Second Monday Trades Day In Bowie Draws Large Crowd
A busy Bowie Trades Day attracted a large crowd despite lighter attendance than May. Shoppers from Newport Vashti Vashti and surrounding communities visited the Jockey Yard and local merchants to trade buy and visit. Many residents including Mr. and Mrs. Cowley W. F. Gossett H. A. Jackson I. D. Drury and others brought turkeys eggs pigs peaches potatoes cattle and produce to trade or sell, with rain noted nearby.
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Bowie
Jockey Yard
W. A. Elmore
Newport
I. D. Drury
Pleasant Ridge
Mrs. C. S. Mears
A. E. Whitehead
Rock Hill
W. W. Hickman
D. E. Smith
Hospital Notes Highlight Newborns Recoveries
The notice reports births including a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Precise and a daughter named Martha Jane to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Gill of Buffalo Springs. It also notes several hospital returns and treatments for Hazel Hester, Mrs. J. H. Coyle, Mrs. J. J. McCullar, Mrs. Lillie Manasco, and James Bennett improving from illness.
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Theodore Precise
Ray Gill
Buffalo Springs
Martha Jane
Hey
Iron Maiden torture relic hoax revealed in 1931
Historian Elmo Scott Watson recalls Nuremberg tales of the Iron Maiden an infamous iron box said to kill prisoners. Fraulein Hildegard Kartner exposed the device as a 19th century fraud created by an anti-Quarian to feed public interest in horror relics.
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Nuremberg
Germany
Tower
Fraulein Hildegard Kartner
Montague Or Sunset Residents See Health Updates
Small son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Bennett of Montague is noted. Mrs. J. A. Scroggins of Sunset was admitted to the hospital Tuesday and returned home Wednesday. Mrs. W. E. Morgan Mrs. A. W. Showers Lee Tucker and Mino Turnbow are convalescing satisfactorily. Mrs. Fowler McGee of Montague was admitted to the hospital Wednesday for medical treatment.
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Edgar Lee
Arnold Barnes
Mrs
Vernon Barnes
J. H. Coyle
Newport
Small Son
J. D. Bennett
Montague
J. A. Scroggins
Sunset
W. E. Morgan
A. W. Showers
Lee Tucker
Mino Turnbow
Who's Who in Italy Book Joke
A short exchange jokes about a book containing only one word. Bill claims the title is relevant to Italy, prompting John's curiosity. The quip hinges on a punny setup about a “one word” volume.
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Bill
John
Italy
Contradictionist’s Guide: back to wall and grindstone
A philosopher quips that one must adopt multiple old sayings to succeed. He lists keeping to the wall and ear to the ground, then pushing forward with the shoulder to the wheel, nose to the grindstone, a level head, and firm footing.
Dark Vidor at Ritz Theater Tuesday Show
One of the outstanding pictures of the season is Dark Vidor starring Bette Davis. The Ritz Theatre will show the film Tuesday only. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Massey are invited as guests of the management to see the fine show. Remember to bring a copy of this issue of The News.
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Bette Davis
Ritz Theatre
M. D. Massey
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Jim Cowley
Little
Tom Cowley
Bow Merchants Trades
Borden
E. B. Jones
White Prairie
O. R. Dorsey
Denver
Henrietta
W. F. Gossett and
Ab Jackson
Vashti
J. G. Weisel
Bellevue
R. M. Cowley
Wichita Falls
Montague County
H. A. Jackson
Jake Faulkner
Agnes Dunn
Bowie Trades Day
Mie
E. L. Cozart
Bobby Jo
Lindale
L. D. Cozart
Charley Cozart
J. M. Williamson
Cordellia Williamson
Selma
Floyd Steele
R. F. Sawyer
W. J. Bess and Family
N. C. Baker
G. F. Whitson
Stoneburg
A. W. Easley
Homer Ward
Brushy
Frank Ward
Lone Star
Jerry Byas
Taylor
Fern Byas
Jack Dye
J. M. Dye
F. C. Cash
Colley Yard
George A. Hamilton
J. R. Morris
S. P. Wall
Wall
W. E. Deweber
Ethel
Sebe Bowden
J. T. Bowden
Edd Cansler
Fruitland
O. D. White
Russell Rhyne
Clyde Gill
Clint Sadler
St. Jo
Cove Ratliff
G. B. Studebaker
B. F. Arnold
Minnie Belle Arnold
Byrd Hollow
Mr. Arnold
Teague Foreman
Randolph Cowley
J. J. Hill
Mack Hill
H. M. Fiie
Bill Welch
Mark Farar
Abner Hancock
Terral
Okla
Thurman Smith
Ft. Worth
Felix Hamilton
John McKee
John Looney
Solona
A. L. Langston
Ryan, Okla
J. C. Miller
Seminary Hill
Will Beedle
Crooked Creek
Jack County
Tom Shook
B. Zuber
Robert Monroe
Jack Abshier
Oklahoma
W. P. Vinson
Maxine Matthews
S. L. Lyons
H. O. Bean
Truce
Homer Davis
Raymond Gufford of
Postoak
Emmitt Chandler
J. T. Garrett
F. M. Hamilton
G. W. Lemons
Eugene Sewell
New Liberty
H. B. Cagle
Theodore Campbell
Baby
Danny
Guy Bragg
L. R. Ryan
Fancy California
Lemmons Doz
Supply Limited
Washington Cherries
del Monte
Lic
Alaska
del Mo
C. H. Parkers
Phillips
Marvelous New Suds
Wdreft
All-Bran
Crisco
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Montague Baptist Association
First Baptist Church
St. Jo, Texas
Maurice James
Dewey Barlow
Jesus
Rev
Johnnie Cox
Rev. R. Whatley
Ringgold
Earl Rodgers
J. H. Cozad
McKinney
Albert McClellan
Valley ‘View
Rev. L. E. Rambo
Nocona
Hazel Hester
J. J. McCullar
James Bennett
Huskies
Deckers
Vienna
Black Hawk
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Elmo Scott Watson
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Griffin
Rexall Drug Store
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