Corbett-Ritchy wed in All Saints Episcopal Church setting
Miss Susan Margery Corbett daughter of Mr and Mrs Victor Corbett 825 Third Street Southeast became the bride of Darius T Ritchey of Graham Texas at All Saints Church Jamestown The Rev Nelson Elsworth and Rev George H Swift officiated The couple will reside in Graham Texas with Ritchey working as a civil engineer near Fort Worth and the new Mrs Ritchey having resided with her parents.
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All Saints Episcopal Church
Susan Margery Corbett
Victor Corbett
Third Street
Darius T. Ritchey
Graham
Texas
Nelson Elsworth
Episcopal Church
Jamestown
George H. Swift
All Saints Church
D. D. Riley
Corbett
G. E. Bemis
Margaret Aurland
Ritchey
University of Oxford
Mississippi
Department of Civil Engineering
Honor Roll Names for Red Top Public Schools
The document lists students on the honor rolls by grade. First Grade achievers include Alta Ruth French and Lois Parker among others. Second Grade Calvin Petty. Third Grade Juanita Burdick Herbert French and Sidney Guinn. Sixth Grade Natalia Thigpen and Winifred Adams. Seventh Grade Dennis French. Eighth Grade Margaret Steen and Floyd Elliott. Ninth Grade Vesta Elliott Evvie Littlejohn Jewell McGee Artie Petty and Frank Bridges.
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Lois Parker
George Guinn
Pauline Brigham
Mahala Belle Rutherford
Beatrice Thigpen
Lucille Shahan
Garth Bills
Gidd Ray Rutherford
Calvin Petty
Juanita Burdick
Herbert French
Sidney Guinn
Natalia Thigpen
Winifred Adams
Dennis French
Margaret Steen
Floyd Elliott
Vesta Elliott
Evvie Littlejohn
Jewell McGee
Artie Petty
Frank Bridges
East Patchogue Farmer Predicts World Ends February 6
Robert Reidt of East Patchogue New York predicts the world will end at midnight February 6. He has disposed of his property and winter potatoes to settle accounts with the world and will go with his family to a hill near Port Jefferson to await the event. His sale ads drew buyers who do not share the doomsday belief.
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East Patchogue
N. Y
Robert Reidt
Port Jefferson
Reidt
Balisand at the Library
Hergesheimer fans a vivid surface of life in Old Virginia as Richard Bale symbolizes aristocracy opposing Jeffersonian democracy. The political thread tires and overwhelms the novel, though Bale as lover and target fascinates. the author remains far above most American contemporaries, and the work earns notice despite flaws.
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Balisand
Hergesheimer
Beaming to Weigh the Earth and Sun in a Hampton Lab
In a Washington cave beneath the Bureau of Standards a team uses a gravity experiment with gold balls and mirrors to refine the gravitational constant. They aim to reduce current error from about 0.02 to 0.002 percent and recalculate Earth's mass as six sextillion tons with improved precision. The sun is computed as 322000 times Earth's weight, with similar error reductions expected.
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Ington
D. C
Uncle Sam
Bureau of Standards
Paul Rhys
World's Deepest Well Produces Natural Gas
On November 27 after thirty months drilling at Long Bridge near Latrobe Pennsylvania gas was struck at 7 430 feet making the deepest producing well in the world The gas flows about 290000 cubic feet per day and the project cost an estimated 150000 The People's Gas Company had previously brought in a producer in the Oriskany sand at 6822 feet in the same region.
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Long Bridge
Latrobe
People’s Gas Company
People’s Company
Oriskany
Inauguration of Lady Governors Prompts Movement Spread
In Austin the hot lifting movement gains momentum as lady governors are inaugurated. A Serbian in New York pledges not to work while begging, claiming eight languages including English. The judge sentences him to thirty days in the workhouse. Austin lawmakers propose cosmetic practice regulation by a Texas state board of examiners.
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New York
Texas
Board of Examiners
Governor Al Smith Congratulates Texas Governor Ferguson
Governor Al Smith of New York wired congratulations to Mrs Miriam A Ferguson after she became Governor of Texas. His praise stems in large part from his opposition to Prohibition and his high regard for the Texas leader.
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al Smith
New York
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas
Dallas Hold Up Robbery Targets Private Detective
Two unidentified men robbed a private detective in Dallas, taking $18.00 before quickly fleeing. The victim could not provide a clear description of the assailants due to the swift nature of the crime.
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Dallas
Weather Roundup Warns of Unseasonal Snow in West Texas
A dreath spreading through western Texas is suppressed by deep snow in several locations. The note suggests that climatic extremes may alternate, hinting at possible warm days soon though not a forecast, merely an assertion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Texas Holds Rank In 1924 Crop Value Prediction
A Washington dispatch notes Texas remains top in crop value estimates for 1924 as reported by the U S Department of Agriculture. The total value of all crops in Texas for 1924 is forecast at 920 million dollars, a figure large beyond ordinary calculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas
United States Department of Agriculture
Dempsey Plans Retirement for Matrimony
Undefeated heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey decides to retire from boxing to marry film actress Estelle Taylor. His manager already foresees potential controversy and notes that a scandal could lead to an early retirement.
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Jack Dempsey
Estelle Taylor
Jack
New York Prohibition Meeting Garners 500 Leaders Support
In New York City a gathering of over 500 business and religious leaders urged strict prohibition enforcement. Speakers included Elbert H. Gary of United States Steel and Chicago Mayor William Dever. A resolution praised President Coolidge for upholding moral law, while a committee led by Judge Gary and John D. Rockefeller Jr. pressed the White House to act. Several federal and prohibition agents have been dismissed for enforcing failures, with Assistant Attorney General Mabel Wilenbrandt cited as a key figure in removals.
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New York City
New York
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
William Dever
Chicago
Coolidge
Gary
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Mabel Wilenbrandt
Hangman in Austria Sees Job Vanish as Death Penalty Ends
In Austria the hangman laments the end of capital punishment while noting few executions in America. He cites a backlog of offenders as courts lag in catching and convicting criminals, leaving the grim trade in doubt.
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Austria
America
Texas leaders pledge broad education for all children
County Superintendent H. H. Avants states that Texas will prove its generosity politically, but true generosity comes only when every child gains a thorough and practical education. He adds that Texans will achieve this, which is why many educators stay committed to teaching.
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H. H. Avants
Texas
Ten Years of Service Celebrated by A M College President
The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas marks Dr. W B Bizzell’s ten years as president with student growth from 900 to 2300 and twenty new buildings. His plan calls for fourteen more buildings in six years. Honored president is an alumnus of Baylor University.
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Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
W. B. Bizzell
Italian printer sets world walking record for ten kilometers
A 23-year-old Italian printer reportedly walked ten kilometers in 47 minutes and 49 seconds, drawing attention as a remarkable feat in walking records. The passage recalls notable printers like Ben Franklin, Warren G. Harding, and Jim Hogg as proud members of the printing craft. It also notes Harding’s travel irregularity with his makeup rule found in his pocket upon reaching Washington.
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Ben Franklin
Warren G. Harding
Jim Hogg
Harding
United States Senate
Washington
Congress
Tom Calles on Meighan Pronunciation at National Theatre
Motion picture star Thomas Meighan explains the Irish pronunciation of his name. The feature Tongues of Flame, based on a Peter Clark Masfarlane novel, arrives at the National Theatre for Monday and Tuesday January 26 27 with Besse Love and Eileen Percy in supporting roles.
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Tom
Thomas Meighan
Paramount
Peter Clark Masfarlane
National Theatre
Joseph Henaberg
Besse Love
Eileen Percy
Marriage Licenses Reported for Six Couples
Coy Deakins and Mrs Rosa Belle Bullard Lewis Segers and Miss Ethel Stoddart Lawrence Smith and Miss Eula Fay Miller Bill Cordell and Miss Beulah Mee Kee W W Roush and Mrs L J Roush
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Coy Deakins
Rosa Belle Bullard
Lewis Segers
Ethel Stoddart
Lawrence Smith
Eula Fay Miller
Bill Cordell
Beulah Mee- Kee
W. W. Roush
L. J. Roush
Tongues of Flame at National Theatre
Paramount picture Tongues of Flame stars Thomas Meighan with a strong supporting cast including Bessie Love Eileen Percy Cyril Ring and others. The action drama adapts Peter Clark Macfarlane’s novel and promises intense sequences with no fireman in the cast.
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Paramount
Card of Thanks for son and grandson
The Holmes and Pickard families express deep gratitude for the kindness shown during illness and death of their little son and grandson. May God’s richest blessings be upon you all.
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A. B. Holmes
C. L. Pickard
Circulation of Silver Dollars Urged by Banks
Banks urge more silver dollars in circulation to relieve demand for worn unseasoned one dollar bills. Local banks plan to assist the Federal Reserve Bank by accepting silver dollars as change, speeding return of silver coins into everyday use.
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Leader
Federal Reserve Bank
Bond Election in Bitter Creek School District
Bitter Creek schools in Young County consider a $7500 bond election to fund a new modern brick building. The piece discusses education funding, physiology teaching, and calls for adequate play equipment and physical activity for students. It notes playgrounds are common and advocates for wise use of public school funds.
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Bitter Creek
Jim
County school system shows strong progress and high attendance
The county reports widespread improvement across the school system with good attendance and results and few complaints.
Childhood Play Time Rights Should Be Protected
The text asserts childhood is the essence of life as a period for play and argues against any infringements on this vital stage, urging safeguarding measures for children's freedom to play.
Captain Blood Coming to Liberty Theatre
Liberty Theatre schedules Captain Blood, Rafael Sabatini’s tale of an Irish medico turned pirate after being sold as a slave in Barbados. Dr. Frank Crane hails it as the best story since The Count of Monte Cristo and Sabatini’s works include Scaramouche and The Sea Hawk.
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Captain Blood
Rafael Sabatini
Frank Crane
Count of Monte Cristo
Barbadoes
Sabatini
Miss Mason In Best Part Of Her Career At National
Shirley Mason stars as Inez DePierrefond in That French Lady at the National Theatre next Wednesday and Thursday. The role, praised as her career peak, suits her vivacious French girl persona and adds fire to the photoplay adaptation of The Strange Woman. The cast includes Theodore Von Elts Harold Goodwin Charles Coleman Kate Lester and Lucy Beaumont.
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Shirley Mason
Inez DePierrefond
National Theatre
William J. Hurlburt
Miss Mason
Theodore von Elts
Harold Goodwin
Charles Coleman
Kate Lester
Lucy Beaumont
A Church Joke Told By A Minister And Parishioner
A minister asks why a reluctant attendee never returns. The reply recalls being drenched at first visit and tied to a woman he has had to keep since. The parson warns the next visit will end with dirt thrown on him.
County should hire farm agent and home demonstrator
Editor urges Young County to employ a farm agent and a home demonstrator. The opinion notes that skilled workers would yield many times their cost, estimating an annual county expense of 2500 dollars for both positions, about fifteen cents per thousand dollars of property value.
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Young County
How to Educate a Wife at Liberty Theatre
Elinor Glyn stars in How to Educate a Wife at the Liberty Theatre January 29 30 a comedy about helping a husband earn more money. The play blends farce with social commentary as characters pursue wealth and wisdom, keeping pace with modern American audiences.
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Elinor Glyn
Liberty Theatre
Callison Family Mourns San Angelo Loss
A South Bend family learns of their mother’s death in San Angelo after a Tuesday telegram. David and Ewing Callison, both Phillips Petroleum Co. employees, are praised for their care of their mother, whose long life and faith provide comfort to all.
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Callison
South Bend
San Angelo
Messrs
David and
Ewing Callison
Phillips Petroleum Co
David
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