Week End Rains Dot Local Scene In 1930s Texas
Rain totals across the week end reach about .66 inch in the north and an additional 1.2 inches later, delaying the Wildcat Test abandonment and soaking farms. News covers hospital visits, school staffing, social events, local travel, and residents returning from work in New Mexico and Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tohn
Texas
Jack B. Smith
S. John’s Hospital
San Angelo
W. R. McWilliams
Betty Smith
Edconch
Floyd Smith
San Antonio
Gordon Newton
Gerace McAlister
Eden
Hoyt McPherson
Elizabeth Ann
Leon Barto
A. C. Snodgrass, Sr
Kermin Snod
Galveston
Dallas
Norman West
Brady
Bob Bratton
W. E. Whitten
J. C. Cloud
Pasadena
J. K. Shelton
Zane Carroll
Ruidesa
N. Mex
Dutch Woodward
Dym Mitchell
J. K. Shellen
Woodward
French cyclist in Texas says Texans are proud
French 19 year old Chassagnard touring the United States reached Texas amid praise for Texans. He began Aug 5 from New York to Dallas en route to San Francisco carrying 70 dollars, a camera, tent and bike gear. He plans to write stories for France Soir and five magazines while learning about the U S. He aims to El Paso next and averages about 60 miles daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Chassagnard
U. S.-Canada
New York
Dallas
San Francisco
Paris
France Soir
Antwerp
Belgium
Montreal
Albany
Hyde Park
Byrds Laundry on Brownwood Highway Services Six Days a Week
Laundry pickup wash dry and deliver six days weekly with rain or snow. Finishing work offered and all jobs guaranteed. Phone 7622 not listed in directory.
Wandering Traveler Finds Food and Shelter in Texas
A narrator recalls a rambling journey through Texas stopping in Paris and Dallas. He relies on benefactors for cigarettes and meals, spending Christmas with civic dignitaries and riding 55 miles from Greenville to Dallas. The Dallas Times Herald notes his thrift and oddities such as the dry county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Paris
Tex
Greenville
Dallas
Chassagnard
Dallas Times Herald
Dry County
Invite Truman to Texas visit from Laredo constituents
Freshman Congressman Kilgore, sworn in, pursued inviting former President Truman to Laredo for a Washington Day fete on Feb. 22. Truman declined due to illness delaying memoirs but expressed awareness of Kilgore’s strong Webb County support. The piece also notes Jim Wright’s private immigration bill for Ella Stern Herzfeld and her Nazi‑camp background.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joe Kilkore
Rio Grande Valley
Harry Truman
Kilgore
Laredo
Truman
Trumain
Independence
Capitol
Congress
Webb County
Texas
Jim Wright
Weatherford
Ella Stern Herzfeld
Dallas
Cuba
Switzerland
Romania
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Fred Lohn Lohan
St. John’s Hospital
J. P. Gafford
Roy B. Miller
Tabernacle
Miller
Glenda Williams
J. B Horne
Brady Hospital
Horne
En Reeves
Monahans
Norman Bloomer
William Reeves
Fairbanks
Alaska
Hattie Hill
Carroll Hemphill
Ethel Barr
Pear Valley
Jack Huie
U. S
BY Bruce Henderson
Guy Chasengnard
United States
France
Byrds Laundry
Brownwood
Barton Motors
Brady Independent School District
Roy T. Holliday
Brady Independent
New Valley Salon
Special
Washington Service
South Choademine Street
Ady
Steee Safeway
Anjou
Dr. Can
Gardenside
Crisco
Grend
Mes
Tuckers
Ohh
Cin
Res
Va-be
Sunnybank Margarine
Arden Pig
Chee -Zipees
Buttermilk Lucerne
Jor
Sunny Hills
Rechayes
Toioni
Sleepy Hollow
Bot
U.S
Safeway
U. S. Gov't
Govt
Seston-Eun
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