Glimpses of Texan Life and Notables At Summer Revue
A column blends reflections on aging and memory with notes from Texas social life. It mentions Casa Manana and a crowded Fort Worth open-air theatre, lists notable attendees, and recalls anecdotes from Judge R. B. Hood and others. The piece ends with a joke about travel and delirium tremens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Hotel
Casa Manana
Fort Worth
Bill McCraw
Wilbourne B. Collie
Eastland
J. Manley
Stephenville
Bill Wilson
Amarillo
Texas
Bob Whipkey
Big Spring Herald
Vann Kennedy
International News Service
C. K. DeBusk
Jacksonville
Virginia Organist Trains Hard for Easter Musical
A young woman organist at a small Virginia Episcopal church toiled for weeks in preparation for the Easter program. Her intense effort during the forty days led to a slight nervous episode toward the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OneNe
Virginia
Richmond
Sexton
Nelly
Uncle Henry
American News Features, Inc
Bertram Waterworks Sold for Seven Thousand Dollars
Bertram Water Works owners accept a 7000 dollar offer from Burnet County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 to turn over the system on August 1. Desmond Williams will operate the pumps and handle repairs and collections. Legal steps include Board of Water Engineers review, a ratification election, director elections, an examination hearing, and a bond election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertram Enterprise
Ike D. White
Austin
Bertram Water Works
Thos. C. Ferguson
Burnet
Burnet County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1
Bertram Water Works System
Burnet Coury Water Control and Improvement District No. 1
Enterprise
BF. Warden
J. A. Vaughan
N. Oliver Cox
R. W. McFarlin
J. B. Goode
Desmond Williams
Bertram
Board of Water Engineers
Vigilance plan backed by fifty three Bartlett merchants
Fifty three local merchants display cards stating they will not entertain advertising or solicitations unless vetted by the Bartlett Chamber of Commerce vigilance committee. The plan requires solicitors to present identification, extendable to peddlers and itinerant solicitors in residential areas. Local and neighboring applicants will be judged on merit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Bartlett Tribune
Bartlett
Merck
Sun
Williamson County Sun
Cottonseed Prices Driven by Hog Lard and Soybean Competition
In College Station the cottonseed price is explained as driven by competition from hog lard and soybeans rather than oversupply. H. G. Womble of the South Texas Cottonseed Association and Texas A. M. Extension Service discuss how corn and soybeans affect demand for cottonseed oil and cake, noting rising pig production and lard output as factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
H. G. Womble
So Texas Cottonseed Association
Texas A. M. College Extension Service
Womble
Decatur
Minoi
Dallas
Paul G. Ha
Herridge Steffey Reunion Held at Towley Home
The Herridge Steffey reunion gathered Sunday July 30 at the Towley home of Don Steffey with over 105 attendees. Out-of-town guests included Carl Steffey of San Antonio and the Claude Steffey family of Neville Ohio. The group planned to meet again next year on the Llano River in 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herridge—Steffey
Towley
Don Steffey
Carl Steffey
San Antonio
Claude Steffey
Neville
Orland
Flint
Michigan
Llano River
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van Spinks
Arkansas
R. B. Hood
Weatherford
New England
Daniel Webster
Webster
L. Perry
Lot Nocona
Butch
Max Rice
H. J. Trout
Glen Rose
W. H. Wood
Shamrock
Stovall
South Bend
Young County
Ted Read
Jerry Sadler
Globe-Trotter
Courthouse Square
Sandwich
Wallace Hazelwood
Home Furniture Company
Ambulance Service
C. J. Wigham
Mgr
Irvin S. Cobb
By Irvin S. Cobb
Jimy
Bertram Waterworks
United States
Turkey
Norfolk
Virginian
Herridge
Steffy
Spencer-Sauer
Spencer Weber
Ase
T. Mor. A
A. Weber
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