Easterly Red Cross Picnic Raises $525 for Charity
Easterly residents held a Red Cross picnic on May 26 with a schoolhouse address by the editor and a lawn auction. Items donated included a yearling pig and a kid, raising over $69 at auction plus numerous jars and goods. The precinct quota was 310, and the total raised reached 525 dollars with broad community participation.
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Easterly
Eady
Red ‘Cross
Red Cross
BE. N. Strother
Waco
Baptist Church
J. M. Richardson
Noon Curlee
Winfrey Stevens
The
Curlee
R. W. Cole
D. W. Moore, Jr
Otho Grant
Otto Dickman
Card of Thanks for Naomi Louise Taylor
Mr and Mrs Luke M Taylor thank friends for kindnesses during illness and death of their only child Naomi Louise.
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Luke M. Taylor
Naomi Louise
George Pierce Dies From Electrical Volts
George Pierce, a 34 year old line man for the Texas Power and Electric Company, died after receiving 4 600 volts on Pleasant Street in East Waco while adjusting a live line. His fellow lineman G E Clampitt switched off the current. Pierce was severely burned and died instantly. His body was taken to Hearne and buried near Franklin, accompanied by his brother Sam Pierce and friends.
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Sam Pierce
Franklin
Texas
Waco News- Tribune
Memorial Day at Hilcott Observed by Local Standins
Memorial exercises at Hilcott Sunday afternoon drew Mesdames Westbrook and Libbie along with Ike Hall Rev Bullock and A G Cobb. Miss Griffin oversaw a splendid program as Bro Bullock spoke. graves were covered with flowers and wreaths each bearing a Confederate flag. A large crowd witnessed the display of Old Glory over veterans and family graves.
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Mesdames
Westbrook
Ike Hall
Libbie
Bullock
A. G.cobb
Hilcott
Miss Griffin
Bro
Old Glory
Bethany News Items Tells of Local Visits and Church
Mr Albert McNeel of Elliott visited Sunday as did Mr and Mrs D W Tullous of Wheelock. Will Hill and children of Edge stayed over weekend. Coral Ross Dunn of Agricultural and Mechanical College visited Sunday. Miss Edith Bullock hosted a guest. Rev L M Merka of Bryan preached at the Baptist church. Mr and Mrs J B Bartlett and Mrs G C Banks traveled to Austin for Mrs Bartlett to enter a sanitarium. N T Hare and daughters Imogene and Evelyn attended memorial exercises at Elliott. Mr and Mrs Lilo Renfro returned to San Antonio after visiting their parents. TP Griffin Jr returned home after attending Agricultural and Mechanical College.
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Albert McNeel
Elliott
D. W. Tullous
Wheelock
Will Hill
Edge
Coral Ross Dunn
Agricuural and Mechanical College
Iolliss Kitanks
Ieee
Edith Bullock
L. M. Merka
Bryan
Baptist Church
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Desea
Morris Cohen
Campbell's Soups
Mary’s
Washington
Kpg
Kellogg’ S Krumble
Kellogg’s Cc
Farina
Pettijohn’s
Life
Arantee
Heinz
George Pierce
Victrolas
Victrola Records
Gatling & Gatling
Bethany
Lilo Renfro
San Antonio
J. FH. Moss
TP. Griffin, Jr
Agricultural and Mechanical College
W. G. Hervey & Brother Tailors, Cleaners and Pressers
Hearne
Our Service
van Camp
FI. Shriver
Star Cash Store
Dillard & Company
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