Will Test Local Airship Saturday Inventors Readied New Machine
Weather permitting local airship inventors W. E. Brown and Clifford Day will stage one or two tests at Hiland Park Saturday. Their machine, prepared after a brief Thursday test lifting twelve to fifteen feet, replaces an earlier craft crushed in a 200 foot fall. The new design differs in parts and incorporates several new ideas while removing others from prior attempts.
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Hiland Park
W. E. Brown
Clifford Day
Colquitt and Davidson Split Votes in Scurry County
In Scurry County voters divided between Colquitt and General Davidson amid strong prohibition sentiment. Hom. Mac Taylor of Snyder notes the split, while visiting over the holidays with his family.
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Scurry County
Hom. Mac Taylor
Snyder
Colquitt
Davidson
Taylor Whhto
Cnding
Taylor
R. H. Hoffman
Commissioner Kane Receives Many Recommendations
In Austin on December 24 Judge Kane returned to his office from North Texas to find numerous letters and petitions urging either Denton or Temple as the site for the proposed black land experiment station. He presented these to the board for careful consideration at the next meeting around January 1.
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Commissioner Kane
Austin
Judge Kane
Texas
Denton
Temple
Staon
Judge Ko Preset
Cotton price record set in market deal of 1908s era
The highest price paid for cotton since the Sully boom in 1908 and the highest this early in thirty five years was paid when C. N. White bought two bales from G. H. Stallings at 15 cents a pound.
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Sully
Appointment of Rev J Matthews as temporary administrator
Judge Zumwalt names Rev J Matthews as temporary administrator of the estate of J J Mixey and Canity Mixey, deceased. Bond set at 1400 dollars. Mensure states near Lancer.
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Zumwalt
Rev . J. Matthews
J. J
Canite Mixcey
Tee
Méksey
Lancer
Fire Panic Strikes Navarro Hotel in Port Worth
Fire broke out in the Navarro hotel basement in Port Worth Texas early morning causing guests to flee into the streets. The blaze spread rapidly before firefighters subdued it after a hard fight. Loss set at 3000 dollars.
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Port Worth
Fort Worth
Tex
Navarro
Your 100 Dollar Bank Book Offer
A sales pitch explains why a bank account with checks is safer than carrying cash. It promotes opening a bank book, issuing checks for purchases, and emphasizes convenience, security, and ease of managing money. The message contrasts cash handling with a bank account setup.
Exchange National Bank Officers Named
The notice announces officers of Exchange National Bank with im x Shea as presenting officer Coit as president and the cashier role unspecified in the fragment.
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Shea
Presi
Weather Report From New Orleans Sees Rain Then Cold
Weather report from New Orleans December 24 notes unsettled conditions tonight and Saturday with rain, followed by colder temperatures on Saturday.
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New Orleans
Quiet Christmas Day Observed With Closures Townwide
Stores banks mills and some factories close for Christmas Day with grocery and butcher shops operating limited hours. Churches host tree lightings and services tonight with programs for Sunday schools across several congregations. Elks club and other groups plan events through the weekend and into next week.
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First Presbyterian
American Presbyterian
Oak Street M. E
Cumberland Presbyterian
Court House
T the Elks Club
Empty Stocking Gifts Distributed After Rain Delay
The United Charities Empty Stocking crusade distribution moved from Thursday afternoon to Friday due to steady rainfall.
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United Charities
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