Young County Schools Review and Upcoming Meetings
The Young County public school system shows uniform progress with all 94 rooms visited under the County Superintendent and planned re-visits. The upcoming Young County Teachers Association spring meeting will convene at Ingleside on February 8 before a program is announced next week.
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Young County
Young County Teachers Association
Ingleside
E. O. Colthorp
Bitter Creek
Clendid
Proffitt
Lone Star
South Bend
Fire destroys two Jean business blocks in strong winds
Jean faced a major blaze Saturday night as the W P Stroud building and the Downey Cope confectionery were burned. The fire, fanned by gusts, left Stroud’s store a total loss with no insurance and threatened nearby structures before crews contained it. Neighboring citizens and courtgoers watched the event in alarm.
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Jean
Graham
W. P. Stroud
W. P. Stroud and Son
General Merchandisee
Hot Tamale King Builds Wichita Stand Into Big Business
A Wichita Kansas man named Wm. A. Pye received a hot tamale and chili con carne recipe from a friend 15 years ago. He borrowed money to start a stall, began paper ads, and now runs a thriving 1001" business from his new Michigan venture.
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Wm. A. Pye
Wichita
Kansas
Yokohama Quake Drops City 300 Feet
R O Matheson describes a startling quake effect in Yokohama from last September where the entire city of 600000 sank about 300 feet. Water flooded shallow depths across saturated ground, mud sheltered 10000 refugees from flames, and most structures were destroyed in the disaster.
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Yokohama
Yokohama Park
R. O. Matheson
McClure’s
Pete Duffy Loses Dollar in Dark Corner
Sam Sparks and Dink Dean help Pete Duffy search for a dollar lost near Second and Main. Pete explains the dollar vanished at the next corner where there is no streetlight, prompting them to look under the electric light.
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Sam Sparks
Dink Dean
Second
Pete Duffy
Pete
Sam
Dink
Guardianship Notice of Elmer Mayes Ward Lands Lease
Guardian Alice Mayes petitions for oil gas and mineral lease authorization for minors Truman Mayes Richard Mayes Joe Mayes Seddon Mayes Nellie Fay Mayes in Young County Texas The lands include J J Murray Survey Abstract 1618 37.8 acres and Young County School Lands Abstract 1285 160 acres The hearing is set before the County Judge in Graham on February 2 1924 at 10 a m All interested parties may appear to oppose.
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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 found in Gulf of California oyster shell rare
Reports from pearl fishers in the Gulf of California say one oyster shell in a thousand yields a pearl, highlighting the rarity of finds and the search efforts in the region.
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Gulf of California
Neilan Seen As A Unique Genius In Motion Pictures
Marshall Neilan, the Irish director renowned for a string of successes, is praised for a distinct personal film language and versatile style. Exceptional Photoplays predicts the intelligentsia may soon “discover” Neilan as they did Chaplin, Fanny Brice, and Krazy Kat. His latest Goldwyn feature, The Eternal Three, written by Neilan, opens at the Liberty Theatre starting Monday January 28 with a strong cast and a swift, logical drama.
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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 Echoes in 1924 Bridal Odds
A curious note links Leap Year 1924 to women’s chances of proposing while the prior year ends with 366 days. The past year is described as the last with extra day granting men the right to pop the question.
Sidis, Once Child Prodigy, Now 26, Works As Clerk
William J Sidis, son of the late Boris Sidis famed psychopathologist who learned six languages and entered Harvard at eleven, is now a 23 a week statistical clerk in a New York business office, as reported by 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 north eleven degrees from the Pole, explorer Donald MacMillan heard a Christmas greeting by radio from his sister Mrs. Lillian Fogg of Freeport Maine who traveled to Chicago to speak to the attic explorer. Messages in telegraphic code accompanied the greeting and were acknowledged. Mrs Fogg's daughters Lillian and May also sent good wishes. Carols followed and a prayer service was held aboard the expedition.
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Donald MacMillan
North Pole
Lillian Fogg
Freeport
Maine
Chicago
MacMillan
Parrots among talkers and flyers in behavior note
A reflection on how people discuss tasks at length while avoidance or procrastination delays action. It compares talkative individuals to parrots, noting they are skilled at speaking yet often poor at taking practical steps.
Country visitor ponders town hours at hotel
A man from the country arrives in town and asks a hotel clerk for meal times. The clerk lists breakfast from seven to eleven and meals through midnight, prompting the visitor to wonder when he can find time to see the town.
Automobiles Rise Hit Local Clothing Trade
Donald L. Pratt of New York told the New Jersey Retail Clothiers and Furnishers Association convention at the Ambassador Hotel that more cars are hurting clothing sales. He warned that some men cannot afford both a new automobile and quality attire as car ownership climbs.
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Donald L. Pratt
New York
New Jeresy Retail Clothiers and Furnishers’ Association
Ambassador Hotel
Pratt
Guardian No 836 Notice to Publish in Young County
The State of Texas informs all interested in the welfare of Gladys Doris Bohn that Minnie Cassidy has filed an annual report on the minor's estate covering January 12 1923 to date. The court will hear on the first Monday in April 1924, the guardian's request to invest funds. Objections may be filed at the County Court in Graham Texas. W H Kennedy Clerk.
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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
Young County
State of Texas
Gladys Doris Bohn
Minnie Cassidy
Texas
A. D
W. H. Kennedy
Merchandising Crops Takes Center Stage For Farm Prosperity
The Farm Bureau News argues orderly crop merchandising creates the demand needed to pay debts, acquire good farms, build homes, provide family comforts, and educate children to become useful, God-fearing citizens.
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Farm Bureau News
A Mere Detail Mandy Tells of a Failing Groom
Mandy recounts a wedding where the bride wore white satin, veil, slippers, and flowers. The groom, described as a good for nothing fellow, never showed up at all.
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Mandy
Dolls From Many Lands at New England Home
A collection of about one hundred dolls was presented to the New England Home for Little Wanderers. Each foreign doll represents its country in form and dress, with native costumes. the group includes a New England doll over a century old with a dried-apple face.
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New England
Hauling in the Fish on Cape Cod Flats
A Cape Cod man uses horse and wagon to haul in fish from the sea. He sets fish traps nearly two miles out on the flats where tides funnel fish into nets. At low tide he drives out to recover the catch and bring it ashore.
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Cape Cod
Massachusetts
San Marino and Monaco Compared for Size
San Marino in the Apennines claims the title of smallest republic at thirty eight miles square with a population of 12 027. Monaco, though, is smaller at eight square miles, challenging the notion of Europe’s tiniest country.
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San Marino
Apennine Mountains
Italy
Europe
Principality of
Monaco
Electrification of U.S. Railroads Would Save Coal
Engineers estimate complete railroad electrification would save more than 100 million tons of coal annually. The move would conserve the nation’s natural resources and reduce energy use across the system.
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United States
Hoover Named to Rio Grande Water Rights Commission
President Coolidge appoints Secretary Hoover to represent the federal government on a joint commission. The panel will settle rights to use water from the Rio Grande between the United States and the states of Colorado and New Mexico.
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Hoover
Coolidge
Federal
Rio Grande River
United States
Colorado
New Mexico
Panama Declines to Allow Women in 1924 Election
The Panamanian government declines to act on a proposal permitting women to vote in the 1924 presidential elections. The question is suggested to be considered by the next congress.
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Panama
I Like Your New Gown and the Bill
A fragment shows an exchange praising a gown fit and comparing it unfavorably to a fit George had with a bill. The dialogue hints at a social setting discussing attire and financial matters.
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George
Dirty Hands Trouble at School Prompt
A teacher mocks Johnny for dirty hands and asks what he would say if she came to school that way. Johnny replies he would say nothing, preferring to remain polite.
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Johnny
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W. H. Pratt
C. M. Gaskin
Willie Stroud
Pearl Biggers
Avtocash
Wm. M. Butler
Republican National Committee
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Chistmas J
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