Contract Awarded for Concrete Rockdale Highway 43
The State Highway Commission awarded the Rockdale leg of Highway 43 to Interstate Construction Co of Little Rock for 254000 plus, at 1.02 per sq yd, for 10.8 miles from Milano east precinct line to Dry Brushy Creek west. H C Meyer praised as the driving force behind Texas cross state route. Work likely to start within sixty days.
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State Highway Commission
Rockdale
Interstate Construction Company
Little Rock
Ark
Milano
Dry Brushy Creek
Thorndale
Gibson and Gibson
T. J. Jane Company
Rochdale
H. C. Meyer
Austin
Longview
Meyer
I.G. N
Texas
Brazos River
Rockdale Road
H C. Meyer
Misson Giantess Elin Ewing Born in Scotland Missouri
Authentic Giantess Elin Ewing known as the Misson giantess was born in Scotland cours Missouri to normal parents. Birth weight 634 pounds. She grew abnormally tall reaching feet 4 inches. She wore size 24 shoe. It took 30 yards of silk to make her dress. Ordinary beds had to be placed side by side for sleep. She traveled in exhibitions making a fortune and died at age 40.
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Elin Ewing
Misson Giantess
Scotland
Cours Missouri
Totelsty
Ebony grades and global sources of the timber
Ebony wood comes from related trees across the tropical world. Its northern limit runs to northern Bengal in India with similar climates. Prime grades come from a southern India and Ceylon species, while Madagascar supplies another valued variant. Ebony also grows in Africa especially Angola, in the East Indies, and Jamaica among the West Indies varieties.
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Bengal
India
Ceylon
Madagascar
Africa
Angola
East Indies
Jamaica
West Indies
Centipede Guards Its Nook Behind Cactus Fence
A quirky note describes a centipede’s habit of sheltering among cactus fences to deter predators. It mentions spiders as a threat and portrays the insect as cautious and entertaining to observe as it rests.
Two Cork Boys Decide Fate Of Sleeping Germans
In a shell hut a dozen Germans nap through the first attack. Sean asks to shoot or wake them while Denis jokes the day is fair and suggests waking them for a fight.
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County Cork
Sean
Denis
Pullman News
Minerva Darkey Kills Wife Amid Divorce Threats
Robert Bailey, a colored worker on the Minerva section gang, is jailed in Cameron on murder charges after Texana Bailey filed for divorce. She was shot Saturday night through a window as she rested on a cot in the Minerva bunk house. Bailey allegedly fled to Cameron and surrendered to Sheriff Blaylock.
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Robert Bailey
Minerva
Cameron
Texana Bailey
Bailey
Blaylock
Rockdale
Hot Check Artist Flees With $137 In Forged Payments
Several Thorndale business houses were victimized by a hot check artist after banking hours last Saturday evening. Forged checks totaling about $137 passed, using the names Raymond Taylor and Oscar Knight, two well known farmers. The checks varied in amount from $20 to over $30 and included odd cents.
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Thorndale
Raymond Taylor
Oscar Knight
Forger Passes Spurious Checks In Cotton Picking Scheme
The Thorndale Champion reports a young forger, age 18 to 20, passed fake checks for cotton picking. He bought merchandise at several businesses in town, drove an old T Model Ford, and stayed nearby days before passing the notes. Neighboring towns were alerted to watch for him.
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Thorndale
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Illness and Death
The Glenn family expresses gratitude to friends for kindness during their parents illness and death and for floral offerings. May God's blessings be with you all. Mr. and Mrs. I. R. Glenn and family.
Probate Notice of Filing Final Account Milam County
Milam County Texas notice states administrator J H Smilie filed the final account for Billie Daniels deceased. The County Court will hear the accounting at the next regular term. Public notice requires publication in a newspaper of general circulation for twenty days.
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State OF Texas
Milam County
Milam
Billie Daniels
J. H. Smilie
Texas
Public notice to heirs to contest estate in Cameron Milam
A writ requires all interested parties to appear at the Cameron courthouse on October 7 1929 the first Monday in October to contest the estate and show execution of the writ before the next term of court. Attest Homer Nabours Clerk Milam County. By Meta T McCown Deputy. Buying a cantaloupe is like getting married.
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Cameron
A. D
Homer Nabours
Milam Country
Meta T. McCown
The Lure of Laughter vs The Burden of Woe
A speaker notes delight in entertaining crowds but warns that revealing personal woes quickly drains an audience. The piece contrasts stage joy with private aches and urges keeping focus on uplifting content to sustain public attention.
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Arkansas
Minerva Darkey
S. P. Cross
L. Meyers
Pittman
Peg
Robert Polansky
A-Vel
A-Vel Co
Holton
Easther Heart
Mrs. I. R. Glenn
E. A. Wallace
First National Bank
Cameron, Texas
Americas
Merica
5Th Avenue
Marilyn Miller
Cardinals
St. Louis
Frank Frisch
Millers
Lopez
New York
Irene Bordoni
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