Riverside News Roundup From Tonk Valley and Beyond
Dallas guest Miss Mabel Brock attends gatherings with Mr. Tom Hamilton as rain boosts mood. Club activities include a Sunday school class party with auto themed games, Red and Blue teams, and ice cream. Bay area folks report Baptist Association events, school returns, car talk, and a local injury at Union Gin in Graham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pople
Beck
Pete
R. M. Ritebey
Gibson
Plains Country
R. G. Taylor
Hilliard
Gertrude
Cusenbary
E. W. Martin
Hattie
Miss Stennett
Association
Tonk Valley
Dale Duncan
Waco
Mary McCan
Canyon
G. W. Carmack
Ruth
Fort Worth
Miss Carmack
Mary Carmack
Baptist Association
Mt. Pleasant
John Orrell
Union
Graham
South Bend Couple Return From Oklahoma Visit
South Bend residents Mr and Mrs J R Holcomb returned from a ten day visit to Oklahoma. The article notes their return and hints at further local news about the Holcombs and a continuation of South Bend society coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Holcomb
Oklahoma
South Bend
Local News Roundup From Craig Point and Nearby Areas
Craig Point notes a fine rain after a hot spell and plenty of social visits. Rex Cornish and Delilah Robbins dined with Mrs. Joe Wright at Mount Pleasant as the region attends Baptist events at Tank Valley. Families from Flat Rock to Pleasant Hill are seen visiting, traveling, or working in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Association
Tank Valley
Milton Ford
Alline
Post City
H. M. Ford
F. A. Young
Eliasville
Sam Billingsley
Grace
Lola Maude Billingsley
Sallie Harris
Weatherford
Texas
Fanie Goode
Denton
Ed Kennedy
Longview
J. R. McCluskey
John Scott
West Texas
Bend
Will Goode
Brier
Mount Pleasant
Rex Cornish
Graham
Delilah Robbins
Joe Wright
Etta Wade
Wade
Bernice Watson
Jean
F. Watson
Preston Lawrence
Olney
Denver Killion
J. H. Robbins
Mary Sue
Willie Wade
Gladys
Hazel Green
Tom Wixom
Mr Laquey
Pleasant Hill
F. R. Cornelius
Minnie
Nona
John Sadberry
Rainy Weekend Strands Flat Rock Social Tide
A heavy Sunday night rain drenched Flat Rock leaving terrain soaked and soil slow to absorb water. Sunday school and church attendance were high. Rev. Harrell conducted his first appointment as residents recount visits, travels, and local greetings amid the weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Harrell
DeWitt Parsons
Haskell
Harredl
Graham
Richardson
Vena Cook
Hazeton
Experence Cook
Lucile Cook
S. S. Richardson
Bob Corley
Oliver Hazelton
Banger
Brit Mayes
Ed Burton
Ark
Black-Draught Praised by Georgia Family
A Ringgold Georgia family testimonial extols Thedford's Black-Draught as a reliable remedy for headache from constipation, malaria chills, and general liver and bowel troubles. The letter claims regular use prevents doctor bills, with the product described as purely vegetable and effective in regulating liver function and cleansing bowels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringgold
Chas
Gaston
Thedford
County Farm Union meeting call for Young County
Notice from the county president of the Farmers Education and Cooperative Union calls a county meeting of Young County locals on August 31, 1917, at Olney to transact business. All members are notified and required to govern themselves accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Education & Cooperative Union of
Young County
Olney
Wheat breakthroughs by Luther Burbank promise huge yields
Calif ornia plant wizard Luther Burbank after ten years of trial reports a new hard smooth milky wheat that he says will yield five times the national average. He claims fifteen bushels of ordinary wheat become forty to seventy bushels with his variety, adaptable to temperate zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Burbank
California
United States
Burbank
Graford Herald
New Highway Logged From Fort Worth to Farwell
Fort Worth to Farwell would include Mineral Wells Weatherford Graford Graham Jean Olney Megargel Seymour Benjamin Crowell Paducah Matador Floydada Lockney Plainview Orton and Farwell. Citizens along the route circulated a petition to the State Highway Commission chair Curtis Hancock seeking inclusion in the highway system with potential benefits to towns along the path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terprise
Wedagmiag
Farwell
Fort W
Mineral Wells
Weatherford
Graford
Graham
Jean
Olney
Megargel
Seymour
Benjamin
Crowell
Padued
Matador
Floydada
Lockney
Plainview
Orton
Fort Worth
and Well &Frisco
State Highway Commission
Advatab
County Board to Meet Friday and Saturday August 29
County Board will convene on Friday and Saturday August 29 to hear any matters that may come before the board. R G Hallamy is listed as Chairman of the County Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Hallamy
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J. G. Vaughan
Graham, Texas
Murray
Mabel Brock
Dallas
Tom Hamil
Red Cross
Blue Bird
VIA
Rock Island
C. S. Wynns
Geo. S. Pentecost
G. P. A. Fort Worth, Texas
Craig Point News
Flat Rock News
Arthur
Solomon Carter
Alice Penn
Burton
Georgia Martin
Hazelton
Wallace
John Pohlman
Westside Square
Max Laube
Georgia
W. P. Reynolds
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