Court Case Seeks To Block Farm Bet On Baylor SMU Game
Lester L. Logan and E M Lasater clash over a 6000 dollar bet tied to the Baylor SMU football result. Logan seeks injunction to stop Lasater from collecting and to nullify deeds held in escrow claiming the wager illegal. Final hearing set December 8 in Judge Kenneth Force's court. Logan, 21, from Greenville, Baylor graduate.
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Dallas Times-Herald
Dallas
Baylor
Lasater
Denton County
Kenneth Force
Civil District Court
Logan
Greenville
Collin County
Farmersville
Baylor University
Value Driven Groceries Promise and Low Margin Sales
An ad emphasizes full value for money with complete stock and near margin profit. It invites customers to buy groceries briefly to become regulars and notes satisfaction and refunds with PAZO OINTMENT claims.
State Fair of Texas reports record profit for 1923
Dallas December 1 net profit 76249.85 was made by the 1923 State Fair per a directors report by Secretary W H Stratton. Total revenues 423492.99 expenditures 347243.14 and obligations of 63380.66 unpaid by notes endorsed by directors paid from net profits. The 1923 fair was called the best in history and praised the Texas press.
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Dallas
Texas
W. H. Stratton
Press of
White's Cream Vermifuge for Worms in Children
Article extols White's Cream Vermifuge for intestinal worms in children. Claims safe deworming with a few doses, not harming health. Sold by Dyer & Jones for 35e.
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Dyer & Jones
Cooperation Key to Fair Success
The report credits broad cooperation as the main factor behind the fair’s success, highlighting support from organizers, volunteers, and participants. Strong community engagement and coordinated efforts across groups are noted as essential to the event’s positive outcome.
Adlerika bowel relief ad claims cure for appendicitis
An advertising claim states many people have appendicitis without know it and that Adlerika relieves chronic appendicitis by cleansing both upper and lower bowels. The copy praises glycerine buckthorn and asserts it removes gases and poisons and brings out hidden matter, ideal for obstinate constipation.
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Dyer & Jones
Smallest Texas baby weighs one pound in Houston
Reported as the smallest baby born in Texas and possibly the world, a 26 day old girl in Houston weighs exactly one pound. The mother, 15, is Mary Rogers. grandmother Blane, 28, is said to be the youngest grandmother in Texas. The infant cries faintly and is fed by an eye dropper.
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Texas
Houston
Mary Rogers
Blane
Local Filling Station and Auto Supplies Ad
An advertisement for R. S. Morehead promoting a filling station, auto supplies, and shoe repair services. The message emphasizes customer appeal and value as part of daily commerce.
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R. S. Morehead
Viennese mother bears twenty eighth child record
A Viennese woman has given birth to her twenty eighth child setting a record. The mother and baby are reported in perfect health along with the other 27 children.
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Vienna
Train Caller Becomes Urgent Station Hero
A city railroad station official, nicknamed the train caller, meets a farmer who orders him to act with haste. The exchange highlights a sudden demand for efficiency in a busy rail hub.
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Feller
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W. T. Nicholson
State Fair
John Hollingsworth
E.W. Grove
Sale
J. H. Biggerstaff
Davidson’s
J. W. Davidson
Whitewright
Farm Labor Union
Planters National Bank
P. J. Pierce & Sons
J. F. Lilley
Hudson, Davis & Company
Manning & Clark
J. L. Kirkpatrick
L. LaRoe & Company
Mangrum Brothers
Lilley
J.F. Lilley
Whitewright, Texas
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