Reed Wins First Honors in Scout Chicken Shoot
J R Reed won the Scout chicken shoot at Taft 3 WS2 N BR range last Saturday, scoring seven hats in the Wallseye with three A’s and four C’s. Unit No 2782 beat 2741 of Crestline, Ohio, totaling 458 for the five highest scores, shared with a Fresno unit match. The Fox patrol dominated events like a spelling bee on animals, birds and fish, hare and hound chase, and a Court of Honor meeting tonight at 7, when many scouts will receive rewards and merit badges. Parents and the public are invited in full uniform. See new 2 C A Radio Set at Ulery’s.
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Boy Scouts
Taft
N. BR
J. R. Reed
Crestline
Ohio
Thee
Scoutine
Morgan
Oliphint
Jebson
Nathan
Fresno
California
Johnso
Howard
Ehowls
West Haven
Fox Patrol
Court of Honor
Uniform Marriage Law Sparks Debate Across States
The Honey Grove Signal notes advocates push for a federal uniform marriage law to replace state rules, highlighting miscegenation bans in the South versus legality in the North and District of Columbia. It warns of potential federal overrides and questions how a national standard would be shaped by regional norms.
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South
District of Columbia
Bin
Honey Grove
Elder Ely Gordons Prophesies for 1926
Elder Ely Gordon a well known colored preacher and tenant farmer on Tierhert plantation in Matthews area shares predictions for 1926. He foresees a poor cotton crop but a corn crop not falling below expectations and a bumper pecan yield according to Wilder Gordons forecast.
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Ely Gordon
Matthews Section
Tierhert
Ely
Eker Gordon
Wilder Gordon
New Inventions and Poems in One Page
A scrambled list highlights inventors and ideas from various fields including wood pulp yarn for colored carpets, a hermetically sealed tire with a hollow center, an easier scrubbing brush with a soap container, a three-segment auto wheel rim, a dust-proof hood for bucket men, and a fast night photograph invention in England. It also notes cross-breeding advances in sweet corn, a rubber rolling pin for massage, water-walking floats by a genuine inventor, and a verse about The Two Prayers describing childlike piety. The piece closes with reflections on choosing interesting topics and cautions about dangers of drunkenness and violence in society.
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Aly
England
New Yorker
Geenine
Chesterville News Notes Local Visits and Oil Work Update
Chesterville News reports Mr and Mrs A Z Jordan returning from a visit to Waco and Flatonia. Elton Davidson hosts a birthday supper for Elton and Mrs J H Davidson with several others. Censuses taken by Miss Della Davidson and party. Oil work resumes at Dromgoole ranch near Chesterville, crews working through night. Rev Ryan of Garwood to fill regular appointment Sunday night. Weather brings more rats and garden issues persist. Some unclear lines about Pay pub and service straits remain.
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A. Z. Jordan
Waco
Flatonia
Mesa
Elton Davidson
Elton
J. H. Davidson
Detlie Davtison
Sam Davidson
Mes. BO. Clark
Lauis Clark
M. BL Larsen
Lauis Larsen
Sry
Aid Mer
Marold Townley
M. BE. Larsen
Tarold Townley
Missy
Della Onevideen
Dromgoole Ranch
Chesterville
Mr. Ryan of
Garwood
Imaginative Observer Sees Twists in Commonplace
A writer argues that trained imagination spotlights subtle twists in everyday life, turning routine scenes into engaging narratives. The piece urges readers to carry this playful mindset into daily activities to reveal hidden stories.
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Reed
David Grayson
Maurice Maeterlinck
J. IF. Ulery
Strickland Insurance Agency
Ates Casualty Insurance
W.S. Strickland
Mgr
Eagle Lake
Universal Feeds
Frank Stephens CO
Jie
R. H. Reese General Contractor
Chesterville News
J. P. Nevins
Lawrenceburg
Tredford
Davis
Packard
J. B. Smith
Salladay
J. F. Ulery
Optometrist
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