Boy Wins Grand Championship With $55 Steer in Chicago Show
Clarence Goecke a 12 year old from State Center Iowa won the International Live Stock Exposition grand championship with his 1150 pound steer Dick bought for 56 dollars from his father The 4 H Club member earned nearly 10000 including a 1000 prize and sale to J C Penny Co New York for over 7 a pound Dick was raised on the family farm and bred and fed with careful rationing and care by Clarence and his sister Emma
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Clarence Goecke
4 H Club
State Center
Iowa
Chicago
Clarence
J. C. Penny Co
New York
Emma
Marshall County
4 H
Fire in a Small Town Beats a City Blaze as Community Event
In Temple a rural fire becomes a social event with villagers turning out to watch the flames. An aristocrat’s house burns, sparking gossip about silverware vs pewter, insurance plots, and neighbors racing to claim the moment, while local clubs debate who saw the fire first and who is truthful.
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Temple
Fireworks of Honey Grove Fire Destroys Three Buildings
An explosion of undetermined cause triggered a blaze that destroyed three north square buildings in Honey Grove and caused about 75000 dollars in losses. The Williamson Company dry goods store led the fire, which spread to A & P grocery, Paris Coca Cola storage, and Planters Bank. Bonham and Paris fire units aided local crews. Rev. C H Russell fractured hip from a fall on ice. several firefighters suffered minor injuries as water from hoses froze on contact.
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Honey Grove
Williamson Company
Paris Coca Cola Company
Planters Bank
Bonham
Paris
C. H. Russell
Old Town Fire Prompted Charity and Praise
An old man cured water woes by digging a well and selling water. After a fire a mass meeting praised the fire company and gathered funds for the chief’s uniform. Churches organized a basket picnic in his honor, showing how small towns value crises, unlike puffed-up cities.
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Justice of the Peace
Temple Mirror
Hawk and Buck Co Compliments Fort Worth Sun Ad Layout
The Hawk and Buck Company of Fort Worth praises The Sun for a December 6 publication carrying a Hawk Brand advertisement for Cole & Davis Company. C D Doggett signs the complimentary letter, calling the Sun one of the best country newspaper publications he has seen.
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Hawk and Buck Company of
Fort Worth
The
Sun
Cole & Davis Company
Hawk and Buck CO
C. D. Doggett
Typewriter Supplies For Sale At Sun Office
Typewriter carbon paper and ribbons offered by Sun Office for sale. Includes various sizes and brands suitable for home and business use.
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Typewriter
Sun Office
Face the Sun Work Ethic Motto
Rousing advice urges focus on success and effort. It counsels against hunting trouble or dwelling on worries, noting the sun shines but shadows disappear when one faces forward and works diligently. The message emphasizes action over complaint and fear.
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Gordon’s Cash Grocery
Lloyd Moore
Whitewright
Texas
DRS
Sherman, Texas
City and Farm
H. G. Webster
Whitewright, Texas
Pace & Montgomery
Mangrum Bros
Wm. Rogers
Mangrum’s
Bow-Wright Drug Co
South Side
Main St
Goodyear
Huffines
Goodyear Tires
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