Farmer Captures Four-Foot Rattle Snake in Town Window
Homer Jacks from south of the city captured a four foot rattle snake with fourteen rattles and a button. He displayed it in Tom Yaytor's store window, claiming the snake is fourteen years old, while locals debate its age. The reptile sits in a box in the window awaiting sheds and public inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Jacks
Tom Yaytor
Homer
Taylor’s
Jim Robinson
East Ninth Street
Jim
The Original Composer’s Wise Popular Song
A note on a well known song credits the original composer as the source of its enduring popularity. The piece reflects common themes of timeless wit and cultural resonance, illustrating how this work has persisted across generations.
Thank you for returning lost payroll in Arkansas
Everett Davis of Marked Tree found a leather briefcase with a $14,000 payroll on a road. He chased the driver, who claimed to be a Memphis deputy sheriff delivering payroll to Etowah, Arkansas. He received a reward for returning the cash.
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Marked Tree
Ark
Leverett Davis
Here
Davis
Memphis
Etowah
Six Held by Confidence Men In Florida Kidnapping Case
Jampa Florida reports six people from two families were kept prisoner for twelve days in a Latin Quarter room by confidence men. Police say the gang extorted over $2000 from relatives in Massachusetts. Among the captives was a seven week old baby. Victims include Mr and Mrs Germano Scorra and Mr and Mrs Alfred Santos with two children, who arrived in Tampa seeking homes.
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Jampa
Fla
Latin Quarter
Massachusetts
Germano Scorra
Alfred Santos
Tampa
Ravenna Notes Describe Rain, Visits, and School News
County correspondence reports afternoon rain in Ravenna and visits by Cravens and relatives from Oklahoma. It notes a painful toe injury, a broken bone in a hand, a short cotton and fruit crop, and a prominent local school with many teachers and institute attendees.
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Cravens
Ravenna
Oklahoma
Roy Barnett
Oklahoma City
Maxie Slaughter
Baby
Pottsboro
Slaughter
Rev. Davis
Auto overturns injuring women and two children near Sulphur Bottom
Mrs. Sallie Eden and two nieces Buena and Jane Johnson were badly hurt when their Ford coupe overturned on the Honey Grove pike south of Sulphur Bottom as they returned to Paris from a visit to Mrs. Jim Bishop near Pecan Gap. L arrest Ladonia News.
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Paris
Jim Bishop
Pecan Gap
Sallie Eden
Buena
Jane Johnson
Honey Grove Pike
Sulphur Bottom
Ladonia News
Rain Brings Hope as Cotton Fields Ready for Harvest
Bonham route reports welcome rain Wednesday night boosting cotton work as growers anticipate open fields and lighter cold weather. Local residents discuss households, visits, and community activities including singing conventions, shopping, and gas system considerations amid farm and town life.
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Mr. Wevil
Albert John
W. H. Price
A. Duckworth
Lone Star Gas Ce
Tnur
Rowaida
Transit Timetable Snippet From Historic Rail Route
The fragment shows a vintage timetable with southbound running times and arrivals. It lists departures and arrivals for Dallas and other points, with multiple time slots such as 6:00 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. along with various afternoon times. the text is partially garbled.
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Texhoma Gasoline
Texhoma
Plete
Tarver & Ellis
South Main Street
P. S
BREAD
LIFE
Bonham Bakery
Bonham
Cash and Carry Store
West Side Square
Jourself
Uebp
Prince Albert Tobacco
Camelo & Chesterfields Cigaretts
Taylor
Rufus
Anderson Post
American Legion
O. C. Nevill
P. C
Pace
Buc Keeton
Sunshine
Institute
Fannie Culpepper
Goldie Culpepper
Raney Owens
Roy Donaldson
Fay Hodges
Nina Owens
Jimmie Lee Gibbons
Milton Deupree
Roy Phillips
Grace Horn
Rubatina Davis
A. H. Smith
Donaldson
ROUTE
Rogers, Woodward & Roberts Company
Hait
Zoe
Fir
Lass Barbers
Ndersons
Erecetin Goda
East Ride
Dallas
Blue Ridge
Farmersv
North Hound
Red Ball Depot
West 4Th St
Eaves
Corner
Commerce
Ford
Sam Kennedy
P. D. Pean
H. Beker
Ferry
Benham Drug Co
Burrus Tire Shop
West Sthrect
J. A. Moss
Iasi
Gora the Universal Car
Hassell Motor Co
Lincoln
Fordgon
Halsell & Caldwell CO
Chevrolet
Fitzgerald-Youtee Motor Co
Piyi
BUICK
Buick Motor Company
Flint, Michigan
General Motors Corporation
RBS Cabs
Pasa
Prase
Readster Joursngy
Sedan
Pupe
Fagerni
Nas
Sea
Country Club
Pfarce Auto Company
Sherman, Texas
Texas Electric Railway
Denison
Waco
Corsicana
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