Meridian Editorial Notes and Local Notices March 13 1919
Meridian Texas items include land deeds showing transfers to Bloodworth and Odle worth 300 each and 2100 for the John Letcher tract. Community life reports Rev Friar preaching at the public school auditorium with many conversions and visitors from Waco Burkburnett Crawford and Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Texas
J. S. Nutt
D. B. Bloodworth
Townley
Petts
Prenton
Tubb
Richardson
Valley Mills
Curtis Odle
Towner
Potts
D. R. Gaultney
O. B. Hamlin
John Letcher
T. R. Cox
G. P. Robertson
Alexander Coy
Flour coated coat sparks mad moments on calls
A quirky line notes the annoyance of a man whose coat ends up covered in flour after visiting girls, while the girls keep pondering. The humorous image reflects social foibles and flirtation era etiquette.
Week's program at the Queen Theatre
Bert Lytell stars in The Trail of Yesterday. Houdini stars in The Master Mystery 6th Episode. Shorty Hamilton in The Camouflage Baron. Norma Talmadge in The Safety Curtain follows. Weekly lineup includes Madge Kennedy The Service Star and more George Eastman titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houdini
Shorty Hamilton
Joseph Schenck
Norma Talmadge
India
Simla Hills
Madge Kennedy
Goldwyn
North Texas counties lease highways for drilling
Wichita county acts first by leasing public lands to Nelson and Boone as a test offset to Humble Oil near the Herndon 160 acres by Burkburnett townsite. Stephens and Erath counties consider leases as roads risk becoming cluttered. towns eye streets and school grounds for drilling amid a legislative bill on such leasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Texas
Wichita County
Nelson & Boone
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Herndon
Burkburnett
Stephens County
Erath County
Hamilton Record
Scandinavian Lutheran Church Services and Choir Schedule
The Scandinavian Lutheran Church announces Sunday School next Sunday at 10:00 with full attendance urged and an adult Bible Class. Regular English service at 11:00, offering for the parochial school. No Crawford service Sunday afternoon. Choir rehearsal Thursday at 7:30. Cathecumens meet Saturday at 10:00. Pastor Theodore Lerud extends a cordial welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford
Cathecumens
Theodore Lerud
Box Supper and Program at College Auditorium
A box supper is planned for March 17 1919 at 7 30 p m in the College Auditorium. Before selling the boxes the program includes a piano solo by Sylvia Nelson a reading by Jesse Knudson a vocal duet by Miss Liebe and Miss Alice Petterson a play The Girls Over Here and a piano duet by Miss Rudd and Lou Ella Amundson. Everyone is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Auditorium
Sylvia Nelson
Jesse Knudson
Misses Liebe
Alice Petterson
Miss Rudd
Louella Amundson
Fleetwood to Begin Deep Oil Test Near West Texas
W M Fleetwood of the Fleetwood Company Tulsa Oklahoma spent the first part of the week in West Texas completing the arrangement to drill a deep oil test on seven miles southwest of the city. The contract is closed and drilling gear has been shipped from a Kansas field and will move in as machinery is positioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Texas
W. M. Fleetwood
Fleetwood Company
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Here
Fleetwood
Kansas
Hard to Make a Girl Laugh at Your Joke
A witty line notes it is difficult to win a girl’s appreciation when she wrinkles her nose at laughter. The remark frames humor as a social hurdle and modern flirting as a joke about facial reaction.
Camp Travis Opens Large Army Recruiting Depot
Camp Travis Texas March 10 active recruiting for the United States army has begun at Camp Travis. The camp aims to be a major recruit depot in the Southwest with Captain W B Martin Medical Corps as recruiting officer and Captain E H Keltner in charge. Recruiting offices are at Avenue F and 9th Street. Previous service men may enlist for one year with one month furlough and cent a mile furlough rate. those without prior service must enlist for three years and be without dependents. Enlistees may select a branch of service and will be assigned to temporary infantry duty before being sent to other camps as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Travis
Texas
United States Army
Southwest
W. B. Martin
Medical Corps
U. S. Army
E. H. Keltner
Infantry
U. 8S. Army
9Th Street
War Department
The Doctor Knew A Patient’s Case Of Enlarged Gall
Bill Hart recalls a film star’s visit to a doctor who diagnosed nerves for five dollars and prescribed a two dollar remedy. The patient offered five dollars and demanded two back for the prescription. The physician admits the misdiagnosis and reveals the real issue is enlarged gall with no cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Hart
Bill
Los Angeles Times
Chicago Health Official Reports First Lethargic Encephalitis Death
Chicago March 9 Commissioner of Health John Dill Robertson announced the first death attributed to lethargic encephalitis. He ordered physicians to report all cases with their observations. He noted the disease resembles but is not the Africa “sleeping sickness.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Ill
John Dill Robertson
Africa
Bids Sought for Clifton and Womack Road Work 1919
Bids for filling and surfacing Clifton and Womack road from Bosque Bridge to Precinct No 15 line due noon March 20 1919 separated by cubic yard and entire job. Details from R L Scott. Right to reject any or all bids reserved. Mail to Bid for Road Work Box 247 Clifton Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton and Womack
Bosque Bridge
R. L. Scott
Clifton
Texas
Election for City Hall trustees set in Chifton Texas
An election will be held at City Hall in Chifton Texas on Saturday April 5 1919 to elect trustees to succeed six incumbents whose terms expire It calls on the people to take an interest and cast a large vote. Record and Dallas News 1 76.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chifton
Texas
Tom C. Parks
Henry Gray
R. F. Moore
J. M. Jenson
O. D. Nelson
G. L. Polk
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Sam Pace
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J. W. Standefer
J. M. Dosier
Dick Lockett
O. L., Lockett
Cleburne
Vada Duncan
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Mason Coney
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Weaver
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John Tarlton
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Midlothian
Ida Odle
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John Odle
Carl Odle
France
Jake Ward
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J. Matt Evans
W. E. Hellums
Jimmie Morgan
Mr. Evans
H. L. Little
Terry Nelson
Crawfills Gap
Neace
O. J. Neace
Nazarine Church
T. M. Williams
Mayfield
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A. G. Nelson
T. O. Siljos
Paul Pederson
Ole Christenson
Bud Mitchell
T. W. Oswald
Gus Theile
W. W. Conley
J. L. Tate
W. H. Jones
L. 8. Griffin
A. L. Jamison
W. R. Reed
Gus Miller
M. L. Bergman
W. W. Phillips
Carl Dahl
the City
Forson & Johnson
Queen Theatre
Bert Lytell
Anna Q. Nilggon
Franklyn Farnum
Metro
Viola Dana
June
Charlie Chaplin
Germany
Cavell
Polly
Circus
Teddy
Theodora Roosevelt
Scandinavian Lutheran Church
Viola ‘Dana
Dana
Wedsday & Thursday
United States
Clifton Produce Company
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