Gossip and Quips From Hogwallow Neighborhood
The column recaps odd happenings and humorous notes from Hogwallow area residents. Slim Pickens wears pants guards to a pie supper on Gan der creek. rumors hinge on dreams and mistaken mail. Local movers decide to stay. a misheard alarm wakes Washington Hocks. various lighthearted antics and social observations fill the page. Denison, Texas is noted for Madden's Annual January Clearance Sale from January 14 for seven days.
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Slim Pickens
Gander Creek
Madden
Denison
Texas
Recharging Service for Ford Starters by Huffines Bros
Huffines and Spindle Bros offer a recharging instrument to restore Ford starters to like new condition while you wait. The service is guaranteed to work.
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Ford
Huffines & Spindle Bros
Mrs Bowen Describes Rats Almost Burning House Down
Mrs Bowen recounts a two month fear of a cellar rat after smelling fire one night. A rat had nibbled matches and nearly set the house ablaze, later found dead. RAT SNAP killed it, and the product is sold by Dyer and Jones and Wilson Montgomery Hardware Co.
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Dyer & Jones and Wilson-Montgomery Hardware Co
No Worms in a Healthy Child Tonic Advertisement
An old advertisement claims Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic cures worms in children by enriching blood and improving digestion. It states regular use for two to three weeks will dispel worms and restore health, noting the medicine is pleasant to take and costs 60 cents per bottle.
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Grove
Harding Hard Times Association Formed
Mayetta Kansas January 10 Officers and directors of the Exchange State Bank organized the Harding Hard Times Holding Association to relieve the bank of its questionable assets and handle property the bank has been forced to take over amid the agricultural economic downturn. The association, approved by the State Banking Department at Topeka, is believed to be the first such “hard times” organization in the country since the war.
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Mayetta
Kan
Exchange State Bank
Harding Hard Times Holding Association
State Banking Department
Topeka
Woman Married to Woman Arrested for Larceny Charge
Boston. Ethel Kimball, a young woman who posed as a man for two years under the name James W. Hathaway, was arraigned after Wednesday’s arrest on a charge of attempted auto larceny. She was held on $1,000 bail for a Monday hearing. Police say November 25 marriage to Louise Margaret Aecht- ...
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Boston
Ethel Kimball
James W. Hathaway
Louise Margaret Aecht
Pair Lived As Couple In Alston, Police Say
Investigators report that a man and his female partner, who lived together in Alston, presented themselves as a married couple. The woman claimed she never suspected her companion was a woman, according to police statements.
Don’t throw that old casing away
A brief ad urging readers to reuse old tire casings to cut costs, suggesting the casing can be refurbished to near new condition and reduce tire expenses.
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R. S. Morehead
Hog furnishes taxes meat and insurance for family
Bartlett Jan 7. A small farmer killed a hog producing 860 pounds. He sold 200 pounds of sausage 230 pounds of lard and 120 pounds of pork. Proceeds paid last year's taxes and this year's dwelling insurance. He kept a portion for family use and has another hog on the way for next January.
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Bartlett
Start the new year with convenient gas at the filling station
R. S. Morehead invites readers to begin the year by fueling at the local filling station. The notice emphasizes ease of access and dependable service at the establishment.
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R. S. Morehead
Denison Man Resigns as U. S. District Attorney
Denison Jan 7 Captain F J Smith United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas has filed his resignation with the Department of Justice he announced today Captain Smith whose home is Denison Texas will end his term and depart the post with the department confirmation notes his impending departure and return to private life
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DenIson
F. J. Smith
United States
Eastern District of Texas
Department of Justice
Denison Official Quits Over Party Alignment Claim
In Denison an attorney said the department had not acted and that the administration favored Republicans in the department, prompting his resignation. He noted Captain Smith’s term would expire next year.
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Denison
Captain Smith
Itch Itch Itch Three-in-One Ointment Ad
Itch Itch Itch Three-in-One Ointment is the guaranteed remedy for itch eczema tetter and all skin troubles rough hands and scaley eruptions. Guaranteed by Dyer Jones.
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Dyer & Jones
Only Woman With Two Sons to Sit in Senate Dies
Miami Fla Jan 7 Mrs J R Bryan 73 said to be the only woman in the country with two sons who served in the United States Senate dies after a brief illness. She was mother to former Senator Nathan P Bryan of Florida now a judge in New Orleans and to the late William James Bryan who sat in the Senate at 31.
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Miami
Fla
J. R. Bryan
United States Senate
Mother of three blind children seeks pardon in Texas case
Austin Jan. 7. A woman, mother of five, discussed a pardon with the Governor's secretary. Three of her children are blind, one son is in the penitentiary, and her husband is mentally deranged. She said the boy in prison cannot resist stealing.
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Austin
Hog Lard Sale Advertised For Buyers
Local shop advertises pure hog lard for sale, inviting customers without hogs to slaughter to purchase the product.
Mechanic with Five Year Auto Theft Sentence
The article states that physicians declared him a confirmed kleptomaniac and that he is now serving a five year sentence for automobile theft and is said to be an expert mechanic.
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Ing
Cigar Banner Ad From P. J. Pierce & Sons
A concise local ad promoting a range of popular cigar brands from P. J. Pierce and Sons. It emphasizes freshness and availability for cigarette or cigar satisfaction.
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P. J. Pierce & Sons
Shoemaking Repair Ad by R S Morehead
The best of shoe repairing at reasonable prices. Only the best materials used. R. S. Morehead.
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R. S. Morehead
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Hogwallow News
Dunk Botts
Poke Eazley
Hostetter Hocks
Atlas Peck
Washington Hocks
Cricket Hicks
Sile Kilden
Jefferson Potlocks
Columbus Allsop
Peachie Sims
Calf Ribs
Depuy
Yam Sims
Mag Fixer
Harding Hard Times Association
Ler
Alston
Denison Man
U. S
Wilson Bros
Cordon Clothing Co
Mangrum Brothers
Senate
Garland Market
E. W. Grove
Reserve District
First National Bank
Whitewright
Federal Reserve Bank
State of
Grayson
R. A. Gillett
Ben Savage
S. E. Jones
W. F. Holland
W. H. King
J. W. Davidson Quality Groceries
Sears Auto Co
Ford Sales and Service
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