Addicks Folks Want to Change Town's Name
A local feature notes residents of Addicks discussing a name change to Sleepy Hollow citing quiet imagery and pastoral scenes. The piece recounts community events including rides to gatherings, political chats, and a recent singing at Henry Kruse Sr.’s home with local residents driving and playing organ music.
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Sleepy Hollow
Henry Kruse
Annie Hoffman
Selma Baulig
Willie Fritz
Walter Hillendahl
Walter
Barry
Rosie
Bear Creek Dance at Addicks July 3 features Arnold Fox Band
Another big dance is set for Saturday July 3 at the Bear Creek Gun Club hall in Addicks. Arnold Fox and his dance band will be featured by popular request.
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Bear Creek
Bear Creek Gun Club
Addicks
Arnold Fox
Addicks Barbecue Draws Big Crowd for 16th Year
Elaborate preparations underway for the 16th annual Addicks barbecue at Bear Creek hall near Addicks. Monday July 5 noon serving barbecue with refreshments. Kreuger’s orchestra to provide afternoon and night dancing as the hosts extend a county-wide invitation.
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Dicka'a
Bear Creek Hall
Addicks
Kreuger
Weather Outlook for Southern Plains and West Gulf States
Weather Bureau forecast for June 21 through June 26 calls for mostly fair skies in the Southern Plains and West Gulf States with temperatures near normal. Houston, Texas.
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Houston
Texas
Plains
West Gulf States
Beauty Operator Advocates Manicure For Men
Gladys Buller, a Pattison beauty operator, plans to open a city beauty parlor near Max Wander's store around July first. A graduate of a leading southern beauty school she argues men can have manicures without being considered sissies, stating women handle men well and paving a new path.
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Gladys Buller
Max Wander
Miss Buller
South
Texas
Little Flower of Jesus Club Meets at Members’ Home
The Little Flower of Jesus Club gathered at Mrs. Joe Ventmonta’s home with Michel Di Torio leading. Alfonso Urban Jr presided as chairman and members answered catechism questions from Genesis. Refreshments followed. next meeting set for July 1 at 8 p.m. at Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Somerford’s home.
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Little Flower of Jesus Club
Joe
Giredotal Ventmonta
Michel di Torio
M.r
Melvin Somerford
Visitors and local movements noted across towns
Union News lists visitors including Mrs Fannie King of Witchita Falls and Edwin Flukinger. Mrs P B Tompkins in Houston, etc. Several families attended Father’s Day at H M Cooke's home and John Gooden fell ill, taken to a Houston hospital. D C Tompkins left for Louisiana fishing trip.
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John Brannat
Huntsville
Homer Wallingford
Howth
Mypler
Old Washington
Euwin Cooke
Hempstead
H. M. Cooke
John Gooden
H. Stanford
Houston
Return to editing with editor Thorp after twenty five years
George W. Rodriguez recalls starting in the printing trade with Ernest Thorp at the White Castle Weekly News over 25 years ago. He describes early challenges and two influences that kept him in the business, notes work across major dailies, and recounts interviewing General Diaz during World War I which led to life membership in Sigma Delta Chi.
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Ernest Thorp
White Castle
Diaz
Houston
America
Sigma Delta Chi
Fulshear Downs Defeats Simonton 8 to 7 in Sunday Duel
In a hotly contested afternoon game at Fulshear, Simonton fell to the strong Fulshear team 8 to 7. Next Sunday Sugarland plans a visit to Fulshear Park to challenge the hosts.
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Fulshear
Simonton
Sugarland
Fulshear Park
Dance at Legion Hall features Wilton Smith Blue Jackets
The big season dance at the American Legion Hall Hemspstead will be tomorrow night with Wilton Smith and his famous Blue Jackets providing music. The Legion Ball is known for its good time dances, fine floor, quality music, refreshments, and courteous attendants.
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Américan Legion Hall
Hempstead
Wilton Smith
Blue Jackets
Legion
Muair
Pretty Girls and Good Music at Pattison Dance
Wondrow Ripple and his orchestra engaged for the big Pattison dance on Saturday July 3 at Pattison hall. Fine music and lots of pretty girls.
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Pattison Dance
Wondrow Ripple
Pattison Hall
Galveston Trip Highlights Visits from Houston Friends
Mesdames Haynes and Strickleo with their children drove to Galveston on Thursday. They were joined by Houston friends O W DeWitt his wife Mrs Brownell and children who spent Sunday afternoon with sister Mrs Mills Arthur Lee Tompkins of Houston visited home folks over the weekend.
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Mesdames Haynes
Strickleo
Galveston
Houston
O. W. DeWitt
Brownell
Mills
Arthur Lee Tompkins
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Brookshire Times
Weather Bureau
U. S. Dept. OF Agriculture
Nia Wander
Brookshire’s
Little
Jesus
Alfonso A. Urban, Jr
Union News
Edwin Flukinger
P. B Tompkins
Mary Chamberlain
Ellen Ward
J. W. Dryden
Magnolia
D. C
Thorp
George W. Rodriguez
Legion Hall
E, H. Martin's
Red and White
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