Rainmakers in West Texas Plan Weather Campaign
West Texas scientists and engineers prepare to demonstrate rainmaking by chemical seeding to create rainfall in arid areas. Past cloud bombardments near Midland yielded limited showers, but current methods aim to inject chemicals into the atmosphere to induce humidity. If proven practical and affordable, vast West Texas plains could become fertile farms and orchards, with San Antonio Express noting California gains as a benchmark.
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Midland
Texas
Eis
California
San Antonio Express
Higher Education in Texas Seeks Growth and Support
Educational Campaign Committee of the Hogg Organization releases a free bulletin on Texas state higher education. It analyzes past services, current needs, and proposed funding growth for the University of Texas, Agricultural and Mechanical College, College of Industrial Arts, and State Normal Schools to boost efficiency and services. It also notes plans for additional buildings, staff, and courses to serve more than 3,000 students annually and extend outreach across the state.
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Texas
Hogg Organization
F. M. Brasley
Austin
W. B. Bizzell
The
College of Industrial Arts
Charles Puryear
Agricultural and Mechanical College
S. E. Mezes
University of Texas
R. B. Cousins
West Texas State Normal Col‘ Lege
S. P. Brooks
Baylor University
Lee
Clark
Exans Texas
Cook Books on Sale at Local Store and Mission Sale
Cook books are available for sale at Slights Drug Store or through members of the Woman's Home Mission Society of the Methodist Church. Watermelons will be sold at Caldwells next month.
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Woman's Home Mission
Societ
Methodist Church
Caldwells
Death of James Dalrymple in Uvalde area
James Dalrymple longtime Uvalde resident died after several weeks of illness. His funeral attracted a large crowd and many Masons participated in the service at Leona Shapel cemetery. Born July 24 1844 in Bastrop Texas he served four years in the Confederate Army before moving to Uvalde County after the Civil War. He married T J Patterson in 1869. she died in 1899. He is survived by five children Hy J Bowles Zena Dalrymple Lee B Flyne Pat Dalrymple and Henry Dalrymple, with most living in Uvalde.
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James Dalrymple
Oldman
Lodge of Masons
Leona Shapel
Uvalde County
Bastrop
Texas
Bastrop County
Parson
T. J. Patterson
Col. W.C. Dalrymple
Williamson
Dalrymple
Hy. J. Bowles
San Antonio
Zena Dalrymple
County
Lee B. Flyne
Pat Dalrymple
Henry Dalrymple
Bowles
Uvalde
Water's Midas Touch Boosts Medina Dam Lands
Dr. Pearson visited San Antonio to inspect Medina dam progress and announce plans to sell irrigated land. Rentals priced at 20 to 25 dollars per acre annually and land with water rights at about 250 dollars per acre, targeting about 60,000 acres in the area. Uvalde Lender News.
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Pearson
San Antonio
Medina Dam
Midas
Uvalde Lender News
Copper price talk forecasts twenty cent copper value
The El Paso Times notes rising copper prices with discussion of a possible 20 cents per pound sale price. Copper now trades around 17 1/2 cents per pound, making earlier 16 cent projections appear plausible as selling climbs. A disc plow is offered cheap at this office.
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el Paso Times
Wm. Evans
Fence And Grasshoppers Fight: Tin Stripe Remedy
Knippa farmers pursue a novel method against grasshoppers by nailing six inch tin stripes to fence-posts near ground level to steer and trap the pests. Reported to be the best remedy yet, with neighbors watching its progress as infestations persist.
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Knippa
Nli
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First National Bank Capital
United States Depository
C._A. BROWN
H. L. Kokernot
L. L. Hess
V. Parsis
G. W. Baines, Jr
Casnier
A. B. Burton
Alpine Manufacturing Co
Jim
Arthur
Alpine Hardware Co
West
Dan Carr
el Paso
Mr. Carry
Seattle
Oregon
Elaso
Washington
Mr. Carr
Carr
D.M. James
Hondo
Hondo Times
Candy Kitchen
Alpine State Bank
U. S
Benjamin F. Berkeley
W. van
View
Prosiene
C. Miller
J. H. Derick
T. W. Ferguson
Asa't
Hie Bank Ie
State Banking Board
Asie Tank
Hox
A. Williams & Company
Eing
Alpine, Texas
E. B. Chandler
E. Crockett
Agency For
Samson, Eclipse, Wood and
Steel Star Windmills
Studebaker Wagons
Sherwin-Williams Paints
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