Texas river and harbor fund allocations named
The secretary of war announced $41,587,960 for river and harbor work for the year starting July 1. Texas items include Sabine Neches waterway 830000, Galveston harbor 180000, Houston ship channel 900000, Freeport harbor 50000, Channel from Arkansas Pass to Corpus Christi 200000, and other Texas channels and bays with smaller sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Secretary of War
Sabine-Neches Waterway
Texas
Sabine River
Corpus Christi
Galveston Harbor
Galveston Channel
Texas City Channel
Port Bolivar Channel
Houston Ship Channel
Double Bayou
Anahuac Channel
Cedar Bayou
Clear Creek
Bastrop Bayou
Freeport Harbor
Arkansas Pass
Brazos Island Harbor
Cypress Bayou
Jefferson
Shreveport
Courthouse Deeds And Vehicle Registrations Reported
A series of warranty deeds recorded including E D McCullough to Coe and Parks Lumber Co and J K Estes trustee to North Texas Bank and Loan Co. Vehicle registrations listed for N H Dwight News Globe and Harman Motor with several addresses and car brands noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. McCullough
Coe & Parks Lbr. Co
S. J
Coe & Parks Lhr
Bonnie B. McCullough
Fred W. Frosteaux
Lora B. Armit
C. C. Ter. SD
North Texas
A. M. Hughlett
Lakeview
Pontiac
Harman Motor
Walter A. Snedman
W. 10Th
Local notices and business listings from a Texas town
A roundup of business names, addresses, and building permits including Chrysler Panhandle Motor Herring Hotel and Frost Motor Co. It lists owners contractors and project costs for brick dwellings, parking spaces, and repairs in Ama Hts Plemons and surrounding areas. Brief notes mention Poland towns with limited street lighting and rising American pickle exports to China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chrysler
Panhandle Motor
E. H. Wallacce
Herring Hotel
Ford
Walter Irvin
J. L. Brubaker
Polk
Pontiac
Harman Motor
J. C. Geary
Dumas
Texas
Buick
Frost Motor Co
J. D. Yokley
N. Grant
Clyde Johnson
Wildorado
W. K. McCaskill
Adams
Frost Motor
F. M. Jones
Buchanan
Essex
Toney Chisum
Paul W. Skillman
Ong
Kincaid & Edgar
Jas M. Shelton
Nat'l. Bank
Barfield Lbr. Co
Pierce
Chevrolet
Plains Chevrolet Co
Western Carbon Co
Kings Mills
International
International Harvester
Former Slave Martha Floyd Dies at 105 in Marion Indiana
Martha Floyd a former slave aged 105 died in Marion Indiana She was said to have cooked meals for Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis while in Owensboro Kentucky and was born in Lexington Kentucky in 1829 Her second husband served in the Union Army.
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Marion, Ind
Martha Floyd
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Owensboro
Lexington
Westminster Canons Seek Salary Increase At Westminster Abbey
The Dean and five Canons of Westminster Abbey petition for higher pay. Income since 1840 fixed. Dean earns 10 000 dollars annually, Canons 5 000. After taxes and life insurance, each Canon nets about 3 000 dollars, leaving little for expenses and hosting duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
London
Westminster Abbey
Fire destroys buildings at Robison's home
The country home of J. T. Robison, state land commissioner, was menaced by fire that destroyed three outbuildings, 300 baby chickens and about 4 000 eggs in incubators.
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Associated Press
Austin
J. T. Robison
Awards on Shorthorns at Santone International Livestock Show
At San Antonio the final awarding of premium in the Shorthorn division capped the sixth day of the International Exposition and Livestock Show. The Texas Hereford Association conducted an auction sale of Herefords and baby beef steers. J G Weaver, Missouri Pacific livestock agent, won White Sox, second prize in the 4 H Boys club baby beefs. White Sox, fed under MoPac supervision by Gordon Brown of Matthews, brought 47 cents a pound, the auction's top price. Grand champion Longan I topped baby beef at 41 cents. Total awards reached 3235 dollars plus trophies and premiums, with Fred C. Baker and Sin A Bar Farms among top winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Hereford Association
J. G. Weaver
Missouri Pacific Railroad
White Sox
Missouri Pacific Railroad Livestock Department
Gordon Brown
Matthews
Weaver
Longan I
Fred C. Baker
Hickman
Sin-A-Bar Farms
Grainvalley
Singleton
Citizens Military Training Camp quota rises for summer
G H Qy announces a quota of 7 500 young men to attend the summer Citizens Military Training Camps during June July and August. The target is 2 400 more than last year as the War Department opens the procurement campaign. Since camps began the department has reported progress in registrants and camps.
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DY International News Service
Washington
Mar
Citizens Military Training Camp
G. H. Qy
War Department
Local Farms See Multiple Prize Wins at Fair
Farms of Midlothian and several named growers took top awards at the fair. Joby Thompson of Fithian and Hiinoia, along with Edellyn Farms, earned recognition with five second prizes. Mathers Brothers of Mason City and W Q Hildreth plus Song of Aledo each claimed two firsts.
Man disrobes in Dallas court trial over injury suit
Fort Worth dispatch reports plaintiff A. J. Mehant disrobed before a Dallas jury while a doctor examined him. Mehant sues the Medical Arts Building owner over injuries from an elevator accident that paralyzed a leg in a $40 000 suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mehant
Mehont
Medical Arts
Lee
Woman Healed After Cuticura Soap Trial
Miss Christine Clay of Center Hill Florida describes a two year skin illness with pimples and eruptions. She tried Cuticura Soap and Ointment, used three cakes and two boxes, and reports healing after the sample and purchase. The notice cites ads and product mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine Clay
Cuthura
Center Hill Fla
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Texas Figures IN River and Harbor Fund
Courthouse Records
Lindbergh
Valbuena Flying Field
Mexico City
Charles Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
Miss Morrow
Lindy
M. W. Bates
N. W. 8Th St
Ama
A. L. Seymour
W. Haller
W. 8Th
Plemons
H. L. Ligon
Sunset
C. Dist
W. C. Walthall
Calvin C. Gruhlkey
N. Fillmore
Poland
America
China
Westminster
Robison
Santone
San Antonio
Dempsey A. Winn & Company
Fisk
Amarillo
H. V. Robertson & Company Certified Public Accountants
Federal Tax Service—Industrial and Petroleum Engineers
Star Lumber Company
Jackson
Dallas
Fort Worth
A. J
12Th and
Jackson Sts
Dea Caldwell
East 9Th St
Jackson St
Paul Boxwell
Howard E. Boxwell
Blackburn-Boxwell Funeral Home
Boxwell Bros. Funeral Home Inc
Funeral Home
Lloyd Boxwell Ambulance Dept
E. E. Boxwell
Boxwell Bros. Funeral Home
Taylor Street
the Panhandle
Zella Boxwell
Bookkeeping Dept
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