Weekend visits and family gatherings across area towns
Mrs. Bryant King spent the weekend with her children in Dallas. Numerous relatives from Sherman, Bells, Commerce, Garland, Lubbock, Victoria, Fort Worth and other towns visited family and friends, with holiday and birthday observations noted. Sgt. Walter Massey returned from Germany and will be stationed at Fort Sill. Tanya Jarvis celebrated her second birthday with relatives in Farmersville and Whitewright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Bryant King
Dallas
Walter M
Red) Massey
Germany
S. E. Massey
Fort Sill
Okla
John Jarvis
Tanya Jarvis
W. D. Alcorn
Marie Alcorn
W. C. Alcorn
Farmersville
D. F. Bandy
Gary
Jewel Jarvis
J. L. Denton
Whitewright
Mail Order Catalogs as Vivid History Books
Chicago notes how 1907 Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward catalogs portray living standards. The piece highlights horse gear, buggies, blacksmith tools, a $6.50 washing machine, a $9.75 talking machine, fashion, corsets, and other items showing early 20th century life and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Montgomery Ward
Paper Clips Committees Reveal Odd Uses Across Washington
The Manchester Guardian reports a committee studied 100000 paper clips to gauge waste and utility. About 20000 clipped paper correctly while 80000 were repurposed as pipe cleaners nail cleaners toothpicks card chips and other odd uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Manchester Guardian
Milwaukee Journal
U S Debt Totals Reach Half a Trillion and More
United States debt figures show a national debt near 51542 billion with per person burden around 3014 dollars. Census data note state and local debt at 5242 billion as of June 30, with mortgage and consumer debt also sizable and only partial retirement planned before 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
Cigarets and Coffee Race Human Motors
A Wisconsin physician warns excessive cigarets and coffee can exhaust the nervous system. Dr Arnold S Jackson of Madison says the duo acts as powerful stimulants when taken in quantity, causing tremors heart palpitations insomnia and weight loss akin to an overactive thyroid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wisconsin
Arnold S. Jackson
Madison
Hot Dish Holders for Large Buffets Suggested
If buffet volume rises and plastic or ceramic calm is tight, use magazines as foil wrapped holders to keep dishes warm. A quick hack latches onto the old kitchen trick while planning serving lines.
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. R. Nichols
Lubbock
T. A. Gray
Jim Hollingsworth
Bells
C. J. Meador
Leonard Sunday
Marion Felker of
Sherman
Lester Haile
D. D. Brooks
C. G. Watson
Lewisville
John Dale Reeves
Garland
John Reeves
Gomer Graves of
Joe Mangrum
Roy Whitt
of Bonham
Lela Ryan
N. B. Nicholson
W. T. Nicholson
Drewie Caylor
Emmett Penn
Jack Hannah
Ira Thornton
Wichita Falls
Johnnie Johnson
Minnie Fae Hinton
Roy Turner
Victoria
Paul Ryan
William Russell
ETSTC
Commerce
W. H. Russell
Grace Roberts
Billy Roberts
Honey Grove
Mrs
Mackie Greer
Littlefield
Johnnie and
Gladyne Harper
J. P. Harper
Nellie Brown
Linton
Joan Brown
Alice
Mrs. O. M. Brown
Don Cook
Houston
Howard Cook
E. B. Dixon
Baylor Hospital
G. B. McCasland
Pat Russell
Arlington
W. K. Alexander
Orval Starnes
Glen Rice
Fort Worth
J. D. Rice
Collinsville
C. E. Rice
Clarence Ashlock
Fayetteville, Ark
Richard Switala
Earl Benson
Joe Ross
Warren Ross
Ector
Lola Hicks
Glen Jace
Tommie Thompson
Baby
Joe Morgan
Emma Smith
Gervaise Morgan
Savoy
Erwin Cross
Bobby Hodges
Denison
Utah
U. S
Meador’s
Brookwoods
Chevrolet
Yeoman
Ness
Grace
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