Fire destroys Panhandle Produce plant in Plainview
In Plainview Texas on July 29 about 2000 chickens burned to death and property losses approached $40000 when the Panhandle Produce Company plant caught fire. Firemen prevented spread to adjacent Nobles Bros Wholesale Grocery Texas Oil Company. The cold storage facility was one of West Texas' largest and several hundred pounds of dressed poultry and eggs were lost. Cause undetermined. Panhandle Produce was owned by Western Produce of Abilene, part of a group of wholesale houses.
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Plainview
Texas
Panhandle Produce Company
Nobles Bros. Wholesale Grocery Company
Texas Oil Company
Produce Company
Western Produce Company of
Abilene
Don’t be the “Other Fellow” About Motor Safety
A 1923 US fatality estimate from the National Safety Committee notes 15 700 lives lost in motor vehicle accidents excluding grade crossings and locomotive collisions, with grade crossing deaths pushing total beyond 17 000. The piece warns against assuming insurance will shield from harm to others, urging caution on the road.
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United States
National Safety Committee
Automobile Department
National Bureau of Casualty and Safety
Thrifty Home Tips From Handkerchiefs to Bread Crumbs
Practical home hints cover ironing round items, making salad dressing with egg whites, washing greens in salted water for crispness, softening linen before punching holes, preparing stale bread into crumbs for frying, oilcloth curtains, cracking nuts in cheesecloth, airing canned fruit for improved flavor, and peeling butter with cold water to avoid sticking.
Bryson News Notes Local Meeting and Picnic Plans
Bryson July 29 The Methodist meeting led by Rev J W Davis began July 20 and will continue for a week or more A basket picnic is planned two miles west of town at the Rock Creek bridge on August 9 Activities include a tournament race broncho riding roping a ball game and other diversions Attendance is invited Local social notes list residents visiting relatives and townsfolk from Denton Graford Paris Duncan Graham Jermyn Olney Mineral Wells Shawnee and Wichita Falls through the week
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Denton Normal
Hugh Moore
Graford
J. M. Brimhall
Lula
West Texas
Luna Poke
Perrin
Alta Kee
W. J. Nix
Paris
M. A. Bruce
Bob York
Duncan
Okla
Troy Sampley
Dallas
J. J.sampley
Will Box
Wichita Falls
Dee York
Harold
Vernon Compton
Graham
Hazel Bryson
Mineral Wells
Grace McCloud
Ruth Caldwell
Vena Sloan
J. R
Jermyn
Leo Bruce
Olney
Bama Spearman
C. C. Hawkins
Shanafelt
Chico
Harry Walden
J. M. Box
Mattie Cullers
Dolph Cullers
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Shark-Proof Bathing Beach Enclosure Built in Australia
A town council in Australia has erected a shark-proof enclosure at a popular bathing beach after several man-eating shark incidents. The steel netted bay measures 333 feet by 165 feet and can hold up to about 1,000 bathers to prevent further tragedies.
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Australia
No exception in town's prominent women's club
An exchange notes humor about local status. a stranger asks for the town's leading women's club and the native replies that it is the same everywhere, the rolling pin symbolizing domestic influence. The line reflects social norms and wit of the period.
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Rolling Pin
Army ends recruiting as force reaches full strength
The United States Army has halted all recruiting efforts because the army is now at full strength. No further enlistments are being sought at this time.
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United States Army
Cynical Crepehanger Auto Salesman Sassy Exchange
A witty exchange shows a salesman claiming the Blank car is the best and requires 1236 nuts to hold together. A skeptical prospect replies that one more nut might be needed from the buyer’s side, echoing the banter over reliability.
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Crepehanger
Fools Topic Marked on Lecture Ticket Admits One
Sneed shows a five dollar ticket for tonight’s lecture. He claims the subject is fools. Bill notes the ticket simply reads Admit One. The exchange underscores the joke about the ticket’s generic wording.
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Sneed
Bill
Information Spellbinder Voice from Bear Exchange Clues
A playful exchange defines a local slang term as a Bear character explains a sleeping place near the garage. The dialogue frames a light, humorous moment about word meanings and home life.
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Spellbinder
Bear
Blond Bess Cites Pay Days in August and November
Blond Bess asserts her boss calls her dumb at figures yet notes five pay days occur in August and November this year. The brief item highlights payroll timing and workplace remark.
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Bess
Constable's Sale Notice in Young County
A 1924 order of sale directs the auction of W B Sevey's 1923 Ford Roadster at the Graham courthouse to satisfy a Meyer and Kiser judgment for 154 dollars plus six percent interest and costs. The sale is set for August 11, 1924, at legal hours, conducted by Constable J D Dawson.
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Constable
County Court
Young County
Meyer & Kiser
W. B. Levey
Court House
Graham
Texas
W. B. Sevey
W. B .Sevey
Ford
We Live and Learn but Most of Us Just Live
A compact aphorism reflecting on daily life and personal growth. The line emphasizes acceptance of routine while seeking subtle insight from ordinary experiences. It captures a weathered wisdom about resilience and quiet self-improvement.
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First National Bank
Graham, Texas
E. S. Graham
P. K. Deats
Graham P. Stewart
V. P
Thos. Tobin
C. Bloodworth
T. O. Deats
E.S. Graham
S. B. Street
H. B. Street
Graham Stewart
R. E. Lynch
Retail Merchants’ Association
of Graham, Inc
Cas
The
Graham National Bank
W. A. Corbett
BR. W. Tidwell
G. D. Hinson
H. L. Tidwell
H. D. Criswell
R. B. Whittenburg
A. A. Morrison
J. D. Dawson
Precinct No
Young
County
H. M. Smith
Watchmaker
Optometrist
Texas Drug Store
Guaranty Barber Shop
Olympic
Sanv Marien
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