Toyah Greek Locals Aid and Local Happenings
Frank Johnson and Mrs. Joe Jackson of Lorain Texas visited L A Sharp. Ab Odell crushed his left hand closing a box car door. Recent rains boosted the local reservoir by about five feet. W C Kountz and sisters left for Bloys Camp Meeting. George Ward family from Austin visited Oscar Ward. Local folks attend Skillman Grove Camp Meeting. Watermelon King B W Van Deren markets watermelons and cantaloupes. Berrel Ruth, two, burned by scalding water but recovering. An election favored irrigation plans under State Conservation and Reclamation Service with revisions to be submitted to the State Board of Engineers for possible action.
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Balmorhea
Toyah Valley
Berrel Ruth
W. W. Massey
State Board of Engineers
A B. C. Club Dinner Honors Visitor Kathleen Kite
Miss Janie Drummond hosted an A B C club dinner at her home for visitor Kathleen Kite. The green and white decorations reflected club colors. A selected group attended the exclusive event with a Victrola dance on the gallery and a formal menu and place cards.
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B. C
Janie Drummond
Kathleen Kite
Pecos
Beatrice Myrtle Ruhlen
Billie Clyde
Lorena Farr
Estelle Hicks
Viola Ward
Jessie Heard
Louise Wadley
Florena Vaughan
Music Class Ad by Mrs C B Jordan Opens Institute
Mrs C B Jordan announces a music class starting with the teachers Institute. Instruction offered at her home. Contact by phone 90 for admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers’ Institute
C. B. Jordan
Judge J E Starley Visits Pecos and Toyah Creek
Judge J E Starley arrived from Dallas in the latter part of last week to attend to business matters and greet friends in Pecos and along Toyah Creek.
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J. E. Starley
Dallas
Pecos
Toyah Creek
Mrs J W Brooks Returns From Lampasas Visit
Mrs J W Brooks came back today from Lampasas where she spent the summer with relatives.
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J. W. Brooks
Lampasas
Judge Pierson Praises Sul Ross in Alpine Address
Judge William Pierson of the Texas Supreme Court spoke to a crowded Sul Ross audience in Alpine on Friday August 10 praising the school and opposing moves to relocate it. He compared Texas courts to citizens and discussed the courts’ functions while noting his summer retreat in the Davis Mountains.
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William Pierson
Supreme Court of Texas
Sul Ross
Alpine
Pierson
Texas
Greenville
Supreme Courts of Texas
Davis Mountains
Toliver Heads East For Fall and Winter Stock
B A Toliver departed this week for eastern markets to arrange fall and winter stock orders. He aims to secure seasonal goods and pricing.
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B. A. Toliver
Calotabs Calomel Tablet Promises Nausea-Free Use
A vintage advertisement touts Calotabs as a de-nauseated calomel tablet. It claims modern refinement removes bitterness and griping, making a single bedtime dose with water enough for a clean liver and alert morning. Priced 35 cents large, 10 cents small, with refund guarantee.
Notice of School District Debrief and Property Sale
The Reeves County area reports bid notices and trustee actions. C B Jordan returns from a California trip as the Toyal emt School District invites sealed bids by 4 p.m. for a depository contract for the ensuing year. A sheriff sale is scheduled regarding Gaston A Freeman and Roy L Biggs successors with notices of land sale in Reeves County Texas.
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Toyal ‘Emt
Eptember
W. E. Morton
Pf. Beard
State of Texas
Cour
T Biggs
Gaston A. H. Freeman
T. County
Texas
Roy L. Biggs
Court House
County
Reeves County
David Penn
J. W. Price
Cévey
Harris
Roy
John
Reeves &Med
Prin
Reeves
Climate, Immigration and Americanization in the Dakotas
A study argues climate and prior occupation shape where immigrants settle and how quickly they assimilate. It cites Scandinavians moving to Dakotas Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois and warns that concentration of foreigners slows assimilation and voting integration. It suggests Congress weigh climate and industrial needs in immigration policy.
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Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
New York
Hours or money in eight hour day debate
The piece argues the eight hour day should be a straight eight hours, not a basic eight, noting workers may still log the same hours for overtime pay. It warns that some unions use the issue to gain higher wages, harming labor and productivity, urging honest daily effort.
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Gary
United States Steel Corporation
No Alimony Divorce Reform Proposal Emerges
A distressed editorial argues reform should come from marriage licensing, not courts. It urges health and moral certificates for applicants and limits alimony to innocent mothers, with fathers bearing child support. It also proposes ending attorney fees and restoring corporal punishment to deter divorces.
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Tonat
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Marion
TOYAH
California
Pository Mo Company
Hin Texas
Reeves Acres
Peess River
Iriver
Desrees
Biggs
Estitute Trustee
Sheriff's
Ee County
S. C. Vaughan
A. D
Fox
J. A. Holmes
E. Wi. Jeff People’s Exchange Bardens
P. C. Jeffrey
Lowing
Abov
Ida
Court County
Caid
E. B
Sheriff
Leanty of
Elmdale
Kan
Efendants
Reeves Counday
Jleton
Abo
Uncle Johns
Josh
MA Matthews
Agvne
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