County correspondence on aging, weather, and world affairs
Aunt Mattie Hunter improves while Uncle Lou Walton holds up this winter. Aunt Georgia Amberson jokes about aging by fire while Mrs. Bell writes letters without stamps. The piece notes rain helping small grain, a prior freeze, and Japan’s move on Shanghai with US and British powers urged to withdraw from China. It cites Senator Capper’s stance on pulling marines and the Asiatic fleet. Divine worship crowds in London inspire local church figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Hunter
Lou Walton
Georgia Amberson
Mary FE
Bell
Minnies
Shanghai
China
United States
England
Brussels
Manchuria
Capper
East
London
Bro. Fairchilds and
Leamons
Annual Reminder of Gratitude and Observation
Thanksgiving day prompts reflection on things to be grateful for, requiring careful observation and perceptive understanding to discern true blessings. The message frames gratitude as a yearly lesson, urging readers to notice overlooked merits.
Texas Business Failures Fall to Record Low in 1936
The article notes that Texas business failures declined to 178 in 1936, with a monthly average under fifteen, contrasting with higher counts in earlier years such as 1931 and 1921. It highlights a trend of improving insolvency figures despite prior pessimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Englishman Misreads Nevada Distances And Rivers
An English visitor in Nevada hikes toward a distant mountain thirty miles away but finds it far nearer than expected due to the rarified air. After a long walk he sits to remove his shoes at an irrigation ditch and plans to swim the river, joking about distances and the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Pascal Trent Arrested Over Trick Cigar Allegations
Pascal Trent was arrested for giving trick cigars to four Boston police officers. Authorities say the incident drew attention to alleged impropriety while public commentary urged decency over wealth in remembrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pascal Trent
Boston
London School News reports activities and weather at the campus
Welcome visitor R E Homann inspires student interest in exhibiting animals at Kimble County Livestock Show next February. Workers begin building a new tennis court, caliche hauled for paving. winter weather brings freezes and rain. Thanksgiving assembly and PTA meeting postponed. school closes for holiday then resumes November 29. Sixth grade girls form a volley ball team and exams loom. Thoughts on learning by doing and obeying authority close the note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Homann
Wheeler
Stewart
Boston Man John F Cann Wins Knitting Contest
John F Cann of Boston won a knitting contest that drew nearly 100 women as competitors in a local event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Cann
Boston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Guyton Lewis
West
Mother
West Texas Utilities Company
M. E. Blackburn
Attorney-at-Law Junction
Callan Graham
Courthouse — Junction, Texas
Junction, Texas
London School News
W. F. Hausmann
DR. J. Holt Smith
E. O. Lowgren Junction
N. C. Patterson Watchmaker and Jeweler
Texas West Side Square
Ehie
Wm. T Tardy
Liberty Bank Building
Dallas
Lois Page
Altus
Oklahoma
Lorraine S. Wheatley
Commerce
Stamboul
Josephine Powell Beaty
Shepherd
Emmie Parris
Houston
Junction Cattle Loan Co
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