PRINT SHOP FABLES Thanksgiving at Algerita ranch
Mrs. M. A Forbes and daughter Muriel and son Marl and nephew Billie Ward of San Antonio spent Thanksgiving at the J. R. Polk ranch at Algerita. Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Timmins, Wm. Cameron & Co. manager, arrived and have rooms with Mrs. B. E. Hudson. Howard, the young son of Rev. and Mrs. D. W. Gaddy, is dangerously ill with fever around 104. Mrs. R. C. Roberson and son Jr. and Mrs. A. H. Shroyer spent the weekend in San Angelo visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A Forbes
Muriel
Marl
Billie Ward
San Antonio
J. R. Polk
Algerita
H. O. Timmins
Wm. Cameron & Co
E. W. Hudson
Howard
D. W. Gaddy
R. C. Roberson and Son
A. H. Shroyer
San Angelo
Louis Bryan
Robi. Bryan of
Temple
Col
Gift Headquarters for Men at Gregg & Thaxton’s
Men seek useful daily gifts and stylish items. Gregg and Thaxton’s presents a range of practical yet attractive selections. Visit for reliable, well made options designed for everyday use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregg & Thaxton’s
Santa Is a Wise Guy in Holeless Stockings
In this 1929 Western Newspaper Union piece a boy Jimmy and his sister Molly find stockings with holes and dream of Santa. After a hungry window-shopping spree they recover a parcel containing gray stockings. Their mother, with a sales slip address, seeks help, and a kind donor supplies clothing and toys. The tale ends with Jimmy wondering why the stockings were swapped and a line from Santa as a wise guy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Molly
John Waters
Santa Claus
Jimmy
Timmy
Fane Roth
Western Newspaper Union
Velvet Dress and Velvet Dreams at College Dinner
Esther longs for a velvet dress and fur coat as she boasts of earning money. Her friends question the need before Christmas brings a surprise velvet dress, packed in a farm Christmas scene. The story frames wealth, aspiration, and a college girl’s modest beginnings through a poignant gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther
Bether
Latte College
Western Newspaper Union
Notice to fix credit and redemption deadline at Morris Mosley Co
A dated notice warns customers to settle accounts within six months or risk listing as unsatisfactory by the Retail Merchants Association. It also repeats a December 10 deadline to redeem Gold Stamps and mentions Christmas goods, a Going After Business Sale, and local Thanksgiving visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Merchants. Association
W .A. Martin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Print Shop
Fables
Hank
Aluminum
Tricycles
Apex Radios
San Saba Hardware & Furniture Co
Oklahoma
Flint
Oklahoma City
Buick
William A. Burke
Okmulgee
Michigan
Burke
William H. Alexander
S. S. Lindsey
Escher's
Citaspenas G
Leanor & Wing Med
Ut—J. W. McConnell & Sons
Bother
Morris-Mosley Co
Scudder
Uvalde
Morris-Mosley
Cradle
Oxford
E. N. Coombs
Chappel
Texas
H. Bornstein
Willie Brown
del Rio
M. M. Brown
The
Houston Chronicle
Ark
Daily Chronicle
Sunday Chronicle
Chronicle
Houston
the Great Newspaper OF
San Saba
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!