Community Notes Roundup: Visits Events and Socials
Mrs. R. L. Biffle family and relatives shared a Sunday visit with Jess Biffle. J. M. Arther and Meridian guests stayed over with Worner area relatives. Ice Cream Supper at Cooper home drew many. Rev. Gilliam preached to a large crowd. Doss home hosted singing on Sunday night. Thelma Lee visited Ruby Carr. Verda Doss and Maggie Arther stayed with Ora and Millie Biffie. Doss family hosted Dollie Bagley near Whitney. Dr. Coston spent the night with kin. Nadine Arther returned from a Western visit. Henry Lee recovering from rheumatism on crutches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Biffle
Lena
Jim Morris
Barnet Lee
John
Bert Leverne
Jess Biffle
J. M. Arther
Meridian
Worner
H. Cooper
Gilliam
J. L. Doss
Thelma Lee
Ruby Carr
Verda Doss
Maggie Arther
Ora
Millie Biffie
C. H. Doss
Dollie Bagley
Week's Program at the Queen Theatre In 1919 era
The Queen Theatre showcases Norma Talmadge in A Daughter of Two Worlds on Thursday and Olive Thomas in Footlight and Shadows on Saturday. Fatty Arbuckle comedies and Dempsey thrillers fill the week with Pathe and Metro selections, plus Selznick and First National attractions and Sarah Talmadge and May Allison film appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Talmadge
Olive Thomas
Selznick
Viola Dana
May Allison
Fatty Arbuckle
Constance Talmadge
Hoover as a cautious base runner in a global aid game
The passage compares Hoover to a ball player who reached first base in feeding Europe with broad help yet avoided stealing second when a teammate was ready. It portrays him as prudent, acting only when advantageous, and suggests staying on base might have kept him more in the overall game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Europe
Clifton Visit Sparks Fishing Enjoyment and Scenery Delights
A traveler recounts a pleasant fishing outing and multiple ways to enjoy Clifton's scenery, noting relaxed moments by the water and appreciation for local views and atmosphere.
Land Transfers and Local Notes From Meridian
M L Lambert and wife sell to J L Fallis 101 1 2 acres of William Moss land and 5 1 2 acres of L Thing stad for 1900. Rufus Cox sells land in Clifton to L B E Handley for 2000. J T Thornton and wife sell Walnut Springs parcel to H Blaylock for 1200. O E Borgland and wife sell Walnut Springs land to E E Rennick for 800. Marriage license E A Priddy to Miss Ready Nichol. married at Meridian with Rev W A Bryan officiating. Local items note protracted Baptist meeting, Rev W Y Pond preaching, political activity and community moves, plus residents traveling and preparing summer plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Lambert
J. L. Fallis
William Moss
L. Thingstad
Rufus Cox
L. BE. Handley
Clifton
J. T. Thornton
H. Blaylock
Walnut Springs
O. E. Borgland
E. E. Rennick
E. A. Priddy
Ready Nichol
Meridian
W. A. Bryan
W. Y. Pond
Winsborough
Finis Johnson
Cleburne
J. P. Ward
R. H. Hobson
Ward
J. Hall Bowman
Methodist Church
Meridian College
Myrtle Dunn
Nora Lee Mayhew
Viola Raines
Cornell University
New York
Daisy Bible
W. B. Stewart
Morgan
J. C. Tubb
Valley Mills
The Other Fellow's Sister
A Whitney Messenger quotation condemns idle gossip about young women seen on streets. It argues men speak harshly when it concerns another’s sister and urges treating others with gentleness to avoid heartache. It stresses using speech for good and cautions against thoughtless remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SSS
Whitney Messenger
Entertaining 42 Friends by Mrs. J. C. Carpenter
Mrs. J. C. Carpenter hosted a forty two party Tuesday afternoon honoring her mother Mrs. George W. of Waco and sisters Miss Ruth Tilley and Mrs. C. D. Hillerman of Denison. Pink wildflowers decorated the Carpenter home. Sixty guests attended as Victrola music filled the afternoon and strawberry cream was served by Misses Maddie Lee Little Mayme Swenson Etta Mae Parks and Ruth Tilley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Carpenter
George W
Waco
Ruth Tilley
C. D. Hillerman
Denison
Carpenter
Maddie Lee Little
Mayme Swenson
Etta Mae Parks
For Sale Bugsy at 6-2 to Wis C Mater Clifton
Record lists Bugsy offered for sale at Clifton with fresh paint and current odds 1t 1, noting 1t. 1 and a price or score 91.8 from Dallas Mowld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bugsy
Wis
Dallas
Salvation Army Lays Out 1920 Home Service Program
The Salvation Army outlines its 1920 Home Service Program with plans for County Advisory Boards in Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas. The boards will study local needs and coordinate Army facilities to aid citizens, while highlighting waste paper recycling efforts and social reintegration of former dependents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Galveston
Fort Worth
Beaumont
United States
Salvation Army
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Army
Father Tests Suitor With Housekeeping Cost Probe
A father questions a suitor for his daughter about shopping, prices, and household expenses. He argues that the man should discover the true cost of maintaining her in the style to which she is accustomed before granting consent. The advice is to verify income against expected living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Mixed Up Wedding and Auction Notice Reveals Printing Oddity
A Texas paper joke shows a wedding notice merged with an auction item as the couple William Smith and Lucy Anderson wed at a farm auction scene. The narrative lists livestock and farm gear as wedding décor and a mule and cows as wedding participants, ending with the couple departing for a trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
William Smith
Lucy Anderson
Rev. Johnson
Mendelssohn
Clifton Welcome For Oklahoma City Peace Officer Visit
Lee Mullenix a former Clifton resident now chief of police in Oklahoma City and later a U S government civil service officer visited Clifton with his wife and two children. He recalled early days as a local lad and his freight train departure over twenty years ago. He was accompanied by his sister Mrs Clint Hill and their niece Mae Hill for a brief Clifton visit with old friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Mullenix
Oklahoma City
Clint Hill
U. S
Lie Mae Hill
Rumely Oil Pull Tractor Appear At Clifton Rubber Co Event
Clifton Rubber Co promotes Rumely and Cle trac tractors claiming world record fuel economy and the cheapest price with a written guarantee. Prospective buyers are invited to see demonstrations at no expense to them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Rubber Co
Brain Workers Union forms in France to push for pay and conditions
A 200 000 strong Brain Workers Union unites artists journalists clerks teachers and scientists. A committee will study pay and labor conditions and draft minimum salaries contracts pensions after 25 years service, dismissal indemnity, and work payment. The action targets better terms amid friction between capital and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brain Workers’ Union
France
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