Henry Chapel Weather and Community Happenings
Rainy Sunday cools drought concerns as stock water improves and cotton prospects look favorable. Local farmers report corn yields better than expected and shoppers like Lee and Wheatley from Graford buying yearlings. Visitors include Mrs. E. H. Corley of Graham and the Wade family from Oklahoma, with school set to begin on the 24th.
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Graham
E. H. Corley
W. D. Spivey
H. T. Glidewell
Win. Taliaferro
Oklahoma City
Mr. Spivey
Jacksboro
Messrs
Lee and
Wheatley
Graford
Grandma Anderson
Elmer McMillan
Lytt Perry
Rome Wade
Oklahoma
Owen Harrison union links Miss Virdie Harrison and Alton B Owen
Miss Virdie Harrison and Mr. Alton B Owen were married by Elder J F Pursley recently. The bride, new to Bunger, worked at the telephone company and made many friends. The groom is a longstanding Bunger resident and promising young man. The couple receives友 friends’ congratulations.
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Virdie Harrison
Alton B. Owen
J. F. Pursley
Bunger
Croom
Oldest Holiday Traced Back to Anglo-Saxon Times
The article notes a long standing holiday tradition dating to Anglo-Saxon days. It cites King Edgar in the tenth century stopping work at noon on Saturday and resuming at sunrise Monday. A later century order by King Canute is mentioned.
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Edgar
Canute
Hottest Place in the United States
Death Valley California is described as the hottest place in the United States and possibly on earth. Summer heat peaks in midsummer with extreme highs. White residents endure the heat while Native Americans seek relief in the mountains during July and August.
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United States
Death Valley
California
Going home on his fur lough
A classroom joke about furlough ends with a picture caption misread as a mule. The scene shows a soldier on a mine with the caption Going home on his fur lough.
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Jack
Willie’s Dog Life Barque Lesson Ends with Bow Wow
Willie struggles with a difficult word during reading class. The teacher insists on barque, Willie, and the boy finally responds with bow wow wow, illustrating his dog's perspective in a humorous exchange.
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Willie
At the Ringside First Better Fight Quip Echoes Rivalry
Dialog highlights a tense exchange between fighters about experience and memory in the ring. The comments reference their respective men and imply differences in fighting style and recall.
Rough Street Game in Santiago Draws Blood and Balance
In Santiago Chile boys play a hair pulling contest where two youths stand facing each other and grasp long hair. The aim is to topple the opponent and restore balance. Once toppled the hold ends and the bout restarts with both standing.
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Santiago
Chile
Minnesota Plants Seven Thousand Miles of Highway Trees
Minnesota boots a major roadside forestry program planting seven thousand miles of trees along highways to boost scenery shade erosion control and wildlife habitat while aiming to improve long term environmental resilience.
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Minnesota
Petroleum from the Ground to Automobile Event in Tulsa
In Tulsa the International Petroleum Exposition and Congress Oct 8 to 14 will display the journey of petroleum from well to gasoline and lubricants. Sinclair Refining Co officials helped plan the exhibit showing miniature wells storage tanks pipelines refinery stills and a filling station with a miniature car. The exhibit includes testing laboratories and promises insight into the cost and effort behind steady petroleum supply with special railroad rates for visitors from across the United States and foreign countries.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
E. F. McIntyre
Chicago
Sinclair Refining Company
United States
Constitution Week Is Set For All Communities
The American Bar Association sponsors Constitution Week from September 16 to 22 urging public meetings and study of the Federal Constitution. The aim is to deepen knowledge and patriotism by highlighting the Constitution as the keystone of government and guardian of rights and liberties.
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United States
American Bar Association
Brother Marries Sister in Rolla Divorce
A. H. Kattler obtained a divorce from his wife after discovering she was his sister. The couple, adopted by different families in childhood, had no children and separated after a reunion where he learned the truth. Bertha Kattler was his sister. The case centers on the earlier marriage and recent split.
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Rolla, Mo
A. H. Kattler
Bertha
Nebraska
Kattler
Portrayal in a Joke About Plaster Quackery
A patron enters a drug store and asks for the best plaster to attach to his back. The clerk offers a porous plaster, but the man insists he wants the best plaster the shop has. The exchange satirizes language and expectations around medicinal products.
Penrod and Sam Romantic Comedy at National Theatre
Penrod and Sam features first love romance between Penrod and Marjorie Jones. First National attraction plays at the National Theatre next Monday and Tuesday.
Students Depart for Colleges Across the Country
The Leader seeks a complete list of Graham youths headed to colleges or universities this year. More than sixty went to school last year and the paper urges readers to call with names and their schools of those leaving this week or next.
Ed Cox Family Visits Megargel Relatives
Mr and Mrs Ed Cox and their young son visited relatives in Megargel on Sunday.
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Ed Cox
Little Son
Megargel
Fifteen Best Novels Named by Yale Scholar Dr Lyon Phelps
Dr. Lyon Phelps of Yale selects fifteen key novels for the August Forum issue. The list includes Robinson Crusoe Gulliver's Travels Clarissa Tom Jones Eugenie Grandet and others from Balzac Dickens Hawthorne Thackeray Flaubert Turgeney Hugo Tolstoi Dostoevski Twain and more.
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Lyon Phelps
Yale University
Daniel Defoe
le Vicomte de Bragelonne
Alexander Dumas
David Copperfield
Charles Dickens
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Henry Esmond
William Makepeace Thackeray
Madame Bovary
Gustave Flaubert
Ivan S. Turgeney
Victor Hugo
Anna Karenina
Leo N. Tolstoi
Brothers Karamazov
Fedor M. Dostoevski
Mark Twain
Italy Greece clash tests League power to avert war
The League of Nations is mediating between Greece and Italy with ambassadors appointed to arrange terms. Progress is shown as Greece and Italy accept a proposed settlement. Mussolini is portrayed as overreaching after victories against socialists and faces American press censorship of his blustering methods.
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League of Nations
Greece
Italy
Mussolini
America
New York the Metropolis of the World
Population in 1920 for the New York metropolitan district reached 7 910 415 with 564 public schools totaling 827 293 students Parochial schools enrollments exceed 160 000 On Manhattan Island 32 Baptist churches 81 Hebrew synagogues 39 Methodist Episcopal groups 112 Catholic bodies and 19 Universalist organizations Columbia University housed 27 402 residents City College of New York 14 316 New York University 15 681 Most paper patterns in the United States come from New York City and a quarter of all chewing gum is produced or consumed there The annual value of chewing gum is 50 000 000 more than all evangelical denominations foreign mission contributions combined
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New York
Manhattan Island
Columbia University
The
College of the City of New York
New York University
United States
New York City
Airship firms add on-board darkrooms for in-flight photography
European airship models incorporate compact darkrooms for onboard photo development. Amateurs and professionals can view progress during distance trips, enabling immediate correction of small errors and higher chances of producing good results.
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Europe
Colorful Costumes Describe Norwegian Girls Attire
Norwegian girls wear national costumes in bold colors such as red orange black and often green and gold. Costumes combine three colors in vibrant arrangements reflecting regional textile traditions.
Trial Challenge Sparks Jury Conflict
The judge allows the prisoner to challenge any juror. Hogan replies with a bold, humorous vow to pick the small man with one eye in the corner, provoking a tense courtroom moment.
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Hogan
Considerate Patient Meets Western Dentist Exchange
In a western town a kind patient asks the new dentist for gas. The cowboy patient, Dead Eye Dick, jokes about pain and chooses to endure without anesthesia. The dentist warns it may hurt, prompting the patient to decide to take the discomfort for the sake of the other.
No respect for the world without self-respect
A reflective line arguing that lacking self-respect undermines any claim to deserve respect from others and urging personal integrity as a foundation for broader regard.
Governor Walton Faces Threats to Oklahoma Government
The Wichita Daily Times discusses Governor Walton's push toward dictatorial powers, his ban on Ku Klux Klan masks, demands for resignations over flogging ties, and threats to suspend habeas corpus and jail legislators. It argues civil process should remove guilty officials and criticizes censorship attempts while praising a free press's role.
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Walton
Oklahoma
Klan
Tulsa
Tulsa Chamber of Commerce
Govenor
Wichita Daily Times
The Old Silver Dollar Remains Dear to Our Hearts
A nostalgic verse by Marien Line celebrates the Silver dollar with Liberty head, the eagle, arrows, stars, and mottoes. It cherishes the coin as a father’s currency and predicts it will be valued when needed, recalling its familiar design.
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Marien Line
Ancient town ruins found on Isle Royale Lake Superior
Ruins of a large ancient settlement were uncovered on Isle Royale in Lake Superior. The site spans about two miles by half a mile with pits over eight feet deep serving as homes. Stone walls protected by wooden roofs indicate a settlement roughly two thousand years old.
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Isle Royal
Lake Superior
God Behind Effort Inspires Action Against Impossible
A belief that divine power supports difficult tasks can clarify the problem and spur progress. The idea encourages persistence and may unlock new approaches when faced with daunting challenges.
Penrod and Sam at National Theatre Next Week
Mia- Jones quotes a car buying chat while Smith recalls his wife learning to drive. Penrod Schofield and Sam Williams lead a comic scene as they initiate a “secret society” in the First National attraction to be seen next Monday and Tuesday at the National Theatre.
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Penrod
Marjorie Jones
Sam
National Theatre
Mia— Jones
Smith
Penrod Schofield
Sam Williams
Sissy
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