Tragic Island accident claims infant life in Llano
A truck loaded with watermelons driven by Walter Allen of Kingsland ran over the eighteen month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Merkel in Island. The child died about two hours later. The event was ruled a pure accident with no blame on Allen. Funeral held at the city cemetery amid sorrowful attendance.
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Island
Walter Allen
Kingsland
John Merkel
Mr. Allen
Merkel
Hondo
Texas
Lillie Schneers
John Schweers
Calotabs touted as nausea free liver cleanser
An advertisement extols Calotabs calomel tablets as a modern refined laxative for bile and digestion. It claims a single nightly dose with water gives no taste no griping no nausea and a refreshed feeling by morning. Prices are thirty five cents for large and ten cents for small, with a druggist refund guarantee.
Special Sale Tire Prices at White Line Garage
White Line Garage advertises a special sale on tires with reduced prices across multiple sizes. Available brands include Goodyear and Firestone, with limited stock and on-site installation options. Prices and tire types listed in the dealership flyer.
Scenic Menard County Draws Tourists to Texas Parks
Tourists flock weekly to Menard County drawn by the scenic beauty and noted fishing in the San Saba river. Menard hosts a free tourist park touted as among Texas automobilists finest sites. In San Antonio on July 10, a train carried poison to Cor pus Christi for worm control, mixed with lime for the cotton worm campaign.
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Giana San Saba
Texas
San Saba County
J. H. Burke
Clifton
P. C. Sloan
San Saba
Menard
Menard County Chamber of Commerce
Texas Technological College
Brady
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Aransas Pass
St. Louis
Corpus
Gregory
Past
Linton
Beeville
Robstown
Kingsville
University professors seek to save highway amendment
Acting Gov. Davidson delays July 28 highway amendment election after a conference with three Texas law professors Judge J C Townes G H Butte and S Potts They seek time to explore options to preserve the amendment arguing the Attorney General's opinion grants excessive power to a single official who could block the amendment by inaction They call the power dangerous and advocate preserving the measure's passage through lawful means.
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Austin
Davidson
Washington County
Somerville
Otto Lange
Aldrich
Hamer
Texas
J. C. Townes Sr
Emiritus
G. €. Butte
S Potts
Butte
Police chief nets bootleg haul after roadside stop
Palestine Texas July 9 Chief Lee Boyd tracked a bootlegger along a country road. A ride into town led to a car search revealing hidden liquor under a seat. Occupants claimed ignorance but yielded a farm location where three more suspects were arrested with a county officer present.
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Palestine
Texas
Lee Boyd
Advertisements tout poultry products and bug control
Read the STANDARD ads promising payoffs. Kill Hen House Bugs and bug proof by TAROLINE. Keep fowls free of insects by feeding INSECTIMUNE. Guaranteed by H. C. Maier, Schneider Produce Co. and dealers. 47
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H. C. Maier
Schneider Produce Co
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John Miller
Ernest Schaffner
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Sealy
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Castroville
Fritz J. Etter
Etter
Julie Sehuele
Engle’s Hall
Luckenbach, Texas
Fredericksburg Radio Six
WM. Engel, Sr
Main Street
Cc. W. Feuge
Richard Henke
White Line Garage
J. W. Yancey
Priess Building
S. W
Mr. Merchant
Fredericksburg
Mr. Farmer
Louis Kott & Co
Goodyear
Hohmann & Stehling
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