Roosevelt Girls and Boys Attend Junction County Meet
Miss Brown and pupils attend the Junction county meet on Friday. Arthur Dunbar recovering from mumps. Mrs. Esther Hodges visiting her parents in town. Mr. Spaulding painting in Roosevelt. Mr. and Mrs. Lister visiting Mrs. Lister's mother in San Antonio. Ross and Miss Eunice Goodall return from visits to Sonora and San Angelo. Roosevelt boys beat Segovia 10 to 4 in Junction Friday.
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Roosevelt
Segovia
Junction
London Red Creek News Highlights Local Happenings
Otis Bowers moves to London and locals note measles cases and a busy spring. Visitors include Bill Jones and Guy Cummins from Red Creek while W J Docwra clears timber land for cultivation. Examinations and school spirit rise as a party for Fay McKinney marks a fifteenth birthday. New high school site prep, fishing activity on the Llano, and a boast about London’s growth frame a portrait of small town life.
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Otis Bowers
London
Bill Jones
Yates
Kelley
Guy Cummins
Red Creek
W. J. Docwra
Russell Hamilton
London School Board
R. L. McKinney
Fay McKinney
Llano
Ed Cummins
Chicago's Underground Railroad The Loop's hidden freight tunnels
A historical feature details Chicago's underground freight system in the Loop. It covers 62 miles of horse shoe tunnels, 140 crossings, 652 intersections, 1,254 switches, and 182 electric motors. The network moves about 611000 tons of freight, 58000 tons of coal, and 219000 wagonloads of excavated material yearly. It uses 40 million dollars in investment and employs about 570 people under 55 degree year round conditions with specialized ventilation and safety features.
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Chicago
Mile Square
the Loop
State and
Madison Streets
Southern Democrat Dyer Warns Against Agrarian Radicalism
In a letter to Democratic House leader, Vanderbilt's G. W. Dyer argues the party should abandon agrarian radicalism and reaffirm opposition to centralization, business meddling, a strict constitutional interpretation, and fiscal restraint. He targets Southern Democrats to steer the party toward economy and states' rights.
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House of Representatives
G. W. Dyer
Vanderbilt University
Democratic Party
Bryan
Dyer
Rank and
Southern University
Centralized Authority in Washington on a New Scale
A fragmented note cites a shift toward centralized control based in Washington. The reference mentions global implications and the potential for stronger federal coordination affecting international and domestic policy dynamics.
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Pervision
Washington
New York
Orld
Plate glass used by Ford in 1924 roofs 380 acre farm
Ford Motor Company used over 16,660,000 square feet of plate glass in 1924 for passenger cars. The amount could cover a 380 acre farm, according to local Ford dealers Junction Hardware Co. Closed cars grow in popularity.
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FORD
Ford Motor Company
Ford dealers—Junction Hardware Co
Ford Plants Roll Glass Into Cars and Windshields
The text notes that over four million six hundred fifty thousand square feet were used for windshields of touring cars and runabouts. Ford glass plants are now producing all plate glass required for Ford car production.
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Ford Glass
Ford
Different Oils Success and Youth Provocation
A brief cartoonish dialogue contrasts adult resolve with youth mischief. The adult says I burned the mid night oil and I succeeded while the youth boasts I burn it now and get pinched for speeding. The exchange lampoons work ethic and reckless driving in a single vignette.
Stop Night Coughi This Simple Way
Persistent night coughs ease with Dr King s New Discovery for Coughs. Take a teaspoonful before bed and hold 15 to 20 seconds, then swallow. Soothes irritation and loosens phlegm, helping sleepers rest. suitable for children, hoarseness, bronchitis, and croup. Available at all good druggists.
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Dr King
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RED Creek News
American Legion Weekly
Taister
California
T. T. Maxey
Chicago’s
Underground Railroad
Jonset
W. E. Smith, Inc
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Tex
BAYER
Mayer Manufacture
Range & Range Attorneys AT Law
Mason, Texas
Wrigleys
Tighi
Sys
Ofeli
Rela
Heyman Drug Store
Texas
Secor Sanitarium
Kerrville-on-the-Guadalupe
Hankins Drug Company
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