Burglars Blow Open Sweet Home Safe Near Yoakum
In Sweet Home, six miles northeast of Yoakum, burglars forced open W. B. Ebner’s store safe, escaping with $250 in gold watches and war savings stamps. The postmaster’s safe has been robbed three times in 16 months, with prior incidents in 1921 and earlier. no arrests yet. Burglary insurance will cover the loss.
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Yoakum
Tex
W. B. Ebner
Sweet Home
Ebner
L. A. Greer
Hallettsville
Flatonia Couple to Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary
Flatonia Texas February 17 Mr and Mrs William Thornton mark fifty years of marriage since 1873 They live with their children and grandchildren in rotation Thornton born in Mississippi moved to Texas in 1848 served in the Confederate army Mrs Tennessee Thornton born in Mississippi April 9 1844 brought to Texas at age two and raised in Lavaca County Their six children and six grandchildren live in the state Yoakum Daily Herald notes Jazz music kept many out of jail not for immoral conduct.
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Flatonia
Texas
William Thornton
Thornton
Mississippi
Lone Star State
Gonzales County
Tennessee Thornton
Lavaca County
John McKinney
Yoakum Daily Herald
Pity for Dropouts Promotes Schooling and Education
The piece urges youth to finish school and pursue education beyond high school. It emphasizes remaining in school, moving to college if possible, and notes that education opens opportunities in engineering or other fields, promising a higher income.
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Star Models
Detroit
Maxwell
Chalmers
Bevan’s Auto Sales Company
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Ai A
K. Rebmet
W. H. Koester
Juengermann
Moulton Agl
Moulton Texas
Fordson Tractor
Ford
Ford Motor Company
Detroit, Mich
Ctlinger Motor Go
Lincoln
Automobile Ius. Co
Faftford American Surety Co. of
Boston Insurance Co
Boston
Witson
F. J. Helwoag
Justice of the Peace
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Alec
J. Knesek & Son
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Rexall
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