Young County Schools Report Strong Progress and Plans
The Young County public school system reports uniform, improving work across 94 rooms under the County Superintendent. Highlights include an electrical clock bell system by Ingleside principal E. O. Colthorp, strong civic pride at Bitter Creek and Proffitt, and a push for district consolidation. An educational survey will assess strengths and weaknesses, with county basketball and girls events advancing toward a March county meet. Next teachers examinations are scheduled for February through December on month Fridays and Saturdays.
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Young County
Young County Teachers Association
Ingleside
E. 0
Colthorp
Bitter Creek
Proffitt
Lone Star
South Bend
Jean News: Growth, fires, and local life midweek
Miss Roma Gray visited her parents in Westover while several townspeople traveled for family illness and church matters. A wreck on the G T and W line near Jean caused hours of disruption as a rail spread collapsed a passenger coach and a caboose burned. In town four brick blocks rise with Cantwell Swaim and others opening shops. a major fire destroyed Stroud’s general store and Downey’s confectionery with no insurance.
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Roma Gray
Westover
R. H. Gray
Ray Swaim
Elora
Alabama
Robert Padgett
South Bend
Lelia Calvin
Farmer
Ora Simmons
Russell
W. W. Cope
Hamilton Sanitarium
Olney
Dickenson
Graham
Maurine Orr
E. D. Willis
Wichita Falls
Mae Griffith
Finns
Mineral Wells
Doris Bryan
Beulah Jennings
Thelma Compton
Minnie Price
Loving
J. W. Gameson
Jean
W. P. Stroud
W. P. Stroud and Son
General Merchandise
Hot Tamale King Builds Chile Stand Empire
A Wichita man received a hot tamale and chili con carne recipe 15 years ago from a friend. He borrowed money to start a chile stand, advertised in the newspaper, and now runs a business earning about $100 000 annually with a new $75 a
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Wm. A. Dye
Wichita
Kansas
Yokohama Quake Drops City 300 Feet and Floods Area
A McClure's Magazine excerpt recounts Yokohama's September earthquake where the surface allegedly sank about 300 feet. The sudden subsidence caused rapid destruction to 600000 residents, flooded lower ground with eight to ten inches of cold water, and spared 10000 refugees at Yokohama Park by mud beneath the rising flames.
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Yokohama
Yokohama Park
R. O. Matheson
McClure’s
Reason Enough Sam Sparks and Dink Dean Help Pete Duffy
Sam Sparks and Dink Dean help Pete Duffy search for a lost dollar after Pete explains it fell at the next corner where there is no light. The trio checks the area near Second and Main Streets as Pete laments the dark section.
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Sam Sparks
Dink Dean
Second
Pete Duffy
Pete
Sam
Dink
Guardianship Notice in Young County Texas 1924
Guardian Alice Mayes petitions for oil and gas lease authority for minors Truman Mayes Richard Mayes Joe Mayes Seddon Mayes and Nellie Fay Mayes covering 37.8 acres of J J Murray Survey Abstract 1618 and 160 acres of Young County School Lands Abstract 1285 in Graham Texas. Hearing set February 2 1924 at 10 a m in County Court.
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Elmer Mayes
Young County
Texas
Alice Mayes
Truman Mayes
Richard Mayes
Joe Mayes
Seddon Mayes
Nellie Fay Mayes
J. J. Murray
Graham
Pearl rarity noted by Gulf pearl fishers
Reports from pearl fishers in the Gulf of California state that only one oyster in a thousand yields a pearl. The observation highlights the extreme rarity of pearl formation in oysters found in that region.
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Gulf of California
Neilan Seen as Next Great Talent in Motion Pictures
Marshall Neilan, the Irish director famed for his humor and distinctive style, is hailed by Exceptional Photoplays for his unique picture language. His Goldwyn release The Eternal Three, written by Neilan, opens at the Liberty Theatre for two days starting Monday January 28.
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Marshall Neilan
National Board of Review
The
Intelligensia
Micky” Neilan
Neilan
O. Henry
George Ade
Charlie Chaplin
Fanny Brice
Krazy Kat
Charlie
Fanny
Kat
Goldwyn
Liberty Theatre
Marshal Neilan
Leap Year Hint Shapes 1924 Romance Timing
The note says Leap Year 1924 will be a rare time for women to beat men, since the prior year had 366 days giving men more odds to propose. The passage hints at women aiming to outpace men in a courting window tied to the calendar.
Sidis Now A Twenty Six Year Old Statistical Clerk
William J Sidis son of the late Boris Sidis renowned psychopathologist who knew six languages and passed college entrance at eight entered Harvard at eleven is twenty six and earns twenty three dollars a week as a statistical clerk in a New York office according to the New York Tribune.
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William J. Sidis
Boris Sidis
Harvard University
New York
New York Tribune
Explorer Donald MacMillan Receives Christmas Greeting
From the ice bound camp eleven degrees from the North Pole a Christmas greeting was sent by radio to explorer Donald MacMillan. His sister Mrs Lillian Fogg of Freeport Maine traveled to Chicago to relay the message and telegraphic codes confirmed receipt. Mrs Fogg’s daughters Lillian and May also joined in the greeting. Carols were sung for the crew and a prayer service followed.
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Donald MacMillan
North Pole
Lillian Fogg
Freeport
Maine
Chicago
MacMillan
Parrots Among Talkers Echoed in Human Debate
A witty reflection compares constant talkers to parrots, noting they are the keenest speakers yet the poorest at action or flight. The author muses on how people spend more time talking than doing, drawing humor from avian parallels.
Visitor in City Wonders About Meal Hours
A country man arrives in town and asks a hotel clerk for meal times. The clerk lists breakfast seven to eleven, lunch eleven to three, ten, three to six, dinner six to eight, and supper eight to twelve. The visitor exclaims he has no time to see the town.
Automobiles Seen Reducing Clothing Sales Says NY Clerk
Donald L. Pratt of New York told the New Jersey Retail Clothiers and Furnishers Association convention at the Ambassador Hotel that rising car ownership cuts into clothing demand. He warned many men cannot afford both a new auto and quality apparel as auto ownership grows.
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Donald L. Pratt
New York
New Jeresy Retail Clothiers and Furnishers’ Association
Ambassador Hotel
Pratt
Guardianship Notice in Young County Texas
Publication commanded for ten weeks in a Graham newspaper. Minnie Cassidy, guardian for Gladys Doris Bohn, seeks court approval to invest minor funds for the period Jan 12 1923 to date with the next term starting April 7 1924 at the Graham County Court. Interested parties may contest at the Court House in Graham Texas.
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Young County
State of Texas
Gladys Doris Bohn
Minnie Cassidy
Graham
Texas
A. D
W. H. Kennedy
Merchandising Crops Key to Farmers’ Economic Goals
The Farm Bureau News argues that organized crop merchandising is essential for farmers to earn enough to pay debts, buy farms, build homes, provide family comforts, educate children, and raise them as God-fearing citizens.
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Farm Bureau News
Dolls From Many Lands Gift To New England Home
A collection of about one hundred dolls from various lands was presented to the New England Home for Little Wanderers. Each foreign doll represents its country in form attire and native dress, including a New England doll over a century old with a dried apple face.
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New England
Fisherman Hauls In Cape Cod Catch By Horse and Wagon
In Massachusetts coastal flats a man uses fish traps at high tide to net fish two miles from shore. As the tide recedes, fish are trapped in the nets and he drives out to retrieve them, bringing the catch to shore by horse and wagon.
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Cape Cod
Massachusetts
San Marino and Monaco Compared for Size
San Marino sits in the Apennine Mountains as a thirty eight square mile republic with about 12,027 residents. Monaco, by contrast, covers eight square miles and is the smaller European country.
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San Marino
Apennine Mountains
Italy
Europe
Principality of
Monaco
Electrification of U S Railroads Seen Saving Coal
Engineers estimate full railroad electrification could save over 100 million tons of coal annually, showing how electrical energy could conserve the nation’s natural resources.
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United States
Hoover named to Rio Grande water rights commission
President Coolidge appoints Secretary Hoover to a joint U S government mission with Colorado and New Mexico to settle rights to Rio Grande water use. The assignment covers federal authority and interstate water distribution.
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Hoover
Coolidge
Federal
Rio Grande River
United States
Colorado
New Mexico
Panama Rejects Plan to Allow Women in 1924 Election
The Panamanian government declined to act on a proposal permitting women to vote in the 1924 presidential elections. The question was sent to be considered by the next congress.
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Panama
Bridegroom Fails to Attend Wedding in Odd Gown Scene
In a lively chatter, Mandy notes the bride’s gown fits perfectly from the gown to veil and slippers. The bride’s friend asks about the groom and the reply reveals he never appeared at all, leaving the wedding moment oddly incomplete.
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Mandy
George
Teacher questions Johnny on dirty hands
A classroom exchange has a teacher asking Johnny about dirty hands and what he would say if seen at school that way. Johnny replies he would say nothing but stay polite.
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Johnny
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H. H. Avants
Eliasville
Newcastle
Murray
Cantwell and Swaim
W. P. Stroud & Son
W. H. Pratt
C. M. Gaskin
Willie Stroud
Pearl Biggers
Wm. M. Butler
Republican National Committee
Gallilee
Ricmand Lloyd Jone
Tuth
Richard Lloyd Jones
Guardian
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