Elmo Scott Watson hailed as original Boy Scout figure
California readers recall Elmo Scott Watson longtime publisher and National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers printing head who was called the original Scout. Community notes report local friendships and a church social at Gaewood with Mr and Mrs He moving to Columbus to live with their parents as part of the era’s small town life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toington
Friends of Today
California
Direc
Ieast
Garwood Hi Spotlight! Music and a hard Garwood loss
In the Garwood Hi Spotlight January 26, 1934 issue the editorial staff highlights music’s role and notes a boys hoops game where Garwood Gars fell to Columbus in Columbus. Beak and Rodack led scoring for their teams as the Garwood first string narrowly lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garwood Gars
Columbus
Becak
Garwood
Rodack
Gare
Harry
Gillette
Grade two vegetable parade sighted in school notices
The clumsy, fragmentary notice mentions grade two students planning a long parade and praises grades one and four for excellent work. It refers to vocabulary progress, a “Who’s Who” feature, and residents born in Garwood with ties to Eagle Lake and El Campo. Names include Eva Mey, Mildred Muesse, and Albert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myer
Garwood
Janu
Tray
West
Brills
Earle Lake
Texas
Eva Mey
Mildred Muesse
Eagle Lake
el Campo
Harry
Albert
Campus Chatter and Midterm Struggles Near San Marcos
Students discuss long distance calls and missed plans as midterms loom. Fragments mention a trip to A&M, a senior dance, nurse talk, grandmother’s name, and daily campus routines. Graffiti tone hints at frustration with editors and weekend plans amid rain and mud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Lake
San Marcos
January Weather and Local News in Nada Garwood
In January light rain and damp conditions prevailed with a very disagreeable spell and heavy rain on Thursday causing floods and impassable country roads. Local committee members report about 92 percent of farmers signed contracts for rental acreage exceeding 700 acres, averaging around 8.10 per acre. Community business notes include A. J. Lichnovsky & Co. selling to W. A. Braden, Braden family taking over operations, Hugo Bubella opening a butcher shop and cafe and starting on "3.2" beer from February 1. Visitors Rev. John J. Gerbermann and Rev. Father Mutch traveled from Loire and San Antonio. Improve in health for Emil Wesselski after illness. Swoboda and family moved to a new home with a house warming. Popp family moved to Hahn community. farmers largely paying taxes.
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B. J. Schilling
John Struska
Nada-Garwood
Plan
A. J. Lichnovsky & Co
W. A. Braden
Braden
Gus. Swoboda
Joe Meismer
FP. B. Cernoch
Hahn
Frank A. Popp
Helen
el Campo
Father of the Old Chisholm Trail
A historical sketch recounts Jesse Chisholm, born 1778 in East Tennessee, as the namesake of the Old Chisholm Trail. It traces his Cherokee and White ancestry, trading posts near the South Canadian and North Canadian rivers, and his long relation with the Wichita and Wichitas, including Mead’s 1865 Washita expedition. The piece notes Chisholm’s enduring fame in western lore.
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Chisholm Trail
Lone Star State
Kansas
Jesse Chisholm
East
Tennessee
Ignatius Chisholm
John D. Chisholm
Little
Arkansas
James TR. Mead
Chisholm
Caxweil Grove
Wichita
Kan
Wastits
Chisholas
Trini
Chishola
Jesse Chishola
Hls Dent
Mrs Frank Miller Ill. Sealy Hospital Hoping for Recovery
Bernando News reports Mrs. Frank Miller became seriously ill on Tuesday and was taken to Sealy Hospital for an operation. Friends extend wishes for a speedy recovery. The column lists many local visits and social calls among residents of Eagle Lake, Bachelor Hill, Mentz, and surrounding areas, with numerous Neuendorff and Duddleston family mentions and other community updates.
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Willeen Meyer
Frank Miller
Sealy Hospital
Henry Grabow
Eagle Lake
Sealy
L. P. Neuendorff
Bachelor Hill
Otto Gross
Anton Neuendorff
Lst
Rudy Domes
Temple
August Pilsner
Lucille Duddlest
Marcus Kansteiner
Sons
Houston
Peter Prey
Walter Schultz
Howard Meyer
Frank Pilsner
Herbert Braden
Mentz
John Neuendorff
Anton Nelson
Jesse Neuendorff
Alex Jones
Ed. Neuendorff
Cleveland
August Neuendorff
L. J. Braden
Leo Kuhn
C. Kennicke
Alleyton
Lucille Duddleston
Annie Pilser
Rudy Dames
August Posner
Willen
Gladys Meter
R. G. Braden Ahd
Jones Creek
Lizzie. Meyer
Au. Cui
O. J
Reuben Meartz
Meartz
Cat Spring
Awald Miller
W. J. Braden
Meantz News Items Recap From Local Families
Mrs Meartz sister in Cat Spring hospitalized with illness and operations. Visitors include Miller Braden Kansteiner and Wendel families. Houston relatives, Mrs Frank Miller ill, Houston guests over the week. Reuben and Reuben Meartz attend health matters. local visits by Hennecke Helfrich and Bernando residents.
Children's Coughs Need Creemulsion
An old time promotional line urges mothers to choose Creemulsion for a child’s cough, claiming best and fastest relief and presenting Creemulsion as the preferred remedy amid growing product push.
Local Visitors and Guest Couples Share Fayetteville Evening
Mr. Hubert Braden visited Fayetteville Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Cyrill Gloger were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Meartz Monday evening. Miss Virginia White of Austin spent several days here with Bélis Louise Killough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Braden
Fayetteville
Cyrill Gloger
Reuben Meartz
Virginia White
Austin
Bélis Louise Killough
Cotton growers aided by plow-up drive save the belt
The 1933-1938 cooperation with the Agricultural Adjustment Administration cut a projected seventeen and a half million bales yield to seven and one tenth million. This action nearly doubled cotton growers income from lint, and farmers plan to cooperate in future adjustment programs.
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Cpes
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Agricultural Justment Administration
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Tony
Milute
Larspall
Struggie
Gisteo
Bill
Gertrude
William
Alice
Strickland Insurance Agency
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Eagle Lake, Texe
WS Strickland
Figr
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Mildred
Nada News Notes
Eagle Lake Headlights
Ea Lake
Colorado County
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0. J
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Marcus Kan‘steiner
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