Whitewright School Board Adds Teachers For Next Year
In Whitewright on Saturday the school board elected two additional teachers for next year, J. E. Red and Miss Gertrude Schooling. The Carlisle Military Institute closed its second year with graduation exercises, listing eight graduates. Local residents and families are noted with movements, travels, and births, including a new daughter for Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Mangrum and a May 16 birth announced for Mr. and Mrs. John Vestal.
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J. E. Red
Carlisle Institute
Gertrude Schooling
Hove
Guy Hamilton
Sherman
S. L. Ball
W. L. Mangrum
Carlisle Military Institute
Whitewright
Rochester
N. Y
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
U.S. A
Julia Pritchett
Greenville
J. A. Pritchett
Kay Kimbell
San Francisco
San Diego
S. H. Montgomery
Lucian LaRoe
Rev
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Rock Point
Honey Grove
Josh May
Savoy Banker
Elizabeth
Ira Kirkpatrick
Homer Sears
Tom Bean
Nancy Riley
Annabelle Finnell
Gladys Ray
Otis Skipper
W. D. Hodges
Katy Railroad
John Vestal
T. H. Sears
T. E. Barbee
O. W. Myrick
Lubbock
C. P. Johnson
Austin
Bastrop
Montgomery named city engineer of Wichita Falls
Julian Montgomery son of B S Montgomery is appointed city engineer of Wichita Falls in a Sun May 21 1920 note. Grayson County commissioners court completes the annual tax levy setting for the year.
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Julian Montgomery
B. S. Montgomery
Wichita Falls
Grayson County Commissioners Court
Weather and social notes from Orangeville and area
The Orangeville news reports farmers plowing and planting amid good weather with rain on Sunday. It lists local visits, family movements, and social events including baptist and methodist church activities, upcoming Sunday school rally, and corrections about Rev. Ackley’s preaching schedule.
Desert and Orangeville clash results in Desert victory
A Monday after noon game at this place ended with Desert defeating Orangeville. Social notes mention Miss Vernelle Wilkerson visiting, several families visiting relatives, and a rainy Sunday school that may improve with sunny days ahead. Community updates include visits among Holt, Bowens, Jones, Har ris, Donihoo, and Miller households.
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Orville Jones
Lloyd Eason
Bonham
May Donihoe
Whitewright
Burr Holt
Clovis Pace
Kerr
Lorie Morris
J. R. Musser
J. A. Farrow
Dan Harris
Lucian Jones
Maudie Faye Holt
Vernelle Wilkerson
Porter
Delmer Spencer
Raymond
Joe Brown
Otis Wilder
Marie
Jim Ownby
Edward
Frank Holt
Sam Donihoo
Vadon Bush
Near Whitewright
Eloise
Louise Thrane
Maudie Pearl Little
Trenton
Vernelle Brown
Baptist Church
Orangeville
Pilot Grove
Methodist and
Baptist Sunday Schools
Randolph
W. H. Ackley
Pauline
Addvon Ownby
Holt
Mrs. Clinton Jones
Olen Parks
Burr Hulett
Desert
Misses Holt
Grandpa Patterson
Paul Bowen
Mary Evelyn
Pauline Bowen
Elmer Brown
Sam Donihoe
Mary Donihoo
Inlaw
Grace Donihoo
Pat Miller
J. P. Banks
TYPOGRAPHICAL GEMS Cozy Nest Concession Fortified by Earthquakes
The item notes a concession strengthened by earthquakes with steel and iron plates, described in a Winston-Salem Journal style.
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Winston-Salem Journal
Rampant Appetites Hiseville duel shields a man
Two farmers in Hiseville Kentucky fought off about thirty infuriated men to protect a Black man threatened by lynch mob. The incident reported by the Brooklyn Standard Union describes community tension and violent mob action in the rural area.
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Hiseville
Brooklyn Standard Union
Dress-Suit Wanted For Man On Square With Family
A married man living near the square seeks a dress suit in size 29 by 30 for himself. He has a family and needs appropriate attire. Respond with contact details if you can help.
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Los Angeles Times
Knife-and-Ford Hero Noted For Courage At Sea
The Palo Alto Daily Times hails a sea fighter of great courage known as a knife and Ford hero, citing half a dozen World War meals as evidence of his valor and endurance.
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Palo Alto
With or Without Wife Situation Wanted Farmer Ad
Experienced farmer seeks position or work. References available. Married or single, open to any arrangement. Address H-172, Kansas City Star.
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Kansas City Star
Bebe Daniels to Sing With Rudy Vallee on NBC Network
Bebe Daniels the stage and screen star will perform with Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees on a nation wide NBC network in a setting linked to the Bernardino Evening Telegram and KFIL.
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Bebe Daniels
Will
Rudy Vallee
Connecticut Yankees
NBC
KFIL
Bernardino Evening Telegram
Beckley’s Third Trial Ends With Guilty Admission
The defendant admitted shooting his wife and stepdaughter in all three trials, claiming the women's attitude drove him to desperate action. The San Francisco Chronicle notes he repeatedly asserted responsibility in a heated case amid ongoing legal proceedings.
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Beckley
San Francisco Chronicle
President Hoover Orders Shanghai Reinforcements
Military and naval units were dispatched to Shanghai to protect Americans behind barbed wire in the International Settlement. The operation proceeds under direct presidential supervision.
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Shanghai
International Settlement
Hoover
Detroit Free Press
Easter pants a fine assortment at reasonable prices
Hof mann and Amspeker store in Glenrock Wyoming advertises a selection of beautiful flowering pants for Easter at budget friendly prices.
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Hofmann and Amspeker
Glenrock
Wyo
Jokes and Quips from a College Scene
A collage of classroom and campus humor features students and staff trading quips about aging speed work and romance. A barber’s hot towel mishap closes the set with a light Illinois Siren touch.
Leap Year Proposal Sparks Banter in Two People He
A humorous exchange unfolds as a man declares his ideal wife a young pretty good cook. Doris counters with a quick witticism about her youth and cooking. The scene shifts to a loud question about New York unemployed prompting an offhand reply from the audience.
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Doris
Farm Relief Plan Offered in North Carolina Church
Pastor Broadus E. Wall notes a Mount Olive area sermon by Rev. Sam Smith, a prominent Black preacher, proposing farm relief: trust in God, place family in the fields, eat under the shed, and grow feed for your needs.
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Broadus E. Wall
Sam Smith
Mount Olive
North Carolina
Boy’s fishing plan halted by father’s caution
A lad explains to a day school minister that his father barred a fishing trip. The minister praises a prudent father and asks for the reason. The boy replies that there wasn’t bait enough for two, a simple, lighthearted exchange.
Father and son debate risk taking in pursuit of spice
A father quotes hard work as safe while his son seeks ventures with danger. The exchange shows a generational clash over risk appetite and the appeal of adventure.
Never Charmed Goldfish Treat Sparks Dark Reflection
A playful exchange between Willie and his dad about a baby and a goldfish ends with a grim punchline. Willie notes the baby survived a hazardous bite attempt, prompting a stark look at danger and resilience in a家庭 moment.
The Right Kind of Father
Harold was late for sun. This fragment notes a father figure in a local context with an unclear event or timing.
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Harold
Dr Caldwell’s syrup pepsin promotes healthy bowels
A physician endorses Dr Caldwell’s syrup pepsin as a mild laxative for children and adults. It cites benefits like preventing sluggish liver, avoiding constipation, and maintaining regular bowel movements with active senna and pepsin. Use at drugstores. keep a bottle in the medicine chest.
Delicate Child Defends Against School Strikes
An angry mother protests corporal punishment of her son Tommy, asserting he is a delicate child not used to beating and that only self defense is permissible at home. The exchange suggests concerns over discipline methods and school authority.
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Tommy
Ancestral Claims at Magna Carta and Ten
A party aristocrat recalls an ancestor at the Magna Carta signing while young Ikey boasts a relative at the signing of the Ten. The exchange highlights pride in historic lineage within a social gathering.
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Ikey
Commandments Interplay Sparks Hospital Jibe
A playful exchange mocks a First Lady asking if the Second Lady entered the hospital ill or left it ill after treatment. The reply hints at confusion over medical outcomes and the tongue in cheek banter.
Film industry praised by the late Edgar Wallace
Edgar Wallace spoke to a scribbler friend praising the film business as marvellous. He said he could write a scenario in a couple of days and be paid a fortune, urging his friend to enter the field. The friend recalled a failed submission to a film company after sending four scenarios and receiving nine in return.
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Edgar Wallace
Wallace
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