Mrs Yate Howard Records May Egg Production
Mrs Yate Howard owns 300 White Leghorn hens and produced 6007 eggs in May with two hen deaths. She bought 50.20 worth of feed and sold 113.87 worth of eggs while consuming 45 dozen eggs valued at 11.25. Daily totals for May show steady laying across the month. Local voters in the precinct lean toward Lynch Davidson in the governor race with Bill Stewart entering the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yate Howard
Ferested
Lynch Davidson
Bill Stewart
Murray Home Demonstration Club Meeting Notes
The Murray club gathered May 20 1926 with Mrs E E Price hosting. Members prepared meat loaf demonstrations and discussed fundraising to send a girl to the A and M short course. Present were Mesdames Brockman Donnell Duncan Danley Golden Hamilton Robinson Singleton Wootten and Misses Grimes Moreland Duncan Carmack.
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Murray Home
E. E. Price
Mesdames Brockman
Donnell
Duncan
Danley
Golden
Hamilton
Robinson
Singleton
Wootten
Misses Grimes
Moreland
Carmack
Profitt Club Hosts Grimes Meeting and Plans Fundraiser
The Club girls met Miss Grimes at Miss Mayne Lewis’s home with five girls present and a new member Miss Gertrude Lewis. They completed scarfs, discussed a clothing contest, and planned an ice cream supper to raise funds for sending a girl to the A. & M. College course in August. The event ended with refreshments and a visit to Mrs. B. C. Wooldridge’s home despite heavy rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Grimes
Mayne Lewis
Gertrude Lewis
Mary Bellamy
B. C. Wooldridge
A. & M. College
Graham
Grain harvest nears as community reports events
INDIAN MOUND NEWS says men near completing grain cutting and the thresher will start soon. H L Bush and family visited Mr Joe Fisher's Sunday evening. A party was held at W P Fisher's last Saturday. Jim Robinson and Ben Page visited J M Robinson's Sunday. Perry Forrest of Graham works for Floyd McComas. A pie supper is planned for next Friday night. W P Fisher and son Wilson visited Mr Catchley, a deaf and dumb mute, at Archer City Sunday. All sick residents are improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Bush
Joe Fisher
A. R. Rutherford
W. P. Fisher
Jim Robinson
Ben Page
J. M. Robinson
Perry Forrest
Graham
Floyd McComas
Wilson
Mr. Catchley
Archer City
West Texas Visitors And Local Crop Update
The note shows families traveling through west Texas with visits to Graham Wichita Falls Breckenridge and Breckenridge area. Business moves include J P Weatherall transferring from Phillips Petroleum Oil City to Herron City. Grasshopper problem noted by Barron and Couger with local poisoning efforts.
Loving Locals Busy as Grain Cuts and Oil Drilling Grow
Weather sheriff notes heat and a big rain delayed farm chores but grain cutting progresses with good yields. New threshers arrive as Walter Sanders buys a machine from Graham. Marriage unites Guinn Hawkins and Claude Miller in Lone Oak. Oil drilling contracts grow near Loving while county road work with a new grader advances, bolstering support for Mack Sims.
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Bill Shepard
Charlie Minkley
Pruitt
Loving
Walter Sanders
Graham
Cull Baker
Miller
C. H. Miller
Lone Oak
J. C. Grimes
Epworth League
M. E
Joe Kennedy
Mack Sims
Sims
Appointment of Temporary Guardian for Young County Minors
The State of Texas issues a citation to the sheriff to publish notice of Minnie L. Dieter being named temporary guardian of Nellie Maud Dieter Bessie Mae Dieter and Myrtle Louise Dieter minor siblings. The order sets a July 5 1926 return date and a court hearing at Graham Texas to contest the appointment. W H Kennedy Clerk of the County Court signs the writ dated June 8 1926.
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State OF Texas
Young County
Young
State of
Texas
Nellie Maud Dieter
Bessie Mae Dieter
Myrtle Louise Dieter
Minnie L. Dieter
Graham
W. H. Kennedy
The Trumpet of Self-Praise and its Tin Sound
A brief aphorism notes that self praise often lacks substance and comes across as hollow. It warns that boastful self-regard resembles a tin horn rather than a clear, resonant instrument.
Missionary Clippings Detail Mrs Barnum Europe Tour
Mrs W F Barnum of Fort Worth plans a June 15 to September trip to Europe Egypt and Palestine funded by her Bible class members and friends She teaches three classes at First Methodist Church with 125 5700 and 45 members and has taught Sunday School since age 14 She expects to visit France Switzerland England Italy Greece Turkey Syria Palestine Egypt The Louvre Eiffel Tower and other sites will be seen and memories shared with her classes upon return
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W. F. Barnum
Cooper Street
Fort Worth
Europe
Egypt
Palestine
Mrs. Barnum
King Tut
Garden of Gethsemane
Pyramids
Cairo
the Tower
Bennett Memorial Campaign Progress At Scarritt College
The Bennett Memorial drives missionary women nationwide as the first two building units rise at Scarritt College for Christian Workers. A cornerstone ceremony on January 27 honors Miss Bennett and Miss Gibson for their service. The Memorial Campaign enters its final year with many conferences needing work, but completion of the Bennett Administration Building and Wightman Chapel is expected on schedule.
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Bennett
Scarritt College
Miss Bennett
Miss Gibson
Wightman Chapel
Prepared missionaries define the Belle H. Bennett Memorial
Dollars alone cannot preach Christ says the message, but prepared missionaries can. The Belle H. Bennett Memorial stands for training and sending prepared missionaries.
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Belle H. Bennett
Prohibition: A Test of National Prosperity Before 1920s
A Dallas reader argues that prohibition failed to bankrupt the country, citing rising US deposits wages life insurance and household goods from 1914 to 1925 1926. He lists deposits 10 billion rising to 23 billion life insurance 18 billion up to 72 billion wages 20 billion up to 4 trillion? and inventories of washing machines vacuum cleaners phonographs showing increased spending on comforts. He concludes prohibition is not a failure.
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United States
R. H. Hancock
East Tenth St
Dallas
Archer County road case finds stay with AG office
The text notes the Attorney General's office received the Archer County road case decision around the same time as actions in the center, with the AG's office still holding the matter.
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Attorney General’s
Archer County
Ten Dollar William and the Loyal Servant
A gentleman hands a servant ten dollars and asks how much money has been given. The servant identifies the sum as a ten dollar bill but clarifies he cannot call it a Bill, saying he is not familiar enough with the name. The exchange plays on naming currency and the servant’s cautious wording.
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William
A creed worth money: earn honestly and save regularly
A creed worth money outlines earning honestly, saving regularly, spending wisely, and investing prudently, emphasizing disciplined financial conduct and prudent growth. It advocates integrity in income, steady savings, prudent spending, and informed investing for lasting wealth.
Oakland and Pontiac cars arrive for display at local dealers
Two car loads of Oakland and Pontiac automobiles have arrived this week at Driver & Hawkins Motor Co. and are on display. The public is invited to inspect these General Motors products, praised for beauty, performance, and economy. The Oakland Six is touted as unsurpassed, while the Pontiac Six is called the Chief of the Sixes.
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Oakland
Pontiac
Driver & Hawkins Motor Co
General Motors Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Murray Club
Indian Mound News
Bunger News
Floyd Mahaney
West Texas
Velma Smith
Raymond Burkett
F. M. Berry
Watkins
Ruby Weldon
Lee McLaren
Wichita Falls
J. P. Weatherall
Oil City
Phillips Petroleum Company
Herron City
Jim Bob
Terrell Watson
Walter Roye
Breckenridge
W. C. Strickland
C. C. Barron
John Couger
Grasshoppers
C. B. Hockaday
Dallas News
Wilbur Keith
Fannin County
Ela Hockaday
Miss
Giles County
Giles Academy
T. H. B. Hockaday
Hockaday
Panhandle
Shawnee Park
G McCormick
Deering
G. B. Johnson Hardware Co
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