Local Tidbits From The Community
Beattie and Mrs J W Teague returned from Wienert to reside here. Mr and Mrs Claude Kelley of Killeen visit the Kelley family this week. Church of Christ meeting starts August 7 with public invited. Mrs Mary Fields and her son of McCamey returned home Tuesday. Bill Horton conducted a singing school in Mills County the past two weeks. Community members attended the all day singing at Duren in Mills County Sunday. Mr and Mrs Ben Stephenson of Carbon visited Sunday. Mrs Mattie Stephenson visited Jess Vaughan and family in Sipe Springs last week. Mr and Mrs Cecil Horton of Comanche visited Sunday. Dulane Andress and Toye Keith left for McCauley Wednesday. Pat Reeves of Abilene visited last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Teague
Wienert
Claude Kelley
Killeen
Kelley
Church of Christ
Mary Fields
McCamey
Bill Horton
Mills County
Duren
Ben Stephenson
Carbon
Mattie Stephenson
Jess Vaughan
Sipe Springs
Cecil Horton
Comanche
Dulane Andress
Toye Keith
McCauley
Pat Reeves
Abilene
Mercer Gap Families Attend Weekend Gatherings
Mercer Gap residents including Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Fletcher and Harmony family spent Sunday with sister Mrs. A. J. Huggins. J. Z. Stevens and Brownwood relatives visited T. M. McKinzie’s family. Wilhelm reunion at Lake Eanes referenced with Rogers and McKinzie households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. C. Fletcher
Harmony
A. J. Huggins
J. Z. Stevens
Brownwood
T. M. McKinzie
Bethel
T. O. Rogers
Layton
Wilhelm
Revival meeting closes as families visit over weekend
The notes recount a busy weekend of visitors and relatives in Baggett area towns. Debs, Oliver and J. W. Stephens of Fort Worth spent the weekend with kin. Many locals hosted relatives from Dallas Dublin Brady Pampa Pettit and St George.
Seal Coat Planned for Highway 7 to Mills County
The Texas Highway Commission awarded a seal coat contract to R W McKinney of Nacogdoches for 23 722 09 covering highways 10 and 7 in Brown Coleman and Runnels Counties. The Brown county section runs from near Brownwood to the Mills County line. The project uses asphalt and screenings to weather proof the pavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown, Coleman and
Runnels Counties
The
Highway Commission
R. W. McKinney
Nacogdoches
Brown County
Brownwood
Mills County
Frisco
Highway 23
Comanche
Baptist Revival Ends as Additions Mark Brady Church
The Baptist revival at this place closed Sunday morning with several additions to the church. R A Smith spent the weekend in Dallas with his daughter and visited the Centennial while there. The Graham family of Dallas visited their parents here last week. Rob Adcock of Gustine and Misses Bernice Freta Smith and Lucy Evans of Baggett attended a reunion at Brady. Frank Rankles and family of Dublin were visitors in this community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Graham
Dallas
R. L. Graham
Albert Kee
Russ Smith
J. J. Kee
Aliene Stephens
Fort Worth
W. L. Stephens
Lucy Evans
Berniece
Freta Smith
Reb Adcock
Brady
R. A. Smith
Rob Adcock
Gustine
Bernice
Baggett
Inez Hall
Board Church
Frank Rankles
Dublin
Coleman County Votes Against Beer Sale in Special Election
Coleman County voters rejected legalizing beer sales in a special election. With five small precincts outstanding, the measure trailed by 170 votes overall, while Coleman city favored sales by 948 votes and Santa Anna voted dry by 50. Talpa narrowly opposed 83 to 84.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleman
Coleman County
Santa Anna
Talpa
Trench Mouth Healed by Leto’s Pyorrhea Remedy
An advertisement claims Leto’s Pyorrhea Remedy cures severe gum disease and foul breath. It asserts friends avoid you, offers a money back guarantee, and is sold by Reese Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leto
Reese Drug Co
Texas leads U S in cattle and wool production
Texas dominates livestock output with 1 388 000 dairy cattle and 6 740 000 cattle overall in 1934 despite drought and a 20 percent drop in some programs. The state also yields 90 percent of Mohair and 20 percent of the nation’s wool, while Iowa trails far behind. At Baylor Belton, Miss Guion Griffith Johnson founded the world’s only women’s college journalism school at age 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
North America
Hernando Cortes
Union
Iowa
Had
Guion Griffish Johnson
Baylor Belton
Mystery Man Wins $5 From Gates Belt Offer
Vernon Love at George's Service Station in Comanche encounters a Mystery Man who reveals he is a Gates Mystery Car driver. The belts offer $5 to dealers who spot worn Gates belts and attempt to sell a replacement. The Gates Rubber Company has a traveling squad of Mystery Cars distributing the promotion nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Love
George's
Comanche
Gates
Gates Rubber Company
Denver
Colorado
Texas Petroleum Output Dominates U.S. Production in 1929
Texas produced 298,702,000 barrels of the 1,000,598,000 barrels nationwide in 1929. The total value of petroleum output reached about 323,540,667 dollars, reflecting Texas’ leading role in the industry under market conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
United States
Spinach Farm and Sulphur Fields Highlight Texas Output
In Carrizo Springs a massive spinach farm is noted as the world's largest. Texas stands out as a major sulphur producer, second only to Louisiana in the Union, with Brazoria and Matagorda Counties contributing to the global supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrizo Springs
Texas
Union
Louisiana
Brazoria Matagorda
Newry
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ing Service
Chief Dry Cleaners
E. E. McNatt, Prop
Western Railroads and Allied Industries
Pullman Company
Beattie
Debs
Oliver
J. W. Stephens
Leo Amnett
Matador
Bobbie Rambo
J. J. Rambo
Mrs. Edward Hayes
St. George
Ben Moore
Ieceratee
Clay Building Material CO
C. E. Straley
Mar
Gulf
Rippetoe
Sidney
Methodist Tabernacle
de Leon Free Press
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