Texas Schools Urged to Aid Near East Relief Drive
Austin May 3 Texas county and school superintendents are urged by State Superintendent Marrs to assist in the Near East Relief movement. May 18 to 20 is designated as Near East Bundle Week for collecting bundles and supplies. notify East relief state headquarters at 1614 Bryan Street Dallas with details and await shipment instructions.
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Austin
Texas
County
M. N. Marrs
Far East
Marrs
East Relief State Headquarters
Bryan Street
Dallas
Brownwood Postoffice Changes Hands
Brownwood postoffice changes as D F Johnson, Republican appointee of President Harding, takes over from W D McChristy. McChristy, appointed by Wilson, served eight years. Johnson received commission recently and assumed duties. McChristy may travel to the Pacific coast. ad notes 18 cents per pound for hens and 8 cents for roosters to be paid May 5 and 7.
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Brownwood
W. D. McChristy
Wilson
D. F. Johnson
Harding
Johnson
McChristy
Pacific Coast
Norrid & Prater
Fredericks Leads California Special Election for 10th District
Captain John D. Fredericks, Republican, backed as a world court advocate, leads the California 10th district special election with 12,752 votes from 400 of 787 precincts. Runners include H Z Osborne Jr and Loy Gilpin, with several Republicans and a Prohibitionist tallying in. Balloting cites party lines and a late-identified candidate list.
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Los Angeles
John D. Fredericks
Washington
Harding
California
Fredericks
H. Z. Osborne, Jr
H. Z. Osborne
Big fruit crop promised in the De Leon section
De Leon Free Press reports optimism among fruit growers across the region. One grower doubts more than one tenth of the crop was lost to late freezes, while others note orchards full of fruits and berry patches blooming. Pecans show uncertain development but locals expect a bumper crop after two years of failure.
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de Leon Free Press
Free Press
Baptists Plan West Texas Encampment in Stamford Area
A call goes to Baptist workers within 50 to 75 miles of Stamford to meet May 4 at Clear Fork of the Brazos River to plan a West Central Texas Baptist Encampment. The first encampment is set for July 15 to 22 with a large turnout expected and a committee led by J R Balch and others from Stamford, Abilene, Haskell, Vernon, and Wichita Falls.
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Stamford
Clear Fork
Grazos River
J. R. Balch
Seymour
O. B. Norman
Texas
Eaath County Field to Get Another Deep Test
Plans for an eighth Stemmons oil well on Perkins land in Exray country advance. Stemmons says drilling will start as soon as possible with operations to begin before September 1. The Stemmons group exudes optimism, expecting paying quantities of oil and will drill without bonuses or stock subscriptions.
World Court ties to League of Nations in Borah clash
Washington notes Senator Borah argues U S entry to the world court cannot avoid League of Nations ties. Senator McKellar backs the league. Senator Watson says reservations may resolve the dispute, while party factions press the issue amid administration plans.
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Washington
United States
League of Nations
Borah
Republican
Idaho
Republican Party
League
Court
Europe
McKellar
Tennessee
Bob Riley Returns to Comanche Tailoring Trade
Bob Riley resumes tailoring in Comanche at the stand formerly used by Wayne Hill on the north side of the square. He recently returned from Fort Worth where he worked in the advertising department of the Fort Worth Star Telegram and is welcomed by friends in the city.
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Bob Riley
Comanche
Fort Worth
Bell Telephone Industry Expands as Demand Surges
By end of 1922 the Bell system connected 14,050,565 telephones, with 9,514,815 owned by Bell. Bell stations rose by 609,658 and Bell connecting companies by 69,688. American Telegraph and Telephone stockholders reached 245,925, up 62,583. About 46,700 stockholders are employees. Population up 37 percent since 1900, while demand for telephone service grew over 1000 percent. Bell plans to spend 150 million dollars this year to expand plant facilities.
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American Telegraph & Telephone Company
Bell System
United States
Vital statistics and marriage licenses issued since April 1
Death certificates filed include William James Barnett Gustine route 2 died April 9 Gallicent Alice Lambright Coman che died April 6 Cecil Terry De Leon died April 30. Marriage licenses issued since April 1 list F E Coker and Miss Gussie Pau line Mason Gap Robert B Roe and Miss Beuna Cagle Comanche route 2 Earl Nelson and Miss Myre James Fred Tidmore and Miss Tina Everett Gap E R Armstrong and Miss Ada Carwile Comanche J A Clements and Miss Lottie Smith De Leon Rome Hinson and Miss Ada Pittman Sidney Clais L Ellis and Miss Azalea Gunter Zephyr.
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William James Barnett
Gustine
Gallicent Alice Lambright
Comanche
Cecil Terry
de Leon
F. E. Coker
Gussie Pauline Mason
Gap
Robert B. Roe
Beuna Cagle
Earl Nelson
Myre James
Fred Tidmore
Tina Everett
E. R. Armstrong
Ada Carwile
J. A. Clements
Lottie Smith
Rome Hinson
Ada Pittman
Sidney
Clais L. Ellis
Azalea Gunter
Zephyr
Tuberculosis tests run in many Texas herds
Eradication of bovine tuberculosis in Texas has been more active in the last year. Dr. Leon G. Cloud reports 23 171 tuberculin tests and 312 cattle condemned under the accredited herd plan with indemnities totaling 9 100 from both state and bureau. The work is conducted by the Live Stock Sanit ary Commission with cooperation from the Bureau of Animal Industry under Dr Henry Grafke.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
Henry Grafke
Texas
Cloud
Ice Plant Repairs Bring Year Round Fresh Ice to Comanche
The Central Texas Ice & Cold announces repairs and a larger steam condenser. Ice will be produced from distilled water and sold locally from the freezing tank starting around the 5th of the month. The firm emphasizes local spending, taxes for Comanche schools, and winter production to avoid summer shortages.
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Comanche
Fort Worth
Local Brief Offers Tiny Price Point
Readable fragments describe a short price offer and a nameless item in a small market note. No clear persons or organizations are readable. The fragmentary text hints at a sale or bargain but lacks concrete details or context.
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World Court
Calif
West Texas
Eaath County
Stephenville Tribune
Bell Companies
Bell
Fort Worth, Texas
Leon G. Cloud
Ian
Dr. Cloud
Eradica
Tion
Central
Renfrew
Nainsook Union
Espec
Chambray
Spot
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