Man Convicted for Betting on Game in McKinney
In McKinney Texas on December 24 a man was arraigned for betting on a ball game. The jury found him guilty and fined him five dollars plus court costs.
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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1921
Page
2
In McKinney Texas on December 24 a man was arraigned for betting on a ball game. The jury found him guilty and fined him five dollars plus court costs.
Nashville businessman Mr W. N. Parsons recommends Thedford’s Black-Draught as the best liver medicine for sour stomach indigestion and related ailments. He testifies to its ability to regulate digestion and cleanse impurities, urging acceptance of no imitations.
Local items from Cranfilla Gap include Hamilton school boys winning a basketball game, a Model Gro gro shop outage, funeral attendance for Mee Jenson, and community discussions on school funding. A Eastland man explored an oil drilling contract with Mustang people after a Monday meeting.
December 23 report from Womack and Bend details social news. lists marriages, visitors from Fort Worth and Liveraville, local gatherings, a fire case near the Bend, a boy accident, and church notices. mentions the marriage of Atatole Kelley and Sauk Yaime and notes a grand jury visit over a barbecue incident.
A jumble of visits and events. Mrs Jensen heads north for her mother’s funeral while families from Fort Worth Valley Meridian and Lanham share news of birthdays weddings and illnesses. Uncle Miner Granton’s birthday is celebrated. Raymond Gaston’s telegram from Mexia about an illness is noted.
The document details expected revenue from transportation taxes by the Santa Fe Railway system in 1922, with estimates for 1920 and 1921, noting large federal transport taxes and anticipated growth. It cites W. S. Keenan as general passenger agent and includes broad federal transportation tax projections and a note on pipeline and parcel post movements.
Notice warns all hunters about entering a private land conveyed by owner Mr BT Prather and urges compliance to prevent trespass. The message emphasizes that the warning should be sufficient to deter unauthorized hunting on the property.
Fragmentary note mentions cold fever and grip symptoms with unclear references to a ventine poumnayii and wet context, lacking concrete people places or dates.
A stream of letters and notices includes a Mrs M E Woodford testimonial describing severe headaches and stomach issues relieved by Tanlae, alongside a Clifton doctor’s name and drug mentions. The piece also cites the National Security League’s per capita city expenditure ranking, listing Dallas Fort Worth and San Antonio with per capita figures, concluding with an advertisement for Blue Star Remedy promising refunds if not satisfied.
An odd ad mix offers installment hatchery services at six dollars per hundred cages with a promise of seventy five percent hatch, selling brown leghorn chicks and utility stock with per hundred and per bag prices. Also promotes Prickly Ash Bitters and a European telegraph line description with distant miles and stations.
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