1923 Disasters Take Heavy Toll
A year-end chronology lists major calamities worldwide. Incidents include the Kelso bridge collapse in Washington state with twenty dead, a Daw son mine explosion killing 120, Ward Island asylum fire killing twenty two patients, and a March blast at Arista West Virginia that claimed fifteen miners. Other disasters hit Japan, Korea, India, Italy, Egypt, and the United States with tremors, floods, fires, and shipwrecks causing thousands of fatalities and widespread damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelso
Wash
Dawson
N. M
Cumberland
B. C
Ward Island
New York
Arista
W. Va
Alexandre
Corea
Japan
Hot Springs
Ark
Quito
Ecuador
Cleveland
S. C
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Persia
Mt. Etna
Kemmerer
Wyo
Hong Kong
Arkansas Valley
Tokyo
Yokohama
United States
California
Berke
Farmers Test Oats In Young County
A list of men who planted Hastings and Konato oats in Young County shows Konato yields similar to Hastings but matures 10 to 14 days earlier, aiding drought-prone summers. Planting partners include Robi Bullock Newcastle E N Ball Graham W W Haggard Graham J M Nall Loving Sam Corley Ingleside and others across Loving Graham South Bend Orth and White Rose Road areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robi. Bullock
Newcastle
E. N. Ball
Graham
W. W. Haggard
J. M. Nall
Loving
Sam Corley
Ingleside
Henry Cearley
Flint Creek
Albert Rodgers
South Bend
John Horn
Ernest Tyra
Murray
J. H. Robinson
B. Cornelius
W. W. Griffin
Eliasville
J. W. Seddon
W. C. McComb
White Rose Road
J. T. Lowe
Orth
W. E. Barley
Olin Bratcher
J. R. Bills
Earl Wheat
Pudy Philos Menangle for fish and women for husbands
A fragment notes a satirical remark about men and women and their aims in marriage, paired with a chorus of poor outcomes. The line suggests social commentary on gender roles and marital expectations from a bygone period.
Fort Worth Radio Schedule Highlights Weekly Markets and Concerts
WBAP radio program lists morning market updates on cotton grain and weather, noon and afternoon market quotes, plus daily concerts sermons and church services. It covers Fort Worth cattle and produce markets, with special weekly reviews from Bradstreet and Dun’s. The schedule includes multiple concerts from January 20 onward and weekend religious programming led by Rev. Bergin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Orleans
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Department of Agriculture
Fruits and Vegetables Division
United States Weather Forecast
Cotton Region Bulletin
Fort Worth
Bradstreet
U. S. Metal Market Review
Engineering and Mining Journal Press
Financial Review
Dun
Do's for a New Year by Ethel Myers Moore
A reflective verse urging self examination and personal duty as the year turns. It emphasizes improving days, doing good deeds, and living with conscience, arguing the path to bright days lies in purposeful action and avoiding regret.
Moon Phrase Reflects Seasonal Outlook
A literary line hints at a seasonal mood as the quote notes the moon and the time of year align with a sense of nearing change. It contrasts celestial imagery with earthly timing to suggest closure or transition.
Reading Task Sparks Mixed Student Remake
A teacher asks students to read a four line Longfellow poem five times then copy it. Tony’s submission shows jumbled names and phrases including Liza Grappe, Allry Mindus, Andy Parting, Lee Be Hindus, Johnny Sands, and Hindus Footprint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony
Liza Grappe
Allry Mindus
Maka
Liza Blime
Andy Parting
Lee
Johnny Sands
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pat Bryan
Ley
Cal
Belgium
Lockett
West Virginia
Bergamo
Italy
Forsythe
N. Y
Colombia
Young County
Pudy
Philos
Graham Mill & Elevator Co
Elm Street
Oak Grove
Ceme
Tery
Maples & Blount
WBAP
FT. Worth
First Methodist Church
J. W. Bergin
D. D
Rialto Theater
J. G. Polhemus
John Fanning
Mineral Wills
Texas
Strawn
Texas Hotel Orchestra
George Freeman
Sooner Serenaders
Euterpean Club
J. Edward Cooley
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Broadway Baptist
Old Time Orchestra
Weatherford
W. F. Barnum
Israel
Red Sea
Ethel Myers Moore
Purdy Philos
Ginconeh
Dr. King
Studebaker
Penix, Miller & Perkins Lawyers
McCain Bldg
East Side Square
Graham, Texas
M. D. Brown Elmer Graham Brown & Graham Lawyers
First National Bank Building
W. W. Price
Smith & Smiley
G. Drummond Hunt
American Exchange Bank Bldg
Dallas, Texas
R. F. Arnold
Fred T. Arnold
Arnold & Arnold Attorneys-At-Law
Nat’l Bank
W. J. Hodson
Northwest Corner
Tidwell Bldg
W. A. Morris
Graham National Bank
McFarlane
McFarlane Lawyers
Tidwell Building
Young County Abstract Company
Arnold & Kay
First National Bank
Johnson & Johnson Lawyers
West Side Square
Chamberlain
S. B. Street & Co
Allcock
Ain
Emerson
W. B
Oilbelt Motor Company
J. E. Heliams
South Side Square
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