide total of 1 421 563 hunters over age sixteen purchased stamps.
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Zaustin
Texas
Fish Nd Wildlife Service
Minneola
Texas Game, Fishing Oyster Commission
Michigan
Stampis
Wisconsin
Californ Nin
Washitor
Iowa
New York
Paris Wildcats defeat Sherman in 14 to 7 district battle
Paris Wild cats hand Sherman Bearcats their first loss of the season in Wise Field action to tighten the race for the 1940 District 5-AA title. Baty sparked the offense with a 35 yard run and a perfect extra point as Paris built a 14-0 lead before Sherman scored late. The Wildcat line dominated and stifled Sherman’s aerial game, sealing the 14-7 victory with stout defense and four interceptions by Paris receivers.
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WISE
Paris
Paris Wildcats
Sherman Bearcats
Denison
Sherman
Pete Odom
Odom
Bearcats
Wildcats
SheMeld
Baty
B. White
Odam
Perio
Henderson
Wilcox
Baxter
Rounell
Wildcat
Barney White
May
Shefeld
Shefield
Peres
Malein
Daugherty
Parr
Plas
White
Inger
White Abbott Wooldridge
Jack
Jordit
Sheffield
Henderon
Purple Warriors Prepare for Final 1940 Grudge Game
Bob Cantrell notes the Purple Warriors begin practice for their last 1940 season game against the Honey Grove Warriors. The column recalls last year’s postponement due to rain and mud under the Texas Interscholastic League rules, with uncertainty about a November 28 playing date.
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Purple Warriors
Honey Grove Warriors
Masons roll to 7–0 win over Arlington Weights
Masonic Home's Masons stay unbeaten and unscored on after a 7 to 0 victory over Arlington Weights. The unbeaten squad has held every opponent scoreless to date. Significant chatter follows about big huskies and local sports events on opening weekend.
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Masonic Home
Masons
Arlington
Texas A. & M
Texas A
Ros
Memorial Stadium
Alice Markle
Ezra
Gainesville
Tsier
Houston
Lioness Attacks Boy Near Tullos Tavern North of Houston
In Houston Texas tonight two youths and a 17 year old Robert Carter reported a lioness attack in a yard 19 miles north of the city near the Tullos tavern. The animal lunged twice as residents restrained it with a chain and watched the boy escape unharmed though frightened. Authorities note locals keep pet lions in the area but none are reported missing.
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Houston
Tex
Chicken Yard
Robert Carter
Carter
Robert
Llullos
Difficult Mission to Enjoy Time Fades for Some
Fragments show worry over limited leisure as people prepare for an event or situation that undermines enjoyment. The text hints at community concern and interruptions affecting plans and mood.
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Francis Barr
Ll Iest
Cone Junction
Holly Wood
Bork Karloff
Tole
Vince
Africa
Hollywood Boulevard
Vic
Bonham
Jim Rayburn Sutton
Robert Abraham Firnberg
John E Luttrell
Leonard P Moorman
Woodrow Warnell
Roy Lee Moore
John William XII
C B Hollis
Cleo Jenkins
Lonnie Joe Heneanr
Robert Sudderth
Robert Earl Adams
Edward Leeth
Barney Jtan Gross
James Danyel
Edgar Haney
Alexander Fillmore
Richard Watton
Howard West
John Ralph Denny
Earles Harris
Haskell Leon Scott
Henry Odes Jones
R T Woodruff
Henry Chilton Werner
Elmer James Brown
Edwin Earl Henegar
George Alford Perry
Stonewall Puller
Otha Lafayette Tu
Eldridge Woodrow
Jess Edward Dale
J. EB. Geer
Horatio R. van Zandt
Rudolph Djalma Hudson
reCullough
Lerson Wilson Nby
Rner
Onstott
Gordon D Apple
Jasper Benton Aldridge
Emmitt Eugene Jones
Donald Matt Cameron
Anderson William Allen
Leon Harper
Sam Edward Caruthers
Claudis Carnell Jenkins
Odis Owens
Willie Marvin Scroggins
Aubrey Lynwood Jenkins
Earnest Columbia Young
Russell Reid Purdy
Willie Loyd Keen
Claud Edgar Howard
Reuben Raymond Rowland
Jessie Carl Partridge
Joe Benjamin Freeman
Glenn Harold Hughes
Dave Cleveland Tomison
James Alfred Morgan
Bonnie Bryan Burke
Frank Johnson
Thomas Albert Barnes
Raymon Bailey Stevens
Cleatis Albert Lemons
Robert Archie Lawrence
Garfield Beckman
Clovis Emzie Towery
Minor Edwin Hudson
James Harvey Mass
Britt William Davis
J. B. Hopkins
Billy Monroe Magar
Touis Wilson Weasley
Wilburn Oscar Harmon
Leonard Haley
J C Anderson
John Houston Ladd
Seota Ray Wilkerson
Roberts David VanSchock
Homer Lee Ryan
William Curtis Brown Jr
Chester Ray Johnson
R D Alten
Tom Earl Anderson
James Olen Herriage
Tommie Foster McCollum
Thomas Edison Blake
Thomas Jones
Roy Medley
Joe Bailey
Jo Thomas
Marlin Jeff
Willie Thomas
James Luke
Pada
Hardiess
Bakers Cakes
Newton’s
Bae
Newton
N’ Bongo
States
Rural Wetiffcation Administration
United States
F. M. Loughmiller
Cheropractor
Nevocalmeter Service
Ural Darling
East 4Th Street
Paris Line
Bob Cantrell
Howard Padgers
Ith
Bobby Phillips
Bull English
Leopards
Stingers
ELVA
Ist National Bank
Vonday
Bonham’s
P.M
RCA
White Auto Store
South Side Square
Bonham, Texas
Bonham Theatres
Deanna Durbin
Robi. Cwmmmitgs
Troy
Edith Fellows
Rebecca
Laurence Olivier
Joan Fontaine
Vesta
Floreng
Jagar Oac
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