Weather forecasts spark long winter worries and new methods
The piece warns readers about overreliance on long range forecasts as the Weather Bureau notes limited ability to predict beyond a week or two. It cites Dr. Gregg and advances in radio air sounding and weather cycles, while noting regional variability and unknown effects of sun spots. Also mentions local birth notices for Mary Gwyn Grissom and Ray Wade Daniel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almanac
United States Weather Bureau
W. R. Gregg
Washington
Gregg
North Pole
Rocky Mountains
Expendible Christmas Gifts Keep the Spirit Alive
A humorous guide classifies gifts into keep use and expendible, urging the last as the best option for Christmas. It cites Alexander Woollcott warning against indestructible presents and suggests songs, flowers, and perishables as thoughtful choices. Local notes mention Mrs. Joe Worthington’s recent minor operation, W. J. Davis’s holiday visit home, Bo McMillan’s Tarleton College trip, Ima Gene Davis’s Thanksgiving visit in Robstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Woollcott
Woollcott
Quaker Relief Silence and a Medal for J Thomas Willing
A Quaker gathering notes no one on relief during a national downturn while highlighting J Thomas Willing who receives a graphic arts medal. The story recalls Willing's rise from artist to editor guiding peers and his generosity toward young creatives. This act is framed as a quiet form of immortality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Friends
Benjamin Franklin
Mme. Brillon
France
Franklin
Benjamin
The
Institute of Graphic Arts
Jr Thomas Willing
J. Thomas Wiling
Willing
New York
America
J. Thomas Willing
End visiting and attendance noted in Fort Worth trip
In a brief entry, Ben Spill, identified as the speaker's father, spent the past period in Fort Worth and Dallas and attended the TCUS ball game Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Spill
Dine ‘Smith
Fort Worth
TCUS
Word for the Ballinger White Thanksgiving Day reported
Among those who worked on Ballinger White Thanksgiving Day were Collinsworth Pete Na Co and Sam Beasley all former residents of Winters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wer Collinsworth
Pete Naco
Sam Beasley
Ret
Winters
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Hill & Hall
Texas
O. C. Grissom
Mary Gwyn
Virgil Daniel
Ray Wade
Odessa Morris
Cleburne
Joe Worthington
Harmony
Temple
Scott and White
W. J. Davis
John Tarleton College
Mrs
Pete Davis
Bo McMillan
Ima
Gene Davis
Robstown
Senecene
Baer Benare Cemreraes
Eateerensas
Stafford
Peary
Enorme
Gari. Carr
San
Carr
Vernon ‘B. Campbell
Dallas
Greenville
Entei
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