Barry papers give Texas frontier history at University of Texas
Anatin Aug 5 The Barry papers acquired by the University of Texas Library include the diary and personal papers of Col J B Buck Barry detailing Mexican War frontier life Texan Civil War and Reconstruction. Barry came to Texas in 1846 settled in Bosque County and served in the Civil War legislature and Grange leadership.
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Anatin
Texas
Brown
Erath
Coryell
Bosque
University of
Barry
J. B
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Civie
University of ‘Texas
Ken Barry
Walnut Springs
J J. K. Greer
Greer
Colonel Barry
North Carolina
Giver
Berry
Monterey
Texas Rangers
Red River
Lampasas
Sam Houston
Ed Burleson
Col
Jack Hays
Tom Bates Former Clifton Citizen Dies at Hico
Clifton friends report that Tom Bates, a former businessman and respected Clifton resident, died Monday at his home in Hico. He reportedly ended his life with a pistol shot after weeks of illness and mental strain. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon with interment at the same time. He leaves a wife and one child, Thomas Ira, among others who mourn him.
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Clifton
Tom Bates
Busines
Tiuan
Hico
Turaday
Thomas Iry
Kornegay Townsend Pair Wed in Valley Mills Ceremony
Mr. Lenoir Kornegay and Miss Maysil Townsend eloped last Wednesday evening August 10 to Valley Mills where Reverend Frank Turner, pastor of the Methodist Church, united them in marriage. Mrs. Kornegay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Townsend, has ties to Clifton. The groom is the son of Reverend Os F. Kornegay and husband of Fort Worth, a known linotype operator at One Record office. Clifton friends wish the couple luck and prosperity. The rural press section highlights the rise of country weekly papers in America and their growing influence on local, state, and national affairs.
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Kornegay-Townsend
Lenoir
Karnegay
Maysil Townsend
Valley Mille
Frank Turner
Mra Kornegay
J. 1
Townsend
Clifton
Os F. Koregay
Fort Worth
Fathur
Clifton Methodist Church
Cie Burne
Ardosore
Americas
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Suegeratet
America
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The Cost of Bad Roads Increases Car Expenses
The National Bureau of Public Roads estimates savings from paving exceed fuel costs on dirt roads. With five gallons per 100 miles on rough surfaces, gasoline costs about 40 cents per 100 miles, totaling around $20 for 6,000 miles. Multiply by car ownership, the annual impact grows large.
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National Bureau of Public Roads
Os & Car
Severis Jona
Unique Clock Built by Rising Star Boy
A farm lad near Rising Star named Olan Cooper constructed a remarkable clock titled The Adoe Tolle Temple. Standing 6 feet 8 inches, it contains over 2,000 wooden pieces, weighs 400 pounds, and took more than six months of full-time work. The clock features curved glass, Swiss-made musical works, bells, drums, and animated figures, with chimes on a cathedral gong and a colorful, ornate scrollwork interior.
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Olan Cooper
Rising Star
Normandy
Aiment
United States
Adoetolle Temple
Cooper
Jenus
Janus
Joseph
Mary
Alock
Chippendale
Sheraton
Adam
Big Bur Separator Cleaniut Buster Installed
Notice describes the Big Bur Separator Cleaniut Buster a modern speed machine for cotton cleaning with in line cleaning, bypass options, and adjustable cleaners. It promises improved trash removal and sample testing with a complete cleaning and separating system.
Fragmented OCR item from city brief
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a Lasipenas event and local activity in a city on a Tuesday, with unclear details and several garbled phrases. Only partial names and actions remain, preventing a clear outcome or participants. The piece lacks complete context to identify the event, date, or involved organizations.
Suman Bottungee Killed by Electric Shock
Hermann Bottlinger, twenty, died Tuesday while working on a power line project. An associate also received a shock. Bottlinger died after four hours of resuscitation attempts. He was a Tarleton College graduate, from Hunton, and planned electrical work.
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Suman Bottungee
Herman Bottlinger
Terus-Louisians
Phygins
Wolf Trappers Begin Work Across County Regions
Report notes multiple counties including Hamilton Cory Ml, McLennan, Hill, Enath, Hood and Bungue mobilizing wolf trapping with local funding. Trappers report early activity and significant catches such as Maker near Clifton with 18 wolves this month and Hearn with 18 wolves and 5 pups. totals across involved counts reach 48 wolves and 6 pups to date.
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Hamilton County
Cory
McLennan County
Hill County
Chamber of Commerce
Hillaboro
Tenaca
Whitney
Enath County
Hoodsounty Alrmedy
Bungue County
Maker
Clifton
Hearn
Thone
le Coleman
Farm Implements For Sale By Private Party
Private listing offers farm equipment including a 10-18 tractor model with price 0000, a 10-20 Case tractor at 260, and a Deere triple mower at 73. 00. Also a John Deere hay sweep rake 160. 00 and a John Deere mower 650. 00. Steel hay rake 90. 00, 10 foot, Harrow and tandem, Ford mill with elevator 180. 50. Other items include miscellaneous implements and a single page description.
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Solier Deere
Ford Mill
Santa Fe Loses Protest Over Road Valuation Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission set final valuation for rate making of 679 007 598 dollars for the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroads rejecting Santa Fe’s 780 million claim. The commission kept 1914 valuations, denied higher post 1914 price levels, and said working capital was 15 685 500 dollars. The ruling, final on the railroad property accounts, will likely reach court.
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Inter- State Commerce Commission
Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe
Santa Fu
Ite
Radioond Tem
Commimion
Sante Fe
Ladonia News
The Lost Cat Adrift in a Neighborly Tragedy
A narrative poem fragment laments a missing yellow cat beloved by Mim Gigg. The piece contrasts the cat’s absence with a family’s morning routine, invoking sorrow, memories, and sympathetic neighbors amid a quiet, intimate scene.
Cen-Tex Encampment Preparations Near Clifton
Preparations for the Cen Tex encampment near Clifton are nearing completion. Plans are being made to accommodate attendees with special features including features of the oleon aeh and ethper experiences to enhance the event.
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Clifton
Plana
Unclear wedding notice with garbled text
A fragmentary, scrambled notice describes a couple and family details with errors and missing context, mentioning a groom a parent and a town setting but providing no coherent facts or verifiable names or events. The readable portions offer no actionable details or clear outcome to summarize.
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Duroleum
Texas Stores Company
SQUE
Texas University
Clifton Citizen
HCO
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H. Ravbele
Meytaet
Waller
Ben
Matchen
Rising Star Boy
Clifton Mercantile Company
Hamilton
Himon Bottlinger
Hunton
Tarleton College
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Pfare Arutr
Oscar J. Hew
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Lon Chaney
Cliftex
Eo Tong
Archite
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Saptiet Encampme
Daakenstip
Jessi
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