Local and Personal Notices from Kerrville News
Mr Orr of Hunt and Dr J L Fowler of Ingram visited Kerrville Monday for business. Dr and Mrs H R Wall traveled to San Antonio to see their son C A Wall. Mrs Nations of Dallas stayed with the Walls. J G Sifford delivered Blue Wonder melons. Mrs R Z Grimes and Mrs Chas Leavers visited Burnet. T S Brown of Rock Springs visited his brother Potter Brown. Mrs Brown had glasses fitted by J A Jackson. A twelve foot canoe frame for sale inquire at Times office or by phone 69. Free Victor Record with every ten purchased at 49 cents.
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T. S. Brown
Kerrville
Mr. Brown
Potter Brown
McGill Brothers From Alice Quartered at Presbyterian Camp
Frank and Claude McGill and their families arrive from Alice and stay at the Presbyterian En campment. The McGill brothers are leading stock men of that section of the State and have spent vacations here each summer for several years, with many Kerrville friends.
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Frank
Claude McGill
Alice
Presbyterian
McGill Brothers
Kerrville
Visitors and travelers stop in Kerrville area
Rev W B Wheeler of Center Point, Fred Cox a well driller, and R J Marine of Morris Ranch visited Kerrville Monday. Dr John W White of Legion and Louis Wilson left for a camping trip near Corpus Christi Camp Isabel. Will A Morriss and Miss Margaret Morriss traveled through Sunday en route to Rocksprings. Miss Agnes Wilson and Opal Hawkins spent Sunday in San Antonio with Ida Caywood visiting Kerrville relatives.
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W. B. Wheeler
Center Point
Kerrville
Fred Cox
John W. White
Legion and Family
Louis Wilson
Corpus Christi
Camp Isabel
Will A. Morriss
San Antonio
Margaret Morriss
Our City
Agnes Wilson
Opal Hawkins
Miss Wilson
Ida Caywood
Spiffy Lunch Counter Sign Impresses at Midget Lunch Room
A handmade sign on Earl Garrett Street in front of the Midget Lunch Room praises its home made craft. Charles Durrin, the proprietor, is credited for a well made sign with lettering formed from soda bottle tops tacked to a board.
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Earl Garrett Street
Charles Durrin
San Antonio Visitor Miss Olive Bradwell Returns Home
Miss Olive Bradwell of San Antonio visited the past week with her grandmother Mrs. T. M. Bradwell at 1621 Water Street. A Kerrville native, she began schooling at Tivy. She went back Sunday with her aunt Mrs. Olive Courtney who will stay two weeks to visit relatives in San Antonio.
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Olive Bradwell
San Antonio
T. M. Bradwell
Water Street
Bradwell
Kerrville
Tivy
Olive Courtney
Baptist Church Grants Pastor Vacation To R W Merrill
At a recent business meeting the church unanimously voted pastor R W Merrill a vacation. It will start when he is ready and continue until he returns to work. Merrill has not decided where to spend the break, with his wife preferring a stay at home.
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the Baptist Church
R. W. Merrill
Rev. Merrill
Brother Merrill
Veteran newspaper man visits Kerrville during trip
Judge and Mrs. J. C. Woodward of Denison are in Kerrville visiting their daughter Mrs. J. C. Colley. The veteran editor with 35 years in the trade called at The Times office Monday. They plan to travel next to San Antonio and Corpus Christi before returning home.
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Judge
J. C. Woodward
Denison
Kerrville
J. C. Colley
Judge Woodward
Times
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Missing Norfleet Book Returned to Owner Request
A reader requests the return of J. Frank Norfleet’s book lent to someone unknown. The message asks the borrower to return the volume to P. E. Hawkins.
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J. Frank Norfleet
P. E. Hawkins
Moon superstition on wet or dry weather debunked
Weather officials debunk the idea that the horns of the new crescent moon forecast rain. They explain the moon’s crescent angle varies by latitude and date, and there is no universal weather pattern tied to its position.
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Weather Bureau of Agriculture
Equator
Poles
Raise Your Own Queens Pathfinder
North Dakota entomologist J A Munro says beekeepers gain by requeening every two years. He urges each keeper to raise their own queens from the best honey-producing, gentle colonies to pass favorable traits to offspring.
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J. A. Munro
North Dakota
Munro
Gentle bees make best queens when production and temper stay strong
The article notes gentleness and honey production surpass cross bees as queen traits and advises color as secondary. It explains a simple method to raise queen cells in a queenless hive using frame larvae. The process includes staging brood and pollen, placing larvae centrally for nine to ten days, then supplying queen cells after removing old queens and rebuilding the colony.
Norse Rock Paintings Reveal 1010 Battle Near Spokane
Professor Olaf Opsjon reports lava rock paintings near Spokane Washington depicting a 1010 A D clash between a Norse band of 24 men seven women and a baby and attacking Indians. The records describe exhaustion thirst a drained spring and a sudden assault along an ancient east to west trail.
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Olaf Opson
America
Spokane
Wash
Opsjon
Norseled Expedition Claim Rejected by Scientists
Prof Opston recounts a tale of Norsemen at a Spokane spring in 1010 A D with women and a baby killed and buried on a rock while others fought Indians. Scientists including Dr. Herbert Spinden doubt the Sang Norse reach and question inscriptions surviving 900 years amid dust storms.
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Opston
Herbert Spinden
Harvard
Spokane
Wash
Mrs Hawkins Hosts Missionary Society Meeting
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Christian church met at 320 Clay Street hosted by Mrs P F Hawkins. Mae Pass led an unusually meritorious program about a world tour with accounts from Mesdames McCormick McGinty and Walker. District secretary Mrs Edward Owers of Austin donated a reading contest book. Next gathering scheduled for September at 314 Clay Street with visitors welcome.
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Woman's Missionary Society of the Christian Church
P. F. Hawkins
Clay Street
Mae Pass
Mesdames McCormick, McGinty and Walker
Edward Owers
Austin
Miller Financed a Church Story Told by Miller
A trusted rural miller, serving as church steward, asked for permission to cover all church expenses for a year. He paid every bill in cash and without solicitation, easing the burden on the congregation. When asked how he managed it, he said it was simple. He explained that each member had a duty to contribute, and he fulfilled the parish’s needs.
Grain tithe tale quoted by Alice C Hoffman
The speaker recalls church members bringing grain to the mill and taking one tenth for the Lord, noting ample funds to cover bills and a neat sum ready for the treasury.
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Alice C. Hoffman
Farmer and grammar debate over saw vs seen
A dialogue shows two women debating proper tense as one insists you saw, not seen, after a pile of wood is mentioned in a yard. The exchange humorously contrasts casual speech with prescriptive grammar.
Glass eye explodes in Bridgeport heat shock
In Bridgeport Connecticut on August 5 Louis Bowman aged 58 was walking down Main Street when his glass eye exploded from the heat shards struck his face. Dr E Rowe treated him at Emergency Hospital.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Bridge
Louis Bowman
Main Street
E. Rowe
Bowman
Sermon Ends With Grim Warning In Colored Church
Brother Johnson delivers a sultry evening sermon on salvation and hell, warning that the wicked face outer darkness and wailing. Old Sam Jackson questions his own teeth, prompting a sharp reply that teeth will be provided.
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Brother Johnson
Sam Jackson
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Jackson
No Chief Justice Taft Dinner Exchange
Taft recounts a libel case in which a Methodist preacher outwitted a lawyer. The preacher refused direct yes or no answers and challenged the attorney with questions about time and jail. The courtroom reaction was a titter as the lawyer appeared foolish.
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Taft
Washington
Hill View Times Annual Subscription Offer
Hill View Times announces a yearly subscription at 1 dollar, noting the paper is worth more and urging readers to subscribe for a year. The promotion highlights value and long-term access to local news.
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Hill View Times
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Hunt
J. L. Fowler
Ingram
H. R. Wall
C. A. Wall
Mrs. Nations
Dallas
Mrs
J. C. Love
Waldo, Ark
Arthur
Hillcrest
Mr. Love
Fayette
J. G. Sifford
Morris Ranch
R. Z. Grimes
Chas. Leavers
Frances
Evelyn
J. R. Burnett
Kerrville Housewives
Kerrville Produce Co
Corner Clay and
Jefferson Sts
R. J. Marine
Bratton’s Store
Richard
P. M. Wright
Fone
Lee Mason & Son
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Chrysler
Lee Mason
RCA Radiolas
Charles L. Mason
Moon
First State Bank
the Bank of Service
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Texas
Mrs. Hawkins
Bration House
Paul Schippnick
Prop
Hoodyear
W. B. Brown
Voedgar Eachange
R. L. Schmerbeck
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