County Education Board Commended For Rural School Progress
In Runnels County Deputy State official G Boynton lauds the board for a county wide transport system and progressive rural high school concepts. He stresses integrating vocational and home economics into curricula to prepare local children for life after school. The county superintendent earns praise for steady modernization and collaboration with state education officials.
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G. Boynton
Seiior
San Angelo Dis
County Board of Education
State Department of Education
Washington Cherry Pie And Other Colonial Treats
Denton notes feature a Washington cherry pie recipe and a menu of historical themed dishes. Included are cherry filling, flakey crust, beef Creole on toast, vegetable meat loaf, and a county school transportation plan outline. The piece blends culinary guidance with civic notes and county education ideas.
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Denton
Washington
George Washington
Musts Issued to Pension Seekers in Texas
Pension director Orville S and S Carpenter outlines numerous musts for applicants 65 and older seeking old age assistance under a new act. Blanks become available after Feb 14, with eligibility tied to income and property limits and detailed asset disclosures.
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Austin
Orville S&s
Carpenter
Recipe Note for Oven Cooking Temperature and Water Adjustment
The instruction specifies cooking at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for one hour. It advises uncovering and rebrowning slightly, and to add 1 to 2 cups of water if liquid evaporates.
Coleman Man Sets Fire to Clothing to Go to Heaven
In Coleman county Glen Cove 65 year old J C Duncan saturated his clothes with kerosene and set himself afire to fulfill a desire to go to heaven in a flaming chariot witnesses testified at an inquest Duncan was discharged from the state insane hospital at Wichita Falls in 1933 He tried to persuade his 85 year old mother to join him in the act and ran flaming to a well after starting the blaze
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Coleman
J. C. Duncan
Glen Cove
Coleman County
Duncan
State Insane Hospital
Wichita Falls
Barclay Martin
Chevrolet ad blitz shifts national car buying pattern
W E Holler, Chevrolet vice president, asserts advertising spurred a major change in how the public buys cars. Citing the 1935 November 2 new model launch, he notes early announcements plus strong ads moved November December sales higher, with buyers seeking a current model for winter use and Christmas gifts.
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Chevrolt Motor Company
W. E. Holler
M Holler
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Motor Company
Heller
Man Dies After Near-Drowning Incident Aboard Rail Cut
A man was found 150 yards away from the scene and did not jump in. He died shortly afterward, according to local authorities.
Hardin-Simmons High School Senior Day set for April 2
Abilene February 19 Special to The Enterprise Dr R N Richardson university vice president announced April 2 as the date for Hardin-Simmons University High School Senior Day Plans rapidly form for the annual event Last year more than 5000 West Texas high school seniors attended the colorful attraction Baptist womens organizations across West Texas help organize the 1986 affair Climax of 1935 day featured an intra squad football game and a 200 piece massed band concert in Hardin-Simmons stadium A marching contest for West Texas high school bands was also held A definite program will be announced soon
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Abilene
Hardin-Simmons University
R. N. Richardson
West Texas
Hardin-Simmons
West Texas High School
Richardson
Electric light reaches one tenth of American farms
The article notes that 640000 farms in the United States are illuminated by electricity. It reflects on how, within the memory of many living today, only tallow candles provided light on farms and in cities.
Chevrolet Posts Record Fourth Quarter Sales in 207160 Unit Total
The report shows 91,959 in one period and December’s 80,327, plus a high October figure, yielding a fourth quarter total of 207,160 units the greatest in Chevrolet’s history.
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Chevrolet
Nervous Woman in Paragould Tells Cardui Help
Mrs. Cora Sanders of Paragould Arkansas describes regular nervous shaking spells and fatigue. After using Cardui her condition improved with the shaking ending and cramps subsiding. She also reports giving Cardui to her daughter who improved similarly.
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Cora Sanders
Paragould, Ark
Cardus
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AL Fins
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