Weekend Visits and Reflections from Abilene News
A jumble of social notes from Abilene Texas documents visits by Rev. I D Montgomery and Mrs Montgomery to Mrs. Halt and relatives, plus residents like Miss Callie Wesson and Miss Sue Wesson sharing time with friends. The Bay View Reading Club meets Wednesday at 3 PM to study the State of New York with Miss Mamie Twitchell leading. Other entries note travels to Durant Oklahoma and Texarkana, with several families visiting kin and friends across Texas and Arkansas.
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Pelf—T
Miss Callie
Abilene, Texas
Bay View
Bracy Sturdivant Wedding Surprise at Home
Winford Bracy eldest son of Elder W T Bracy married Miss Margaret Sturdivant. The ceremony occurred at the Bracy home in Newark Ark Friday night after the 10:30 train arrival from Newark. Elder W T Bracy performed the service with friends present wishing them long, prosperous life.
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Winford Bracy
W. T. Bracy
Margaret Sturdivant
J. D. Sturdivant
Newark
Ark
W.T. Bracy
Kansas City Votes On 40 Million Bond Program
Kansas City votes May 26 on a 10 year bond program totaling 32 million plus county proposals of 8.45 million, making 40.45 million overall. The plan covers 20 items including a 1 million incinerator, 1 million Brush Creek sewer upgrades, 4.5 million boulevards works, 4 million city hall site, 2.75 million parks, 2 million hospital projects, 4.5 million Municipal auditorium, 3.5 million water works, 1.5 million sewers, and 500 thousand airport improvements. The city hall site is fixed in downtown core.
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Kansas City
J.P
Brush Creek
Civic Improvement Committee
British Plane Company to Have Aerial Stewardesses
London WRHS says a new occupation for women as aerial stewardesses will start this summer with the Handley Page 40 seater airliners on Imperial Airways. The appointment responds to more women air passengers and tasks include refreshments feeding matters and acting as aerial guides.
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London
WRHS
Imperial Airways
They Always Dit Wesman Laundry Sheets Laugh At Tie
A fragment notes how laundry sheets mock a routine, with banter about returning items with sides split and a humorous observation on the laundry process. The snippet hints at casual chatter and recurring mishaps involving clothing items and laundry work.
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Wesman
Paestum Excavations Nearing Completion
Paestum Forum excavations near completion reveal remains of temples, law courts, stores, and houses. The site shows Paestum’s two finest Greek temples, with the Forum and topography exposed by recent digging at the ancient Greek city near Naples.
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Naples
UPI
Paestum
Melborne
Paestumr
Greece
Piles End With New Remedy MEM-ROID Claims
A medical ad claims piles vanish without salves or cutting by removing the cause. It blames bad blood circulation in hemorrhoid veins and introduces MEM-ROID by Dr. J. S. Leas, tested on patients with success and backed by Ward & Son with a money back guarantee.
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J. S. Leashardt
Ward & Son
Ady
Dreuth Frogs Reported Vanishing in Tazewell County
A local firm in Tazewell County notes a severe frog die off this spring with thousands missing. Last year frogs sang loudly, but this year sound is scarce as researchers await explanations for the decline.
Co-eds Practice Throwing at Dergen State College
Co-eds at Dergen State College work on throwing technique using a 12 inch playground ball and a nine inch baseball to improve accuracy. The light practice routine aims to build form and coordination for future athletic activities.
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Corvallis. Gre
U.P
Dergen State College
Albine Robin Returns To Dr Hamilton's Yard
The albina robin in Lancaster Ohio has returned to the yard of Dr. H Hamilton after a year’s absence. The bird has nested there for several years and has been photographed multiple times this season.
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Los Angeles
Saenger Theater
Hope
Elliott Johnson
Lancaster
Ohio
W.P
H. Hamilton
Ancient iron pot found near Linkoping Sweden
A 2.00 year old iron pot over 20 inches tall was discovered embedded in sand near Linkoping Sweden. Archaeologists note its exceptional preservation and say only two similar pots have been found in Sweden.
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Linkoping
Sweden
County Singers Gather at DeAnn
Hempstead County Singing Convention opened at DeAnn nine miles northwest of Hope with W Huts on presiding and T R Wilson directing the opening song. The event drew outtop Hempstead singers and a quartet from Howard county and named Rocky Mound as the next host site for the annual convention on the third Sunday in July.
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Hempstead County
DeAnn
Hope
W. Hutson
T. R. Wilson
Mr. Timberlake
Hempstead
Howard
T. R. Billingsley
Oliver
Rocky Mound
Horace Kennedy
Hope Quartet
Teacher and pupil clash over week with mother
A teacher expresses frustration at a pupil and wishes to talk to the mother for a week. The pupil coolly responds that he will speak to his dad about it, signaling a playful but defiant exchange in a schoolroom.
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Sailor
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Abilene
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Texas Points
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J. S. Ragland
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W. W. Buelett
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William Collier, Jr
Siren
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Paramunt News
Aloha
Lavie
Ben Lyon
Raquel Torres
Thelma Todd
British Plane Company
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Chick
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By Blosser
Amflla
NEA Service
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Berlin
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Bendy
Association
PROMP
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Beryl Borden
Thotte Sands
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