London Locals News Roundup at Community Hall and Local Happenings
London residents hear of a London Parent-Teachers play at the Community Hall on Saturday February 26 with admission 10 and 25c for school benefit. Athletic Coach Sherman Rimes trains two county meet teams. Local visits note Julia Weaver, Russell LaVelle marriage, Eden High School staff and students. Grandmother Childs dies at Alpine. interment at Junction Cemetery. Local families visit Rochester and Fort Worth relatives. Public safety views condemn Zangara and anti-American propaganda urging suppression of anarchists and loyalty to Americanism.
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G. Lewis
London
Sherman Rimes
Russell LaVelle
Russell
Rankin D. Rothmann
H. G. Derrick
Eden High School
Alpine
Alpine of Old Grandmother Childs, the Mother of Mrs. S. H. Ivy
J. W. Browning
W. A. Chandler
R. C. McCollum
Junction Cemetery
John Walton
Agness Walton
Mr. Walton
Walton
Rochester
Miss Agness
Rochester High School
Joe Myers
Fort Worth
Myers
Maggie Cummins
Bud Ellis
Eldorado
I. W. Ellis
Zangara
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Isms
America
Texas Independence Day Emphasized For Centennial Preparations
The article urges Texas to celebrate March 2nd as a state holiday akin to July 4th and to hold annual programs honoring the Texan forefathers. It notes the 1936 Centennial approaching and calls schools and civic groups to teach and observe the heroic deeds that shaped Texas freedoms. It also comments on economic changes and the desire for a stable, brighter future.
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Texas
Valentine party at Mrs Nances hosts bears family list
BEAR CREEK SCHOOL NEWS reports a Friday Valentine party at Mrs Nances house with games stories songs and treats. Attendees include Katy Helen Margaret Bill Cunningham Tony Maria Herlina Gonzales Weldon Ware Alfred and Bernese Bannowsky Mrs Williams Mrs Cunningham Patsy Cunningham and Lupe Gonzales. Absent were Arthur Mary Luella Doss Bernese Bannowsky Tony and Maria Gonzales.
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Bernese Bannowsky
Two Brothers Marry Mother and Daughter
Two Thomson brothers wed Mabie Coop and Mabie’s mother, creating a tangled family tree. George Thomson planned to wed Mabie. Chestic aimed to marry Mabie’s mother, resulting in complex step relationships and future kin connections.
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Thomson
Farmers team up in Falls County for canning beeves
Falls County farm agents train teams to show farmers how to butcher beef by modern methods. Last month 50 beeves were reported as efforts to save time and improve meat. A separate note mentions alfalfa expansion in Gonzales County and a farmer proving green cut alfalfa improves calf ration.
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Falls County
Gonzales County
H. F. Waggoner
Woman Loses 20 Pounds in Four Weeks with Kruschen Salts
Mrs Mae West of St Louis recounts losing 20 pounds in four weeks after taking one box of Kruschen Salts. She reports increased energy, no hunger, and urges readers to try the product with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. Also notes concerns over potential Sino Japanese conflict and domestic petroleum policy debates.
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Mae West
St. Louis
Calf Creek store and post office burned down
The Calf Creek store operated by B L Graves and the post office run by Miss Mattie Thomas burned to the ground at midnight Tuesday. Firemen woke the township after being summoned from Brady. A safe and mail at the post office were stolen as the building burned.
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Calf Creek
B. L. Graves
Mattie Thomas
Menard
Hill Country Firemen’s Association
Brady
Exaggeration Triggers Skepticism, Honest Statements Build Trust
A reader note contrasts exaggeration with understated clarity, arguing that blunt facts inspire confidence while overstatement invites doubt. Confidence grows when messages are precise and verifiable, avoiding hype and sensational wording.
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Texas Independence
Burt’s
B. M. Burt
Bear Creek School News
Karl Sealy
Harrison County
P End
Coleman County
U. S. Biological Survey
Childress County
Chillicothee
East Texas
Jehol
Orient
Ivar Kreuger
Congress
China
Japan
North
United States
M. E. Blackburn
Rae
W. F. Hausmann
Junction
City Bakery
Junction, Texas
San Antonio
Katherine Stephenson
Attorney AT Law General Civil Practice Courthouse
Frank L. Wilson
Notary Public
West Side Square
J. Holt Smith
Schreiner-Hodges Co
Ade
General Electric
West Texas Utilities Company
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