Holiday Socials and Visits Highlight Local News
Mrs Sid Henry Mower reads as a year of prospects with divine sweetness. Mrs H A Boyatt visits Dallas with daughter Mia while Mr and Mrs P D Smith join in. Loraine Moked plans months with Harley Moses in Corinth. Cecil Parker arrives from Phoenix for city visits. Mr and Mrs Burzher Jomesi host guests from San Benito. Mrs C S Kowthorp hosts the Wednesday Contract Bridge Club with festive decor and two tables. George Hutson leaves for Rice Institute after holidays. The Parent Teachers Study Club meets at Oglesby school Monday. Miss Lottie Davis visits with Mr and Mrs Hat Jey White. Mr and Mrs C D Lester return from Mars Hill. Helen Graham hosts at Fordyce. Mrs Lillian Hill visits. Mrs Chas Garrett departs for Little Rock. A four course turkey dinner by Mr and Mrs L W Young stands out as a holiday high note with Cyclamen centerpiece.
Offers to Wed For 7000 In Morbid Matrimony Bid
Corral Amos Jr. Burcham of Fort Leavenworth urges to wed any woman of any age for 7000, claiming he is a better bargain than a Chicagoan who offered 16000. The notice appears among social announcements about guests and parties including Dr and Mrs Bryant and Miss Frances Bryant visiting Philadelphia and Miss Helen McRae heading to Boulder to attend state university. Invitations from R V Herndon for a Watch Party on South Main are noted along with various home gatherings.
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Torming
Malden
Amos Jr. Burcham
Fort Leavertworth
Kan
George’ Green
R.H. Bryant
Frances Bryant
Philadelphia
Helen McRae
R. G. McRae
Boulder, Colo
State University
R. V. Herndon
South Main Street
Penitentiary bill and Masonic celebration in Washington
Summary of December 30 1846 Washington Telegraph items note a House approval of a penitentiary rebuilding contract for 10 000 with convict labor and state brick use under governor’s supervision. Also reported is a St John’s Day Masonic celebration with E A Warren delivering a keynote address.
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House of Representatives
Senate
St. John, the Evangelist
E. A. Warren, Esq
Honey Bridge Christening in Knowxielle Changes Name to Henley
A new bridge spanning the Tennessee River in Knowxielle will be christened with a mountain honey bottle breaking on its pilaster. Catherine Roehl, 16, will perform the smash as officials consider naming the span Henley in honor of Colonel David Henley. Governor Horton and Highway Commissioner Baker are invited to the dedication.
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Knowxielle
Tenn
Tennessee River
Catherine Roehl
Henley
David Henley
East Tennessee
Henry H. Horton
Robert Baker
Leitch Misses Work On Holiday In Charleston
Charleston report: C W Leitch, police chief clerk, arrived at the office on a legal holiday and found it deserted at noon. He fled the building after realizing the day was a holiday. Also noted is a claim that more than 40 percent of U S wealth is controlled by women.
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Charleston
W. W. Leitch
Leitch
United States
World's Largest Ranch Shapes Texan for Congress Leader
Kingsville Texas reports on Richard M Kleberg Democratic candidate for Congress from the 14th district, heir to the King Ranch famed as the world's largest ranch. The article traces Kleberg's lineage from Captain Richard King, growth to about 1.6 million acres, 10 000 workers, 7 000 residents, cattle outputs of 25 000 head a year, and the ranch’s longhorn legacy giving way to Brahma crosses.
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Kingsville
Texas
Congress
Richard M. Kleberg
Old King Ranch
Klbberg
Kleberg
King
Southwest
India
College Pressing Shop Destroyed by Fire in Magnolia
Magnolia Ark January fire of unknown origin destroyed the dry cleaning plant known as the A and M pressing shop. The loss was about 300 dollars and not insured. Owner Ernest Graham and Kane Crossland, college students, operated the shop. They planned to repair and resume operations immediately.
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Magnolia
Ark
A. and M
Ernest Graham
Kane Crossland
Ouachita County Plans to Rebuild Courthouse
Camden Ark. The Ouachita county commission on rebuilding the courthouse will be announced Monday Judge Walt Jordan says Several architects have submitted proposals and sketches for the new building These have been filed and will be studied when the commission is named No official action has been taken yet debris and wreckage clearance only
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Camden
Ark
Ouachita County
Walt
Jordan
Naind
Remembering the Yellow Jacket Waist with Sting
A clipped quotation from Tit-Bits recalls a bygone era of fashion and pride in a waspish waist. Wedmore wistfully notes the sting of memory as the season’s novelty fades.
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Gin
Wedmore
Mrs Kinigi Ranch Lands and Kleberg Estate Legacy
The article recounts Mrs Kinigi gifting 70 000 acres to a railroad, the Gulf coast ranch with 40 miles of beach, and an 18 mile concrete road to Kleberg ranch headquarters at Santa Gertrudis Mansion, valued at $200 000. Since Captain King founded the ranch, land was bought cheaply to improve workers, with churches, schools, electricity, waterworks, and crop programs. Upon Mrs Kinigi’s death, her estate passed to Kleberg's father Richard and then to his son, who inherited responsibilities.
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Kleberg
Richard King
Rio Grande
King
Iland
Gulf“of Mexico
Kieberg
Texas
Delaware
Captain King’s
Richard
Kinigi
Gulf
Mexico
Kleborg
Santa Gertrudig
United States
Captain King
W.a
Rand
Leper Colony in Korea Built by American Aid
The Biederwolf Leper Colony at Soonchun Korea, founded by Dr. Wilson and Mr. Unger, now houses over 730 lepers in more than 40 buildings with schools gardens and a church. Government funding has helped support inmate care and treatment while donations from American churches and individuals sustain expansion and medical research guiding Korea toward eradicating the disease.
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Biederwolf
Scon~ Chun
Soonchun
Wilson
Unger
Plusege Inquiry Reported In Chicago Briefly
A fragmented Chicago brief notes a brief dialogue where a young man and a young lady are described in clipped, stylized lines. The text hints at shorthand learning and a casual exchange amid a conversational scene. The passage reads as an excerpt from a larger city news snippet.
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Toveisne
Chicago News
Pasadena Bowl Memory Reflects Record Crowd Milestones
A historic Pasadena Rose Bowl gathering draws attention to football gate figures as Southern California witnesses record crowds. The article notes past attendance peaks surpassing 70,000, with mentions of 1930 and future projections, highlighting Tulane and Pittsburgh matchups and the evolving landscape of the Rose Bowl era.
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California
Wil
AESOS
Bouiformy
Pittsburgh
Tulane
Terndon
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Altrée
Mystic Gates
Loraine
Harley Moses
Corinth
Cecil Parker
Show
Phoenix
Ariz
Po ‘My
Burzher Jomesi
B. EB. Peterton
Mildred
San Behito
C. S. Kowthorp
T. S. McDavitt
Ralph Routon
A. M. Key
George Hutson
Wash Hutson
Houston
Tex
Rice Institute
Paisley
Oglesby
Oglesby School
Gus Haynes
Lottie Davis
Hat Jey White
Mr. White
C. D. Lester
J. Proctor Hill
Mr. Hill
Lillian Hill
el Dorado
Chas. Garrett
Fannie Garrett
Mrs. Kline Snyder
Little Rock
Murder At
Alice Wihte
Male Hamilton
Aileen Pringle
Richard Barthelmess
Helen Chandler
John Mack Brown
E. Ty. Stewart
W. G. Allison
Geared Réhisan
Kiine Snyder
Charles Garrett
Marguerité Taylor
L. W. Young
Washington Telegraph
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Somers
Hynson
Arkansas
Gazette
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Wood Cowan
Chick Gunn
Chick
Gladys
Cowan
Hope Star
Casey
America
West Point
Shelby
Belhaven
Columbus
Okolona
Lauderdale
Jackson
Mies
Biningham
Ala
Fordyce
Kosciusko
Stmner
Miss
Mr. Beiderwolf
Homer Rodenheaver
Grace Saxe
Virginia Asher
Frances &. Clark
World Christian Endeavor
Korea
Ungers
Joly
Rose Turing
Men of
Troy
Offente
Osity
Toi Lane
Stirts
Doh Zinn
South Elm Street
Gil
John S. Gibson Drug Co
Rexall Drug Store
Hayes McRae
Victrolas
McRae Hardware Company
South Main Stret
Hope Arkansas
Bensberg Music Co
Hope, Arkansas
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