Meridian Court Reports Light Term and Jury Work
District Court in Meridian Texas reconvened and adjourned with four indictments for the term. A jury commission was appointed to select jurors for the next session. Land transfers and local notes follow, naming several parcels and prices. Meridian residents discuss courtesy of the Ranger district and salute Lieutenant Morgan’s arrival.
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Lockett
George Goodall
Valley Mills
Joe MceSpadden
Clifton
Will Terrell
Iredell
J. T. Lomax
Fred Standefer
Temple
Dallas
Bess Morgan
W. E. Hellums
West Texas
Meridian
Dwelle
Ranger District
Lieutenant Morgan
Private Ernest Marth Writes Christmas Letter to Dad
Private Ernest Marth details his wartime journey from Camp Travis to New York, convoy seas, Liverpool arrival, travels through England and France, and life in the trenches and camps near Villars and Death Valley. He notes advances in the St Mihiel drive, shell fire, and a vivid account of supply finds by infantry, ending with holiday visits and transfers.
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Ernest Marth
Dad
Marville
France
Albert Marth
Valley Mills
Texas
Kahki
Camp Travis
New York City
Camp Mills
Coney Island
Anden
A. and B. Co
Liverpool
Winchester
South Hampton
la Harre
Paris
Villars
Frog
Saint Mortanus
Jallion
Toul
St Mehiel
Death Valley
Tember
Inf
8Td
Germany
Belgium
Luxenberg
Grateful thanks and wartime letter from Bernt Westley
A grateful note from Bernt Westley thanks visitors during his influenza recovery and offers help in return. He recounts WWI experiences with the 90th Division near Marville Belgium andLuxembourg, describes over the top assaults, capturing prisoners, and advance with Pershing’s forces. He wishes a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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Bernt C. Westley
School apportionment may be made January 1 in Texas
Austin Texas Dec 28 According to State Treasurer J M Edwards a sufficient amount of taxes to the credit of the school fund will have been paid into the treasury by January 1 to warrant another apportionment of at least 50c per capita to the support of the public schools of Texas
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Austin
Texas
J. M. Edwards
Public Schools of
Memphis Captain Praises Tanlac After Illness
Captain J A Davidson of Memphis railways reports years of indigestion and nervousness cured by Tanlac. He says his appetite returned, digestion improved, and he sleeps soundly now, with friends noting the transformation. Sold at Carpenter Brothers Drug Store in Clifton.
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J. A. Davidson
Memphis Railway Company
Marshall Avenue
Memphis
Renn
Tanlac
Capt. Davidson
Immanual Lutheran Church Service and Meeting Notices
Immanual Lutheran Church invites regular service on Sunday January 5 at 10 30 a m including celebration of the Lord s Supper. Announcements accepted from 9 30 to 10 30 a m at the parsonage. Regular quarterly business meeting at 2 30 p m Y P 8 7 00 p m led by Pastor W H Bowie
Baptist Church Weekly Schedule and Pastor
Sunday School starts at 10 a.m. with preaching at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Men’s Bible Study meets Monday at 7:30. Ladies Bible Class Wednesday at 3 p.m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday night. J. A. Kidd is the pastor.
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J. A. Kidd
Ambitious Youth Advised to Attend Tyler Commercial College
An advertisement exhorts readers to pursue business training at Tyler Commercial College in Tyler, Texas. It claims the college is the South’s business university, with students from 39 states and seven foreign countries, producing graduates in top U.S. cities. Tuition ranges from 125 to 200 dollars for shorthand, bookkeeping, telegraphy, cotton classing, or finance, with higher sums for two-course completions. the ad stresses quick repayment through good positions and invites daily entry for new students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler Commercial College
Tyler
Texas
Business University of the South
America
United States
Loper Consolidates Grocery Stock In New Joe Loper Building
W. J. Loper informs customers he has merged stock with his son Joe Loper and moved to the Joe Loper building in Cliftop. He thanks patrons for years of support and promises the same courtesy and prompt service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Loper
Cliftop
W. J. Loper
Clifton District Taxes Collected at Farmers Bank
Tax payments for the Clifton Independent School District are accepted at Farmers Guarantee State Bank. The notice confirms a banking channel for school tax remittance.
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Clifton Independent School District
Farmers Guaranty State Bank
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Clifton Mill & Elevator CO
Meridian Weekly
A. R. Ellis
J. A. Olson
Nannie Pool
W. G. Miller
Paul Schoenrock
A. O. Williams
N. W. Smith
A. I. Smith
J. M. Morton
G. F. Golightly
P. L. Maxwell
Wm. Riddle
J. R. Carlton
Jess Farmer
Joanna Shaw
J. J. Hart
John F. Rowe
Kimball Bend
J. J. Carlilse
T. S. Carlilse
R. T. Cross
Y. J. Everett
G. W. Arther
Samuel W. Peebles
SATC
Meridian College
New Orleans
Ida Odle
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Wilson Latimer
State University
Chris Olson
Jerry Tidwell
Leonard Rizer
Burkburnett
Leonard Robertson
Camp Grant
Dr. Craine of
Belton
Clifton Garage
Immanual Lutheran Church
W. H. Bowie
Addre
Swenson’s
John E. Swenson
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