Personal notes from Dallas visitors and wartime tales
Mr and Mrs Claude Miller of Dallas visited relatives including Mrs Ralph Risser. HW S Cole attends a two day Allied Theater Owners of Texas convention at the Baker Hotel with Col H A Cole presiding. Bill Buchanan and family arrive from Colorado sharing sledding and wartime driving memories including lorries and shell lit roads.
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Claude Miller
Dallas
Ralph Risser
HW. S. Cole
Allied Theater Owners of Texas
Baker Hotel
Col. H. A. Cole
Campbell's Grocery Slashes Prices on Blankets and Produce
Campbell's Grocery advertises cut prices on blankets from M. C. Spivy & Co and lists fat hens and fryers celery lettuce cranberries and tomatoes along with fruits. Phone 10.
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M. C. Spivy & CO
Campbell’s Grocery
Masons Notice at Constantine Lodge No 13 Meeting Tonight
Constantine Lodge No 13 A F and A M posts a stated meeting tonight at 7 30 The work is Master Mason degree Sam Meade W W M Gordon Moore 32 Secretary Also advertises cut price sale across store by M C Spivy and Co
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Constantine Lodge No. 13
A. F
A. M
Sam Meade
W.W. M. Gordon Moore
Lions Club Aids Undernourished Children With Milk Fund
Lions Club meeting endorses forming a committee to solicit pennies from merchants for a milk fund. Gerald Newby and Alban McRae lead drives to place milk bottles in stores to collect money for buying milk for undernourished children. The appeal cites Luke 18:16 and urges public generosity to support hungry youngsters.
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Lions Club
Gerald Newby
Alban McRae
Court Recessed. Several Hears Dispositions Reported
Court recessed today until tomorrow morning. Monday dispositions include Lonnie Wopkins found guilty of killing Oscar Hicks in Honey Grove and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. Douglas Burleson pled guilty with three years suspended. Jim Richardson pled guilty with two years suspended. Buddie Pittman pled guilty with two years suspended for forgery.
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Lonnie Wopkins
Oscar Hicks
Honey Grove
Douglas Burleson
Jim Richardson
Buddie Pittman
Thanksgiving Dinner at Taylor House
Turkey and the trimmings served Thursday at Taylor House on West 5th Street. Price 35 cents.
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Taylor House
West 5Th St
Mighty' a Invade Okanonee Woods and Streams
Dale Wolford Barnette McAnally and Tilbert Finley returned from a fishing and hunting jaunt in Oklahoma. They found good places for fish and hunting in parts of the state. They enjoyed cold spells and warm sleeps and praised the cooking and camaraderie of the group.
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Dale Wolford
Barnette “McAnally
Tilbert Finley
Oklahoma
Nimrod
Isaack Walton
Dale
Barnette
Tilbert
Harmony Club Plans Christmas Cantata and Thanksgiving Song
The Harmony Club met on Saturday November 19 with Mrs Blana Smith to discuss promoting town musical interests. They will perform one number at the Thanksgiving service at the Methodist Church and present a Christmas cantata December 23 at the First Christian Church. A Norwegian and Bohemian music study led by Mrs Saunders followed the meeting.
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Harmony Club
Blana Smith
First Christian Church
Dick Saunders
Norway
Peach Trees Desirable Size for Commercial or Orchards
Desirable size peach trees suitable for commercial orchards offered at 5 dollars per 100. Contact A. Van Kirk at phone 189 R. Located at 120-61-p.
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van Kirk
Cut prices on ladies hats to close out lots
A local ad promotes reduced prices on ladies hats as it clears out entire lots. The brief notice emphasizes bargain selections and limited stock as prices drop.
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M. C. Spivy & CO
Important Meeting for Chinho Lona at Raineys
A Wednesday 3 45 pm business gathering for Chinho Lona is scheduled at Raineys. Attendees should consider meeting ideas for the next two months and bring pencils and paper to draft curtain designs for the club room.
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Chinho Lona
Rainey’s
Cheap Crop Protection in Treatment of Seed
Farmers routinely treat seed to ward off bacterial and fungal disease. Illinois experiment stations report that seed treatment raises stand, vigor, and yield in corn, with costs under five cents per acre. Treated seed allows earlier planting and reduces weather-related damage, especially if soil is wet during seeding.
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Jthinois
Uilnois
Terracing Costs Vary by Soil and Slope
The Bureau of Agricultural Engineering says terracing cultivated land costs 3 to 12 dollars per acre, with higher costs on gullied, heavily eroded fields. Slopes influence work needed, and construction is more expensive where gullies exist. The bureau estimates 4 to 5 dollars per acre as a conservative average.
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Bureau of Agricultural Engineering
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Rabbit's Foot and a Buckeye in Bonham Favorite
A brief note from the Bonham Favorite mentions Charle Inglish and a trip to Oklahoma past a graveyard and a large tree where 17 men were hanged, suggesting Charlie carries a rabbit's foot. Also references a suggestion to try a Want Ad in the Favorite.
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Bonham
Charle Inglish
Charlie
Oklahoma
Isrneil Parker
Sherman Democrat
Old Fashioned Square Dance and Fiddling Contests
J W Wiggins will conduct an old fiddlers and round and square dancing contest at the Fair Grounds in Bonham on Saturday night under the American Legion. Wiggins has led similar events in neighboring towns and is highly recommended. If you enjoy old fiddlers and square dancing this is your chance to participate.
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J. W. Wiggins
Fair Grounds
Bonham
American Legion
Wiggins
Clark Memorial Churches Plan Thanksgiving Service
The Baptist and Nazarene Churches will join with Clark Memorial Methodist Church for a union Thanksgiving service at Clark Memorial Church Thursday at 7:30 PM. Music by three choirs. Rev Fender will deliver the sermon and offerings will go to United Charities. Public is invited.
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Baptist and Nazarene
Clark Memorial Method
Sb Church
Clark Memorial
Fender
United Charities
Card of Thanks for W. Y. Thomas Father
The Thomas family expresses sincere thanks to friends for kindness during the illness and death of their father W. Y. Thomas. Will J. Thomas Mrs L. B. Marshall gratefully acknowledge support and sympathy.
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W. Y. Thomas
Will J. Thomas
L. B. Marshall
The Typewriter Makes Writing Easier, Says Expert
The article notes that writing the alphabet by hand requires over a hundred movements to form small letters, versus twenty six motions with a typewriter, suggesting four times fewer movements when typing. It promotes using a typewriter to simplify writing tasks.
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