State Awards Contracts for Highway Work
State Highway Commission heard requests from Sweetwater and others for a direct road between Sweetwater and Coleman via Winters. action deferred pending report. Rival Houston to San Antonio routes reviewed. Bonds proposed for Houston County roads. Awards included Hale County seven miles of Highway 28 concrete paving to Ralph Pleasant for 152187 dollars and Jackson County two miles of Highway 12 grading and paving to R W Briggs for 73348 dollars.
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Austin
Sweetwater
Coleman
Winters
State Highway Commission
Houston
San Antonio
Commission
Falshear
Wallis
Eagle Lake
Shiner
Halletsville
Gonzales
Flatonia
Hardin County
Silsbee
Moss Hill
Rio Grande Valley
Jacksonville
Burleson
Hale County
Ralph Pleasant
Amarillo
Jackson County
Lavaca
Navidad
R. W. Briggs
Pharr
Victoria County
Multiple Texas road contracts let to various firms for highway work
A sequence of road projects across Texas lists contracts awarded for grading drainage resurfacing and bituminous surfaces. Firms from Marshall Fort Worth Lubbock Oklahoma City and other cities secure jobs on highways 34 45 83 92 45 2A 1 10 and more with payments ranging from about 6 698 to 122 854 dollars.
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Winkler County
Maney & Alley
Oklahoma City
Gray County
Pampa
Field & McClevey
Lubbock
Jim Wells
Heurman & Miller
Oden
Jones County
H. K. McCollum
Fort Worth
Limestone County
N. P. Turner
Marshall
el Paso
Haden & Austin
Houston
Ellis County
Highway 6 Improvements Let to Hill Company and Partners
Brazos County awards grading drainage and six miles of concrete paving on Highway 6 near Bryan. Contract let to D S Moore of Lufkin and Clifford Hill Company of Dallas with Emmett Childs of Palacios holding $42,293 loan. The Hill Company installs large drainage structures.
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Franklin County
Winnsboro
Mount Vernon
B. W. Hable
Corsicana
Live Oak County
Cage Bros
Bishop
Caldwell County
Luling
Dozier Con
Emmett Childs
Palacios
Brazos County
Bryan
D.S. Moore
Lufkin
Clifford Hill & Co
Dallas
Hill Company
Georgia Ranks Fourth in Asparagus Production Growth
Georgia reports a five fold increase in asparagus production since 1920 and now stands fourth among states in this crop, reflecting significant agricultural expansion and improved yields.
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Georgia
Beatty Tilt Eases Head Say Britons
London reports Commander Geoffrey Rawson reveals in a new book that Admiral Beatty wore his cap tilted to ease headaches from wearing a normal cap. The tilt, long associated with the admiral, is explained as a practical adjustment rather than mere style.
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London
Admiral Beatty
Geoffrey Rawson
Rawson
Fighting Earl Offended by Uniform Cap Wearing
The brief notes that regular cap and hat style disrupts the Fighting Earl on a level keel and causes him notable bother, indicating a tension between dress norms and his conduct or stance.
Celebration prompts Dodi liquor charge in Greenfield
Clarence Dodi, formerly of Greenfield, returned to review his hometown and was fined $100 and ordered to serve 60 days in jail for possessing liquor.
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United Press
Greenfield
Ind
Clarence Dodi
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H. P. Canode
Hollywood
Wanamaker Francee
Tarrant County
Ash Creek
Cottonwood Creek
Purvis
Carson
Carson County
Eastland County
McClung Construction Co
Nolan County
R. B. Sparks
Dickens County
Alexander van Resselaer Devereaux
Philadelphia
Rodman Wanamaker, I
John Wanamaker
Sugar Stompers
ST. Francis
te Junior + Welfare League
Jackson
Fashion Park
Biltmore
Stetsons
VEO Sons L
Earl Beatty
Admiralty
Blackburn Funeral Home
Gillette
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U. S
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Amarillo Seed Company
6Th Avenue
Tut Eee
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Gillette Safety Razor CO
Boston, U. S. A
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