Bell System Cut Day Rate Long Distance Charges
Southwestern Bell announces February 1 rate reductions of 5 to 25 cents for day station to station calls 130 to 1500 miles apart, with evening and night rates unchanged. The national saving is over 5 million yearly, with Texas alone to gain about 280 thousand annually.
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St. Louis
E. D. Nims
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Bell
Missouri
Arkansas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Bell System
Cameron Pastor Denies Fresh Church Inquiry Details
Rev H G Kenney of First Presbyterian Cameron says he did not seek the probe but offers no shame and has spoken to Houston and other papers. Central Texas Presbytery adjourned in Temple to hear complaints on January 8, with a possible trial commission, and whether the trial will be public remains undecided.
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Temple Telegram
H. G. Kenney
First Presbyterian Church
Cameron
Kenney
Telegram
Houston
Central Texas Presbytery
Temple
Sleep talking query prompts calm doctor advice
A patient asks about his sleep talking and the doctor replies that there is nothing he needs to do beyond normal care, suggesting no specific treatment or intervention is required.
Stars Triumph Over Texas Conference In Fort Worth
The Southwestern Conference stars beat the Texas Conference in Fort Worth on Saturday. Simmons University's coach Frank Bridges led the Texas group with TIAA representatives. Jancik of Southwestern is praised for his ball handling.
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Ft. Worth
Southwestern
Texas
S. M. U. Mustangs
Frank Bridges
Simmons University
Texas Conference
Jancik
Resignation Shocks A and M as Coach Leaves
The article notes D X Bible resigning as football coach at A and M amid surprise and regret. Bible, nationally known and respected, reportedly spurned a salary raise at College Station and viewed a Nebraska offer as a promotion.
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D. X. Bible
Aggies
College Station
Nebraska
Arkansas Parkers Challenge for Major College Spotlight
The text highlights Parkers from Arkansas University as a strong bid for this year’s title, praising their powerful defense and lively offense as they push for repeat success while basketball gains attention as football winds down.
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Parkers
Arkansas University
Longhorns Eye Exciting Season With Veteran Returnees
Texas anticipates an engaging year as a veteran squad plans to hit the floor. Doc Stewart fielded perhaps the best team in Longhorns history, signaling high expectations for season play.
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Texas
Doc Stewart
Longhorns
Round robin decides Texas conference basketball title
Due to lack of gym space the Texas conference basketeers will determine the championship among them by a round robin tournament. This does not mean that games with other circuit members will not be played but these games will not count toward the championship.
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Texas
Basketeers
Southwestern and St Edwards Vie as Top Contenders
Southwestern University and St Edwards University appear positioned as top contenders in the race for conference prominence. Both schools showcase strong teams and recent results indicating competitive depth and regional appeal.
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Southwestern University and
St Edwards
1929 Preview Highlighting Baseball and Golf Stars
The year 1929 outlook features Rogers Hornsby strengthening the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Browns challenging the New York Yankees in the American League. In golf, Bobby Jones remains the amateur champion and Johnny Farrell the National Open Champion, with Jones likely to stay atop the champion class unless hindered by injury or retirement.
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Chicago Cubs
Rogers Hornsby
Cubs
St. Louis Browns
New York Yanks
Bobby Jones
Atlanta
Johnny Farrell
Bobby
Farrell
Sheet metal work offer seeks customers for roof attention
An ad-style notice invites readers to save on sheet metal work by Toncan Copper MO-LYB-DEN-UM. It urges contacting via rs or phone, claiming record breaking speed, and mentions day and night references 135 and 301 for timing.
Close Round Robin Keeps Both Teams In Title Race
Both teams remain evenly matched and poised to contend for the title to the final rounds.
Deacon Johnson Questions Ed Black on Daughter’s Marriage
The exchange features Deacon Johnson asking Ed Black if he could support his daughter after she marries. Ed Black responds with curt, evasive replies, including “Suttingly” to questions about his daughter’s behavior when unsupervised.
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Deacon Johnson
Ed Black
Deacon
Photographer Marries Society Leader Then Reforms
A tabloid photographer weds a prominent society figure and begins a public reform effort. The marriage bridges press fame and high society, prompting attention from readers and community leaders alike as they pursue charitable work and cultural projects.
Fashionable Rye Lawn Party Prompted Photo Request
At a Rye lawn party the hostess handed him a kodak and asked him to take her photograph. He ordered, Hop on the table and cross your legs, then reverted to type.
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Rye
Dreadful Exchange Says Doctor Delivers Ironic Pronouncement
A colored physician tells Mrs Sambo that her husband died cured after taking his temperature. She asks if he will recover and the doctor bluntly answers there is no hope, yet she gains the grim satisfaction of believing the fever is gone.
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Sambo
Lost Strayed Pigs Prompts Neighborly Request in WV Ad
West Virginia note from Shadyside seeks two pigs lost or stolen from the property. The author offers a meal of fresh pork if any animal is recovered or returned, reflecting a neighborly appeal after the incident.
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West Virginia
Shadyside
Choir Boy Absent Sunday Sparks Organ Repair Jibe
In a recalled exchange a former colleague quips about why a choir member stopped singing. The remark notes an absence on Sunday and a joking suggestion that the organ had to be fixed, reflecting churchyard humor.
Ants at the Doorway Prompt Sluggard’s Complaint
A proverb-era line shows the sluggard lamenting that more ants come to him than he desires, while referencing the persistence of the creatures and their abundance.
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Fort Worth
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Cameron, Texas
Toncan
Cameron Furniture Co
Robert Polansky
Caldwell, Texas
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