Local notes from Whitewright area and surrounding towns
Weekend travel to Boulder for university summer school. Measles outbreak waning in the region. J O Leath promotes Texas Woman's College with three local graduates already enrolled. Whitewright considers an early edition of the Dallas News. North Texas gin operates for pedigreed cotton. local services advertise tire repairs. Miss Hazel Kenley visits for Baylor College summer work. Trenton street paving bonds held up by courts pending state ruling on municipal debt limits.
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Whitewright
North Texas
Vaughn & White
Hazel Jane Kenley
Hall
Tenn
Belton
Baylor College
Kenley
Higher court ruling looms on Texas bond issue fate
The Trenton Tribune notes a potential ruling by the higher court on street paving and bond validity. If the decision goes against favored cities, bonds worth millions for smaller Texas towns could be null and void.
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Trenton
Fort Worth
State of
Texas
Supreme Court At
Austin
Trenton Tribune
Sherman man elected Van Alstyne schools superintendent
H. C. Filgo of Sherman has been elected superintendent of the Van Alstyne schools. Thursday evening weekly concerts by the Sherman municipal band are rendered at the new bandstand on the county courthouse lawn. You can see how much gas you are getting at the convenient filling station.
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H. C. Filgo of
Sherman
van Alstyne Schools
Sherman Municipal
R. S. Morehead
Local Masonic Chapter Elects Officers for Next Term
At a recent meeting the local Masonic Chapter elected J. B. Hamilton H. P H. G. Webster King D. E. Low Scribe J. N. Powell C of H Bryant Penn P. S W. J. Bryan R A C S. H. Montgomery P. J. Roberts Weils Guy Hamilton Treas B. H. Thomson Sec T. J. Giles Guard will be installed at the next regular meeting on Tuesday on or before the first full moon in July.
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Masonic
J. B. Hamilton
H. P
H. G. Webster
King
D. E. Low
Scribe
J. N. Powell
Bryant Penn
P. S
W. J. Bryan
S. H. Montgomery
P. J. Roberts
Weils
Guy Hamilton
Treas
B. H. Thomson
Sec
T. J. Giles
Guard
Four Generations Visit Whitewright Pioneer Home
Mrs. E. W. Savage, age 83, hosted four generations at her Whitewright Texas farm one mile northwest. Guests included daughter Mrs. W. H. Bray, Bray's daughter Mrs. F. W. Warren, and Warren's two children, all from Munday, Texas. The Savage family moved from Mississippi in 1871 in an ox-drawn wagon and she has lived on the farm over fifty years.
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E. W. Savage
Whitewright
Texas
Mississippi
Long Odds and Local Musings From Hogwallow
Dunk Botts and Ellick Helwanger show a horse shoe to great grandchildren. Washington Hocks notes travel broadens but has known the Mail Carrier for twenty years. Clair Hancock observes few injuries in wild night automobile rides while reading at home. Sidney Hocks shares mail lessons on muscles and Yam Sims boasts about mental strength. Fletcher Henstep lists duties and tax支, then argues for contented poverty. Sim Flinders praises berries, game, and a low-cost lifestyle with plenty in season.
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Clair Hancock
Shoe repair shop touts value and satisfaction
A brief note from R. S. Morehead promotes a versatile shoe repair service. It claims best half-sales for the money and emphasizes customer satisfaction with skilled workmanship.
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R. S. Morehead
Katy Subway at Bells Nearing Completion
The Katy subway crossing under the M K T Railway at Bells on Highway No 5 should open to traffic in about thirty days, County Judge R M Carter says. Concrete work on abutments and piers is finished, and the road will be concreted under the tracks with gravel linking to the east and west ends. State and Federal aid aided the crossing project.
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M-K-T Railway Company
Bells
R. M. Carter
Frightening at Night Remedies Feared Advised
An advertisement urges keeping Chamberlain's Coke and Diarrhoea Remedy handy for sudden cramps and diarrhoea, promising immediate relief in both children and adults and easing nighttime distress.
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Chamberlain
How to Bring Up Father
A brief excerpt describes a man offering a blessing at table heightening the sense of sacredness around meals and provoking reflection on gratitude and consumption. The scene centers on reverent tone and the lingering impact of a prayer on diners.
Mild protest in household hints from old grouch
The Atchison Globe quotes a domestic vignette where a tired wife endures a harsh tirade over salt in soup and cold coffee. A harsh husband mocks faith and food, suggesting his wife wield a rolling pin to tame his temper, a parental-style rebuke framed as counsel.
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Atchison Globe
Baptist Ladies Sell Sunday Dinner Goods at Lloyd Moore
Beptist ladies advertise a sale at Lloyd Moore's furniture store offering dressed chickens fresh eggs and cakes for Sunday dinner with proceeds.
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Lloyd Moore
Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Brom Quinine Ad
An old advertisement touts Laxative Brom Quinine tablets promised to stop cough and headache in a day. It notes E W Grove’s signature on each box and lists a price of 30 cents.
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E.W. Grove
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Tocals
Will Boone
Boulder, Colo
University of Colorado
the Sun
Claud Truett of
Bonham
Katy
Pierce
J. O. Leath
Kidd-Key College
Texas Woman’s College At
P. J. Pierce & Sons
The
Dallas News
Wrigleys
M Euth
Wrigley’s
Atonic
Grove
Hogwallow News
Dunk Botts
Ellick Helwanger
Washington Hocks
Sidney Hocks
Yam Sims
Fletcher Henstep
Sim Flinders
J. F. Lilley
American Legion
P. D. Confectionery
Chesley Rutledge
Home Ice & Manufacturing CO
Florsheim Shoe
Rialto
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