Local Society Notes Show Busy Week of Clubs and Guests
Miss Beatrice Masterson and dozens of social figures travel to Houston for Reynolds-Karr wedding. Various clubs convene at homes and churches with teas, dances, and meetings. guests include Helen Ferguson, Catherine Franklin, Miss Norcross, Captain Shelley, and many others as Mrs. J. F. Adkins leads and hosts are listed.
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Beatrice Masterson
Mildred Morris
R. G. Williams
H. H. Spencer
Helen Ferguson
E. G. Chamberlain
Katherine McGown
Marjorie McGown
Josephine Woodhull
Mary Pauline Fordtran
Leon Goodman
Howze
Mila Baker
Gladis Tompkins
Grayce Norcross
Faulkner Heard
Fitzhugh Lee
T. F. Watters
Houston
James Sinclair Karr
Burlington Avenue
Westmoreland
Kansas City
Misses Ferguson
Catherine Franklin
Jean Aubrey
Catherine McGown
Means
Ashland
Octavia Bullis
Eleanor Barclay
Captain Shelley
Lang
Ord
Peyton
Tulley
Lewis
Edmund Chamberlain
Julius Holz
Kate Buckman
Dorothy Mooney
Frank Matthiessen
Chicago
Misses Mooney
Mattie Terrel
Verlyn Thode
Ruth Taylor
Eleanor Wurzbach
Lottie Steele
Florabel Townsend
Grace McClannahan
Tom Mooney
Robert Harris
Wallace Connell
Frederick Florian
Leslie Neal
Slayden Goldstein
Ira Simms
John Fries
J. M. Murray
Jack Meusebach
J. W. Poole
Marfa
A. J. Buckman
George B. Taliaferro
J. W. Caruthers
Joe Walsh
W. R. Foote
A. D. Bruce
Percy Tyrrell
Manetta Thomas
Suffrage Club Forms Franchises Effort After Elmendorf Trip
After the Suffrage Special visit to Elmendorf, a suffrage department forms in the Elmendorf civic club to pursue equal franchise. Attendees include Mrs. James M. Young, Mrs. R. L. Sanford, Mrs. Rena Maverick Green, and Mrs. M. L. Hamilton, welcomed by Dr. J. G. Springer at a school meeting and birthday gathering with local families.
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Elmendorf
Department of Suffrage
Charles Hobrecht
Clara Hobrecht
Nruni
Confiscation of German Fruit Harvest Sparks Protests
Berlin reports widespread indignation over the seizure of the entire German fruit harvest. Authorities and many newspapers oppose the move by Food Dictator Von Batocki, arguing the harvest was abundant and storage leads to rot as cities lack fresh fruit and preserves. The Blue Bonnet Gift Shop advertises wedding and Christmas gifts.
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Berlin
von Batocki
Local Voice Trial Ad in Oppenheimer Building
An advertorial notice for Madame V. Colombati D Acagna offering a free voice trial by appointment. Location given as Room 20 in the Oppenheimer Building with contact Crockett 7467. Availability after 5 p.m. daily or Wednesday morning.
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Madame V. Colombati D
Tengg and Doyle Wed in St Marys Rectory
Louis Tengg and Miss Agnes Doyle were married on a Thursday evening at St Marys Rectory. Father E J Carrier performed the ceremony. The bride wore Burgundy velvet and a white plush hat with bride roses. A seven course dinner followed at the Gunter Pink Room. The couple will reside at 638 West Summit Avenue after a wedding trip to Dallas and other Texas cities.
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Agnes Doyle
Louis Tengg
St. Mary's Rectory
E. J. Carrier
Gunter
Dallas
Texas
Surprise for Miss Katie Harris at St Henry’s School
Miss Katie Harris of St Henry’s School was surprised on her fifteenth birthday by classmates. Attending were Helen Lamm York, Stella Mumme, Cecile Ziegler, Margaret Hackett, Mary Reno, Mary Yeargan, Myrtle Reno, Ralph, Anne Pena, Mattie Scoggins, Leona Leon, Porter Gatlin, August Weinard, Marshall Pena, Martin Lutherman, Adolph Lamm, Raymond Mumme, Cornelius Marty, Roy, Claude and John Yeargan.
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Katie Harris
St. Henry's School
Helen Lamm
York
Stella Mumme
Cecile Ziegler
Margaret Hackett
Mary Reno
Mary Yeargan
Myrtle Reno
Ralph
Anne Pena
Mattie Scoggins
Leona Leon
Porter Gatlin
August Weynard
Marshall Pena
Martin Lutherman
Adolph Lamm
Raymond Mumme
Cornelius Marty
Roy
Claude
John Yeargan
What He Had
A shabby local restaurant serves a hungry traveler who learns nothing on the menu except that the establishment has a constable on hand. The terse exchange ends with the traveler choosing ham and a roll, then discovering the constable is available.
Sleep Baby Sleep Verse for First Grade
A short lullaby recited in elementary verse. It frames lullaby imagery with a father watching sheep and a dream land tree. The great stars are the sheep and the moon the shepherdess guiding a baby to sleep.
Wind Whispers Yoooooo in a Night of Fear
A Second Grade poem where a child recalls a windy night’s eerie voice Yoooooo and his mother's warning that such nights reveal misdeeds. The narrator reflects on childhood blame and the wind’s haunting chorus as he questions who has been bad and tests the claim with a bedtime trial.
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Eugene Fiela
Dream Poem of Shepherds Returning Home
A vivid lyric describes shepherd boys driving sheep home as clouds speed by and a red gold west appears. The scene shifts to a starry sky while night falls and darkness gathers, the shepherds awaiting their fold beyond the hill.
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Shepherd Boys
The Village Smithy and the Forge of Life
A Fourth Grade reading piece weaves the village smithy’s hard work with life’s lessons. The smith toils beside his forge while his daughter sings, inspiring reflection on toil, faith, and perseverance. The piece ends urging gratitude to a worthy friend and the shaping of character through effort.
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Paradise
Clouds Across the Sky in a Simple Verse
A short student poem describes a cloudy sky with clouds moving like sheep, wind howling around houses, and a calm, observational tone from a third grade perspective.
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F. D. Sherman
Emerald harp and golden voice in verse about nature
The poem evokes emerald trees and golden wind with morning and evening singing. Hills, river, robins, bees, locusts, and swallows fill the day with joy, against life’s charm and meaning that the selfish complain. It speaks of hope, resolve, trust, and belief in God behind clouds and rain.
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Japan
Thanksgiving Poem of Home and Hope
Anonymous contemplative poem for sixth grade praising home, memory, and gratitude. It contrasts distant voyages with a longing for a familiar place, and thanks the blessings kept or lost. It acknowledges love of family and enduring hope guiding life and devotion through difficult times.
Tightfisted patient sees bargain doctor in Washington Post note
A ailing man asks a friend to name a doctor. The friend cites a highly skilled yet witty specialist who charges four dollars for the initial visit and two dollars for each follow up. The elderly man then visits the physician's office.
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Washington Post
Careless Speech Prompted Humiliating Tutor Joke
A cartoonish exchange about the Grabcoins hiring a tutor for Reginald. The humor hinges on Mr Grabcoin mispronouncing tutor as an insult implying loud horn practice, humiliating Mrs Grabcoin in front of guests.
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Grabcoins
Reginald Grabcoin
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