Why Wooden Clocks Show the Same Time
In a tale from the McKinney Courier-Gazette, Dallas watchmaker Charley Hoss explains why wooden clocks outside shops all show 8:17½. The story credits advertising balance and space for letters, not Lincoln or Garfield, with an anecdote of a farmer setting a clock by the wooden display.
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Dallas
Charley Hoss
Lincoln
Garfield
Judd McCarty
West Texas
McKinney Courier-Gazette
Murray Musings and Community Happenings
Friday night speakers drew a large crowd in Murray as residents heard candidates. Local visits include Violet and Jessie Lee Golden from Amarillo and Miss Stella Greene arriving August 15 for a State B Y P A program. Grain yields rise with wheat at 27 bushels per acre and oats at 70 on local farms. crop prospects look strong despite some sickness in the area.
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Murray
Violet
Jessie Lee Golden
West Texas
Amarillo
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Bessie Mobley
W. G. Mobley
Graham
New Mexico
Colorado
T. H. Kemp
South Bend
Jee Mayes
G. W. Carmack
Etna Wilkinson
W. D. Duncan
Roy Walker
Fairfax
Oklahoma
G. W. Walsh
Seymour
Kit Danley
Near South Bend
Wick Ranch
Theshing
Gordie Dixon
J. H. McCan
Edgar Donnell
Weldon Ritchey
C. C. Robinson
Ruth Carmack
Newcastle
Questioning Travel Etiquette for Executives
A business men’s magazine asks if an executive should bring his stenographer on trips and answers with a weight limit of 120 pounds as a condition. The piece reflects outdated attitudes toward staff and propriety in business travel.
J. T. Rickman Visits Sons in Marshall and Jacksonville
Mr. J. T. Rickman spent last week in Marshall and Jacksonville visiting his sons J. C. and Byron.
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J. T. Rickman
Marshall
Jacksonville
J. C
Byron
Chip of the Flying to Feature at National Theatre
Hoot Gibson stars as Chip Bennett in Chip of the Flying adapted from B. M. Bower's popular novel. The National Theatre shows the film Friday and Saturday July 30 and 31, promising one of the season's top pictures.
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America
Chip of
National Theatre
B. M. Bower
Hoot Gibson
Chip” Bennett
The Talker at National Theatre July 28 29
A First National film features a modern women who spreads feminist views and silences a hen pecked husband. Her sister disappears, and the child is said to have run off with a married rogue admired for charm, shaking up the neighborhood.
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National Theatre
the Talker
First National
Critical Analyst Defined as One Who Discounts Inference
The statement presents a critical analyst as someone who weighs competing claims by discounting in one column what is stated in another. It frames evaluation as balancing or negating sources to reach a reasoned judgment.
Peptic Ulcer Symptoms and Home Diet Advice
The article explains what peptic ulcers are and outlines typical symptoms such as sour stomach, gas, bloating, and distress several hours after eating. It notes many cases improve without operation with patient diet. Emphasizes soft foods, avoiding hard fibers, fried foods, and acidic items to aid healing.
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Hinson-Hockaday Grain
John Joseph Gaines, M. D
Firestone
Oldfield Tires
S. Cord
Ballon
Shamrock Motor Co
Southeast Corner Square
Graham, Texas
Grsey Spirrlord
Martha
Cardus
Fitch
F. W. Fitch Co
Des Moines
Publishers
U.S. Pat
Bie
Betche
Mok
MAMA
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