John Houghton Memorial Scholarship changes county and criteria
Mr. Wilbur P. Allen of Austin Texas endows a John Houghton Memorial Scholarship at the University of Texas until now awarded to a Jim Hogg county student. For the next session it goes to a Milam county resident. The $300 annual loan at 4 percent is for a student who would otherwise be unable to attend college and meets entrance requirements. Applications go to Secretary John A. Lomax in Austin. Rest room planned by civic league during Chau tanque week opens at park-adjacent house with matron. Burlington road petition approved by commissioners promising more local business.
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Wilbur P. Allen
Austin
Texas
University of Texas
John Houghton
Jim Hogg County
Allen
Rockdale
Milam County
John A. Lomax
Civic League
City
Coy
We Should Be Humane to Animals and Public Notices
A 19th century editorial advocates humane treatment of animals urging parental intervention for cruel toys and horse handling. Local items note Milano truck vegetables shipments, wells drilled by J W Hairston, and a classified sale of sheep at D B Worchester’s market.
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Milano
Truck Growlers Association
Milano Gazette
D. B. Worchester
Dodson's Liver Tone Offered as Calomel Alternative
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe pleasant tasting substitute for calomel. It claims the product cleanses the liver and bowels by morning without causing salivation, supports energy and appetite, and offers a money back guarantee. It urges readers to ask their druggist and promises massive sales.
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Dodson
Liberty Cemetery Working Proclaimed by Local Ladies
The Liberty Cemetery association invites all who have relatives buried there to a general working on Friday August 6 at the cemetery. Volunteers should bring small paint brushes hoes and rakes and come prepared to work. No loafers please and only those able to help. Provide a simple lunch rather than a formal dinner. The effort aims to mark unmarked graves and improve the grounds at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Cemetery
Herald
Cameron Playground Association meeting in big tent
Miss Sherburne playground director invites Civic League school directors city council and Cameron organizations and citizens to discuss forming a Cameron Playground Association for the children after the Chautauqua lecture. Also notes on Carbolized Lime shipment and local business notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua
Sherburne
Civic League
Cameron
Cameron Playground Association
Breakfast Miss Maud Morrison Hosts East Cameron Gathering
A breakfast at Miss Maud Morrison’s East Cameron home drew several friends. Guests included Miss Angela Mondrik of the city and Miss Angeline Krenek of Austin, who are visiting Dr. Newton and will travel to Frisco for twenty days then proceed to New York Washington and other eastern cities.
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Angela Mondrik
Angeline Krenek
Austin
Dr. Newton
Frisco
New York
Washington
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J.S. Cabron
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