Liberty Loan Buyers Include Age Extremes and Long Names
The oldest Liberty Loan Bond buyer is Mrs. Lisa K Thiers of Milwaukee aged 102 with Revolutionary lineage. The youngest buyer is Florence Estelle Rogers of Medford Massachusetts whose bond was purchased for her hours after birth. The purchaser with the longest name is Gust J Papathodorokoumoundargistomichalakoulous of Chicago.
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Lisa K. Thiers
Milwaukee
Lorence Estelle Rogers
Medord
Mass
Gust J. Papatheodorokoumoundargistomichalakoulos
Chicago
Advertising Will Do It Explains War Spending Expectations
The article argues government and foreign borrowing will boost consumer spending on food and war supplies, and that most money will reach wage earners who will spend on necessities. It notes a local Fire Chief Gattis used a Pyrene extinguisher to quell a small blaze in a telephone building where workers left clothes scattered, thought to have started from spontaneous combustion.
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Gattis
Local merchants urged to advertise against mail order push
A campaign is outlined to counter mail order and city merchants with advertising. The speaker argues that those who skip publicity will lose business as the public monitors every man's efforts. Advertising is portrayed as essential to growth and to offset competing channels.
Store Sees Leadership Shake with Resignation and Hire
Frank Smith resigns from Luther Smith and Son grocery. Roscoe Pace accepts a position at the same store strengthening its staffing.
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Frank Smith
Luther Smith & Son
Roscoe Pace
State Aid For Grayson Roads
Grayson County roads win designation as State Highways after a Mineral Wells meeting of the Texas Good Roads Association. Routes include the Jefferson Highway to Greenville, the King of Trails to Dallas, and the North Texas Highway from Texarkana to Wichita Falls, with local funds aided by state and federal support. The county has spent about 1.75 million dollars since 1910 on its highways, boosting tourism and regional pride.
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Denison Herald
Julian C. Field
Texas Good Roads Association
Mineral Wells
State Highway Commission
Texas
Grayson County
Mr. Field
Colbert Bridge
Denison
Sherman
Tom Bean
Whitewright
Greenville
Howe
van Alstyne
Dallas
Texarkana
Paris
Bonham
Bells
Married In Oklahoma Longley Brothers Wed Local Brides
George Longley married Grace Stout of Wellston Oklahoma last Saturday night and Theodore Longley wed Mary Burke of Chickasha Sunday. Both couples plan visits here this week as they begin service in the field for American Tobacco Co. George is sales manager for a large Oklahoma territory while Theodore is a traveling salesman. The community congratulates them on their new marriages and citizenship.
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George
Theodore Longley
Uncle
Sam
Army of Producers
Grace Stout
Wellston
Okla
Theodore
Mary Burke
Chickasha
American Tobacco Co
Oklahoma
Editor Promises Plain Truth After Calling Himself A Liar
A West Texas editor vows to print plain truth after admitting editorial lies to spare feelings. He warns readers to expect blunt paragra phs from the next issue. Sample lines call out local merchants and residents by name, including John Bennin and John Coyle, and note a recent marriage between Susie Scruggs and Horace Guffin.
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West Texas
John Bennin
Belleville
John Coyle
The
Baptist Church
Appeals to Farmers to Raise More Hogs
Washington June 29 the Department of Agriculture urges farmers to raise hogs as the quickest way to boost the Nation's meat supply. It calls the hog the most important meat animal, requiring less labor and capital and producing meat and by products faster than any other domestic animal.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Farm Boys and Girls Encampments at State Fair of Texas
Encampments for farm youth will run October 15 to 20 for boys and October 22 to 27 for girls at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas. About 740 youngsters from Texas farms are expected to attend with scholarships covering meals, lodging, and necessities. Education tours and amusement programs are planned, with instructors in charge to ensure care and safety.
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Dallas
Texas
Colorful Rural Notices From A Humble Town
A local newspaper column reports on a quirky wedding at the Methodist parsonage with the bride described harshly as unappealing and the groom as a loafer. It notes the death of Dave Charter from alcohol and a farcical marriage arranged by a Remington shotgun, plus town gossip about Roger Lloyd, a Willow Grove bank cashier, buried by the Odd Fellows.
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James C. Williams
Susie
Tom Spradlin
Cordie Meador
Tom
Roger Lloyd
State Bank
Willow Grove
Odd Fellows
Pleasant Mound
Bible Study Meeting Notices at B Y P U Program
The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians features Mr Claud Truett guiding a lesson on the Good Qualities of These Thessalonian Christians by Miss Olive Neff. The Nature of God's Vengeance on the Day of Judgment is addressed by Miss Cordelia Yeager with Leader Miss Adah Truett.
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Claud Truett
Olive Neff
Cordelia Yeager
Adah Truett
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First National Bank
Whitewright, Texas
Liberty Loan Buyers
Veedol
Mangram Bros
Silver Moon Coffee
Stone’s Loaf Cakes
Grayson Roads
Susie Scruggs
Horace Guffin
Federal Reserve Banking System
Planters National Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
Dave Charter
Dock Holderness
Dave
B. Y. P.U. Program
Kirkpatrick & Bryant
R. W. Gallaher
Whitewright Ice Cream Company
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