What Is a Chamber of Commerce in West Texas?
J. J. Ross of Slaton describes the Chamber of Commerce as a closely allied civic institution serving people and progress. It champions commercial and productive avenues, educates on economic values, and links law, industry, and community life to open opportunities, develop wealth, and unite diverse interests.
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J. J. Ross
Slaton
Texas
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Graham
C. of C
America
U. S
No Bank Ads and Simple Living Reflected in Old Times
A nostalgic exchange piece recalls a past era with lines about banks not advertising, wearing shirts over heads, absence of wristwatches, women lacking voting rights, easy horse hitching, no water meters, cheap maids, bootleg meaning beer, common tonsils and appendicitis, collecting cigarette pictures tobacco tags stamps and catnip, dogs over cats, and widespread Sabbath observance.
Dove Season Opens September First in Texas
Texas divides into north and south dove zones with revised bag rules. Mourning doves in the north run September 1 to November 1 with a one day bag of fifteen and a cap of forty-five killed in a five week period. White wing doves follow August and September with the same limits. Licenses required for hunting outside one’s county. cost two dollars for Texans and twenty five dollars for non residents.
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Texas
Laredo
San Antonio
Austin
Longview
Texarkana
Arkansas
666 Prescription for Colds and Fevers
An old advertisement touts 666 as a cure for chills colds grippe flu dengue bilious fever and malaria. It claims to kill germs and lists a price of 369 cents.
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Wrigleys
Grocer
Supreme
Graham Mill & Elevator CO
Price’s Pharmacy
Ne Se Lee
Tatioen
Flint, Mich
Cheyre
Fisher
Duco
Chevrolet
Shamrock Motor Company
Southeast Corner
Graham, Texas
North Side Square
Oil Cities Electric Company
E. F. Riley Furniture Company
West Side Square
John E. Morrison
Olney, Newcastle and
Loving
oAss
Buick
McMurtry Motor Company
Weatherford College
Weatherford, Texas
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