Graham Boy Sees Passion Play at Oberammergau
A Graham Boy reports from Oberammergau about the Passion Play, praising the village's tradition. He describes the open sky theater, long hours from 8 AM to 6 PM, the elaborate tableaux, the all local cast, and Paula Rendl as Mary Magdalene, noting the serious devoutness of villagers and the mix of visitors who come for the spectacle.
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Graham Boy
Oberammergau
Earli‘est
Mary
Mary Magdalene
Paula Rendl
Judas
Berlin
Jerusalem
Jesus
Abel
Cain
Abraham
Isaac
Bethany
Christ
Temple
Pilate
Notice of Hearing to Appropriate Public Waters in Texas No 699
Notice to concerned parties that Roxana Petroleum Corporation filed on August 4 1922 an application with the Texas Board of Water Engineers to appropriate up to 1500 acre feet per year from the Brazos River in Young County for mining. A hearing is set for October 2 1922 at 10 a m in Austin with opportunity to be heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxana Petroleum Corporation
Graham
Texas
Board of Water Engineers
Brazos River
Young County
Wm. Daugherty Survey
State of
Austin
State of Texas
A. D
Prairie Oil & Gas Company
Eastland
Clear Fork
Point
C. D Youncy
Young Co
Eliasville
Prairie 9’ & Gas Company
National Transit
Praire Oil and Gas Company
Tris Speaker’s Hillsboro Lineman Roots Revealed
Tris Speaker, famed baseball great and former Cleveland manager, earned work as a telephone lineman in Hillsboro Texas before his rise. He started with Hillsboro Telephone Co on September 1 1906 but was laid off as jobs waned. Local accounts recall his kindness to his mother and note the company parted with him reluctantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tris Speaker
Cleveland
Hilsboro
Texas
Speaker
Hillsboro Telephone Company
Tris
Hillaboro
Hillsboro
Hearing on Water Board Application in Austin Texas
In the Board's office at Austin on Monday October 2 1922 at ten o'clock a m all interested may appear and be heard. Hearings may be continued and moved as needed until the Board of Water Engineers deems the determination right equitable and proper. Texas this August 4 1922. Signed Norris Clark Dynlap and secretary.
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Board
Austin
Texas
Board of Water Engineers
State of
A. D
Chemicals From Corn Cobs
United States Department of Agriculture chemists have developed cheaper methods to extract furfural from corn cobs, cutting production costs to about 16 cents per pound versus 50 cents from oat hulls. Cobs yield the most furfural among common agricultural materials, enabling broader use in resins, varnishes, insulation, printing plates, and related items.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Harlin Family Visits Pratt Household in Woodson Area
Mr. Harlin and family of Woodson visited W. H. Pratt and family over Saturday night and Sunday. They left with their niece Mattee and nephew Bill Pratt, who will stay several weeks. Miss Lee Harlin plans to remain visiting her aunt Mrs. W. H. Pratt. E. E. Buchanan and baby of Graham attended church Sunday night. Mrs. W. B. Mann and her children from Jacksboro stay a week with R. H. Gray and wife. Mr and Mrs Jas G Staples traveled to Denton county Thursday for relatives, and on return Sunday night were joined by cousin Ruby Davis of Sanger for several days’ visit. Henry Hoffman and family of Markley visited Mrs. M. S. Keen in Jean Sunday. Hazel Eyes.
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Mr. Harlin
Woodson
W. H. Pratt
Nice
Mattee
Bill Pratt
Lee Harlin
E. E. Buchanan
Graham
W. B. Mann
Jacksboro
R. H. Gray
Jas. G. Staples
Denton County
Mr. Staples
Fort Worth
Ruby Davis
Sanger
Henry Hoffman
Markley
Jean
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Jack Doty
B. S. Doty
Oxford
Europe
London
Anton Lang
A. Norris, Co
S. Clark
A. H. Dunlap
A. W. McDonald
Strew Nore
THE
John E Morrison CO
Graham, Texas
Olney, Newcastle and
Loving
Liberty Filling Station
MO. A. Norris
C. S. Clark
A. H. Dynlap
Federal
W. P. Stinson Secy
Treas
Graham Wholesale Butcher Company
Wichita Southern
Westclox
F. Wesley Gray
Auruser
Eugen
Anheuser-Busch, Inc
ST. Louis
U. S
Royal Cords
U.S
U.S. Tire Co
Usco
Cord
Pubric Chain
BOWER
BUICK
Shamrock Motor Company
Hagaman Refining Corporation
Burney’s
Muluk OU
Royal Vd
United States Tires
United States @ Rubber Company
Cs World
United States
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