Complex 1930s Commentary Mix Echoes News Events
Fragmented OCR reads like a collage of topics including Mussolini coverage, British attitudes, air travel growth in Newark Jersey, hypnotism in Sydney College, Treasury fears, wartime anti aircraft ideas, Watkins worm and pest warnings, corn and wheat forecasts, Queen Mary and Normandie propulsion, and a pending Supreme Court decision on the Social Security Act. The piece blends disparate items into a chaotic slice of era concerns with recurring references to a “Watkins Man” figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas
United States
Watkins
Normandie
Supreme Court
Cleburne Fatal Accident Report From May 10 Scene
Mrs. Jonrietta Fielding, 70, killed near her home in Cleburne Texas when a Watkins dealer auto approaches again after a prior dispute. Eyewitnesses describe cheap face cosmetics as a factor in the scene as the driver circles the block. Local officials recall earlier arguments presented at the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleburne
Texas
Jonrietta Pielding
Maite
Mie
Fielding
Meridian Creek School News and Farewell Messages
The Meridian Creek school notes reflect final exams, a play The Gay Pretenders, and farewell wishes as students prepare to move to a new school. A closing day baseball game vs Norse is planned, with a season finale to follow, plus social events and club updates from Mrs. Omnwall and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herery Ogenaion
Roany
Norse
Wesl
Meridian
A. J. Omnwall
Portealle
Walter Winehell
Furs
Harven
H. M. Pool
New York City
Panama
Torrence
W. Robertson
Hugh Combe
Ie Haxra
Theo Howard
Dick Torrence
John Nabors
A. J. Oswald
J. P. Ford
J. R. Palmer
W. K. Hubert Walter Oswald
Miss Nargene
Watkins feller helps rid fowls insects and pests
A dealer named J. Eb Roach of Clifton Texas touts Watkins spray to kill mites fleas bedbugs roaches and other pests in chicken quarters and homes. He claims it will kill flies and warns customers to see Watkins feller for a guaranteed result and value across many buildings in Manhattan’s Wall Street district plaques note historic sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake
Hank
Watkins
J. EB. Roach
Clifton, Texas
Wall Street District
Manhattan
Nursery offers 9 gallons of berries for $1 in Kopperl
Booking orders open for the Big Young Berrien harvest with first picking set for May 20. Rogers Nursery in Kopperl, Texas advertises 9 gallons for one dollar as the sale begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berrien
Rogers Nursery
Kopperl
Texas
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Mumsolini
Ile Coronation
England
Nave
Jersey
Livelent Avil
Sydney College
Davies
Pete
Tony
Beth
Thail
Cai
Watkins Stan
J. E. Roach
Tossan
Ino, Tessa Clifton
Roan
A. G
Gillian Mates
Clifton
D. A. Carpenter
Carpenter Bron
Drag Tlefton
Teeas
Woodrow Forson
East Texas
Aril
Condon
Primrose Oil
Treas
Martin's Tailor Shop
Martins Tailor Shop
Doc Martin
Ford
MrOeToe
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