Letter from C. Goodnight recalls Milam and Panhandle roots
In September 1925 Col C Goodnight writes to Mr Jeff T Kemp reflecting on memoria of Milam county and boyhood days in Nashville in 1845. He recalls wandering the Texas border, Civil War service on the frontier, and links to Captain Jack Cureton, ancestor of a future attorney general, with hopes of meeting again.
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Kemp
Messrs. Fuchs
McDonald
Amarillo
Col. C. Goodnight
Milam County
Goodnight
Texas
Jeff T. Kemp
Panhandle
Nashville
McLennan
Palo Pinto
Jack Cureton
Cureton
Episcopal Church Announces Sunday Service and Officers
Holy Communion and sermon next Sunday at eleven oclock with Sunday School at 945. Young Peoples Service League meets at 630 pm with officers including President Miss Martha Lou Hooks Vice President Charlie Knipp Secretary Miss Agnes Chambers Treasurer Edward Love and Counsellor Mrs Etta Ringgold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Church
Young People’s Service League
Martha Lou Hooks
Charlie Knipp
Agnes Chambers
Edward Love
Etta Ringgold
Primitive water clocks used in Malayan travel timing
Travelers note natives in the Malayan peninsula use a simple water clock to tell time, a method possibly 5,000 years old. A bowl with a drain sinks as it fills, and coconut shells drift in water bowls to mark time away from port. Egyptians also used water clocks, while sand glasses serve to boil eggs and time parliamentary divisions in England.
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Malayan Peninsula
House of Commons
Baptist Teachers Meet Here Thursday For Sunday School
Last Thursday evening officers and teachers of the Baptist Sunday School held a luncheon in the annex to learn about building a Standard Sunday School. Speakers Chas O Cook and LeRoy Moore of Waco urged vision planning teaching of God s word and winning the lost. They urged setting a timeline for Standard Excellence and keeping accurate records to measure progress. The gathering showed spirit and enthusiasm for an efficient Sunday School at the Baptist church.
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The
Baptist Sunday School
Chas. O. Cook
LeRoy Moore
Waco
Cook
Moore
Milam County Court Notice on Custody Petition
Petition alleges statutory grounds of Cruel Treatment and for custody of a minor child. Return required on next term with execution details. Witness Penn Wolf, Clerk, District Court Milam County Texas. Cameron, September 15, 1925.
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Penn Wolf
Milam County
Texas
Cooperative marketing to boost farm returns options and limits
H B Erdman of California College of Agriculture outlines how cooperative marketing can standardize production improve grade and pack stabilize supply and expand markets. He cautions co operatives cannot fix prices eliminate the middleman or greatly cut costs without scale and member commitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Erdman
California College of Agriculture
Relief for skin diseases with Blue Star Remedy
Advertises BLUE STAR REMEDY for Itch Eczema Tetter Poison Oak Ringworm and Old Sores promising relief after the first application. Claims no staining and pleasant odor with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
Citation for Tom Thompson in Mi ai County District Court
The state commands Tom Thompson to appear at the next term of the District Court in Milam County Cameron to answer a petition filed September 150 1925 in suit number 9421 where Myrtle Thompson is plaintiff. The citation requires publication once a week for four weeks prior to the return day.
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State OF Texas
Milam County
Tom Thompson
You
Miai County
Cameron
Myrtle Thompson
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C. Goodnight
the Plains
Milam
Chas. W. Price
E. A. Oehl
Price& Oehl
Cameron, Texas
S. P. Cross
Insurance and Farm Loans
First National Bank
W. B. Levy
Baptist
Baptist Church
A. D
Penn
Little Bob McLanke
Lee McLane
Swift
Firestone
Horstman Brothers
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