Cotton Picking Keeps Orangeville Farmers Busy This Week
Farmers in Orangeville report heavy cotton picking this week as they try to make up for days lost to train delays. The Burden girl, injured by a mower, is improving with visitors stopping by. Recent moves see Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bowen and daughter move in with his parents, while the Goods occupy the Bowen house. A bright singing convention drew a large crowd on Sunday. Notables stopping by included Roy Dodson, Lucian Jones, and many others as community life continues with visits, parties, and church activities.
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Clarence Burden
Paul Bowen
Jimmie Bowen
Cecil Good
Bowen
Lillian
Elizabeth Stroud
Gladys
Edna Barl Taylor
Alton Robinson
West Texas
Sulphur Springs
Frank Holt
Roy Dodson
Blanton’s Chapel
Lucian Jones
Pauline Ownby
Marie
Lois Wilder
Ruby Joe
Howard West
Loree Browning
Pauline Stroud
Creola
Mary Anna
Lorene
Luna Mae Garner
Nell Brown
Clinton Jones
Ray Vestal
Ryan Hancock
Gladys Taylor
Lillian Stroud
Nail Picker driver reports season haul from Milam County
J W Whittaker operates a magnet truck on Texas highways reporting 963 pounds of metal salvaged across Milam County. He ferries a Chevrolet with two four foot magnets over 109 miles in eight days at about four miles per hour collecting nails screws and scrap metal from highways 36 44 43 and 69 between Hicks and Way side.
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Highway
J. W. Whittaker
Milam County
Whittaker
Rockdale
Remarkable Will Dictated by Dying Merchant
A merchant told a lawyer he had a month to live and dictated a will. He directed his bank overdraft to his wife, equity in his car to his son, goodwill to supply houses, equipment to the junk man, and named six creditors as pallbearers noting they had carried him long enough.
Hogwallow News Humorous Snippets From Hogtown
The column riffs on radio company pay for laughter at comedians and etiquette on cooling bean soup. It notes Raz Barlow’s fear that looks hinder financial success and Tobe Moseley’s son returning home after three months in the big city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slim Pickens
Rosy Moseley
Tobe Moseley
Tobe
Termite Invasion Explained Why It Matters
An overview addresses termites or white ants their biology and potential impact. It notes termites prefer damp places a held social structure king and queen nobles soldiers and workers and the swarming flight that starts new colonies. The piece warns about possible damage if termites establish footholds and describes their hard earthen nests and regional distribution.
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Africa
Brazil
Paraguay River
Beware of Buying Typewriter Ribbons from Unknown Sellers
The notice warns buyers to avoid unknown sellers as ribbons vary in length and quality. It contrasts cheap six yard ribbons with twelve yard good ribbons and states a 75 cent price for a quality ribbon, the same one others charge a dollar for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bona Fide
Typewriter Supply House
Burrowing Insects Threaten Urban Wood Supply
Describes a colonizing insect group that thrives underground in airtight, windowless colonies to regulate temperature and evade enemies. They prey on dry wood, threaten urban structures by feeding on dead trees, poles, and even skyscraper materials, and cause unseen damages as they work beneath the surface.
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South America
United States
Want Ads Sweep Through Whitewright Listings
A collage of classified notices includes farm for sale near town with possession offered, requests to buy cotton seed grain hay and poultry from North Texas Seed Company, scholarships in Texas business colleges, and bargain farm equipment. Probate notice names Guy Hamilton as administrator with will annexed for Mrs Bowles estate in Whitewright Texas.
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T. E. Barbee
North Texas Seed Company
Pascal Farley
Business
Texas
Whitewright Sun
A. I. Bowles
Whitewright
Guy Hamilton
Termite Threats Include Ground Contact Wood Warnings
A fragment notes termite presence prompts warnings on wood storage near soil. Experts urge keeping wood off the ground and away from damp areas to prevent infestation and structural damage.
Does It Pay To Educate A Boy
George Horace Lorimer argues education pays by shaping a boy into a worthwhile man. A business education boosts earning capacity, teaches thinking and managing property, and lifts a boy from a low class to the mountain top. The Tyler Commercial College advertises programs in business fundamentals and invites inquiries for its annual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Horace Lorimer
Prevention tips Amid termite invasion discussed
The article notes creosote or chemicals for treatment and advises cement or stone foundations since termites likely won't climb to reach wood. It cautions that only time will reveal the severity while stressing that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Early Engineers Had Fun on First Rail Trains
Accounts on the electrification of the Pennsylvania line describe early engineers as daring, even “devil may care,” with Baldwin’s first locomotive advertised to pull the train regardless of rain. Other reports note trains had no brakes and could only be stopped by reversing the engine. Engineers risked their lives daily yet appeared to enjoy the jolts and jars.
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Pennsylvania
Baldwin
Answers by Our Expert Petting Days Source
A humor note lists days for petting as Wednesday Saturday Thursday Monday Friday Sunday and Tuesday. It also offers cheeky advice on kissing boundaries and lines about graduates editors humorists and doctors with a Mercury quotation style.
Beggar Seeks Suspender Bargain in Witty Exchange
A humorously framed dialogue shows a tramp asking a lady for a favor while explaining he only wants a pair of suspenders. The exchange highlights social pretensions and streetwise thrift in a light, period tone.
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Orangeville News
Furniture Bargains
Florence
R. R. Waldo
Piias
Femi A. Jol
KATY
Pullman
Hogwallow News
Denk Botts
Cricket Hicks
Raz Barlow
Sile Kilden
Bryant King
J. L. Denton
CAL
E. D. Barlow
Greenville
L. LaRoe
Kimbell Milling Company
F. W. Hudson
Sherman Steam Marble and Granite Works
W. Lamar St
Sherman, Texas
Manning, Clark & Meador
Auto Finance Company OF
Sherman F
T. W. Ayres & Son
Tyler, Texas
Ken Maynord
Warner Baxter
Bebe Daniels
George Brent
Una Merkel
Richard DIX
Elizabeth Allen
Staley’s
Arm & Hammer
Maxwell House
Penn-Champ Motor
Swift
van Camp
Dixie Maid
East Texas
Prince Albert Tobacco
Nicholson
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