Bells Area Glimpses From 1915 And 1928 News Clippings
The Sun recalls August 1915 notes on finances of a local picnic and town happenings including new jobs, births, marriages, and a major ratification of the 19th Amendment. It also reviews August 1928 school openings, power plant construction, Rotary talks, and local obituaries and visits.
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J. M. McCurry
Ras Benedict
D. W. Davis
G. W. Adams
Tom Sears
Benedict
Will Lewis
T. H. Lively Dry Goods Company
Annie McGaughey
Emma Gordon
Dallas
McGaughey
J. P. Southerland
First National Bank
Whitewright Mill & Elevator Company
Will Simmons
Tom Bean Bank
Southerland
J. C. Parsons
Marguerite Parsons
Mel Roberts
Howard Roberts
Galveston
William Dixon
Minnie Thrift
Pilot Grove
Fred W. Smith
Whitewright
Smith
Southern Methodist University
Texas Louisiana Power Co
Trenton
Leonard
Celeste
Farmersville
Princeton
Blue Ridge
Tom Bean
Bells
Randolph
Bailey
Lloyd Moore
Uncle Sam Described as Big Hoarder by Shafer
Washington report quotes Representative Shafer of Michigan calling Uncle Sam the world’s biggest hoarder. He cites vast supplies and payroll desks, fluor escent bulbs, binders, and carloads of commodities idling in federal warehouses, blaming price rises on government expenditures. The piece also notes leading tomato states and Yosemite Park’s famed sequoias.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Shafer
Michigan
Marines Stormed Seoul Citadel in 1871 Contact War
The first landing occurred May 21 1871 as Admiral Rodgers forced the Salee river garrison to answer. When no reply was received Marines and sailors stormed ashore June 10 capturing the citadel. 250 Koreans died, one Marine killed and one wounded. A John Clymer painting illustrates the action.
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China
United States
John Rodgers
Asiatic Squadron
Salee River
Seoul
Rodgers
John Clymer
New York
Angs
Clifton N. Cates
Marine Corps
Clymer
Oldsters Not Required to Report Draft Board Status Anymore
Texas officials remind men born after August 30 1922 must register under the 1948 Act, and only those registered in 1948 49 or 50 must report address changes. Others with earlier registrations are exempt. Males turn 18 must register within five days. The article also notes Texas railroad mileage and Indiana coal ranking.
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Austin
Selective Service
Paul L. Wakefield
Congress
Wakefield
General Wakefield
Dragonfly eye units and rhino horn origins noted
A dragonfly eye contains about 30 000 units enabling broad vision. Rhino horns grow from the skin rather than skull, valued in Chinese medicine. In 1830 the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad began construction as the parent of the New York Central system.
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Mohawk & Hudson Railroad
New York Central System
Citation Notice In Grayson County Texas Estate Case 9599
Public notice commands sheriff or constable to publish for ten days in Grayson County newspaper. Ruth Gregg administratrix seeks final settlement of Billie Gregg estate filed August 9 1950 in County Court Sherman hearing set August 28 1950 at 10 am contest permitted by interested parties.
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State of Texas
State of
Texas
Grayson County
Billie Gregg
Ruth Gregg
Said
Sherman
J. C. Buchanan
J.C. Buchanan
Marguerite Berry
Coffee harmless to 97 of 100 drinkers says Reader’s Digest
The August Reader’s Digest roundup reports coffee as a stimulant with varied effects. It notes caffeine can trigger wakefulness and appetite for most people, with three percent troubled, and mentions a fatal dose far beyond daily consumption. Benjamin Franklin is cited as Postmaster General.
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Roger William Riis
Ciest
Riis
Address change notice to avoid misdirected Sun mails
The paper asks readers to report address changes promptly to prevent misdirected mail and save 2c per wrong copy sent by Uncle Sam. Readers should inform the newspaper in advance if their address will change within a week.
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Uncle Sam
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