Meridian Land Transfers and Local News Update
Real estate deals list 190 acres to George Grissell heirs and other parcels including 520 plus acres and 262 acres to various owners totaling tens of thousands. Marriage licenses issued for Tutt Gra ham and Summers, Reagan. Local notes cover the summer normal start, road bond election status, and numerous visits by officials and residents in Meridian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. McCall
W. K. Cawley
George Grissell
Pallas Love
M. P. Crittenden
Wm. Motler
C. Bryan
Hardin Waldrip
John Breakley
James F. Osborn Et al
Chas. H. Osborn
R. L. Stockton
C. M. Adams
J. L. Adams
Henry Billings
O. A. Nystell
Bert Epperson
C. W. Shermer
J. F. Lawswell
C. H. Adkinson
Wm. Ridle
J. W. McFarland
G. W. Martin
A. P. Thompson
Harriet N. Wells
Mill Day at Gold en's shop advertised by Wallace
1917 Ford Touring car noted with N T Wallace at Show Bros office. Mill Day scheduled for Saturday at Gold en's shop. tfc
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. T. Wallace
Show Bros
Gold_en’s
Tfc
Norse News Items From Clifton Lutheran College Returnees
Louella Amundson and Walter M. Hoel have returned home after graduating. Harold H Hogevoll left for Minneapolis to join his father T T Hogevoll. The postmaster was drafted to the harvest field to shock wheat all day, with women helping in the fields at A Eggen's where a young lady ran a harvesting machine and two girls assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louella Amundson
Clifton Lutheran College
Walter M. Hoel
Harold H. Hogevoll
Minneapolis
Minn
T. T. Hogevoll
Are
A. Eggen’s
Theo
Thrift and Economy War Notice by Federal Food Official
The Council of National Defense and the Advisory Commission urge nationwide thrift to support the war effort. Citizens should avoid wasteful spending to preserve man power money transport foodstuffs and fuel. Thrift is a patriotic duty and essential to winning the war says Fred M. Huggins Federal Food Administrator for Bosque County Meridian Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of National Defense
Advisory Commission of the Council
America
Fred M. Huggins
Bosque County
Meridian
Tex
Paralysis forces temporary restaurant closure notice
A handwritten notice from J. T. Torrence explains a week ago Tuesday paralysis struck, confining him to bed and delaying restaurant operations. He states lack of proper help and hopes to reopen soon. The notice also advertises truck and service cars via Golden or Thomas with phone numbers 197 or 204.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Torrence
Golden
Thomas
Tfc
Men Who Registered June Fifth in Bosque County
A list of young men from Bosque County who reached 21 since June 5 1917 and registered for military service in Meridian on June 5 with those not disqualified to be placed in Class One. Names span Meridian Valley Mills Clifton Kopperl Iredell Walnut Springs and Roswell among others with many listed towns and many individuals including Edwin Booth McNeill Louis Eubank Robert Weeks and John Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
Meridian
Edwin Booth McNeill
Valley Mills
Louis Charles Eubank
Walnut Springs
Texas
Robert Barlow Dennis
Lem William Weeks
Iredell
John Wesley Phillips
J. C. Jarrett Jr
Tex
Roy Embry Hinton
Wilburn Trotter
Alonzo David Izell
Hiro
Clarence Ole Pederson
Wilie Jordan
James Owen Patterson
Norman Pederson
Clifton
Beriey Luce Hudson
Glen Rose
Archie Cato Golden
George Edwin Anderson
Aubrey Tom Clark
Robert E. Lee Rhodes
Kopperl
Mercin
William Franklin Ficklin
Rufus Christian
Henry Alvin Polnack
Alnut Springs
Edgar Calvery
Thomas Jefferson
Koppl
Elmer Lee Allison
Walnut Spys
Jennings Bryan Ammons
Jeff Conley Tergerson
Jim Dancer
Roswell
Lawrence Phillips Williams
Kopp l
Joe Henry Jefferson Knight
Walnut
Other Thompson
Morgan
Charlie Alison Darby
John Alpha Stone
Hubert Greenual Johnson
Kopp
Christopher Eli Wagley
William Bryan Moorman
Aaron Johnson
Kopper
Warren Elbert Reed
Charlie Womath Doty
William Arthur Hughes
Richard Edward Ellingson
Norse
Robert Davis Sparks
Jarett Herbert Draper
Willey Gandy
Albert J. Zuehlke
Clarence Herbert Yates
Koppers
Dawson Phillip Parker
Arthur Dexter Woody
Elmer William Tindal
Everett Newton Jones
Floyd Lilfern Chadwell
William Bryan Richards
Vernon Hackney
John William Gordon
James Marion Brake
Carl Schminke
Squire Jack Patterson
George Ethel Veteto
Tee Petty
William Alexander Griffith
Clinn
Jessie Blanchard
Hardwick
Midn
Herbert Green Walker
Luke Frank Sheppard
Hoyt Troy Polk
Henry Ewing Baldridge
Newt Rexroat
James Morris Morrison
Robbie Franklin Moore
Iredel
Carl Questad Schow
Irving Snell
Rainbow
Audi
Charlie Anz
George Windford Sisk
Valley Mls
Teller Bland Wilkinson
James Elford Wright
Howard Alexander Franklin
Amos Tolbert Harris
Walter Edward Railsback
Valley Ills
John Sidney Bomar
Marion Kinsey Dotson
Jack Whitlock
Rapper
Marquis Sonesallace
Lawrence Clifton Nobles
Ernest Linn Jiles
Oscar Julius Johnson
Ole Gustav Hogster
Ernest Holder
Pete Marrow
William Earl Willingham
Frank Terrell
George Oscar Wallace
China
Charles Kirby Ward
Elbert Andrew Jackson
Henry M. Gilbert
Clyde Hooker Hill
Charles Myrtis Jones
Local Names List of Valley Mills and Clifton Residents
A compiled list of residents including James Lewis Sheppard, Bryan Ernest Bateman, Linnie Adcock, Thomas Wood, T. C. Hornbuckle, Sam Martin, Robert Jaynes, Grover Kelley, Albert Eckert, Worth Vickery, Wash Childress, Lee Siepert, Lonnie Porter, Simon Bunn, James Payte, Johnnie Taylor, Elbert Hollingsworth, Roland Day, Maurice Coughran, Edward Wright, Oster Snell, Claud Ody, Henry Standifer, John Meeks, Robert Sedberry, Robert Sadler, Perry Snell and Pernie Hamilton from Valley Mills, Clifton, Kopper, Meridian, Morgan and Norse communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lewis Sheppard
Koppers
Bryan Ernest Bateman
Iredell
Linnie Lee Adcock
Steiner
Thomas Ewell Wood
Valley Mills
T. C. Hornbuckle
Morgan
Sam Winford Martin
Robert Bruce Jaynes
Grover Franklin Kelley
Mosheim
Albert Sam Eckert
Clifton
Worth M. Vickery
Wash Childress
Lee Gus Siepert
Lonnie Logan Porter
Norse
Simon Milford Bunn
Kopper
James Ira Payte
Meridian
Johnnie Vines Taylor
Elbert David Hollingsworth
Roland Everett Day
Maurice Earl Coughran
Olored
Edward Roy Wright
Oster Cortez Snell
Claud Ody
Henry Standifer
John Lee Meeks
Robert Lee Sedberry
Robert Sadler
Perry Snell
Pernie Hamilton
No More Olive Drab For Civilian Wear
New York May 28 Olive drab and khaki cloth will not be manufactured hereafter for civilian use the American Association of Wool and Warst ed Manufacturers announced at a meeting. The restriction follows a war department request and aims to prevent civilian use of colors tied to troops. The move may affect scouts and others seeking military styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Association of Wool and Warsted Manufacturers
War Department
Boy Scouts
Army and Navy Seek War Zone Photographs and Maps
The War Department requests photographs drawings and descriptions of bridges buildings towns and locations now occupied by German forces in France Belgium Luxembourg and the German area west of the Hamburg north south line. The Council of National Defense asks for all available material sent without sorting or duplication. Send to Colonel A. B. Coxs 1156 15th Street Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
France
Belgium
Luxembourg
Germany
Hamburg
Council of National Defense
A. B. Coxs
15Th Street
Washington, D. C
Mass Killing of Negroes Near Dodge Texas
Six more African Americans were shot to death and their cabin burned near Dodge, ten miles from Huntsville, as retaliation for the earlier death of George Cabiness. A seventh man exposed the plot, which aimed to avenge Cabiness by killing Sheriff King and the King family. The executions occurred at daylight and the participants dispersed afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Texas
George Cabiness
T. E. King
King
Dodge
Cabiness
McAdoo Praises Texas For Liberty Loan Support
Secretary McAdoo lauds the Texas response to the third Liberty loan and the state’s $4 million investment in short term treasury certificates. State Treasurer Edwards receives a $53,000 check from the Federal Reserve Bank at Dallas as interest on the first loan of $3 million issued February 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Edwards
McAdoo
Treasury
Federal Reserve Bank
Dallas
The Impossible Job Becomes Possible With Willing Effort
A saying notes that tasks once seen as impossible to a lazy person become doable to one who shows willingness to try. It emphasizes initiative and perseverance over natural talent.
Governor Hobby Requests Free Rail Transport for Farmers Institute
Governor Hobby asked Director General McA near Austin to restore free transportation for farmers attending the annual state farmers institute this summer. He noted that before federal railroad control legislators authorized free transport for institute delegates, but a recent order now denies it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Hobby
McA
Talkative salesman undercuts a sale with excess chatter
A sharp seller who talks a man into buying then overtalks and talks him out of the deal, illustrating the risk of excessive persuasion in salesmanship.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stewart’s Racket
Meridian News
A. R. Ellis
H. P. Tutt
Ola Graham
E. A. Jackson
Ruth Summers
Hoyt T. Polk
Ella Reagan
Commissioners Court
Board of Equalization
Ferguson
A. A. Lumpkin
Amarillo
R. T. Womack
Womack
J. N. Colwick
J.S. Priest
Carlton
C. L. Goodall
Joe McNeill
E. P. Persons
Waco
Our City
R. A. Dorsey
Joe Short
Miss Fulbright
Chas. Romine
Short
R. M. Johnson
Mexia
W. A. Bryan
Gossard
Ossar
E. Swenson
Clifton, Texas
New South
Beach
Lovelady Bros
Army and Navy
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