Better Homes in America Advocates Small Home Living
The Better Homes in America movement, led by Dr. James Ford and supported by Herbert Hoover, promotes thrift and home ownership for families of small or moderate means. Since 1922 the campaign has expanded to hundreds of communities with plans and demonstrations, including a small house plan book with the Architects Small House Service Bureau.
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Better Homes In
America
Better Homes In America
Architects
Small House Service Bureau
American Institute of Architects
Herbert Hoover
Commerce
James Ford
Pr. Ford
Harvard University
Auto plunges from viaduct killing one in San Antonio
In San Antonio Texas on May 4 Private Dallas Callahan of the 12th field artillery was killed when the automobile carrying Sergeant Wim Young and four others jumped the railing of a railroad viaduct and fell 20 feet to the rails. The car tore 90 feet of track before dropping. Mrs Conscuelo Young, wife of the driver, suffered a possible skull fracture and was among the injured.
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San Antonio
Texas
Dallas Callahan
12Th Field Artillery
Wim, Young
9Th Infantry
Conscuelo Young
Thorndale School Notes Highlight May Events And Sports
Thorndale notes cover San Jacinto holiday activities with picnics fishing and cleanup. Bull Dogs lose 10 to 4 at Sharp. Commencement sermons and graduation dates set for May 11 15 and 16. Student antics include Hugh Graham story and Miss Tarkinton chapel entertainment with Robert Burns readings by Steve Reiger and class songs.
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San Jacinto
San Antonio
Bull Dogs
Sharp
E. M. Monrose
Presbyterian Church of Taylor
Hugh Graham
Clarice Jinks
Thorndale School Program Highlights English Heritage
Students performed readings on Ben Jonson and Francis Scott Key with aesthetic costumes and songs by Jonson. Eighth and ninth graders sang a Jonson song while Earl Worley dressed as an 18th century Englishman. Superintendent H. M. Roark was thanked as county clerk. Mr. Samuel was re elected as Thorndale superintendent for next year.
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Earl Worley
Ben Jonson
Margaret Elliott
Jonson
Doan's Pills End Kidney Symptoms for Cameron Man
A Cameron man, M. W. Mitchell of 503 Fifteenth Street, endorses Doan's Pills for kidney weakness and irregular secretions with brick dust sediment. He reports relief after use and says he still feels well over four years later. Manufactured by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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Mr. Mitchell
B. Fifteenth Street
Cameron
M. W. Mitchell
Fifteenth Street
Doan
Wanted to trade four room house for Ford truck
Mrs Kinard seeks a trade offer exchanging a four room house for a Ford pickup or small truck.
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Kinard
Relief Permanent Says Mrs McFarland
Mrs. McFarland of Dallas testifies Tanlac restored her health after years of poor appetite rheumatism nervousness and insomnia She credits weight gain of 20 pounds and lasting strength to the medicine Tanlac is sold by all druggists with over 40 million bottles sold and a vegetable pill for constipation also advertised.
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8. W. McFarland
Dallas
Texas
Tremont, St
Tanlac
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Misses King
Minneapolis, Minn
Normawestern Division
Small House Service Gureau Inc
James Forp
Thorndale School Notes
Iva Lee Clark
Francis Scott Key
J.a.matula
Monument Dealer
Cameron, Texas
E. F. Adams
The
Old
Kansas City Star
Nighthawks
Chautauqua
First National Bank
Milam County
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