Y's Wives Club Holds May Meeting At Legion
The Y's Wives club met at Legion Hall on May 19 in Ward Nine. Several officers resigned for personal moves. new chairmen and committee members were elected. The session noted sick calls, cards, and donations for Ward Six, with plans for the next meeting on May 26 and a talk by Mrs. Geddie.
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The
Y’s Wives Club
Legion May
Ward Nine
Merrill
W. A.ly
L. E. Andrews
R. Folbrook
S. R. Wilkins
D. S. McCleery
Andrews
L. C. Bagley
Holbrook
Robt
Oone
Rs. Wilkinson
H. Wagner
Austin
Frank
Ward Six
United Stjete
Theo Miss Reamy
James Colfom
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Assurij Geddie
Kerrin2
W M S Memorial Service At Kerrville Church
The Woman's Missionary Society meets at the Christian church Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock for a memorial service honoring Mrs. M B Midkiff who died May 15. A Kerrville charter member, she contributed to local church missions and activities.
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Woman’s Missionary Society
Christian Church
M. B. Midkiff
Panther Reported Roaming Near San Saba
A resident report from San Saba notes a strange animal heard twice in the cedar brakes south of town. Believed to be a panther, the prowler is said to give blood curdling serenades at night and residents are urged to use dogs to run it down.
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San Saba
Cedar Brakes
Desert Island Club Sets Up Cale donian Society and Commerce
Eight shipwrecked mariners from four nations form two Scotsmen create a Caledonian Society and two Irishmen quarrel. Englishmen avoid each other due to no introduction while two Americans build a hut and establish a Chamber of Commerce Rotarian Society and post a sign advertising sold seashore lots.
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Chamber of Commerce
Texas Highway Bulletin
Tis Education Shapes the Common Mind Quote
A brief quotation from Alexander Pope on education molding the mind like a bent twig shaping a tree. The line emphasizes early learning’s lasting influence on character and thought.
Memorial day plan at the Methodist Church
The Methodist Church led by Pastor E Wheat urges observance of Memorial Day with an 11 a.m. sermon and appropriate music. Veterans and families of war dead are invited to attend. The church highlights the Schreiner Sunday school class, praises Mrs. McMullen and her boys, notes Epworth Leagues programs, and announces a May 28 recital under Miss Virginia Lockhart to raise funds for the new building. A bulletin, The Methodist Builder, will be issued free.
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Schreiner
Virginia Lockhart
Methodist Builder
Morris on Water Street Puts Up Notable Hill Country Apartment
The apartment house being erected by Mrs. George Morris on Water Street reaches considerable proportions and will be among the finest in the Hill Country when finished. A. G. Morriss and family move to their ranch near Rock Springs to spend the summer.
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George Morris
Water Street
Hill Country
A. G. Morriss
Rocksprings
Varied Thoughts on Money Across Time and Thinkers
The piece surveys diverse views on money from Fielding Johnson Butler and Shaw to Bacon Horace Mill and John D Rockefeller. It notes money as power status and a movable measure of value across history and cultures, including nontraditional currencies and the American ethos linking money and labor.
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Fielding
Doctor Johnson
Samuel Butler
G. Bernard Shaw
Bacon
Horace
John Stuart Mill
John D. Rockefeller
John O
London
Weekly
Authors Who Evince Interest in Cookery
Brillat Savarin and his centenary volume suggest a fiction career, Balzac admired gastronomy, George Sand reportedly cooked well, Conrad valued culinary arts via a cookbook, and George Meredith left a handwritten recipe manuscript later catalogued by booksellers.
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Brillat-Savarin
Gygme
Balzac
George Sand
Joseph Conrad
Conrad
George Meredith
Food and Hibernation Findings by Dr. George Johnson
Experiments by Dr. George Johnson show ground squirrels with limited food enter hibernation earlier and stay dormant longer, while reduced air supply in cans also prolongs the dormancy. Hibernating animals exhibit much lower body temperatures than in ordinary sleep, and light cycles do not affect hibernation timing.
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George Johnson
Pathfinder Magazine
Modern dyestuffs rival natural dyes in speed and color
The USDA notes modern dyestuffs can match natural dyes in speed and beauty. Public sentiment favors plant and animal dyes, yet synthetic colors often share the same chemistry and can be as good or better. Modern producers know exact composition and ensure reliable results.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Dog Lives in the Present
The text contrasts dogs and humans, noting dogs focus on the present while humans plan for tomorrow or later. It argues a dog's bone burying is instinctive, not planning for future hunger, unlike squirrels or dormice that store nuts.
Invention of the Jacquard Loom Transformation
The Jacquard loom attachment, developed around 1801 by Joseph Marie Jacquard, automated pattern selection on the loom by controlling warp strands to form the design and leaving other threads for the back. Its first commercial use began in France.
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Joseph Marie Jacquard
Jacquard
France
Center Point Residents Shop In Kerrville And Area Ads
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Gibbons of Center Point shopped Kerrville Saturday. Several local residents including I. G. McDonald and family and L. A. Ballard were seen in Kerrville. Advertisers such as Piggly Wiggly and C. C. Butt Hardware & Feed Co promote sales and products. News notes include Kelly S. White’s illness recovery and Mrs. G. H. Rice visiting from Norman, Oklahoma.
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A. J. Gibbons
Center Point
Kerrville
L. A. Ballard
Tom Moore
Mr. Moore
Williams Returns to Kerrville After Abilene Visit
R N Williams, long in Abilene, returns to Kerrville on Sunday. He has not announced plans but may relocate here. Saturday Special offers 25 feet garden hose for 2.50 from C C Butt Hardware & Feed Co.
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R. N. Williams
Abilene
Kerrville
Williams
C. C. Butt Hardware & Feed CO
Local Chevrolet Dealer Heads to Temple for Business
R L Schmerbeck Kerrville Chevrolet dealer departed Monday for a business trip to Temple where he operates a Chevrolet agency. On return he will visit Fort Worth and Dallas. Kerrville branch under Schmerbeck’s management is expanding rapidly and faces tight supply of new Chevrolets.
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R. L. Schmerbeck
Temple
Chevrolet
Kerrville
Fort Worth
Dallas
Mr. Schmerbeck
Rogers Brushing Lacquer Offered In Popular Colors
Why endure shabby furniture and dingy floors when genuine Rogers Brushing Lacquer is available in popular colors plus black white and clear. Cans are mixed ready for use and any woman can apply it on first trial. W. W. Miller & Son. 10-tf
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Rogers
W. W. Miller & Son
Merchant Ad Drops Prices and Goat News From State
Regular prices listed for Goblin Corn and Tomatoes appear alongside a Piggly Wiggly ad. J A Jackson bought a prized milk goat from San Antonio via Herbert L Crate, said to be a six quart milker from a prolific line producing three to five kids per birth.
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J. A. Jackson
San Antonio
Herbert L. Crate
Saturday Specials and Local Church Mission Notes
The notice lists grocery specials including sugar 62c per 10 pounds, Campbell’s Pork and Beans three for 28c, crushed pineapple 13c, and seedless raisins 10c. It then reports Rev. Frederick W. Jones, rector, conducting a preaching mission in Junction and now engaged in a mission at this place with Rev. J. S. Budlong assisting. Bandera friends announce Col. J. J. Denton’s hospitalization in Kerrville after a knee injury while timbering, hoping for his recovery to compete in the Old Fiddlers’ Contest in July.
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Campbell’s
Frederick W. Jones
Episcopal Church
Junction
J. S. Budlong
San Antonio
Jones
Bandera
Col
J. J. Denton
Kerrville
Colonel Denton
Morris takes charge of Edwards Garage department
Otho A. Morris has purchased the gas, oil and accessory department of Edwards Garage and took charge last Saturday. He plans a cash and carry approach to save customers money and has an ad announcing his plans. Bruce Magee, from College Station, visits Kerrville to graduate next week and join Otis Elevator Company after a brief stay.
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Otho A. Morris
Edwards Garage
Bruce Magee
College Station
Amy Wallace
A. & M. College
Bruce
Kerrville
Otis Elevator Company
Wool Sack Injury Hits Ranch Worker Eye
Alfred Stieler, sacking wool on his Turtle Creek ranch, injured his eye when a needle tore into it. He was taken to Doctor Jones at Comfort and accompanied to San Antonio. doctors say only slight chance remains to save his sight.
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Alfred Stieler
Turtle Creek
Mr. Stieler
Doctor Jones
Comfort
San Antonio
Seniors Present The Poor Married Man at Tivy High
The senior class staged an entertainment Friday evening in the new auditorium of Tivy High School. About 600 attendees enjoyed the play The Poor Married Man as actors delivered creditable performances after hard practice in the new building east of the old campus.
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Tivy High School
Do You Know Anything About Shooting Craps
A quotation from D. A. V. News discusses the peril of gambling on craps. It notes the risk of violence when players are caught using learned tricks.
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D. A. V. News
Pedigreed Belgian Hares Offered For Sale
The following pedigreed Belgian hares are offered subject to previous sale. Registered Buck one year old. Registered Buck eight months old. Registered Doe tested breeder nine. Registered Does tested breeders, each. Hares stock four to five months old, each five dollars.
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Johnston Fork
Guadalupe River
J. L. Fowler
Texas
Panther
Alexander Pope
the Car Co
Phone
Ford
Amoun
Westland Place
Westland
Herbert L. Crate Realty CO. Chamber of Commerce
Water State
Methodist Church Co
E. Wheat
G. H. Kincaid
Rawson
St. Charles Hotel
Kerrville, Texas
Bratton
Paul Schippneck
Prop
North Court House
Purina
C. Wolfmueller, Dist
R. M. Wright
Mrs. I. G. McDonald
Hunt
Julius Real
Walter Nuenhoffer
Lee Mosty
Family of
L. A. McMains
Superior
the Times
Hunt, Ingram and
T. Salmons
Times Office
Burnett’s Cash Store
Lincoln
C. Cc. Butt Hardware & Feed CO
Jim Turner
Near Center Point
Jim
C. C
Kelly S. White
Times Printing Department
G. H. Rice
Norman, Okla
Hugh B. Warner
Lytle Street
Rice
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