Slaton Texas Shows Rapid Growth and New Developments
Slaton, described as the newest town on the South Plains, reports rapid wealth and population growth after favorable crops in 1919 20. The Santa Fe railway hub hosts roundhouses and shops with two miles of sidings. population estimated 2000 3000. new school buildings added in 1913 and 1918. a 26 000 church and a 25 000 house of worship planned. two gins, an electric light plant, water and sewer projects, and a 12 acre county park funded by Santa Fe. The town supplies a state legislator and plans continuing expansion.
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Santa
Santa Fe
Slaton
Hen
Baldwin
Bailey to Campaign in Texas This Week
Frecial to The News Dallas June 3 The campaign for Senator Joseph W Bailey is expected to be lively in Texas this year with Bailey arriving this week to outline a platform aimed at reforming state politics and taxes Aides say he will announce plans to improve the public school system and offer a fairer tax distribution while his opponents face heightened scrutiny and travel schedules.
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The
Dallas
Texas
Father Nickels
Joseph W
Nickels
Bailey
Prmple
Len Bailey
Donley County See Cotton Planting Rise in Acreage Ahead of Storms
Light rains over Donley County boost cotton planting with 25 to 60 percent more acreage expected. Many fields already up to a good stand as growers anticipate favorable weather and avoid losses from future storms. Transportation and price factors push higher planting even with grain losses.
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Clarendon
Donley County
Wealthy Widow Hints At Remarriage After Mayr Remedy Cure
A wealthy widow says her stomach trouble vanished after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy and hints at marrying again. The missive touts the remedy for catarrhal winds and liver and intestinal ailments with a money back guarantee.
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Mayr
Health Essay Contest at Normal Colleges Offers Prizes
The Texas Public Health Association announces a second Health Essay Contest for summer session students at Normal Colleges. Prizes include 15 for first, 10 for second per college, and 25 for the best statewide paper. Judges are Morelock Wilson and Hamill. opening date to be announced.
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News Canyon
H. A. Wroe
Texas Public Health Association
Normal Colleges of
Texas
West Texas State Normal College
H. W. Morelock
F. M. Wilson
A. W. Hamil
Clarendon Legion Plans Summer Smoker and Events
Clarendon American Legion Post of Rubyn Clark will host a smoker and get-together Friday night at headquarters as part of a summer series. The program includes local boxing and a future swim at the new Y pool, with plans for a spring hop next Thursday and renewed active membership.
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Clarendon
Rubyn
Fort Sumner Youth Accidentally Killed While Fishing
Lawrence Law fourteen year old son of Mero and Mrs Jim Law of Fort Sumner was on a fishing trip up the Pecos River when attempting to shoot a rabbit for bait. The sun he carried exploded, piercing his heart and causing sudden death as others watched.
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Port Sumner
Lawrence Law
Mero
Jim Law
Pecos
Hint
Jenny Be Good Pleasing Photodrama at Mission Theater
The review praises Jenny Be Good as a standout photodrama with Miss Minter delivering notable work. It highlights a spectacular cliff plunge scene and William Desmond Taylor’s directing touches, while noting the supporting cast and pleasing photography in a program at the Mission theater.
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Jennvy
Mission Theater
Tite
Rch
Mies Minter
Jenny
William Desmond Taylor
Donley County Roads Are Being Improved
Clarendon June 3 Three new Niidece have been completed in Donley county on the main highways of the county and remove the most objection able of the oposings on these laterals through the county. The present commissioners and judge are doing considerable constructive planning for the highways of the county in addition to the bridge work. With the two government trucks granted the county and then hired to operate the trucks, tractors and grading equipment of the county upon a yearly basis considerably improvement is expected in the condition of the roads of this county. Since the bond issue a few years ago little extensive improvement has been made upon the highways and following the increased heavy traffic by trucks from exst over the county the conditions during the past winter have been very unsatisfactory. The increased use of motor transportation by the larger farms and ranches has created a greater demand for good roads.
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Clarendon
Donley
Local Officials Attend Panhandle Plains Chamber Meet
De Rol, Rogers depart for Dallas for a Board of Dental Examiners meeting on June. Mrs Rogers and children join for a three month vacation in Tennessee. J G Waggoner J A Head and J W Voyles of Miami attended the Panhandle Plains Chamber of Commerce annual directors meeting here yesterday.
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J. G. Waggoner
J. A. Head
J. W. Voyles
Miami
Panhandle Plains
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Chester Conklyn
Kendall’s Sale
Kendall’s
Stacy Adams
Chandise
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Tom Moore
Huckler
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LIKUT
Harry
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Marconi Brothers
Columbia Phonograph Company
Martha Hamilton and Company
K James (Baron) Lichter
Russell and Greenwald
Toby
Amarillo
Wheel & Body Works
Tyler
Tel-Tex
N. Harwood Street
Amarillo Junk CO
Polk
Dohoney-Oliver Drug Company
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Berry M. Campbell
Daily News
Panhandle
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Chiropractic
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