Miss Blanton Urges Thrift and War Savings in Schools
Miss Annie Webb Blanton Texas State Superintendent urges school officers to establish War Savings Societies in every classroom to teach thrift and savings through War Savings and Thrift Stamps. She cites $10,000,000 saved by Texas children last year and calls for patriotic programs and essays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Webb Blanton
Texas
Frank M. Smith
War Loan Organization
Miss Blanton
United States
War Savings Division
Dallas
$125 000 for New Dallas Post Office
The public buildings appropriation bill, containing 50 million for post offices and public structures, was favorably reported by the House Public Buildings Committee. Dallas is slated to receive 1.25 million for a new post office, part of a nationwide list of large allocations.
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Washington
House Public Buildings Committee
House
Chicago
Boston
Dallas
Oakland Cal
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Butte
Mont
Missoula
Reno
Nev
San Antonio
Texas
Sioux City
Iowa
Montrose
Colo
Brownsville
Commercial Club Directors Outline Free Delivery Push
At a Friday night meeting the Commercial Club directors discussed speeding up free postal delivery in Cameron by March 1. They asked J. C. Koons to hasten steps and urged an extra tax election for road improvements. Geo. T. Graves reported highway visits and a bond plan for Jones Prairie roads toward Calvert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
T. B. Wooten
Cameron
C. W. Lawrence
J. C. Koons
W. W. Chambers
Geo. T. Graves
Duren
Buckholts
Branchville
Port Sullivan
Jones Prairie
Calvert
W. W. Goodman
Commissioners’ Court
Clarkson
Giles Arriett
W. G. Gillis
Good Roads Enterprises
J. T. Parma
Marek
Good Roads
Valentine Party At Reed McCown Home
Last Saturday afternoon Miss Mag and her little girl friends attended a Valentine party at Reed McCown’s home. The house was decorated with hearts violets and narcissus. The children enjoyed games and Victrola music. Mrs McCown served ice cream and heart shaped cakes after playing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wie Reed McCown
Picture Show Party For Mrs Myrtle Tucker
Mrs. Myrtle Tucker hosts a Valentine night picture show party for a few friends. After the show she serves chocolate and sandwiches to Velda Walker Lucy Brock Agnes Henderson Francis Hefley and Maurine Messiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Tucker
Velda Walker
Lucy Brock
Agnes Henderson
Francis Hefley
Maurine Messiner
Hurst on Stand in Murder Trial of Wesley Whitely
Hurst admits killing Wesley Whitely last June at the Hurst home east of Gause. He says Whitely threatened to kill him and there was no other way to avoid the danger. The 55 year old defendant testified with a troubled memory as jury members were named and testimony began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Hurst
Court House
Wesley Whitely
Hurst
Gause
J. F. Tolbee
Georgetown
Roy Baskin
Whitely
Ed Hurst
Lyles
Miss Olive Henderson Hosts Spend the Day Birthday Party
Miss Olive Henderson celebrated her birthday with a spend the day party hosted by her mother Mrs Wm Henderson. Six girls attended and enjoyed a three course luncheon and a afternoon at Wonderland. Present were Agnes Henderson Lillie Kate Beckerman Louise Denson Martha Lou Hooks Sallie Coleman Pauline Green. Corn meal breads are lighter when made with buttermilk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Henderson
Wm. Henderson
the Wonderland
Agnes Henderson
Lillie Kate Beckerman
Louise Denson
Martha Lou Hooks
Sallie Coleman
Pauline Green
Texas Tick Eradication Lays Path to 1922 Free Cattle
Dr. Harry Grafka reports at the New Orleans eradication conference that compulsory tick eradication begun in 1916 aims to free Texas from cattle ticks by the end of 1922. He notes in counties where ticks are gone cattle grades improve, with 68,692 square miles cleared by 1918 while 125,118 square miles remain infested. 1919 is urged as a critical year demanding broad Texas cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
New Orleans
Harry Grafka
North
Bureau of Animal Industry
UU. S. Department of Agriculture
Grafke
Miss Guffey Hosts Junior Missionary Society
Miss Jessie Guffey in charge of the Junior Missionary Society of the Methodist church hosted eighteen girls last Saturday afternoon. A Valentine motif filled the house with pink hearts and cupids, pink candles and flowers in the dining room. The children played patriotic games and a salad course was served by Miss Guffey and Miss Maudine Oliver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Guffey
Junior Missionary Society
The
Methodist Church
Valentine
Maudine Oliver
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L. Meyers
Wonder Oil Field
Brown-Worth Oil CO
Main St
Ft. Worth
Jersey
W. F. Whiteaker
C. C. Johnson
H. G. Johnson
Cleburne
Chateau Thierry
Camp Travis
Rosebud
Albert Triggs
Raed Aned & Ob
Hlonest Ford Service
Ford Service
Great
Ford Organization
Ford
Chambers- Hefley Motor Go
New Dallas
Austin
State Highway Commission
Milam County
George Washington
George
Henne & Meyer Cov
Rockdale
Cameron, Thorndale
Hurst Appears
P. J. Redfield
Tom Hamilton
J. T. Swanzy
J. W. House
F. L. Clifton
H.W. Morris
R. A. Sharpe
J. W. King
Robert Isaacs
FE. S. Walston
Fred Davis
R. C. Williams
Miss Guffey
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