Local Notes From Drasco and Nearby Communities
Monday November 2 updates from Drasco and surrounding areas record visits, church activities, club meetings, and farm moves. Mrs Berry Baker hosts, Miss Virginia Braxton to lead next, and Rev Braxton attends from Drasco with others. Several residents improve or relocate farms and there is church attendance and youth group activity noted.
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Drageo
Rae Swith
Drasco
Bibb
Berry Baker
Caps
A. Mesdames
J. ‘R. Seay
Henry Hamilton
Methodist Church
J. .A. Horn
Virginia Braxton
Ann Inference
Miss Key
Runnels County
Henry Mitchell
Enoch Phillips
Crews
Artie. Bourne
Drakee
L. C. Bibb
Puckett
Messrs Sanders
Paramount Air Mail Film at Queen Theatre Next Week
The Air Mail shows Paramount pioneering cargo planes on schedule despite weather and danger. Stars Warner, Baxter, Billie Dove, Mary Brian and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. follow air mail pilots through Sacramento, Reno, a desert chase, and a sheriff led capture as crime and romance unfold. Screened Wednesday and Thursday November 18 and 19 with social notices for church members and local visits.
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Paramount
Irvin Willat
Byron Morgan
Warner
Baxter
Billie Dove
Mary Brian
Douglas’ ‘Fairbanks
James Shelley
Hamilton
Sacramento
Reno
Kane
Bille
Fairbanks, Jr
Queen Theatre
Chevrolet Army car powers through rough country
The Chevrolet Army car is described as a rapid conveyance for officers during maneuvers with a stripped chassis, balloon tires, metal hand rails, and steel disc wheels. General John A. Lejeune used one at Camp Meade during a sham battle, accompanied by Generals Feland and Williams and Colonel Eskridge who drove. Local notices mention A W Fuqua of Westbrook Texas and J W Monroe of Lockney Texas visiting and settling in, plus a local turkey price pitch from W B Barrett Cash Grocery on S Main.
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Army Transportation
Chevrolet
Trans-Continental Auto
Military
Chevrolet Army
John A. Lejeune
United States ‘Marine Corps
Usd
Camp Meade
Feland’ and Williams
C. S. Eskridge
Ford Sets Daily Output Record With 9 017 Cars and Trucks
Ford Motor Company reports a new daily record of 9 017 cars and trucks produced on Friday October 30 at its thirty two domestic plants. The month of October is expected to top 200 000 units, the highest for any similar period in the companys history.
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Ford
Ford Motor Company
Afernoon
Draughon's Colleges Awarded Dual Southern Accreditations
Draughon's Practical Business Colleges in Abilene and Wichita Falls earned dual accreditations from the Southern Accredited Business College Association and the Consulting Accountants Association. The Abilene Reporter notes these are rare honors and that Draughon’s diplomas are highly regarded. The schools also run an affiliated Employment Department aiding graduates in securing positions.
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Draughon
Abilene
Wichita Falls
South
Southern Accoudted Business College Association
The
Consulting Accountants Association
Southwest
Consulting Accountants’ Association
Southland
Draughon’s
Also Mentioned on This Page
Baptists
Allen
Lubbock
Hugh Baker
Nelson Crow
Oklahoma
Weer
A. W. Fuqua
Westbrook
Texas
Winters
J. W. Monroe
Lockney
W. B. Barrett
S. Main
Business College
Cash Grocery
Feedall
Hevrolet
Soe
Sia
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