June in London county lights and local updates
London locals note June’s charm with roses and brides while Elvis Stewart returns home from Los Angeles for a two week visit with Jewel and Milford McEwen. The column records showers improving crops, visits by Robinson the water well driller, and community events plus a casual reminiscence on June brides and June bugs.
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Elvis Stewart
Los Angeles
California
Los Angles
Jewel
Milford McEwen
London
al Robinson
Junction
Mrs. L. Vance
Corona
Johnnie Vance
Johnnie
The
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Community Chatter Highlights Local Trips and Ranch News
The weekly page notes Hugh Spiller and family planning a western states vacation visiting the San Francisco World's Fair and coastal sites. Roy Spiller's L-7 Ranch Camp for Boys opens with seven San Antonio youths. Virginia Hope Bannowsky arrives with mother. Others travel for medical care and local visits. farming activity includes hay cutting and bean selling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Spiller
Hazel
Hugh Bob
Roy Spiller
East Bear Creek
San Antonio
Virginia Hope Bannowsky
Alfred Bannowsky
Emmie Salter
Kerrville
Trover Landers
Brownwood
R. H. Spiller
Kimble County
Corpus Christi
Bear Creek
Arch Reynolds
Joe Lewis
Robert
J. M. Bishop
Johnson Fork
Charlie
Allen
Charles Bishop
Richard Coleman
Roy Salter
W. A. Bannowsky
Health Officer Warns On Perishable Food Safety In Summer
Dr Geo W Cox state health officer urges sanitation to prevent contamination of perishables. Summer diarrheas and ptomaine poisoning arise from spoiled foods. germs multiply in heat. Key safeguards include refrigeration, thorough cooking, cleanliness by handlers, and fly control with screens and extermination measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W. Cox
Freshen Pillows With Simple Home Method
To refresh pillows remove the slip and scrub the ticking with soap lather then wipe clean with lukewarm water. Rinse by changing water several times and dry on a warm sunny surface turning and beating as it dries. Douglas Fairbanks Sr presents his film collection to a New York museum containing 2,700,000 feet dating from 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
New York City
San Antonio Livestock Market Report June 5
Hogs: receipts about 900 head with steady action. Top 170 to 250 lb butchers at 6.35, 160–170 lb 6.00–6.35, 250–300 lb 5.85–6.35, 140–160 lb 5.50–6.00. Sows 5.25 and down, feeders around 5.00. Cattle: receipts 1,000 to 1,035. calves about 2,000. Active on good grades. cows and calves strong. steers scarce. High light yearlings 8.50–9.50. mid-yearlings 7.50. 669 lb two-year-olds 7.25. light common 6.00. Cutter cows 3.25–4.25. plain 4.25–5.50. good cows to 6.00. Bulls 5.00–6.00. head to 6.25. Slaughter calves 8.50–9.00. stocker calves 8.50–11.00. stocker cows 35–47.50 per head. some loads 50. Sheep: receipts 100. goats 100. Market steady. few lambs 6.00. stockers 4.00–5.00. yearlings and bucks 3.50. does 1.00–2.00. Aged wethers around 2.75.
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San Antonio
Texas
Danzig Free City Controversy and Baltic Seaport History
The article surveys Danzig as a historic Baltic port with Hanseatic roots and later shifts under Prussia and the League of Nations. It notes its 754 square mile area, 407000 population, and 95 percent German residents while detailing Poland and Germany’s competing aims and the danger described in the dispute. It also includes brief notices on local quail stocking fundraisers in Bexar county and etiquette commentary from Emily Post and Burke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Poland
Danzig
Baltic
Europe
Berlin
Hanseatic League
Prussia
League of Nations
Zoppot
Neutreich
Tiegenhof
Hitler
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By Orlan Stewart
Murray Jarvis
Tea Cup
Soil Conservation and Range Program
London Territory
W. T. Walton
Guy Cummins
Red Creek
Edd Cummins
T. B. Harral
San Saba
Ernest Hardesty
Llano
Yates
Childdren
E. P. Farr
Allen Bishop
Mellie McPeters
Alton Fleming
Guss Bannowsky
Sue Beth
Fletcher Gardner
Chester Bannowsky
Yours Truly
Northcutt Ranch
Sue Beth Bannowsky
F. A. Weaver
Little Club
L-7 Ranch
Robertson-Coleman Ranch
Charlotte Burt
L. E. Standifer
United States
Denman Ins
Agency
Jack White
Cleo
Mrs
Feed and Ranch Supplies
Kimble Wool and Mohair Company
O. M. Franklin
Kimble Wool and Mohair Co, Inc
T. BE. Phillips
Walker Ragsdale
G. R. Rothmann
Free City
Bob White Quail Club
Bexar County
Jack Gordon
Emily Post
Burke
J. L. Ball Dairy
Ford
Gilmore-Yosemite
Loeffler Motor Co
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