Self disciplined worker rises from ditch to office
Simon Walker, reared in London, worked at Shell Petroleum earning 150 monthly and sending 100 to his father during hard times. He saved, paid his own way, attended night school, and earned a promotion to a Dallas office. The piece lauds self denial as path to opportunity. It also notes local political chat, sick list, and a football defeat at Fredericksburg.
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G. Lewis
Simon Walker
London
Shell Petroleum
Nat
Daniel Walker
Simon
Terough
Wink
Plce
Dallas
Hubert G. Johnson
Constable
Johnson
Dallas Visitors and Local Church Services
Mr and Mrs Lewis Bowen and daughter of Dallas visit Bowen sister Mrs Millsap and family. Claude and Lloyd Flanagin of Fredonia visit Porter family. Bob Doran hosts Clarence Self. Roy N H Skaggs preaches at Eight Mile School on The Cross from John 3 14. next services on November 27. Several locals attend. visitors at Millsap home. Abe Brown Robert White and A P Bilger from Dallas arrive to hunt on Gardner Ranch with Bowen and Millsap. S A Ashley travels to San Antonio for business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Bowen
Dallas
Bowen
W. L. Millsap
Claude
Lloyd Flanagin
Fredonia
B. F. Porter
Bob Doran
Clarence Self
N. H. Skaggs
Eight Mile
John
Thompson wins at Beaumont fair for paintings and landscape
J A Thompson sent a collection of paintings to the Beaumont fair and won first prize for the painting collection and first prize in landscaping.
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J. A. Thompson
Beaumont
Ford Leads Field in September Vehicle Sales
Ford again topped the market in September with strong sales across passenger cars, commercial cars, and trucks. Loeffler Motor Company reports Ford's September total of 32,440 units, capturing 25 percent of all makes, while its passenger car and commercial segments show significant leads over nearest competitors in a four month trend.
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Ford
Loeffler Motor Company
Ford Commercial
Ford Truck
Legal notice for Chas. Bober estate settlement
Parties holding claims against or indebted to Chas. Bober deceased of London Texas must notify Ernest Bober Doss Texas for immediate legal settlement of the estate.
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Chas. Bober
London
Texas
Ernest Bober
Doss
Roosevelt Schoolhouse Hosts Sunday Night Service
The Roose velt Schoolhouse invites all to attend church next Sunday at seven o'clock. Rev. G. W. Crofoot will preach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
G. W. Crofoot
Sheriff-elect J. C. Graham and Watt Turner Visit San Antonio
Sheriff-elect J. C. Graham and Watt Turner traveled to San Antonio for meetings Monday, staying at local offices and discussing upcoming duties and regional concerns with officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Graham
Watt Turner
San Antonio
4-H Club Farmers Share Big Yields Across Texas
Frank King reports 50 from one acre on soup beans with three loads of barnyard manure. Ward Bracken from Powderly shows 140 gallons syrup on half acre at 16 dollars and 45 bushels peanuts per acre. Andrew Taraba says terraces raise yields 50 percent after five years. Jim Matthews fights smut on 50 acres with copper carbonate dust. Watt Collier notes color darkens after terracing. Leslie Combs in Montague County posts 129.50 profit from three 4-H demonstrations with beef calves pigs and turkeys.
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Frank King
Brown County
Frank
Lamar County
Andrew Taraba
Moulton
Lavaca County
Jim Matthews
Menard County
Leslie Combs
Bonita
Montague County
Girl's organs found reversed inside body during appendicitis
An eight year old girl in Galveston underwent surgery for appendicitis and doctors discovered her internal organs were mirrored from their normal positions. Her appendix and heart lay on opposite sides, though she otherwise showed no illness. Thelma Schrier returned from visiting relatives and photographed the old fort nearby.
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Galveston
Thelma Schrier
Sheffield
Segovia Sunday School Plans Meeting at New School House
The Segovia Sunday School will meet in the new school house next Sunday afternoon at three o'clock. Immediately after the Sunday school hour, the Rev. G. W. Crofoot will preach. Come and bring others with you.
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Segovia
G. W. Crofoot
Judge and Mrs. King Host S A Owen From Havana
Judge and Mrs. R. R. King entertained S A Owen of Havana Cuba as a guest from Sunday to Wednesday. Mr. Owen is Judge King's brother in law.
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R. R. King
S. A. Owen
Havana
Cuba
Mr. Owen
Judge King
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Wiley Murray
San Saba
Senator Capper
Kansas
W. M. McDonald
Teich Monument
Llano, Texas
Eight Mile News
Ponton
Watt Collier
Mitchell County
Frank L. Wilson
West Side Square
Kerrville
Bayer
The
Bayer Co
Schreiner-Hodges Co
General Merchandise
Junction, Texas
J. Holt Smith
Riley, Holekamp & Denman
Heyman’s Drug Store
Handy Andy
Alaska
Andy
Standifer Hospital
Hallie Hartgraves
Elsie Wuthrich
R. Wi
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