Decherd Declares for Congress from Robertson County
Senator E A Decherd resigns as state senator to run for Congress against incumbent Rufus Hardy. A Robertson county native and educator, Decherd rose to acting lieutenant governor and president pro tem in the Texas Senate, famed for education bills and public service, now seeking national office with a record of solvency and loyalty to his district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Decherd
Waite
Sensor Deeperd
Decherd
Robertson County
House of Representatives
Senate
Texas
Wilson
Senator Decherd
Annona
Congress
Rufus Hardy
State Senate
Woman's Hobby Club Forms in Robertson County
About fifty women of Hearne met at the Queen theatre to complete the Woman's Hobby Club, elect officers, and adopt by laws. They pledge support for Woodrow Wilson and Governor Hobby, organize for voter education, and invite candidates to discuss issues while reserving endorsement for Hobby. Committee on Resolutions submitted the plan for press publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearne
Queen Theatre
Woman’s Hobby Club
Fr. R. Pugh
J. Felton Lane
J. G. Philen
H. W. Cummings
John T. Welch
Judge Lane
Hobby
Woman's Hobby Club
Precinct 2
Robertson County
Texas
Democratic Party
Small Items Of Large Interest In County Notes
Community notices discuss storing Irish potatoes to prevent rot and forming caravans for car lot sales. It covers ant control with sodium cyanide, cannery plans, and cautions that the project is communal not profit driven. Local tax and cigarette taxes are outlined with officials Brady and Bivin named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Ham
Ham
C. H. Arndt
Skeleton of Lost Man Found in Dugout
Nathan Hare Jr discovers the skeletal remains of Sandy Miles, an elderly Black man, near a hay branch dugout after he went missing January 10 during a snowstorm. Miles, aged about 85, was known to have lived with A. M. Larkin and was hunted for by white residents after last seen at Timmons home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Hare, Jr
Bethany
Sandy Miles
A. M. Larkin
Timmons
Chas. Burts
Timmons Place
Wilkerson
Charlie Lewis
Darkey
Hal's Catarrh Cure Promises Constitutional Remedy
In this region Catarrh is claimed to be widespread and historically viewed as incurable. The ad promotes Hal's Catarrh Cure from Cheney & Co of Toledo as the only constitutional treatment, taken orally, with a $1000 offer for uncured cases and requests for circulars and testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal
FL Os, Chesey & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Aditeiat
Cheney & CO
Tolata
Druggiaté, Tho
Tax Levy Ordinance for Hearne Texas 1918 Passed
An ordinance enacted at the first April regular meeting in 1918 levies city taxes for Hearne Texas for the year 1918. It imposes a general current expense tax of 25 cents on the hundred dollars of assessable property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearne
Texas
Brady
W. W. Bivin
Information For Robertson County Registrants
Robertson County Local Board announces changes in draft calls dated May 3 1918 Franklin. Instructions from March 11 deferment for men planting and harvesting crops. The board has no white men in class one not in agriculture but 219 negro registrants not yet called. After April guidance to fill each call from the war department, status of those 219 will be assessed and they will be called in order after agricultural claims are considered. Local board notes changes to align with war department orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Robertson Co. Local Board
Franklin
Dollar a Year Men Honored by Federal Food Admin Texas
The Federal Food Administration for Texas praised the "dollar a year" men known for steadfast service. They met in Houston on April 27 and 28 to mingle, strengthen bonds, and expand their view of America’s needs behind the lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Federal Food Administration
Texas
Houston
Verbena Bell Brings Prayer of Unity to Strife
A Alabama town Verbena 60 miles south of Birmingham rings its 6 pm church bell for two minutes each day. Citizens halt work to recite God bless our president and guide them to victory. The piece promotes universal brotherhood amid wartime hardship and echoes a battlefield tale of sacred devotion.
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Birmingham
Louisville
Nashville
Verbena
Montgomery
Chilton County
Alabama
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Angleus
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Wweever
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