McDonald Charged Under Espionage Act At Bal linger
R W McDonald, a Runnels county farmer, was brought to town and jailed on $1,000 bond after refusing to stand during Congressman Planton's remarks at a Blanton speech in Bal linger. Federal evidence alleges he sought to organize a secret society akin to the Farmers and Laborers' Protective Association. Uncle Tom Barber recovers from illness as he marks eighty six years and stays active in public affairs. Yuletide dances at the Edwards home bring holiday cheer with ten couples attending and holly cedar decorations, fruit salad and cake.
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San Angelosexas
R. W. McDonald
Runnels County
McDonald
Congressman Planton
Blanton
Ballinger
Texas
Farmers and Laborers’ Protective Association
F. P. Edwards
Reverend Wilson to preach at Cumberland Presbyterian church
Rev M C Wilson will preach the first Sunday in January at 11 a.m. at the Cumberland Presbyterian church. services also planned for Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m. the second Sunday in January, and Live Oak services on the third Sunday in January 1918. P BE and wife visited for Christmas. Miss Lora Dabney attends South Texas Normal at San Marcos and is home for holidays. January 1st set to settle old accounts with W R Harris.
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First National Bank
San Saba
Texas
Suvl Bank
A. M. Sanderson
M. C. Wilson
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Chappel
Live Oak
Lora Dabney
South Texas Normal
San Marcos
Cardus claimed to relieve nervous weakness in Kathleen case
Kathleen of Florida reports severe nervous exhaustion after childbirth improved with Cardus. She says limbs slept before treatment but recovered after two bottles and fully regained strength after six, enabling housework and care of six children. Cardus is described as safe with no habit forming drugs.
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Kathleen
Cardus
Cordus
Local Soldier Commissioned In Fort Oglethorpe Camp
The News notes Hon. R. E. Gray son of G. S. Gray of Cherokee completed tests and is commissioned second lieutenant in the regular army field artillery. He previously graduated at Columbia University and passed exams at Texarkana with Texas bar admission. also registered in Tennessee. Nearby reports include N. T. Smith visiting family in Harmony and Cap. W. J. Wilson preparing to sell music in Glen flora. Hugh McEachern dies of typhoid near Locker. wife ill but improving. Mrs. W. W. Woolford of Los Angeles receives San Saba weekly greeting from J. C. Campbell. Community members share Christmas visits and shopping trips. R. E. Taylor of Carlsbad, New Mexico returns east and winds up unfinished business at Cherokee. Miss Bessie Sullivan returns from San Antonio to spend vacation with parents.
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G. S. Gray
Fort Oglethorpe
Georgia
Regular Army
Field Artillery
Columbia University
Texarkana
Texas
Tennessee
R. E. Taylor
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Cherokee
H. Taylor
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Kirkpatrick & Harris
D. Bodziner
San Saba, Texas
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Hall
J. Cheney
Druggista
Hoali
Neal
Frizzell & Taff
Martin
Uncle Tom Barber
Uncle Tom
Herald
Cherokee Herald
P. BE
Lott
W. R. Harris
Nual Valealia
Wren Fay
Toby
Separ Tin & Fur Mfg
Decatur
New Orleans
Florida
J. H. Hamrick & Son
N. T. Smith
Colorado City
W. J. Wilson
Glenflora
Hugh McEachern
Locker
Richland Springs
Mr. McEachern
W. W. Woolford
Los Angeles
California
J. C. Campbell
T. Jones
Hico
J. W. Willman
Jim Eshby
Ernest
Pontotoc
Willman Ford
Willmann
Bessie Sullivan
San Antonio
Mrs. W. P. Sullivan
W.F
J. F. Barnes
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