Waco's Cotton Palace Park Transforms for 1928 Exposition
Waco turns Cotton Palace park into a bustling exposition site for a ten day event starting November 9 1928. Labor force rises from ten to 126 with duties from ticketing guarding cleaning and building upkeep. Fire protection is enhanced with a full squad housed on site and electrical service will spike as streetcars increase service to handle crowds and parking in surrounding yards.
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Cotton Palace Park
Waco
Clay
Gotton Palace
Texan
Animals to Welcome Visitors at Cotton Palace Grounds
Wild animals will remain on the Cotton Palace grounds in Waco during the Texas Cotton Palace exposition from November 9 to 18. Monkeys charm visitors with bar hopping antics and a new August-born baby monkey clings to its mother. Coyotes howl with factory whistles, and wolves armadillos and other unusual birds also inhabit the display.
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Waco
Auto Show at Cotton Palace Highlights Luxury Models
At the Texas Cotton Palace Auto Exhibition in Waco from November 9 to 18 dealers showcase the latest in cars from affordable roadsters to high end limousines. Experts explain new construction details including vents lubrication systems and built in conveniences while displays cover car interiors steering wheels and suspension.
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Waco
Exposition Grounds
Foiling Old Uncle Matt
Donald plots to foil Uncle Matt as Marjorie plans a hotel wedding while Matt objects loudly. A house detective, a pasteboard card, and a dramatic hotel lobby exit push Marjorie’s arrival and a tense family confrontation toward a possible wedding, scandal, and reconciliation.
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Marjorie
Matthew Storm
Donald
Marjory
Ponta
Tell
Thella
Ames House
Will von de En
Matt
Castle House
Gats and Gam Axes Way Show at Palace
Officials discuss a canary bird show at the Texas Cotton Palace in Waco during the November 9 18 exposition. A cat show is urged, and livestock events highlight Jersey cows and boys calf clubs with broad participation from Texas and nearby counties.
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Waco
Viaco
Texas
McLennan
Great Grid Classics Scheduled for Waco
Texas fans will see two major games at the Texas Cotton Palace November 9 to 18 with Texas University meeting Baylor on November 10 and SMU of Dallas playing Baylor on November 17. Baylor to host homecoming and ticket distribution handled by George Belew managing vast demand.
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Texas
Texas University
Baylor University
Cotton Palace Field
Baylor
Cotton Palace
Waco Baylor Club
Southern Methodist University of Dallas
George H. Belew
One Dog and Two Hearts in a Country Yard
Evalyn Ades and Bob Mason share a bond through Sandy the dog in a rural cottage tale. Sandy slips between Evalyn and a visiting stockholder as they debate ownership, while a quiet romance flickers around the maple tree and the rustic fence. The mutt’s choice settles the affair.
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Stes Addys
Addys
Evalyon Byrot
Ades
Evalyn
Evalon
Bob
Sandy
Bob Masor
Bob Mason
The Ugly Duckling and the Paper Wrapped Meat
A passenger questions the conductor after a quip about a trick with their fare. The conductor warns that the joke could land the rider in the paper and urges caution.
A Golfer's Tragedy
A fragmentary scene shows caddies in a golf setting with odd dialogue. One caddie polishes clubs while discussing a famed old golfer and a tale of misfortune tied to a river and forgotten bets. The text preserves a rural, dialect tone and hints at a tragic outcome surrounding the golfer.
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Bloomin
Women’s care first in palace thought at Texas Cotton Velvet Exposition
Farm women will have a dedicated home at the Texas Cotton Velvet Exposition this year with a new home demonstration building. The event runs November 9 to 18 and will feature McLennan county displays plus community exhibits from Tarrant, Hill, Comanche, Bosque, Falls, Navarre and other counties. A women’s lounging room with chairs will welcome visitors.
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McLennan County
Tarrant
Itill
Comanche
Bosque
Falls
Navarre
Unscrambled Scribbles Open With A Curious Line
The fragmentary text presents a chaotic mix of phrases about a horse, a swimming pool, and disjointed quotes. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities are readable to establish a factual news item or summary.
Thrasher Rites Held for Cotton Belt Agent at 44
O C Thrasher longtime Cotton Belt Railway agent at Comanche died Friday at 10 a m after a long illness. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church Saturday at 10 a m with Dr Forrest Maddox and Rev Ben Hearn officiating. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery under Masonic auspices. Survived by wife Annie Chambers and children Ruth 15 O C 18 Majorie 9 who died last year Lois 17 months. Also survived by father and brother Frank Thrasher of Ft Worth. new sweaters for family at Slider Lacy.
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O. C. Thrasher
Cotton Belt
The
Baptist Church
Forrest Maddox
Ben F. Hearn
Oakwood Cemetery
Masonic Lodge
Mr. Thrasher
Mt. Pleasant
Texas
Frank Thrasher
Cotton Belt Railway
Comanche
Pittsburg
East Texas
Thrasher
X Mason
Christian Church
Annie Chambers
Sherman
Ruth
O. C
Majorie
Lois
Ft. Worth
Personal Notices and Visits Across Abilene and Nearby Towns
Abilene residents Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wagner and Curtis Jourdan visited Comanche to see Wagner’s sister Miss Madge. Inez Sullivan was a Santa Anna visitor. Funeral attendees for D. H. Cunningham included out of county relatives from Eastland Goldthwaite Brownwood Mineral Wells Big Springs Big Lake and Colorado Texas. Travel and visits continued with pastors conference in Santa Anna and trips to Dallas Fort Worth Brady Byars Medina and the State Fair. Extra towel values advertised by Slider and Lacy.
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Ben Wagner
Abilene
Curtis Jourdan
Comanche
Wagner
Madge
Inez Sullivan
Santa Anna
D. H. Cunningham
Tom Cunningham
Eastland
Earl Clement
Goldthwaite
J. R. Lewis
Albert Speaker
Brownwood
Joe Cunningham
Joe Cleveland
Mineral Wells
Webb Christian
Big Springs
Sade Cunningham
Big Lake
T. R. Helmsley
Colorado
Texas
Porto Rico
McCleary Hutchinson
Horace Sherill
Las Vegas
New Mexico
C. S. Allen
Byars
Okla
O. M. Simpson
Ft. Worth
W. T. House
Jack McGuire
Bradyall
Hilton
Erks
John Holman
John Cunningham
Dallas
Johnnie Cunningham
University of Texas
C. M. Edmondson
Miss Cree
Graham Smoot
J. D. Smoot
O. H. Kelley
Medina
Jim Adams
Emerson Kelley
John Reese
Royce City
Mary John
R. Armstrong
Cisco
Tinele Dave Cunningham Buried in Comanche County
The death of Tinele Dave Cunningham at 86 after months of illness is reported from Comanche. Services were held at Albin cemetery with Masons in charge. He fought in the Civil War and later served as sheriff of Comanche County. He is survived by four children and two sisters and brothers, with several relatives noted.
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Davis Houston Cunningham
Comancunty
Comanche
Albin Cem
Ben F. Hearn
Central Christian Church
Cunningham
Uary
Titus County
James Cunningham
Cerate
Texas Ranger
Hogg Creek
Texas
Sherif Comanche County
Rebecca Montgomery
J. Cunningham
Reese
Comanche County
Mack Skinner
Odessa
J. W. Christian
Big Spring
J. Burton
Lee Cunningham
J. R. Lewis
Browood
J. N. Neely
Abil R. T
James W. Cunningham
T. A. Cunningham Newburg
Mr. Cunningham
The
Church of Christ
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Slider & Lacy
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Dave” Cunningham
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