Flood Ravages Newport Area Causing Widespread Damage
A Thursday flood dumped up to 12 inches in eight hours across Newport country. Roads, bridges, crops, terraces and tanks suffered damage while mail carriers struggled to return home through swollen streams. Hay stacks, turkeys and a hog were swept away or saved, and residents evacuated to higher ground. Local residents and visitors reported extensive wreckage and unusual scenes along Sandy Creek and near the levy south of town.
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Newport
Sandy Creek
Walter Morris
Terre] Clark
Rader Farm
Sandy
Radel
Lee Beach
West Newport
Bench
Hiram Frye
Johnnie Rader
Mr. Frye
Cardui Promoted For Menstrual Discomfort Relief
Claims that Cardui eases functional dysmenorrhea caused by malnutrition include relief from headaches nervousness and cramps. Suggested uses include taking a few days before and during menstruation to sharpen appetite aid digestion and increase gastric flow. The product purportedly has a 50 year history of popularity.
Adlerika Promises Fast Relief for Gas Pressing Heart
Advertises Adlerika as a remedy for stomach gas from constipation that relieves pressure on the heart. Claims it cleanses both bowels and is sold by G. O. Slaughter & Co. and Griffin's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. O. Slaughter & Co
Griffin’s
First Texas Newspapers and Early Press History
J J Taylor traces Texas journalism roots from 1813 when El Mejicano appeared in Nacogdoches as a bilingual propaganda sheet for Don Jose Alvarez de Toledo. Presses were seized by Spanish forces, with later activity in Galveston around 1817, amid turbulent times for early editors and publishers.
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J. J. Taylor
Texas
Texas Press Association
Texas Press
Houston
J. W. Fishburn
The
Mexia Leader
Frank Small
Houston Telegram
I. H. Moore
University of Texas
Nacogdoches
el Mejicano
Cuba
San Antonio
Don Jose
Monterrey
Galveston
Francisco Mina
Lone Star social notes from Tage community gathering
Meda Scarbrough spent Sunday with Dorothy Griffin. Frances Belew hosted visits from Alma Patton and Othella Owens. A revival was announced for Lone Star. Families including Belew Fincher Tage Adkins and Tinney joined weekend gatherings and a Montague rodeo outing.
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Meda Scarbrough
Tage
Dorothy Griffin
Jo Jennette Lewis
Frances Belew
D. E. Lewis
F. W. Martin
Rock Hill
W. H. Green
Ruben Belew
J. S. Fincher
A. F. Tinney
Lone Star
Jack Tage
Oli Adkins
Montague
Mary Jo
Patsy Tinney
Winnie B
Jo Jeannette Lewis
Paul Coffman
Lindale
Pleasant Ridge Social News Sees California Visitors
Mrs H J Farnham of Porterville and Mrs Georgia Chilcott with daughters Georgia Lee and Neldafae Chilcott visited the Mears home from Saturday to Monday. They were joined by Mrs Travis T Mears in Bridgeport. Durward Benham returned Monday after two weeks visiting relatives in Crowell and Paducah. Mr and Mrs Jess Myers and son Wayne of Fort Worth with Mr and Mrs Less Sharver and daughter Linda Kay of Danville Indiana attended events.
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H. J. Farnham
Porterville
Calif
Georgia Chilcott
Georgia Lee
Jones
Neldafae Chilcott
Long Beach
Mears
Travis T. Mears
Bridgeport
Durward Benham
Crowell
Paducah
Jess Myers
Wayne
Fort Worth
Less Sharver
Linda Kay
Danville
Ind
Local visits dot weekend social from Bowie to Archer City
Weldon Harding of Bowie visited the weekend with Mr and Mrs A A Harding. Mr and Mrs G B Studebaker and family returned Saturday after an extended visit in Fedonia Kansas. Mr and Mrs Callaway and Mr and Mrs Hobbs of Henrietta spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Mac Rutledge. Mr and Mrs Edwin Place of Olney spent the weekend with their parents Mr and Mrs Bryan Bess and Mr and Mrs Place. Mr and Mrs Homer Ward and children of Brushy with Mr and Mrs Marvin Baker and children attended singing Sunday night. Miss Evelyn Laquery returned Friday after visiting relatives and friends in Archer City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weldon Harding
Bowie
A. A. Harding
G B Studebaker
Fedonia
Kansas
Callaway
Hobbs
Henrietta
Mac Rutledge
Edwin Place
Olney
Bryan Bess
Mrs. Place
Homer Ward
Brushy
Marvin Baker
Evelyn Laquery
Archer City
Visitors Gather From Far Flung Areas in Local Reunion Notes
Locals record a string of visitors and extended family in a social roundup. Names include S F Coffman of California Ambre Coffman Lone Star George Coffman Alamo Bob Coffman Apache Oklahoma Roy Pollock Iowa Park Newell Clovis Garvin Bowie Bigbury Electra Herman Tompkins Raymond Holt Longview Roy Shockley Fowler reunion Tage Cecil Gibson and others join in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Coffman
S. F. Coffman
California
Ambre Coffman
Lone Star
George Coffman
Alamo
Bob Coffman
Apachie
Okla
Roy Pollock
Byant
Iowa Park
Newell
Clovis
N. M
Francis Garvin
Bowie
Bigbury
Electra
Herman Tompkins
Kenneth Shockley
Raymond Holt
Holt
Longview
Billie Wayne
Roy Shockley
Fowler
Tage
Cecil Gibson
Family visits cross county lines in Oklahoma and Texas
The son of Rush Springs Oklahoma spent Sunday with his mother Mrs W W Vaught and Mr Vaught. Mr and Mrs G A Griffin visited with their children Mr and Mrs Renna Griffin and Mr and Mrs Carl Bowden of Littlefield and Mr and Mrs Wedon Dane of Levelland last week.
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Rush Springs
Okla
W. W. Vaught
Mr. Vaught
G. A. Griffin
Renna Griffin
Carl Bowden
Littlefield
Wedon Dane
Levelland
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Cortez
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Abo
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Ruby E. Hayden
Clay County
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W. A. Elmore
Hortense Swagerty
E. L. Cleer
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Allen Montgomery
Cordell
Texas Republican
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Clarksville Standard
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Charles DeMorse
Galveston News
Bastrop Advertiser
Bastrop
Advertiser
Griffin
Rexall Store
Funny Clowns
Skoney
First
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Winnie B. Lewis
Pleasant Ridge
Mary Maurice Benham
Mrs. C. Noble
Bowie News
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Bowie, Texas
Atwood McDonald
Chief Justice Court of Civil Appeals
Montague County
Graduate University of Texas Law School
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