Good camp grounds spark Colo rado-to-Gulf Highway talks
The Colorado-to-Gulf Highway convention last week focused on campground quality as key to attracting tourists. County Judge E L McHugh and Wilbarger delegates urged communities to improve facilities and advertise the route to boost overland travel. Federal aid changes threaten road funding, with new rules requiring state matching funds within three years.
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E. L. Ma.Hugh
Wilbarger
McHugh
Captain Rauntleroy
Texas
Origin of the Memorial Day and commemorations
The piece discusses Memorial Day origins with southern and northern women placing flowers on graves. It covers Landon Verret, May 30, and Mrs. Valentine, plus the idea spreading during Reconstruction as communities honored fallen soldiers. The article notes mothers and sisters laying wreaths and the healing potential of this observance.
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Landon Verret
Vicks
Barre
Green Tents and Brave Men Recall Sixty Two
Wall Mason in the St Louis Globes describes a field of sunlit green tents and flowers laid over sod forts. It honors the veterans who were young and sturdy in sixty two when they went to the war, praising the rifle green tent as a divine symbol and a nation’s shrine.
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Seri
Avall Mason
St. Louis Globes
Young Russell Climbs Pole at Courthouse Flag Raising
Gordon Russell, son of Mr and Mrs Vernon Russell, scaled a thirty foot flagpole atop the courthouse during a militia inspection. The feat made him mascot of Company L and earned him the rank of lieutenant over mascots in the district as the American flag was raised.
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Gordon Russell
Mir
J. W. Russell
Vernon
Court House
Courh House
Young Russell
Company L
Culbertson
Wichita Falls
Leutenant
Shower on church lawn aids Buckner Orphans
A Baptist church lawn shower last night supported Buckner Orphans with an engaging program. Young readers and singers performed with vigor while Goetze's band provided music, punch circulated, and a cash and clothing collection was taken. Mrs. Puckett previews her pupils recital and lists local participants from the Presbyterian church program.
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Baptist Church
Wome
Goetze
Hall
Frelyn Ross
Lora’ Leverett
Lene
Ross
Louisa Lowke Ani Jorce Packeti
Eat more fish and the Realty City Market advert
Advertisement for Realty City Fish and Oyster Market urging customers to eat more fish. Includes phone number 682 and a brief line about the business.
SAY BOYS! 1s Jive Progress Report
Fragmentary chatter from a 1920s column includes slang and garbled names like Otis and McCoatloch. context suggests a lively social scene with music, dance, and drink, but details are incomplete and unclear.
Bronson Family Spends Day Fishing at Damsite
Mr and Mrs O A Bronson and their children are at Damsite enjoying a day of fishing, taking advantage of calm conditions and a lazy afternoon.
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O. A. Bronson
Las Vegas Ten Days Stay Noted for Coffee-Wickerwell Pair
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Coffee and J. U. Wickerwell are in Las Vegas for a ten days stay.
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R. H. Coffee
J. (. U Wickerwell
Las Vegas
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