Michigan Subsidizes Forest Farmers
Michigan moves to enforce the first US law subsidizing timber farmers under the 1925 act. The state pays 5 cents an acre in tax relief and 5 to 10 cents more for planting soft or second-growth hard woods. Restrictions include long no-cut periods and a 25 percent stumpage tax once timber is harvested.
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United Press
Lansing
Mich
Michigan Department of Conservation
United States
Upper
Michigan
Louisiana
Conservation Department
Rio de Janeiro wine crop shipped in oak barrels to America
American merchants may replace English containers with oak barrels to transport Rio de Janeiro wine harvests. The move signals a shift in cargo practice as trade links adjust to new logistics.
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England
Rio de Janeiro
Fourteen Year Old Work Horse Becomes Midwest Racing Sensation
Dan the brown gelding, once a plow horse for Ed Baer of Blackwell Oklahoma, found a racing career after being leased to William McNab of Winfield. Despite early setbacks on muddy tracks, Dan won three straight heats at Sedalia and gained fame across Missouri and Kansas circuits, with a bright outlook for future seasons.
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Midwest
Winfield
Kan
Dan
Ed Baer
Blackwell
Oklo
Baer
Blackwell Sports
Bert Walters
Walters
Winefield
William McNab
McNab
Kansas Fair
Hd Tech
Sedalia
Missouri
Middlewest
Faith to Run Again for Hale County Sheriff
Plainview reports Sam Faith, current Hale county sheriff, will seek re-election in 1926. Nath Burkett to oppose Faith, who is serving his first term. Also noted, Thomas Burroughs, a Civil Servant of Brighton Road London, died recently from poisoning due to an insect bite. Brazil plans its first national automobile show.
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Faith
Globe
Plainview
Sam_ Faith
Hale County
Nath Burkett
Sheriff Faith
Thomas Burroughs
Brighton Road
London
Railroads and People at the Tri State Fair
A columnist riffes on Nome readers and public debates while recalling a Nebraska scalp tale and the Tri State fair. The piece mentions Fair Phyllis and a flirtatious memory, then notes that in 1924 over 726,060 carloads of finished automobiles and parts were moved.
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Whittle and Spit Club
Globe
Tenth Street
Nebraska
Phyllis
Andy
Fair Phyllis
Marked Dollar Returns Forty Years Afterward
Cape Girardeau Missouri reports that a marked silver dollar from 1884 has reappeared. R A Kirk mailed 100 dollars to his parents in Kentucky for their 25th anniversary. D K initials were scratched on six dollars for grandchildren. A desk clerk found one dollar with initials in a hotel cash register.
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Cape Girardeau
Kirk
R. A. Kirk
D. Kirk
Princeton
D. K
Rail and fuel shipments rise as Amarillo handles circus traffic
The report notes 50,000 car loads of tires and 640,000 tank cars of gasoline for auto use shipped by rail. Miss Lillian Allison nears return to work in the Santa Fe secretary office. Seven brakemen are temporarily transferred to Amarillo from Slaton River and Raton divisions to aid California grape business. A statistician predicts population reaching 250,000,000 in fifty years, prompting questions about golf courses and parking. Ringling Brothers advertising car visited Amarillo yard, marking second such car to arrive before the circus.
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Lillian Allison
Santa Fe
Amarillo
California
Slaton
River
Raton
N. M
It Pays To Advertise Across The Southwest Trail
A roadside survey notes eerie painted questions on bridges along the Santa Fe corridor between Amarillo and Clovis. In Colorado Springs a revolving lighted cross atop a Methodist church steeple shines for miles at night. Kansas City road signage shows an illuminated church scene with the line Go to Church Sunday.
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Santa Fe
Amarillo
Clovis
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Kansas City
Scratched initials reveal 1885 coin details
A man examining the coin found the initials D and K on the dollar and dated its minting to 1885, suggesting a commemorative or private minting mark associated with those letters.
No Grace for Auto Licenses in Hale County
Hale county auto owners must pay their auto licenses by January 1 this year. Taxpayers have not having a thirty day grace period, a change urged by the state highway department.
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Globe
Plainview
Hale County
B. H. Towery
State Highway Department
Amarillo Globe Promotes Better Business Practices
The Amarillo Globe highlights efforts to improve local business climate through guidance, resources, and community initiatives aimed at boosting commerce and ethical standards. The piece emphasizes practical steps for firms to enhance performance and consumer trust.
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Elgins
Walthams
Illlinois
Wagner
Polk Street
Brazil
Whitcomb
Hugh Whitcomb
By John Moore
Nome
Alaska
The
Ten Command
Amarillo Globe
Chiropractic
Bromert
D. C
Red-Top Taxi-Cab CO
Roy Taylor
TaylOr St
Taylor Branch
Jackson
Carolina, San Jacinto
Amarillo College OF Music
Emil F. Myers
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ITA
International Travelers Association
Dallas, Texas
P. Elliott
Amarillo, Texas
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Shamrock
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East Bound
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Goodnight
Jericho
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McLean
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