Marriage and social notes from Floydada and area
From The Sun 1923 and 1933 notes record Thurman Bishop and Nell Badgett wed at Floydada. Lawn party honors Oma Carperton moving to Oklahoma. Lois Anderson wins prettiest girl box, Wayne Robinson ugliest boy at local pie supper. Porter News workers return from Oklahoma. Paul Graves joins Kimbell Milling Co. Ivy Fain and George Blair wed. Shoes delivered to T W Ayres and Son. A son born to Rev Ben Sturdivant and wife in Tulsa. Sturdivants are grandparents.
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Lois Anderson
Wayne Robinson
Porter News
Oklahoma
Paul Graves
Kimbell Milling Co
Wolfe City
Ivy Fain
Whitewright
George Blair
Sherman
T. W. Ayres
Ben Sturdivant
Tulsa
Okla
J. M. Sturdivant
Lowell Blanton and Lilburn Ross
Lowell Blanton and Lilburn Ross are noted figures in a July 19 1928 Sun column. The brief item highlights their roles or actions within a local context, without additional detail on event or outcome.
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the Sun
Lowell Blanton
Lilburn Ross
Whitewright Opens New City Well and WPA Sewing Room
Whitewright feeds progress as the new city well begins operation on July 7. Forty local women now find employment in the WPA sewing room. Olen Earl Wilson, 50, died at his brother’s home. L. A. Watkins and A. L. Thornton marked birthdays with a Thursday dinner at the Watkins residence.
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Whitewright
New City
WPA
Olen Earl Wilson
W. C. Wilson
L. A. Watkins
A. L. Thornton
Watkins
Factoids of the era on global share and heritage
The item lists global shares in automobiles hospital beds railways and communications. cites the University of Karaeen Fez founded in 859 A D as the oldest educational institution. Mentions widely sung songs Happy Birthday to You Jolly Good Fellow and Auld Lang Syne.
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University of Karaeein
Fez
Morocco
Auld Lang Syne
Veteran Insurance Conversions and GI Bill Eligibility
Veterans discuss converting term life insurance to permanent coverage in $500 increments after an initial $1,000. Advice notes you may convert what you can now and keep the rest as term. Also outlines GI Bill eligibility depending on discharge timing after Jan 31 1955 and considerations for vocational rehabilitation.
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Veterans Administration
Magnate Pederewski Paid 60000 For Madison Square Garden Solo
The note recalls Ignace Jan Pederewski earning 60000 dollars for a single performance at Madison Square Garden in the 1920s. It also mentions a 1929 cross continental race won in 79 days by Johnny Salvo. US citizens hold many Nobel prizes, Zulu rainbow lore, and South Africa undersea diamond mining profits. Recorded Bonn listings show listings and stock quotes.
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Ignace Jan Pederewski
Madison Square Garden
New York
Los Angeles
Johnny Salvo
South Africa
Bonn
Germany
It's the Law Bankruptcy and debtor protections in history
The article explains how past debt punishment evolved from jailing and indentured servitude to modern bankruptcy. It covers voluntary petitions, property disclosure, discharge of debts, creditor objections, and exemptions like family items. It notes exceptions for conditional sales and chattel mortgages.
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America
Siberian
This Week's Wildlife A Texas Native Series
A weekly feature highlights native Texas wildlife with concise facts. Readers learn about local species, habitats, and behaviors through accessible notes and quick summaries.
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Texas
Channel catfish bait tips for summer night fishing
A free fishing booklet outlines baits and methods for channel catfish. Night hinges peak in early to mid summer with fish moving from deep water to shallows to feed, using live minnows cut baits shrimp and stink baits. Beef blood and chicken entrails are noted baits with practical handling tips.
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Game & Fish Commission
Tyler
Texas
Japan Exports Rise 28 Percent to U S in FY End
Japan's exports to the United States in the year ending March 31 climbed 28 percent from the previous year while imports of American goods dropped 21 percent. The outcome left Japan's trade near balance as planners aim. Machinery led the $1.5 billion value of Japanese goods sold to the U S in the period.
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Japan
U. S
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Mr. Thurman
Floydada
Nell Badgett
Martha Bow
Lola Myrick
Mary Lou Ross
Ross
Oma Carperton
Paul Cornelius
United States
Lokey Edwards
Service
Whitewright, Texas
Reserve District No
THE
First National Bank
U.S
Federal Reserve Bank
R. A. Gillett
Kenneth W. Frisby
Philip Earnheart
Paul Stephens
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