Chevrolet Travels Africa Test for durable touring car
A 2000 mile African expedition in northern Rhodesia tests a Chevrolet touring car. Mr and Mrs L Blake Jolly, recruited by Rhodesia Broken Hill Development Co, recount grueling jungle roads, river crossings, elephant grass, native push assistance, and a fiery bush environment. The Jolly diary praises the Chevrolet’s strength and notes minimal repairs after the arduous journey.
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L. Blake Jolly
Broken Hill
Northern
Rhodesia
Africa
Lake Tanganyika
Mrs. Jolly
A& Raft
Chevrolet
Mount Sunza
Corduoy Road
Chas F Freeman Confectionery Ad Promises Service
Local shop advertises a complete line of fiction on sale alongside leading daily papers. It offers smokes cold drinks and novelties and pledges to appreciate every customer and treat them right.
Lions Compliment Methodist People in Winters Texas
The Winters Lions Club congratulates the Methodist church on completing their new house of worship. The note praises the dedication of the ladies church committee and members who overcame obstacles to fund and build the project. March 13, 1925.
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Lions Club
Winters
H. O. Jones
H. W. Lynn
E. A. Shepperd
Texas
Surface friendly Johnson floors products promotion
Johnson's floor wax and brushes are recommended as best for surfaced floors. Clements Hardware Co. offers the items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Clements Hardware Co
Clarence Brazil Visits Lufkin For Short Stay
Clarence Brazil, manager of the Western Union Telegraph Company, is spending a few days in Lufkin with relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Brazil
Western Union Telegraph Company
Lufkin
Remodeling at residence seven miles west of town
H. Hubach is remodeling his residence about seven miles west of town. The note mentions Clements Hardware Co offering picture framing mirrors wallpaper paints varnishes and related supplies.
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Clements Hardware Co
H. Hubach
Korthaur Plans New Residence in Crews Community
A. D. Korthaur advances a new private residence project in the Crews community, detailing construction plans and expected timeline for completion.
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A. D. Korthaur
Crews
Short Course at Drasco a Great Success
Merchants and residents attended a Drasco Short Course with lectures by Agri Cultural and Mechanical College representatives on diversified farming incubating baby chicks and dietetics. The event featured a neon banquet and speeches by local officials while dealers prepared to attend an Fort Worth instruction school on Purina feeds.
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Agricultural and Mechanical College
Drasco
A. K. Short
Miss Murray
Miss Horton
Motley of
Ballinger
White
J. C. Watts
Lehmberg
Jas, W. Smith
M” System
T. J. Dunn
Purina
Fort Worth
Local Visits Stirling and Taylor Families
Mr and Mrs W P Lloyd visit Dallas relatives this week. Mr and Mrs W H Taylor of Bradshaw shop in Winters Monday. Lloyd McCarty and baby from Abilene were guests in the Bartlett home last weekend.
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Ralph Conally
Whichitd Falls
Mrs. W. P. Lloyd
Dallas
W. H. Taylor
Bradshaw
Lloyd McCarty
Baby of
Abilene
Bartlett
Mrs Gordon Visits Relatives in Texas After Warren Stay
Mrs. James W. Gordon of Warren Ohio has been visiting her brother John G. Gordon and J. N. Key. She left for Stockade and other south Texas points to visit additional relatives.
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James W. Gordon
Warren
Ohio
John G
J. N. Key
Stockade
South Texas
Frys Spend Weekend with Relatives in San Angelo
Mr and Mrs Tommy Fry visited relatives in San Angelo last weekend. The brief note records a family gathering and confirms the couple's travel to and from the West Texas city.
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Tommy Fry
San Angelo
Miss Carrie Flynt Visits Ballinger This Week
Friends of Rev. W. J. Dunn are informed he is back at home after several weeks illness in Abi lene hospital.
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Carrie Flynt
Ballinger
Rev
W. J. Dunn
Abilene
Abilene Visit By Local Families Reported
The Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Speer, Mr. and Mrs. Larkin and Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Roberts were in Abilene Tuesday.
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J. L. Speer
Larkin
N. L. Roberts
Abilene
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Schindler’s Variety Store
Messrs
Dewey-Speer
Marvin Patrick
J. Z. Lankford
Big Lake
Chas. F. Freeman Confectionery
Red River County
North Texas
Russell Cotton Breeding Farms
Annono
Golf Supplies
The
Winters Golf Club
Main Drug Co
West Texas Utilities Company
Winers Light & Power Co
Auto Top Shop
A.D. Lee
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