Marriage Licenses and Local Notices from Meridian
Weekly spicy items note several marriage licenses including John Harvey to Bertha Murphree and Otto Reesing to Agnes Grimland. Local deaths, such as Mrs. Joe Golden, are described with funeral details and kin. The column also records community visits, court sessions, and social notes from Meridian and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harvey
Bertha Murphree
Otto Reesing
Agnes Grimland
Emmett Ray
Etna Standefer
Joe Golden
Floydada
Meridian
J. W. Mann
McGregor
Golden
Billey Adams
Tom Adams
Wichita Falls
Alfred
Curtis Odle
Hog Creek
Sam Standefer
Merkel
James M. Robertson
Dr. Armstrong
Crawford
L. F. Grimes
J. D. Thomas
Morgan
Porters
J. B. Berry
Gatesville
Week's Program at the Queen Theatre
The Queen Theatre presents a weekly lineup headlined by Amy Hart in Blue Blazes Rowden and Constance Talmadge in The Lesson. nightly features include The Terror of the Range second episode, The Hidden Chart, Pathe News, Ford Educational shorts, and comedy specials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy
Hart
Blue Blazes Rowden
Ford Educational
Ad Pathe News
Constance Talmadge
Mitchell Lewis
Marguerite Clark
Babs Burblar
House Approves $750 Million for Railroads Fund
Washington, June 10, the House passed by 305 to 4 a bill authorizing a $750,000,000 appropriation for the railroad administration revolving fund. Democratic calls for more failed to gain amendments, while Republicans argued the fund suffices for the year. The measure moves to the Senate for early action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Today
Railroad Administration
Senate
Anthony
Kansas
Ramseyer
Iowa
Woodward
West Virginia
Thomas
Kentucky
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
McGee Republican
New York
Railroad
Representative Walsh
Massachusetts
United States
Representative Hardy
Texas
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
Legislature May Ratify National Suffrage Amendment
Texas may be first to ratify the national suffrage amendment as the special session opens June 23. An attorney general opinion holds that ratification power rests exclusively with the Legislature, not the Governor, and Congress has already completed its final Senate vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
Texas
C. M. Cureton
Hobby
Cureton
United States
Nitroglycerine Blast Kills Two Near Fort Worth
A nitroglycerine wagon exploded ten miles west of Fort Worth killing the driver and a passenger. The bridge collapsed and a farm house was wrecked. Identifications are hindered by incomplete remains as Fort Worth police and workers seek clues near Aledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
Aledo
Carruthers Aviation Field
Hanley
American schools face teacher shortage sparks demand for aid
Washington reports a severe teacher shortage as P. P. Claxton asks Congress for 200000 dollars to fund the bureau for the coming year. He states about one third of teachers joined military or war industries, leaving roughly 50000 schools without teachers last October and 120000 new untrained teachers ready to teach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
P. P. Claxton
Congress
Army
Navy
Hobby outlines border policy actions to deter unrest
Gov. W. P. Hobby described his border policy decisions from Austin detailing why he refused to allow Mexican troops to move through Texas and why he urged mobilization of the Texas cavalry. He cited peaceful conditions locally but warned Chihuahua across El Paso faces rising threats from Villa and Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
W. P. Hobby
Texas
Secretary of War
Texas Cavalry
Chihuahua
el Paso
Villa
Angeles
Mexico Seeks Admission to League of Nations
General Candido Aguilar son in law of President Carranza travels from Mexico City to Washington to gain U S government backing for Mexico's entry into the League of Nations. He will then visit Paris and London to press allies. Carranza faces Mexican discontent while Obregon and Gonzalez announce candidacies and pledge to press for league admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Hendricks
Fort Worth
J. P. Ward
W. E. Hellums
Simon Lumpkin
Mina Ellis
Waco
Mark Latimer
DeLeon
J. E. Turner
Wilson Latimer
State University
Bosque-Hamilton
Whit Gunn
Dallas
Commissioners’ Court
Meridian
Billy Royal
J. M. Gore
Blum
Bee Russell
Sam McClusky
Washington
Candido Aguilar
Carranza
United States
Mexico
League of Nations
Mexico City
Banilas
Aguilar
Polk
State Department
Henry P. Fletcher
Paris
Poincare
France
London
Great Britain
Accoso
General Obregon
Pablo Gonzales
League
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the Home Grocery Company
A. R. Ellis
Queen Theatre
Dle
Carpenter Brothers
Clifton, Texas
Record
Dallas News
J. Stuart Blackton
Anthony Paul Kelly
Kodak
B. C. Palmer
Clifton Rubber Company
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