Family Visits and Sunday Church Gathering Noted in Local Notices
Miss Hazel Howell of Waco visits her cousin Miss Gladys Howell. Mrs. Ray of Dublin visits her daughter Mrs. Charlie Nelms from Friday to Sunday. Gladys Hazel Howell Opal Whitehead Andrew Isham Elton Stewart Edward Dalton attend church at Hasse Sunday night. Cecil Nelms of Brownwood visits cousin Ernest Nelms here Saturday night. Aubrey Squires Cecil Nelms Brownwood and Bertie Mae Ernest Nelms guest of Bertie and Walter Robers Sunday. Singing well attended. all invited back.
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Hazel Howell
Waco
Gladys Howell
Ray
Dublin
Charlie Nelms
S Y
Gladys
Opal Whitehead
Andrew Isham
Elton Stewart
Edward Dalton
Hasse
Cecil Nelms
Brownwood
Ernest Nelms
Aubrey Squires
Bertie Mae
Bertie
Walter Robers
Cotton Picking Trips Highlight Local Families
Sept 5 report lists J Z May and daughters Walter Trice and family Mr Clem and family and other locals heading west to pick cotton. It notes visiting relatives from Ranger and Sidney, party gatherings, church events, and neighbors moving to care for W K Ashinhurst.
Greatest enemy of child life is the tape worm
An advertisement proclaims the tape worm as the greatest enemy to child health and vitality and offers White's Cream Vermifuge as the remedy. It claims one or two doses suffice and lists the price as 85 cents, sold by Wm. Reese Co.
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Wm. Reese Co
Freewill church adds 12 members in Vandyke area news
Sept 5 report notes 12 additions to the Freewill church after Rev Milton preached the weekend services. Local visits include Dean Collins family from Comanche and Walter Grigsby’s group. Others anticipate Comanche high school attendance and household moves mark community changes.
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Milton
Dean Collins
Comanche
Walter Grigsby
Wiley McCarty
Gum Springs
Homer Starr
Starr
Breckenridge
Harrison Smith Visiting Comanche from Bradshaw
Harrison Smith of Bradshaw Cole County traveled to Comanche this week with a truck hoping to carry a load back home. He is well known in Comanche, especially in the Martin's Branch neighborhood where he lived for many years.
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Harrison Smith
Bradshaw
Coleman County
Comanche
Martin’s Branch
New High School Burglar Warns Community
A notice from J. R. Eanes, president of the School Board, condemns vandalism at the new high school. It warns that break-ins, defacing, or damage will be prosecuted to the limit and directs principals and janitors to file complaints. The board also asks the public to avoid walking across the newly graded campus paths to prevent weather damage.
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J. R. Eanes
School Board
Holloway Named President of Cisco Christian College
A. E. Baten reports the Cisco Christian college trustees elected Prof. R. F. Holloway as president. Holloway brings long service in education including roles at Howard Payne college Comanche John Tarleton college and as Comanche schools superintendent. He is praised as affable scholarly and a capable schoolman with a promising presidency ahead.
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Cisco American
Cisco Christian College
R. F. Holloway
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Comanche
Holloway
Ad- Ran
Stephenville
Cisco
A. E. Baten
Priest Flogged Near Ballinger Amid Un-American Claims
Reverend Joseph Meiser Catholic parish priest at Offin Runnels county was taken from his parish house by masked men and flogged Sunday night. He was accused of being un-American and opposed to public schools. No grand jury probe will be held and no solid clues exist. Meiser remained bedridden at the parish house after the attack.
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Ballinger
Joseph Meiser
Oflin
Runnels
Father Meiser
Woodward
Offin
House for rent near high school from Eanes Co
Real estate notice stating there is a good house near the high school available for rent advertised by J. R. Eanes & Co. The ad price range listed as 35-36 cents.
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J. R. Eanes & Co
Vardaman Defeated for United States Senator
Ex Senator Vardaman loses bid for the U S Senate to former Congressman Stephens in Mississippi with a concession of about 5 000 votes. The article also notes 1921 boll weevil losses totaling 6 277000 bales of cotton and related seed gains, per U S Department of Agriculture estimates.
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Mississippi
Vardeman
United States
Stephens
United States Department of Agriculture
Extension clubs showcase 4 300 and 6 000 exhibits nationwide
Pigs poultry potatoes bread canned vegetables and meats were prepared by boys and girls in extension clubs. County extension workers demonstrated methods and 4 300 exhibits at community fairs and 6 000 at county district and state fairs were reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture last year.
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United States Department of Agriculture
USDA Finds Wire Partitions In Farrowing Houses Undesirable
In swine breeding experiments the agriculture department reports solid wooden partitions about 32 inches high replace wire fencing. Wire partitions cause drafts harming piglet comfort and health. Open partitions allow sows to notice adjacent pens making them nervous and irritable and prone to fighting. Farrowing time requires quiet sows.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Local Oil Ad Promotes Texhoma Refiner’s Offer
An advertisement for Texhoma Oil & Refining Co. features agent R. H. Moore urging customers to fill barrels with kerosene and gasoline. Includes contact numbers 174 and 66 and emphasizes value and reliability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Moore
Texhoma Oil & Refining Co
Anti Saloon League of Texas resolutions urged bias against jokes
Unanimous resolutions passed at the Texas Anti-Saloon League annual meeting in Dallas on August 24 urge publications to stop jokes or articles against prohibition and call on moving picture shows and stage to exclude material disrespectful to law and enforcement officers. The group also asks Texans to show loyalty to government and aid enforcement of the prohibition laws.
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Anti-Saloon League of Texas
Board of Managers
Dallas
Anti-Saloon League
United States
Texas
Grasshoppers Favor Oats When Grains Abundant
A United States Department of Agriculture investigator reports in Montana that grasshoppers prefer oats among spring grains when available. If food is scarce, they do not travel far to seek their preferred plants.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Montana
Extension agents lead garment remodeling efforts countywide
Farm women updated wardrobes with 55 600 garments after county extension demonstrations and 105 000 new pieces were produced under similar instruction, according to reports to the United States Department of Agriculture.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Visit Ends for Macon Family Trio in Georgia
Mrs Virginia Tshudy returns home with her son in law T B Ragsdale and grandson T B Ragsdale Jr after a two week visit to her brother Shack Howell and wife in Georgia.
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Virginia Tshudy
T. B. Ragsdale
T. B. Ragsdale, Jr
Macon
Shack Howell
GeGee's Baby Elixir for Digestive Troubles
A cross sickly infant suffers from digestive trouble and loose bowels and is treated with GeGee's Baby Elixir. It claims to check the bowels ease the stomach and restore health. Sold by Wm. Reese for 35 cents and 60 cents.
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Wm. Reese
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