Town notices and visitors brighten Sherman week
Miss Lola Myrick visited friends in Sherman on Monday. Trent Phillips Jr. of Waco is visiting relatives here. The Palace features Lure of the Wild with Jane Novak and Lightning the dog. Many local residents and visitors are listed with multiple engagements, visits, and store notices. The week includes theater, shopping, and community events across Sherman.
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Lola Myrick
Sherman
Trent Phillips Jr
Waco
Jane Novak
Lightning, the
Dog
the Palace
Alan Rosco
Lightning, the Dog
Dr Lucius F Smith Speaks at Presbyterian Church Lecture
A large audience attended a Wednesday evening lecture at the Presbyterian Church by Dr Lucius F Smith who has spent several years as a missionary in West Africa. The talk featured illustrated pictures.
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Lucius F. Smith
Presbyterian Church
Smith
West Africa
Mrs Hayes Scarred as Truck Backing Injures Sherman Resident
Mrs S A Hayes of Sherman formerly of this place was struck by a backing truck in front of her home last Thursday morning. She sustained several bruises but no bones were broken and it is expected she will recover.
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S. A. Hayes
Sherman
Wichita Falls man visits relatives during East Texas trip
Julian Montgomery of Wichita Falls spent a few hours here Tuesday with relatives while en route home from East Texas where he has charge of construction work.
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Julian Montgomery
Wichita Falls
East Texas
Brown couple relocates to Greenville for jewelry position
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Brown moved to Greenville this week. Mr. Brown accepted a job at a local jewelry store after two years doing watch repair at Dyer & Jones drug store.
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W. F. Brown
Greenville
Brown
Mr. Brown
Dyer & Jones Drug Store
Aladdin Lamp Supplies Highlighted at Gordon's Cash Grocery
Local ad notes Aladdin Lamp supplies available at Gordon's Cash Grocery. The listing points shoppers to Gordon's for lamps, oil, wicks, and related items.
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Gordon's Cash Grocery
Luther Gordon
Harnessmaker offers custom harness and repairs
Martin the Harnessmaker advertises custom harnesses bridles and lines made to order with factory price parity. Repairs include harnesses collars auto tops cushions curtains and coupe sedan tops using quality materials and competitive rates.
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Martin
Pierce's Cafe Brings Good Eats and Great Company
Local dining spot Pierce's Cafe invites patrons to enjoy hearty meals and warm conversation. The cafe positions itself as a social hub where neighbors and visitors mingle, share plates, and discover a friendly, community atmosphere.
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Pierce
Gordon Bros Grocery Notice Seeks Account Settlements
Luther Gordon announces the purchase of the Gordon Bros grocery store and all its accounts due. He asks that anyone with an outstanding balance come to the store to settle the accounts.
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Gordon Bros. Grocery
Luther Gordon
Typewritten Letter Insults North Carolina Man
A century-old anecdote recalls a eastern factory sending a typewritten letter to a North Carolina customer who mistook it for a printed missive. The man replied, I ain't no damn fool, prompting the firm to reevaluate how it presented communications to new users of typewriting.
Distrustful Buyer Refuses Further Wagon Orders
A man claims he bought wagons eight years ago and received price letters he distrusted. He complains of a printed misstep and demands no more letters, asserting his age and independence and vowing to back down no longer.
Heredity in Smoking Linked to Fathers’ Habits
Prof J Ross Lyn Earp of Antioch University reports in World's Health that sons of smoking fathers show a higher smoking rate. In a survey of 348 men students at Antioch College, 57.1 percent of sons with smoking fathers smoke versus 41.2 percent with non smoking fathers, suggesting fathers smoking raises a son's smoking probability by about 20 percent and leads to earlier initiation.
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J. Rosslyn Earp
Antioch
Ohio
League of Nations
Influence of parental smoking on college smoking behavior
The article notes that youths with smoking fathers begin smoking at about 17.65 years while those with nonsmoking fathers start at 18.18 years. It says the influence of a nonsmoking parent persists through college and that the percentage who smoke or abstain remains similar after three to five years of college.
Mixed Recipe Card Mismatch Leads to Morning Workout
A June bride asks her husband to copy a dairy recipe and he instead blends exercise and cooking in a humorous mishap. The miscopied directions mix flour, milk, eggs, and baking powder with athletic moves and squatting positions, producing a slapstick kitchen workout.
Quotation on Cooking Steps for a Simple Fish Dish
The passage instructs spreading a walnut sized marble on a surface then rolling flat, rolling into a form, then hunching into a standstill and boiling in water without rushing. After ten minutes remove from heat, dry gently, breathe evenly, and dress in warm flannels to serve with fish and soup.
Unto Us a Child Is Born Sign Joke Goes Viral
A young businessman and deacon traveling to New York on church business tried to buy a new front sign. He sent motto and dimensions by wire. His wife received a terse message and fainted when staff read the decoded line: the motto read six feet long and two feet wide.
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New York
Want Ads Spark Interest on Last Page
The last page features Want Ads inviting readers to find items and opportunities of interest. Listings include various goods and services and may present bargains and notices for employment, housing, and personal ads.
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Bob Sears
Lubbock
Frank Reece
Art Acord
J. P. Haden
Durant, Okla
Lucian LaRoe
Floyd Everheart
The
Sherman Ice Cream Company
Carrie Hamilton
Burleson College
Fred Thompson
J. H. Cox
Denton
Johnson’s
M. M. Sears
Dallas
Mrs
R. L. Sears
H. M. Cowling
Austin
C. B. Bryant Jr
Mrs. O. M. Durham
Cotulla
Ross R. May
Ranger
Lester Haile
Fort Worth
W. W. Dossey
Lilley Dry Goods Company
W. F. Holland
Maurice
B. S. Montgomery
H. J. Bradshaw
Abilene
J. A. Sears
Neville Pierce
Mrs. O. W. Myrick
J. E. Montgomery of
Graham
F. M. Echols
Miss Ruth Biggerstaff
J. H. Biggerstaff
R. L. Johnson
Louise Rowley
R & R Theatre
Bettie Lou McLean
C. A. McLean
Johnson's
Kay Kimbell
Coleman Carter
Oakwood
Henryetta
Whitewright Lumber Company
John Sears
Bill Brown
Johnnie Sears
Merkel
Whitewright
Baptist Young People’s Union
Tom Bean
Pilot Grove
Margaret
Andrew Pierce
Sherman Hospital
Jack McMillin
D. S. McMillin
McMillin
George Bennett
George
Williams Carter Company
Needham Heights
Massachusetts
D. W. Nicholas of Cooper
Central Christian Church
Palace Theatre
Virginia Valli
G. Farrell MacDonald
Allan Simpson
the Sporting Chance
Lou Tellegen
Dorothy Phillips
George Fawcett
Sheldon Lewis
N. Carolina
Hudson & Davis Company
Emerson
Sanitary Fountain Service
Bow - Wright Drug Co
E Service
Gordon's
Calif
Maxwell House
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