Cowboy of Giadaupe and the long trail to Pine Springs
An aged cowboy's life along the Pecos and through the Davis Mountains is recalled in a vivid panorama of 19th century ranching. The narrative traces George’s travels with chuck wagons, crossing the Pecos, mail at Toyah Texas, and a fatal fall that tested grit and endurance as he endured decades of cattle drives and harsh frontier life.
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Guacaluge Mountains
New Mexico
Chamte
George
Nord
Pine Springs
Red Mountains
Black River
Pecos
Pecos City
Davis Mountains
Toyah
Texas
Texas& Pacific Railway
Comboys
Sori
Western raid and blizzard courage in cattle drive tale
An oral history fragment recalls George aiding a weary traveler and guiding a cattle herd past dangers. He spares food and offers help before a desertbound stranger departs toward the Davis Mountains. Later a harsh Pecos run tests his nerve as a western blizzard stalks the herd, yet his horse carries them home.
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George
Ates
Roman
Lissie Happenings In Port Arthur Visits And Local News
Mrs J H Kelly and children John Jr and Zuetta Anne of Port Arthur visit her parents Mr and Mrs D F Hough. Thelma Thomas Anna Mac Causey Ferntough Lavrille Cassady visit Houston for a weekend. Viretta Van Buskirk from Houston arrives for a short stay with cousin Mrs J M Clipson. Ruth Geusey of Livingston spends weekend with Rev George Causey. Willis Cutler and Elmer visit Bud Sparks in Beaumont then return. W C Cook and Mrs W Cook take children to New Gulf to see Mr W H Cook who opened a meat market. Lissie Farm Women meet with Mrs Wm Spalinger in Eagle Lake next Tuesday. Maggie Briscoe returns from Caneyley Hospital Wharton after appendectomy. W G Thomas and children from Columbus visit Mrs John Kelly in Port Arthur.
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J. H. Kelly
John Jr
Zuetta Anne
Port Arthur
Df. Hough
E. H. Gausty
Thelma Thomas
Anna Mac Causey
Houston
Ferntough
Lavrille Cassady
Viretta van Buskirk
Har- Ungen
Fexas
J. M. Clipson
Ruth Geusey
Livingston
George Causey
Willis Cutler
Elmer
Beaumont
Bud Sparks
W. C. Cook
W. G. Thomas and Children of Columbus
John Kelly
Village Decency Away From Vice in Fountain Inn
Robert Quillen argues Fountain Inn’s residents, especially youths and women, exhibit exceptional virtue. He condemns drinking and smoking, links liquor to prostitution, and asserts decency erodes with public drunkenness. He warns that any woman who drinks or associates with drinkers risks social decline.
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Dido
Fountain Inn
Robert Quillen
Tribune
Fuday Bridge Club Meets With Prize Winners
Mrs B H McElhinney hosted the Friday Bridge Club with eleven guests among five tables. Gleaned prizes went to Mrs L D Allen for the club prize, Mrs Harbert for a guest prize, and Miss Porter for another guest prize. The hostess served a salad course and previewed the film Way for a Sailor starring Joan Gilbert and Wallace Beery at the Avalon Theatre opening November 2.
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Mildred Porter
L. D. Allen
Harbert
Porter
One State That Deals With Drunken Drivers
A Boston report cites Massachusetts judges handing severe sentences for drunken driving with no favoritism toward status. A junior master at Boston Latin School received three to four years. another, speeding away, nine to ten years. The Industrial News condemns political exploitation of industry and public office, urging responsible citizens to oppose professional officialism that harms rights and business.
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Muna- Achusetts
Boston Papers
Dillon
Salem Superior Court
Boston Latin School
Imm
Massachusetts
Dallas Journal
Way for a Sailor stars Moran with Tully and Hyams
Polly Moran laments finally getting a sweetheart role in Way for a Sailor while Tully plays opposite her. Gilbert and Loyd are listed among the cast with Sam Wood directing at the Avalon.
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Joan Gilbert
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Avalon Theatre
Wallace Beery
Gilbert
Jim Tully
Polly Moran
Doris Lloyd
Eam_ Wood
Tully
John
Metro-Goldwyn
Avalon
Bella Hyams
Dore Loyd
Sam Wood
Morris Sheppard uses vivid proverbs at Democratic convention
At a recent state Democratic gathering Senator Morris Sheppard drew two striking illustrations. He praised the eighteenth amendment claiming it saved the country from panic and likened repeal to a hummingbird attempting Mars. He then lampooned the Republican tariff and cited a Kentucky planter’s son in law tale about misfortune and failed ventures as a critique of GOP economic policy. Kerrville Times.
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Coeech
Morris Sheppard
Mars
Washington Monument
Kentucky
Arizona
Kansas
Shigey
Taft
Rooseés
Hogvers
Kerrville
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Wharton
J. George Loos
THE
Fair Association
South
Wharton County Fair
Eagle Lake
Tal
Oran
Colyrnce Fourty
Teast
Orcer
Giadaupe
Stu
Dub
Deal
Destiny
Stere Sui Bs
Lissie
Taasos
Tedene
Petes
Seceaees
Aoi Oe
Mc Cormick
Deering News
Frank Stephens
McCormick-Deering
Geneius
ZERK
W.S. Strickland
G. W. Parker
M. L. Anderson
L. H. Obenhaus
A. Barrios
Aspiroing—York Colds
Beckreas Drug Store
Eagle Barber
Western Union
Vapore
Beckman’s Drug Store
Ches
Tee
J. F. Alery
John F. Beard of
Blessing
Sallie Westmareling
Idnis
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