World Largest Cotton Firms Advise Farmers to Grow Certified Seed
In Houston and McKinney Texas, major cotton interests promote certified seed to raise premiums. Since 1923 farmers, merchants, bankers, and ginners pursued standardization, facing early setbacks from mixed seed and gin practices. By 1926 a private gin separated certified seed, yielding premiums and showing substantial gains in yield and quality for McKinney growers.
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Associated Press
Houston
Texas
McKinney
J. B. Maynor
M. H. Woodruff
Lr. C. G. Comegy
Marienbad Plans Monument for Coe the Poet in Town
Marienbad, a fashionable health resort in Czechoslovakia, launches a campaign to erect a monument to Coe the. The town council will raise funds with government assistance and plans to unveil the statue on August 28, the poet's death centenary.
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Marienbad
Czechoslovakia
Coethe
Right of Way Secured for New Road Plan
A county jury of view aided by County Engineer J W Ryder and Mayor Lee Bivins reports landowners along the proposed oil field highway will donate most of the right of way. Bivins ranch lies on the route for seven to eight miles. Where agreement fails the jury will estimate damages and condemn the remainder.
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J. W. Ryder
Lee Bivins
Commissioners’ Court
Turks Like Pretty Paper In Angora Turkey A New School
Swarthy Turks have taken to fancy paper with nearly 50 car loads shipped into Turkey from foreign countries in the past year. Colored paper is in demand for public amusements and bazaars. During Lent many worshipers don carnival articles made of flimsy paper. Angora has established a new school for civil functionaries.
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Turkey
Advertising Power Highlighted At International Meeting
Nation's business leaders from finance industry government and media descend on Denver for the twenty third annual International Advertising association meeting June 26 to 29. FE D Gibbs leads a Western flavored program with shop talks for technical groups and general sessions featuring top executives on business administration subjects. Frederick W Sargent of Chicago and Northwestern railroads Will H Hayes of the motion picture industry Col Henderson of the postal service office discuss roles in their sectors.
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Associated Press
Denver
Colo
International Advertising Association
Denver Advertising Club
Mississippi River
San Francisco
Ilouston
Texas
FE. D. Gibbs
Dayton
Ohio
Will H. Hays
Col
Paul Henderson
National
National convention speakers outline infant industry focus
A transport firm will speak on aviation and Merlin H. Aylesworth of NBC will address Americas infant industry. Agriculture issues and Samuel R. McKelvie former Nebraska governor and farm press publisher will present industry problems. Emily Newell Blair will discuss women as consumers. Cabinet members Hoover and Work will represent government with Hoover on economics and Work on advertising public favor. John Mitchell Chapple and S L Rothafel will open and share honors at the sessions.
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Herbert Hoover
Hubert Work
Hoover
Work
John Mitchell Chapple
The
National Magazine
S. L. Rothafel
Roxy
School Boy Hero With Artificial Legs Pitches 1-0 Victory
Smiling John Dallard Jr an 18 year old Brooklyn preparatory student with artificial legs pitched his team to a 1 to 0 shutout over Old Man Hard Luck. A former rail accident left him with nine inches of legs gone yet he became a school slugger and now a fearless pitcher. His father is a lawyer and Johns future career remains undecided.
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International Newservice
New York
John” Dallard, Jr
Brooklyn Preparatory School
John
Brooklyn Preparatory
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