Fate Laughs At Officers 6 Year Hunt Over Teal Case
Bailey County officers cling to a $1000 reward for John Teal while the body of an unidentified man slain in El Centro and shipped to Muleshoe tests identifications. Relatives dispute the match. officers pursue instructions as fate mocks the six year pursuit.
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Lubbock
Bailey County
John Teal
Teal
Texas
Evelyn Monts
el Centro
Cal
Muleshee
John
Campbell
Crowell
Littlefield
T. Teal
Harvey Murry
Plainview
Murry
A. G. Douglas
New Roads Planned From Van Alstyne to Cold Springs Area
County commissioners and engineers of Grayson County surveyed routes for two new roads in Van Alstyne this week. The first will run southeast into the Cold Springs community, the second extend west from the Van Alstyne McKinney pike for about two miles. The project aims to shorten travel to Van Alstyne and improve road quality.
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van Alstyne
Grayson County
Cold Springs
van Alstyne-McKinney Pike
Death Pact Fails Youth and Fiancee in Houston
Rex Brown 22 and Beatrice Reed 17 attempted a joint suicide after a quarrel. Reed fired a 22 caliber pistol wounding Brown in the chest. Brown drove to a drug store for help. Reed, slightly wounded, later joined him at the hospital, plan unknown, after telling officers of the pact.
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Houston
Rex Brown
Beatrice Reed
Brown
Miss Reed
Hogwallow News Roundup of Small Town Tales
Dunk Botts reports his dog is under the weather this week. Frisby Hancock considers a rocking chair grindstone patent. Isaac Helwanger, age 71, remains hale and remembers his pipe. Clab Hancock apologizes after hat swapping at church. Slim Pickens finds both feet equal length. Miss Hostetter Hocks notes autumn lingers. Sile Kilden returns from Tickville carnival and chats with a monkey. Yam Sims paints and clams, decorates Mrs Atlas Peck’s parlor. Tickville merchants report unnamed items.
Christmas Gifts and Local Happenings in Dog Hill
A busy Christmas scene sees men shopping while wives expect practical gifts like clothes wringers washers and soap. Miss Rosy Moseley to lead a Ladies Aid at Dog Hill church this Saturday afternoon. A mule named Agnes escapes the barn, a livery stable proprietor narrates a Washington Senators baseball win, and a wooden legged man jokes about lawmakers and taxes.
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Rosy Moseley
Ladies’ Aid
Dog Hill
Washington Senators
Calf Ribes
Cotton seed sale note and satirical quotes in ad form
A farmer advertises several hundred bushels of cotton seed from pedigreed stock grown on heavy land and ginned on a dedicated gin at 1.40 per bushel delivered in sacks. The message notes not using seed from the last picking and mentions cheaper barn delivery without sacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mebane
W. C. Cook
Whitewright
Wild Man Seen in Blackcat Thicket Near Celeste
For weeks residents report a hair faced figure seen by children in Blackcat Thicket near Celeste. Chickens are depredated and tracks appear without clear direction as townsfolk form multiple posses and seek legal arrest without warrants.
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Celeste
Wylie
Blackcat
Sheriff's Department
Laxative Brom Quinidine Tablets Market Claim
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets remove the cause. There is only one "Bromo Quinine." E W. GROVE'S signature on box. 30c.
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BE. W. Grove
E W. Grove
Mystery man at inaugural ball turns political wager
Two Denison men staged a wild man hoax near Celeste to hide a bet on the governor race. A bearded tramp persona walked from a Blackcat Thicket stunt, with nailed boards on boots to fool trackers. Both planned to attend Mrs Ferguson's inaugural ball. the trick was to avoid detection while the loser spent a month in isolation.
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Butte
Ferguson
Blackcat
A Touch of Gold Poem Exchange Nostalgia Theme
A short verse reflects on aging and memory as comfort and value. The speaker praises old shoes and old songs, noting that time adds a golden touch. It expresses fondness for familiar tunes from the past over new things. The poem frames aging as mellow, enriching and sweet.
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Fate
China
Mah Jong
New York
Tutt
Hogwallow News
Dunk Botts
Jeff Potlocks
Frisby Hancock
Isaac Helwanger
Clab Hancock
Clab
Slim Pickens
Depuy
Hostetter Hocks
Sile Kilden
Tickville
Yam Sims
the Merchants of
Agnes
Cleveland Times
A. D. Mebane
Lockhart
Lester Haile
Yela
Texas Qualified Druggists League
Bow-Wright
League
Farm and Ranch
Holland
Bob Beasley
J. H. Biggerstaff
Davidson’s
Tomers
Packing House Products
Sherman’s Greatest Department Store
Farmers Union Gin
Www
L. White
Gordon Clothing Store
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