Local Notes On Visitors And Shop Ads At Pierce’s Cafe
Miss Ollie McMillin visited relatives in Denton over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Roberts of Austin visited here Friday. The best cooking and service are advertised at Pierce's Cafe. J. L. Dyer of Sherman and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wallace of Dallas spent the weekend here with relatives. Aladdin Lamp supplies promoted at Gordon's Cash Grocery. Jack Everheart returned home from A M College for the summer. Several social visits to Durant Oklahoma and Greenville noted. This item also mentions jewelry displays at R L Johnson and travels of Margreta Fender to Waxahachie for summer school.
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Mrs. Randolph Roberts
Austin
Pierce’s Cafe Visitors and Local Family News
Weldon Wilson of Dallas visited his parents here over the weekend. Julian Montgomery and daughter of Wichita Falls spent time with relatives. Albert Patterson of Fort Worth visited Friday and Saturday. Mrs. R. C. Brown of Fort Worth visited friends Saturday and Sunday. J. W. Wilson, Southern Plow Co. traveler, spent the weekend with his family. Ray Manning and son David Ray visited relatives at Bonham Sunday. Glasses advertisement by R. L. Johnson. Mrs. Oran Sears hosted. Paris and Abilene guests Mrs. W. B. Antone and Mrs. M. B. Herring. Miss Maurine May returns from UT Austin for summer. Sam Montgomery Jr. returns from Texas A. & M. for summer.
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Weldon Wilson
Dallas
Mrs. C. A. Wilson
Albert Patterson
Fort Worth
R. C. Brown
Ray Manning
David Ray
Bonham Sunday
Dallas man visits parents for weekend
J A Stuteville Jr of Dallas spent the week end with his parents Mr and Mrs J A Stuteville and other relatives.
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J. A. Stuteville Jr
Dallas
Mrs
J. A. Stuteville
Electrical goods and services offered by Joe Johnson
A local advertisement states we carry everything in electrical goods and perform all kinds of electrical work. Joe Johnson advertises a full range of supplies and general electrical services for customers.
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Joe Johnson
Sam McMillin Enrolls in Cotton Classing at Arlington
Sam McMillin traveled to Arlington on Sunday to enroll in a cotton classing course at the Junior A and M College. The program aims to equip him with practical skills in fiber grading and quality assessment for agricultural work.
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Sam McMillin
Arlington Sunday
Junior A. & M. College
Mrs. J. H. Brooks Returns From Visit In Harlingen
Mrs. J. H. Brooks returns to her Harlingen home after visiting her mother Mrs. Minnie Ball and other relatives. Miss Mary Lou Ross, a Burleson College student at Greenville, spent the weekend with relatives.
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J. H. Brooks
Harlingen
Minnie Ball
Mary Lou Ross
Burleson College
Greenville
Local residents travel and return for summer sessions
Miss Sallye Hamilton went to Sherman Monday where she will attend summer school at Austin College. Mrs. M. B. Bryant and daughter have returned to Maddil, Oklahoma after visiting her parents, Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Sears. Robert Cantrell, studying law at the University of Texas, Austin, has returned home for summer vacation.
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Margreta Fender
Paris
Waxahachie
Trinity University
Maurine May
University of Texas At Austin
Sallye Hamilton
Sherman
Austin College
Robert Cantrell
University of Texas, Austin
Local Graduates and Visits Highlight Weekend News
Miss Minnie Willis of the Texas Woman's College Fort Worth returned home Saturday. Mrs. Frances Pilcher and granddaughter Miss Frances Gillespie spent the weekend at Bonham as guests of Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Horton. Miss Lucille Coffey returned to Caddo Oklahoma after visiting Miss Margaret Barbee who accompanied her home briefly.
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Minnie Willis
Texas Woman’s College At
Fort Worth
Frances Pilcher
Frances Gillespie
Bonham
W. H. Horton
Lucille Coffey
Caddo
Okla
Margaret Barbee
Miss Bow Visits Parents Before Sherman Return
Miss Martha Bow, student at Austin College in Sherman, spent the weekend with her parents Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Bow. She returned to Sherman on Monday to resume the summer school term at the college.
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Martha Bow
Austin College
Sherman
J. L. Bow
Miss Bow
Mrs Schadegg Returns Home From Visit in Minnesota
Mrs J A Schadegg and her daughter have returned to their home in Stillwater Minnesota after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs J R Murphy. They were accompanied home by Miss Pina Murphy for a visit.
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J. A. Schadegg
Stillwater
Minn
J. R. Murphy
Pina Murphy
Miss Mabel White Visits Family Then Returns to Denton
Miss Mabel Fay White student at College of Industrial Arts Denton spent weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs W L White. She returned to Denton Tuesday to resume studies in the summer school.
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Mabel Fay White
The
College of Industrial Arts
Denton
W. L. White
TCU Students Visited Fort Worth Over Weekend
Misses Lucile LaRoe Velma Mangrum and companions Thelma Pratt and Virginia Knox, all students at Texas Christian University Fort Worth, spent the weekend here with their parents.
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Lucile LaRoe
Velma Mangrum
Texas Christian University At
Fort Worth
Thelma Pratt
Virginia Knox
Local businessman J A Alexander moves to Whitewright
Mr and Mrs J A Alexander have rented rooms at the home of Mr and Mrs Bob Sears and are now permanently located in Whitewright. Mr Alexander belongs to the firm Alexander and Coldwell which runs men s furnishing stores at Whitewright and Garland. He is a live business man active in civic affairs including past Garland Chamber of Commerce presidency.
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J. A. Alexander
Bob Sears
Whitewright
Alexander
Alexander & Coldwell
Garland
Garland Chamber of Commerce
Card of Thanks for J L Badgett Family
The Badgett family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during the long illness burial and sympathy. Special thanks to Dr J L Bow for faithfulness and kindness. Grateful for Whitewright residents beautifying final days with care floral offerings and support. Signed Mrs J S Badgett and Children.
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J. L. Badgett
J. L. Bow
Whitewright
J. S. Badgett
Lindbergh Flight Grips World With Joyful News
The contrasts of news are shown as tragedy wanes and the Paris arrival of a young American aviator elevates global interest. Reports detail Lindbergh's solo New York to Paris flight, landing, reception, and French honors, highlighting global fascination and modest demeanor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peaches Browning
Snyder
Mississippi
New York
Paris
Lindbergh
France
Kansas City Star
Officer Shakes Nitro Bottle In Bank Robbery Tale
John Dean, inmate at Atlanta federal prison, recounts how a policeman stopped three fleeing robbers and shook a nitro glycerin bottle labeled Shake well before using to check for corn whisky. Dean implicated Frank Kelly and Clarence Brooks in the East Atlanta Bank robbery after reaching Phenix City Alabama.
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Atlanta
John Dean
Dean
Frank Kelly
Clarence Brooks
Kilby
Montgomery
Ala
East Atlanta
Phenix
Cadet Banter Over Marking Time With Hands
An officer quips to a plebe asking about marking time. The plebe replies with a witty exchange about clocks and hands, illustrating military humor in boot camp.
Simplified spelling board meeting discussed value of alphabet
A New York Herald Tribune reporter covered the twenty-first annual meeting of the Simplified Spelling Board at Columbia University. The board, while not in detail, decided that the public should be informed about the purposes and potential benefits of applying simpler spellings to common words.
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New York Herald-Tribune
Trustees
Columbia University
Bromo Quinine Tablet Ad Claims Colds Cause Influenza
An old box ad touts Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets as removing the cause of colds and influenza. It highlights a single “Bromo Quinine” formulation with W Grove’s signature on the box and a price of 30 cents.
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W. Grove
Laxa tive Bromo Quinine Endorsed for Tonic Laxative Effect
A promotional note asserts that LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE delivers tonic and laxative benefits without causing nervousness or head ringing unlike ordinary quinine. The advertisement urges readers to seek the full product name and look for E. W. GROVE’s signature.
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E. W. Grove
Svc
Board seeks funds for simplified spelling handbook
A Kansas City Star excerpt notes a board soliciting support from Henry Gallup Paine of New York to print and distribute a simplified spelling handbook listing 30 000 words for scholars. It cites a pamphlet by board philologists showing historic spellings such as fysche for fish and dogge for dog and claims etymologists opposed such spellings.
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Henry Gallup Paine
New York
Bord
TUT TUT Preacher and Deacon clash over smashing items
In a terse exchange a preacher quotes beatitude style rebuke while a deacon muses absentmindedly about smashing objects raising a moment of comic tension and muddy theology within the church scene.
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Ollie McMillin
Pierce
J. L. Dyer
Guy Victory of
Gordon’s Cash Grocery
Earl Wallace
Joe Wallace
Jack Everheart
A. & M. College
J. B. Head
Loren Mangrum
Durant, Oklahoma
Lavona Radican
Fannye Robbins
Margie Smith
S. F. Robbins
Bruce Pember
the State University
R. L. Johnson
Lola Myrick
Grover Hardcastle
Altus, Okla
W. E. Hardcastle
Julian Montgomery
Wichita Falls
J. W. Wilson
Southern Plow Company
W. B. Antone
M. B. Herring
Abilene
Oran Sears
Sam Montgomery Jr
Texas A. & M. College
Kreso
Dip
Bow-Wright Drug Co
Mangrum Brothers
the Sun
Officer
Lloyd Moore
Preacher
Deacon
L. LaRoe & Company
McAlester
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