Movement Rally and Community Notices in Bells Circuit
Busy laboring all the day and warm weather bless crops especially cotton. Sunday services well attended with praise for the children's training committee. Bells circuit laymen will hold a Movement Rally on Sunday the 27th at Ever heart Memorial church with many locals on the program. Numerous local visits and family news from Bells, Enterprise, Elm Grove, Tom Bean, Virginia Point, and nearby towns.
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Bells
North Texas
Heart Memorial Church
Rosalee Tumlin
Enterprise
Children’s program at Presbyterian church Sunday 11am
The Sunday morning program at the Presbyterian church includes songs by the choir and John Phillip Barbee, duets and readings by Marian Barbee Estelle Montgomery Katherine Mont Lonnie Myrick and Margareta Fender with a Children’s Day piece by twelve children a quartet and a prayer by Rev. Fender all led by local participants.
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Presbyterian Church
Marian Barbee
Miss Dyer
Estelle Montgomery
Rachel Montgomery
Mary Lee Sears
Katherine Montgomery
Lonnie Myrick
Bessie Joe
John Phillip Barbee
Bessie Joe Bar
Mrs E B Fogle and daughter return from New Mexico
Mrs. E. B. Fogle and her daughter Miss Birdie are due home this week from New Mexico. Miss Birdie taught music as an instructor at a state school during the past term.
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E. B. Fogle
Miss Birdie
New Mexico
Commercial Club Meeting Called For Friday Night
A meeting is set for Friday night June 18 at 4 40 to organize a commercial club in Whitewright. Citizens are urged to attend at City Hall and join the effort to boost the town and attract growth. About 98 members had pledged by Tuesday, with potential to reach around two hundred through community effort.
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Whitewight
Whitewright
Oil and Gas Stockholders Rally for New Well Near Town
Oil and Gas stockholders of White Wright Tom Bean Oil and Gas Co met Tuesday afternoon four miles southeast of town. Drillers have reached about 1100 feet and were urged to drill on until oil is struck or indications disappear. At 550 feet a layer of oil sand was found and promoters expect repeats. The group expresses strong faith in the prospect and pledges support.
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Whitewright-Tom Bean Oil & Gas Co
Painting Versus Waiting for House Value
A reader weighs painting a house before sale versus waiting. They estimate paint costs about 50 to 60 dollars for a 10 gallon job, with effects on selling price uncertain. The writer asks if fresh paint adds value or if the money is lost inside the home.
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Joe
Dyer & Jones
Dr King's New Discovery Promises Cough Relief
An old urging to use Dr King s New Discovery for coughs colds and bronchial lung ailments. The ad claims quick soothing relief and urges readers to visit druggists to obtain a bottle and start treatment immediately.
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Dr. King
Pastor to preach at 11 and in the evening Sunday
The pastor will preach at 11 in the morning and again during the evening hour this Sunday. Attendees are invited to attend and participate.
Harris Resigns at Katy Station to Move to Sherman
W. R. Harris resigns his Katy station post and will relocate to Sherman where he has accepted a new position. R. C. Boaz of Forreston is named to succeed him.
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W. R. Harris
Katy
Sherman
R. C. Boaz of
Forreston
Dodson's Liver Tone vs Calomel Ad Claims Health Benefits
Dodson's Liver Tone is advertised as a safe alternative to calomel for biliousness and constipation. The ad claims calomel causes salivation and liver damage while Liver Tone quickly improves digestion, headache, and energy with a 50 cent bottle and money back guarantee.
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Dodson
Enjoyable Meeting of Modern Woodmen Leaders
The Modern Woodmen of America held a Monday night open meeting at the 1. O. O. F. hall. Col. A. N. Rooks state deputy and B. McConnell district deputy spoke, with Mayor T. B. Moore in attendance and praising fraternal insurance. Rooks shared insights on fraternalism, while the M. W. of A. orchestra performed and several songs were sung. fruits and cigars were passed and the gathering was well received.
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Modern
Woodmen of America
1. O. O. F. Hall
Col
A. N. Rooks
B. McConnell
T.B. Moore
McConnell
Moore
Wil
Bob
John Sadler
Jessie Wallace
Clint
Sam McMillin
Bob Sadler
Jesse Wallace
Kern Glidewell
Large Radish Weighs Five Pounds at Office
Big Radish J. 8. Kershner brought a Japanese radish to the office Tuesday morning. It weighed five and a half pounds and measured seventeen inches around the center and 382 inches around lengthwise. It was firm with good flavor and described as capable of feeding all the armies of Europe with one bite.
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Kershner
Europe
Notice to motorists enforce speed laws and proper lighting
J T Roberts marshal warns all automobilists that speeding and night headlight rules will be strictly enforced. He urges drivers to stay to the right side of the street to prevent accidents and save expense. The notice calls for strict compliance with speed laws.
Pilot Grove Methodist Church Sunday Services Listed
On Sunday June 20 the 11 a.m. service will be conducted by Brother John Caraway of Rose Hill and the evening service by day leader Brother Ivy Neathery. All are urged to attend. A. T. Bridges, Pastor.
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John Caraway
Rose Hill
Ivy Neathery
A. T. Bridges
No. Six-Sixty-Six malaria remedy note
An old advertisement promotes No. Six-Sixty-Six as a malaria and chills fever prescription. It claims a course of five or six doses breaks the illness, with ongoing tonic effect preventing fever return. Described as gentler on the liver than calomel and not causing gripe. Price 25 cents.
Great Meeting Ends With 3800 Converts In Bonham
The Sheehan Teague Evangelistic Company completed a revival reaching Bonham and surrounding Walnut Grove. May 23 to last Sunday saw over 3800 converts and about 250 united with local churches. Baptism of 127 occurred in under 30 minutes with five conversions at high tide. Walnut Grove plans August meetings to host 2000 attendees.
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Whitewright Sun
Sheehan Teague Evangelistic Company
South Bonham
Bonham
Walnut Grove
Sheehan Teague Company
Jesus Christ
E. Teague
Million men back note offer for a life policy
A note signed by a million men promises a $1000 beneficiary for $6 per year to those under 25, with rates for other ages. America pays over a million dollars monthly to widows and orphans, building a large reserve from sound risks. Modern Woodmen of America touts health screening as worthwhile. The Votan Coffee blends Santos beans and is advertised as the best coffee, sold by W. M. Cox.
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Woodmen of America
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A. L. Skipworth
Spivy Stand
Canaan-Everheart
Joe Dan McMillin
Elm Grove
Mrs. C. D. Alverson
Geo. Garner
J. H. Miller
Tom Bean
R. L. Nelson
Sue Wells
Claude Blanton
Wm. Taylor
Floyd Jones
Alma Dixon
Town
J. H. Cox
Family
Laura Garner
Maggie
Alene Tumlin
Mae
Eula Mooneyham
W. A. Kirkpatrick
J. D. Garner
Ernest Keeling
Nell Keeling
W. A. Fleming
Virginia Point
David Turner
Tyler Commercial College
Whitewright Ice Company
Tan-No
Freckeleater
Mente Bach
T. S-Ae
LER Meg. Co
Margareta Fender
Margaret McMur
Commercial Club
Oil and
Central Christian Church
J.T. Roberts
Marshal
Pilot Grove
M. E. Church
Santos
W. M. Cox
FOLEY
Foley & CO
Chicago
Calstrates Foley
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