El Paso to host first Fat Stock Show in March 1927
El Paso will host the first annual Fat Stock Show from March 14 to 19 at Liberty Hall. A total of 13,200 in premiums is offered across cattle, swine, sheep and goats including 9,000 for Herefords and Shorthorns, 6,000 for Herefords, 3,000 for Shorthorns, 1,500 for dairy cattle, and 1,000 for swine. Breeding and fat sheep and goats total 1,000, with Rambouillet, Hampshire, Shropshire, and Angora represented. Carrot cattle receive 700 in premiums. Premium lists available soon via D A Bandeen, Chamber of Commerce.
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el Paso
Liberty Hall
Texas
Texas + and
Soutern Cattle Raisers Association
Duroc
Jerseys
Poland
Chinas
D. A. Bandeen
Chamber of Commerce
Gaels Gala Golf Game Prompts Cheerful Local Report
A Gaelic golf gala opens the 1927 season at Alamo Country Club with seven players per side led by M W Collie and J A Crane. Collie posted the low rounds including a 76 and 35 on the course record, while Fitzgerald and Sisk followed with solid scores as the event showcased lively local sportsmanship and the year’s debut.
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M. W. Collie
J. A. Crane
Alamo Country Club Links
Collie
Fitzgerald
Collies
Monroe Kerr
Man
Sisk
A. Sisk
Johnson
Woods
Bell
Anderson
Fitzgerald Jno
Bryan
Manahan
Keith Camp
W. W. Dean
Crane
Albert Sisk
Jack Woods
Kerr
Lee Hanson
Lamesa
Pecos
Fort Stockton
Midland
Valentine Origins and Satire Through Time
A humorous meditation on Saint Valentine’s name origin and February 14 traditions. The piece traces linguistic roots from galantin to valens, notes Welsh byproducts like gwan, and lampoons modern dating slang and courting habits with playful etymology and wordplay.
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Saint Valentine
B. C
Valentine
Monsieur Hen
Fairy's Valentine by the Little Elf
A whimsical poem recounts a small elf near a sunny hollow who pens a honey ink love letter to a beloved sprite. The narrator copies the elf letter and signs it, declaring enduring affection. The piece appears in Delineatog via Arthur Gutterman.
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Arthur Gutterman
Poor Papa Mamma Comic Exchange
Dialogue follows a mother urging Johnny to be good like his father. Johnny retorts he will behave for a nickel, prompting Mama to call him good for nothing and chide the comparison to Papa.
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Mamma
Johnny
Papa
Near Sighted Lovers and a Pin in a Tree
A near sighted woman plans to fool her lover by placing a pin on a tree they will sit by. They walk to the garden bench where she points out the pin, challenging his sight. In their walk an awkward stumble over a cow interrupts the moment, hinting at a humorous or awkward reveal.
Don’t let your car freeze with new anti-freeze shipment
Community Garage announces a large shipment of anti-freeze fluid to protect radiators now. Shop early to secure stock and avoid cooling system damage as temperatures drop.
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American Hereford Breeders’ Association
American Shorthorn Breeders’ Association
Ana
Fl Paso
Missouri
Olen Gentry
Mill Grove
Gentry
Chevrolet
LADS
MONS
Alamo
Draughen's College
Abilene
Winkler
Loving Counties
Shreveport
Buick
Zimmer Hdw.Co
W.R. Hicks
Eka
Érie
SAY
Bayer
Salieyiteagy
Ford Service
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Pecos Auto Co
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