Bloy’s Camp Meeting Set for August in Davis Mountains
Fort Davis Texas June 30 The annual inter denominational Bloy s Camp Meeting will run August 7 14 at Skillman Grove in the Davis mountains 17 miles west of Fort Davis Prominent Southwest preachers including Dr S J Porter Rev L D Anderson Dr J M Burmah and Rev W B Hogg are announced Attendance is expected to exceed prior years drawing church people from adjoining states and cattlemen community leaders.
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Fort Davis
Texas
Skillman Grove
Davis Mountains
Bloy’s
Southwest
Bloy
L. D. Anderson
Disciples Church
J. M. Burma
D. D
Waxahachie
Kinity University
W. B. Hogg
el Paso
An Appreciated Letter From Old Friends in Electra
An Electra Texas resident writes editor John Hibdon of the EnTERprise about former citizens. He notes Judge Starley, Troxel’s five drilled wells yielding dusters, and Shorty Munce returning from Pecos. The writer recalls Toyah two years ago, hopes for oil, and sends best regards to Hibdon and Mrs. Hibdon.
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John Hibdon
The
Enterprise
Hibdon
Judge Starley
Troxel
Electra
Pecos
Shorty’ Munce
Toyah
Mrs. Hibton
Courteous tourists set example at Floydada camping grounds
A touring group stayed at Floydada camping facilities maintained by the Chamber of Commerce and left the camp clean and a note of thanks. They swept the camphouse, removed litter, and departed with no burden on the hosts, exemplifying considerate travel behavior for the season.
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Ica
Floydada
Chamber of Commerce
America
Hesperian
Carter Attends Texas Bar Convention Badge Free
Ponder S. Carter will travel to Beaumont for the 42nd annual Texas Bar Association convention on July 3 to 5. Delegates will compete in a historic presidency without badges as over 300 lawyers from across the state gather for a wide program on legal questions.
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Ponder S. Carter
Beaumont
Texas Bar Association
Texas
el Paso Times
Up in the Air: Magnolia Building Telephone Exchange
A private 240 line Magnolia Petroleum switchboard on the Magnolia Building 26th floor in Dallas handles top-floor calls. The system serves the upper floors with about two dozen exchanges and over 30 operators to manage lines.
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Texas
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Magnolia Building
Dallas
Magnolia
Electric Railways Pay Twenty Five Kinds of Tax
A survey by the American Electric Railway Association finds electric railway companies pay 25 different special taxes in addition to operating costs. Taxes include federal corporate stock income property franchise gross and net receipts license and more, plus free transit for firemen and police. The study seeks to show the tax burden and whether riders benefit the public.
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Electric Railways
American Electric Railway Association
Electric Railway
Electric Lighting and Power Faces Big Task
Industry leader Martin J. Insull reports to the National Electric Light Association that six-year capital needs for electric utilities will total about 1.5 billion dollars annually to meet rising demand. He says the industry can raise this amount and must keep the public well informed to maintain favorable opinion of credit and service.
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Martin J. Insull
Chicago
National Electric Light Association
Insull
Toeal
Small change pays cost of utility services
The Society for Electrical Development reports that utilities take 6 percent of the average American's income with Electric service 1.03, railroads 2, gas 1.08, water 2.1, telephone 1.26, street cars .42. An eight and a half percent cut saves only half a cent per dollar. wiping all utility costs still leaves seven percent for miscellaneous expenses.
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Society For Electrical Development
Lloyd George backs US liquor seizure policy rights
London reports former Premier Lloyd George urged sympathy for America’s prohibition experiment. He said the United States is within its rights to seize liquor on ships and urged giving the program a fair trial, noting its bold, practical nature and the need to respect US approach.
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London
Associated Press
Welsh Baptist Church
Lloyd George
United States
New York Harbor
America
Europe
County funds for rural roads urged by judge
Tyler Texas judge R W Simpson argues the highway amendment on July 28 will direct state control to cardinal roads and free county funds for local rural roads. He says current system neglects farm routes, harming farmers who pay for roads they barely use.
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Tyler
Texas
R. W. Simpson
Judge Simpson
Dern Good Coffee Larson's Market Boosts Colorado Springs Name Power
In Colorado Springs a coffee seller named Dern built his brand on a punny label Dern good. Customers praised the coffee and credited the name with boosting sales, illustrating how naming can drive business. The column notes the power of names in commerce.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Dern
Reason for Everything
A wife complains about a squeaky old car while her husband jokes that pig iron in the axles is to blame. The exchange highlights humor over mechanical woes and stubborn jokes about the vehicle’s integrity.
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John
Mirror Faults and Virtues Advice from 1928
A reflective essay argues most faults lie within and viewing others' flaws blinds self-awareness. It urges self-knowledge, acceptance of limits, and self-improvement through cheerfulness, sincerity, and self-control, warning that many faults stem from nagging and selfishness. Copyright 1928 Richard Lloyd Jones.
Homey Philosophy on Cars and Life
The speaker compares tending a car battery to building a life with effort. If power drains, a new charge is added and more is put in than taken out to break even. Both require continual input to offset inevitable leakage and ensure longevity.
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Cupid
Practical Household Tips From a Nineteenth Century Page
A compact collection of home hacks covers easy tomato peeling by blanching, cleaning tinware with dry flour and newspaper, removing utensil stains with sand paper, and preserving cut flowers with sugar in water. It also warns about poisons in corks and offers a glass repair tip using melted alum to fuse a crack.
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Tallulah
Louisiana
War Department
Coad
Carter
Joseph A. Daniel van Horn
Creggg Erie
Richard Lloyd Jones
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California
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