In Memoriam J M Hallmark Dies in Junction Texas
Obituary notes the death of J M Hallmark on November 22 1937 in Junction Texas at his daughter Mansel Smiths home. He resided in Jane county for seven years leaving a hospitable legacy and is survived by George Brady Roy Burnet Slayton Amarillo and Mansel Smith plus several grandchildren. The message closes with condolences and a blessing for the bereaved family.
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Juncion
Texas
J. M. Hallmark
Mr. Hallmark
Mansel Smith
Junction
Jane County
Ishildren
George Hallmark
Brady
Roy Hallmark
Burnet Slayton
Amarillo
Audrey Kleen Llane
Fragmented Bits of Gossip and Snippets of Wit
A collage of humorous vignettes and oral history style excerpts. It mixes quips about names, sermons and moral scenes with sketches of social manners and light insults. The tone resembles a carnival of jokes and anecdotes from daily life.
Health officer warns against underestimating childhood diseases
State Health Officer Dr Geo W Cox urges urgent treatment for all measles, chicken pox, mumps, scarlet fever, and other illnesses to prevent outbreaks. He notes mild cases can seed serious epidemics and stresses watchful mothers for digestive upset or cold symptoms. Mrs H Austin and Mrs E G Kiehle with son Richard visit San Antonio couple W C Oliver.
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Geo. W. Cox
Bing Cherries Rise From Seedling Name Origin
Seth Lewellyn of Milwaukee Oregon hired a Chinese worker named Bing to help find new cherry varieties. The worker refused to destroy a seedling, Lewellyn relented, and the seedling was kept. He later named it Bing, which became a popular Pacific Coast cherry variety.
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Seth Lewellyn
Milwaukee
Ore
Bing
Lewellyn
Pacific Coast
Gift Subscriptions Highlight Christmas Offers
The newspaper promotes gift subscriptions as ideal presents for friends and relatives. It notes rising popularity and urges readers to explore combination offers featured in the columns this Christmas season.
Cedar cutter opens postal savings account with Uncle Sam
A Kimble County cedar cutter started a $75.00 postal savings account this week though the name and duration of the saving are not learned. The note praises thrift and self-reliance. Also reported a birth: Johnnie Leo Vick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Vick, born December 3.
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Kimble County
Sam
Johnnie Leo Vick
L Eo Vick
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