Post-Nuptial Shower for Mrs. Ernest Warner Hosted by Best and Batner
Ruby Best and M A Batner hosted a post nuptial shower Friday at Mrs. Batner s country home in Ballinger Texas for Mrs Ernest Warner nee Miss Trixie Robertson The event surprised the honoree with Santa Claus flair and guests signed a guest book sharing wishes and recipes The entertaining afternoon left memories of happiness and camaraderie
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Mesdames
Ruby Best
M. A. Batner
Mrs. Butner
Santa Claus
Rupy Best
Box Supper Great Success at School House
A school house box supper organized by the Parent Teachers Association and teachers drew strong attendance. The program included an old fiddlers contest and entertaining acts. Boxes sold quickly with high bids led by auctioneer L. W. Beaty. Funds for school ground equipment exceeded 200 dollars, pleasing Superintendent W. R. Hardy and event coordinators.
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Parent Teachers Association
L. W. Beaty
Beaty
W. R. Hardy
World Travel Advances In Time and Distance
The article contrasts past delays with rapid modern travel noting a 14 day return of Sir Robert Peel from Rome after being asked by William IV. It highlights Roma MacDonald e’s 86 hour round trip to Paris and back to London, illustrating dramatic shifts in speed and connectivity over a century.
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William IV
Melbourne
Sir Robert Peel
Rome
London
Windsor
Romaay MacDonald E
Paris
Ulgy Man Knows Just Where He Stands Now
On a Sunday morning in Indianapolis a man known as a local “sheik” chatted with two young girls and admired their dolls. A girl’s remark “Wasn’t that an ugly man?” prompts his rueful vow that he now knows where he stands.
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Indianapolis
Meridian Street
Beau Brummel
Heaver
Indianapolia Star
Tablet Claim Angers Historians Inscribed by Moses Claim
Ancient temple tablets near Mount Sinai reportedly bear primitive Hebrew text claiming Moses wrote one tablet. The inscription cites a son of Hatshepsut and an overseer of Sinai mine workers praising the queen for saving him from the Nile. Hatshepsut ruled circa 1500 B C and opened copper mines on Sinai.
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Mount Sinai
Moses
Hatshepsut
Sinai
Mana
Nile
Egypt
B. C
Comfort in Travel in Pullmans of the Air
The article describes Rolls-Royce W-8 air expresses on the London Paris route presenting a Pullman car style cabin. It notes 14 cushioned armchairs, mahogany fittings, flower vases, mirrors, shaded lights, draughtproof windows and enhanced heating for passenger comfort.
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Imperial Airways
London
Paris
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King Holt Company
Ballinger Texas
King Holt’s Ballinger
Madgin
Bardin
Pullmans
Economy Mills
Seventh Street
Canova
White Swan Ab
Chase & Sanborn
Mamiestan Bros
Disie
Aly
Currie Mercantile Company
Ballinger, Texas
White Rhodes Damords
Nola Creda
M. V. McBurnett
San Angelo
Texas
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