Lankford-Wilson Nuptials Tie Waxahachie Couple
Wilson Lankford of Waxahachie married C. B. Wilson of Waxahachie on Saturday July 2 at 7 p m. The bride, daughter of A M Lankford of Cameron and sister of Mrs. John Perry, has served as manager of the Western Union offices in Waxahachie and Cameron. Neighbors send best wishes for a happy life. a full account will appear next week.
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Mise
Myra Lankford
Waxahachie
A .M. Lankford
Carmeron
John Perry
C. B. Wilson
Mor
Western Union
Westyn Union
Cameron
Aviators Town Pays Final Honors To 7th Flyer's Death
Fenton Michigan honors Lieut J Thad Johnson Selfridge Field flier killed in Ottawa escorting Colonel Lindbergh. Funeral at First Presbyterian Church drew townsfolk and Masons as the town of 2500 mourned its seventh aviation death in 14 years. Johnson’s first wife Edith Naylor from Oklahoma City and Cameron attended local schooling here. she died in 1924.
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Fenton
Mich
J. Thad Johnson
Selfridge Field Flier
Ottawa
Charles A. Lindbergh
First Presbyterian Church
Masonic Order
Selfridge
Lieut. Johnson
Edith Naylor
H. N. Naylor
Oklahoma City
Cameron
Edith
Johnson
Cam
Rockdale to Build Two Other Bridges
Rockdale July 5 The State Highway bridge on West Cameron Street over Ham Branch opened to traffic. The Pace-Davis Co. will build two new concrete bridges, one on West Bell and another on North Ackerman Street. Bell Street bridge about 3000 dollars, Ackerman about 2000 dollars. Work to begin soon with contractor ready from highway bridge project.
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Rockdale
Cameron St
Ham Branch
College Hill
Fair Park
Pace-Davis Company
West Bell
Ackerman Street
Bell Street
Ackerman Bridge
Texas Highway Warns Merchants to Remove Signs
The State Highway department warns Texas merchants to remove signs from highway property by August 1 or have them removed. Officials say highway signs mar the roadway appearance. Some merchants relocate signs to private property, reducing highway adornment.
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State Highway Department
Texas
Highway Department
Strickland to Preach at Baptist Church Sunday
Rev. L. E. Strickland of Waco will occupy the Baptist pulpit Sunday evening after completing his M A degree at Baylor University. A large crowd is expected. Mr. Hutcherson will preach at the morning service.
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L. E. Strickland
Waco
Mr. Strickland
Baylor University
Mr. Hutcherson
Control of house rats and mice details in later bulletin
The excerpt discusses alternatives to barium carbonate for rodent control and notes arsenic as an option but with unfavorable results. It points readers to Farmer's Bulletin No. 1502 for more complete guidance on managing house rats and mice, authored by George Banzhaf.
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Farmer’s Bulletin
George Banzhaf
Cameron Seeks City Depository Bid By July 19 1927
Proposals from banking corporations associations or individual bankers in Cameron Texas to serve as the city funds depository. Bids must specify the daily balance interest rate and loan terms for the city term by law. Submissions to the secretary of Cameron and bids opened at 4 p m July 19 1927. Council may reject any or all bids.
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City OF
Cameron
Texas
Banking Corporation
Parma's Soap Sale Promises Big Discounts This Week
J. T. Parma advertises a major soap sale for the week and a Saturday giveaway of a 31 piece dish set. The display ad promises further details on another page.
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J. T. Parma
Sultan’s solitary dinner under mango tree court
In the French Nigerian court of Sultan Barmous Mohammedan traditions are preserved. The sultan eats in solitary state under a mango tree while court musicians play with their backs turned so no one may see him eat.
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Sultan Barmous
Cord Oaks Timber Sale and Tax Clash in Brittany
The article notes Cord oaks sold to a timber merchant as Brittany villagers near Loudeac face taxes. It cites two billion dollars in gold at the New York Assay Office on Wall Street, claiming the first world billion in existence. It also mentions 2200 women holding bank executive roles and a Santa Rosa Baptist church carved largely from a single redwood tree.
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Loudeac
Britany
New York
Wall Street
United States Assay
Santa Rosa
California
Control of House Rats and Mice
Describes common pests and presents a basic bait recipe using barium carbonate or barium carbonate mixed with flour or oatmeal. Instructions suggest mixing with water to form a stiff dough for use as poison.
Five Indicted in Flogging Case in Georgia
Five men were indicted by the Stephens county grand jury on charges of assault with intent to murder riot and carrying pistols in connection with the June 12 flogging of Mrs Ansty Bowers and her 15 year old son Floyd The pair were abducted from their home by a 12 man group in robes and hoods believed to be Ku Klux Klan members and subjected to a brutal beating in a rural location.
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Toccoa
Stephens County
Ansty Bowers
Floyd
Jack Dempsey Begins Private Training For Sharkey Fight
On the eighth anniversary of defeating Jess Willard Dempsey started training under new manager Leo P. Flynn. Training sessions for the bout with Jack Sharkey later this month will be private to all but newspaper men.
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White Sulphur Springs
N. Y
Jess Willard
Toledo
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Leo P. Flynn
Jack Sharkey
How Doctors Treat Colds and the Fin
Physicians and druggists recommend Calotabs to break up a cold overnight or shorten grippe flu tonsillitis with one to two tablets at bedtime. No salts or nausea, no interference with eating or daily life. Next morning the cold is gone and appetite returns. family package 35 cents at any drug store.
Kemp Family Heads West for Grand Canyon Visit
Judge and Mrs. Jeff T. Kemp and daughter Miss Ruth Kemp departed Wednesday in a new car for a sightseeing trip to the Grand Canyon in Colorado.
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Jeff T. Kemp
Ruth Kemp
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Postcard Reaches New York Woman From Far Point in 1915
Mrs Theodore Hoffman of New York received a post card mailed in 1915 from a location twenty five miles from her home.
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Theodore Hoffman
New York
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Fred Henry
S. Travis St
Cameror, Texas
S. R. Cotton
Palace of Sweets
Ss. P. Cross
Cameron, Texas
Wilson Lankford
Texas Power
Rervous
Louisiana
G. W. Britt
Haughton
Cardus
Baptist Church
J. C. Joseph
Secreary
Banks
Save
Walter F. Sharpe
Prop
Cal
Magnolia Coffee
Jack
Osborn
A.J. Matocha & Co
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