Former railroad man in Odell dies at Hoboken hospital
A R Mitchell former Orient Railway agent at Odell died Saturday morning in Hoboken embarkation hospital New Jersey at age thirty. The body was shipped to Redwood Virginia for interment where his wife accompanied the remains and will return to Odell for funeral plans. His wife Louise Farley daughter of Odell postmistress Mrs S S Farley taught in Odell schools before joining the railway mail service in Kansas City. He served about five years as Odell Orient agent and is survived by his wife his mother a sister a brother in Texas two brothers in Baltimore and another with the 36th division in France.
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A. R. Mitchell
Orient Railway
Odell
Hoboken
Redwood
Kansas City
Mitchell
Louise Farley
S. S. Farley
Severa
Orient
Sweetwater
Texas
Baltimore
36Th Division
France
Body of Ernest Lewis Arrives for Odell Funeral
The remains of Ernest Lewis who died last Tuesday at Camp Mills Mineola New York were received in Odell yesterday and taken to his parents home for the funeral He was drafted into the army leaving Vernon on July 26 went to Camp Travis and on his way to France fell ill with influenza that developed into pneumonia He is survived by a wife a baby a father and two sisters He lived about four miles west of Odell before entering the army.
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Ernest Lewis
Camp Mills
Mineola
New York
Gdell
Lewis
Vernon
Camp Travis
France
Odell
H. PD. Lefors
Decatur
Jno
Davidson
Virginia
James
Methodist Church
A. H. Seidlits
Geo, Gottis
Bertha
Minnie Crisp
Lorance Ham
Odell School Opening Delayed Due to Influenza
Officials postpone Odell school opening by two weeks because of the influenza epidemic. The start date shifts from this Monday to Monday October 2th, with public opening exercises rescheduled and trustees urging patrons to attend.
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Odell Country
Odell
Odell Personal Notices Highlight Local Movements and Death
Mrs. Leslie Robeson learns of the death of her sister Mrs. Lottie Pogue of Slaton Texas. Various residents travel and visit across Fort Worth Dallas Garland Cordell Altus O Brien Post City and Oklahoma.
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Leslie Robeson
Lottie Pogue
Slaton
Texas
Cotton bale tallies at Odell and trade offer
Report shows Odell cotton totals with 104 bales for Chicka aha Cotton Oi Co and 415 8 for B Starr and 244 for B Sutton, total 76s. A few phonographs offered in trade for livestock or shoals at market price by Swartwood & Co. Adv. Ict.
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Odell
Chickaaha Cotton Oi Co
B. Starr
B. Sutton
Swartwood & Co
Adv
Ladd and Jouett Service Car Station
Local service car station advertises baggage handling and transportation. Contact by phone 19 or BL 73-10tp for pickup or delivery services.
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Ladd and Jouett
Influenza and Local Happenings Across Fargo Area
Dr. Jordan reports 42 influenza cases in Fargo with several other illnesses including catorrhal fever and erysipelas. Local visits note Rev. Luther Beck of SMU Dallas in town, along with social gatherings and estate matters. A soldier's death from Spanish influenza follows a Virginia camp illness. Heavy rain causes flooding but farmers welcome the moisture.
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Fargo
Jordan
Clint Bumpas
Luther Beck
Southern Methodist University of Dallas
Os. M. A. Dallas
Ruth Lefors
Swartwood Co. Stoneware Stock Noted
Mrs. Bi Daniel travels to San Antonio to spend winter with her brother after leaving last Monday. Friends learn Mr. and Mrs Lloyd welcomed a baby girl born September 25 in Oklahoma City.
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Bi. Daniel
San Antonio
Lloyd
Oklahoma City
Health and social notes from Red River region Oct 14
Health is good in the community as various residents report visits and travel. Mires A J Standlee of Vernon spent part of last week with old friends. several families in Odell, Wellington, Altus, and Wichita Falls hosted or visited relatives. purchases include Miss Mary Stowe buying a Ford in Fort Worth. numerous business trips to Vernon, Port Worth, and nearby towns mentioned.
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Mary Stowe
Fort Worth
Red River
Altus
Okla
Myrtle Cleary
George Green
John Libarger
Wichita Falls
Port Worth
Market Ad Promises Swartwood Pigs at Market Price
Fragmentary notice from Swartwood & Co offering pigs at market price. Inquiry or sale terms unclear in OCR.
Wichita Falls man visits friend Hodges Sunday
J M Adams of Wichita Falls visited his friend J W Hodges here Sunday.
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J. M. Adams
Wichita Falls
J. W. Hodges
Spanish influenza aids wheat crop and local flu cases noted
White City reports eight inches of rain this week aiding the wheat crop and forecasts a favorable next season. Several residents suffer varying influenza symptoms with Camp Travis serviceman and others cited. Local visits, hospital trips, and recoveries are logged, including J B Gauntt’s leg treatment and Milton Stowe’s typhoid recovery.
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White City
California Fig Syrup Advised For Stomach Ailments
An old advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for children with bilious symptoms and digestive distress. It claims a spoonful purges sour waste from the bowels within hours and promotes a clean insides, warning to ensure the bottle is from the California Fig Syrup Company and to avoid counterfeits.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Swartwod Co Advertises Pigs for Market Price
Swartwodd & Co advertises accepting pigs or shoats at market price on account. Ad appears in the issue dated August 9.
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Swartwodd & Co
Adv
Ite
Oklahoma Brother Reunion After Thirteen Years
Swartwood and Co and I. Rogers of Trousdail Oklahoma visit his brother Jake Rogers in Vernon. The two brothers had not seen each other for thirteen years before reconnecting when the Oklahoma man drove up to his brother's place on Sunday.
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I. Rogers
Trousdail
Okla
Jake Rogers
Oklahoma
Vernon
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Cordell
P. C. Spears
G. J. Jones
Post City
Y. G. Martin
O'Brien
8. B. Starr
Annie Hardwick
Mrs. W. A. White
Colorado
Mrs. J. M. White
Odell Gin Report
Fargo News
John Jones
Ery
Sipelas
Howard Hoosier
Len Cartwright
Jessie Edwards
Burkburnett
Wylie Sweatman
Clarence Wilhelm
Rupert Bargdell
F. M. Cullum
Silitis
Grippe
Germany
Red River News
W. S&s Weatt
Edd Hugh of
O. A
Tims
Evans
Forkburnett
Thomas
Sherrill
Green
Sallie Sherrill
Bessie Thomas
Bell Community
Connie Stockton
Walter Gale
Euna May Adams
J. F. Roberts
Chillicothe
White City News
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Camp Thawie
Mrs
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Starr
W. W. Adams
Caric
Cecil Brown
Clyde Brown
OL Stowe
Una May
John M. Knapp
J. H. Adams
Lee Armstrong
Deans
Armstreins
Ruth
Doris
Bob Olive
Olive
Electra
J.B. Gauntt
Milton Stowe
RR. J. Stowe
White Rose Cafe
the Bank
BOK
the Bank of Odell
Farmers State Bank OF
J. P. Hamilton
R. N. Coffey
J. B. Ross
Tae Farmers State
Rani Vernon
New Mexico
Trevathan’s
United States Food Administration
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