Surprise Birthday Party for Agnes Kubenka
A surprise birthday party for Mrs. Agnes Kubenka was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kubenka Jr. on Friday night January 20. Local relatives attended and out of town guests came from Yoakum. Refreshments included sandwiches cakes strudel kolaches doughnuts pies cookies and coffee.
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Agnes Kubenaa
Joe Kubenka Jr
Hattie Jahn
Madalene Leopold
Rudolp Jahn
Yoakum
Emil Darilek Sr
Agnes Kubena
Adolph Novak
Corporal Edwin Pundt Sent To New Pacific Station
Corporal Edwin Pundt leaves furlough with parents Mr and Mrs Ed Pundt to report to his new posting in the Pacific.
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Cpl
Edwin Pundt
Mrs
Ed. Pundt
The
Pacific
Would You Believe It Romance Of Everyday Life
A playful claim compares yearly dishwashing by a family to a height twice that of the Empire State Building. A 1905 note describes the Washington cruiser yard built entirely of glass and steel, enabling all-weather ship work.
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Empire State
Cramps Shipyard
Philadelphia
Washington
Navy
Bavarian Moonshine Tale Ignites Royal Night Lamps
Report recalls King Louis II of Bavaria needing moonlight to sleep and an unusually lit moon staged in each palace room. The bizarre royal habit illustrates his peculiar nightly routine and envious temperament toward brighter surroundings.
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Louis II
Bavaria
Louis
Mt Vesuvius scare and a hollowed volcano hoax
A quirky clipping recalls a self styled scientist’s plan to hollow a mountain and fill it with explosives as a “new deal” era stunt. It also notes a bat anatomy comparison and a Cincinnati Supreme Court note on a wife's rights in a husband's company.
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Mt. Vesuvius
B. C
Julius Ceaser
Supreme Court
Cincinnati
Taste Regions and Kitchen Tales from a Pungent Era
A quirky miscellany notes tongue regions for pungent, sweet, and roasted flavors. It records a trivia about 5 o clock as the coldest hour, then extracts a joke about Nicholas II’s kitchen with many cooks and three chefs. It also tells three eccentric marriages of Sir John Price and lists a social visit in Range and Elgin Texas with local hosts.
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Nicholas
Russia
Renee Merrem Celebrates Eighth Birthday Party
Renee Merrem celebrated her eighth birthday Wednesday afternoon at her parents home, Mr. and Mrs. Malvin K. Merrem. About twenty five friends attended, with games and light refreshments served.
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Renee Merrem
Malvin K. Merrem
Ammermanns Visit Yoakum Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Paulie Ammermann of San Antonio visited their home folks in Yoakum during the weekend, stopping to see relatives and friends and sharing a brief hospitality moment in town.
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Paulie Ammermann
San Antonio
Yoakum
M Sgt Leinweber Assigned to Quito South America
M Si Sgt R L Lienweber stationed in the Panama Canal Zone since January 1 1947 is sent on a mission to Quito Ecuador South America where he will remain one to three months He is the son in law of Mr and Mrs Paul Ammermann of Yoakum.
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R. L. Lienweber
Panama Canal Zone
Quito
Equador
South America
Paul Ammermann
Yoakum
Postmaster Visited Moulton on Saturday Morning
Postmaster W. J. Bludworth of Flatonia paid a business visit to Moulton Saturday morning.
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W. J. Bludworth
Flatonia
Moulton
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Agnes Kubenka
Mary Smith
Dial Cross Association
Driskill Hotel
Austin
Texas
Legion Park
Shiner, Texas
Leon Boldt
Youth Athletic Club
Sir John Price
Peter Hansen
Elgin
Joe’s
Chevrolet
Moulton, Texas
KE. A. Oehl Grand Prize
Pearl
Sgt
Leinweber
Joe Marsh
the Clarion
Slim Henderson
Slim
Clarke Place
Andy
United States Brewers Foundation
ORD
Enou
Satisfaction Guar Farms, Inc
Amoor River
America
C.O.D
Wexahachie
Arrow
Berangin
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