Old timer settles into Paige drug store and lore
Paige in easternine County recalls Bill Engelhart a small man once dubbed The Kid who rode the Chisholm Trail to Wyoming in 1884. He later bought a Paige drug store in 1916 after a fire and has since kept the porch benches busy with talk of politics and Old West tales.
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Chicago
Farmstead layout hinges on building placement
College Station June 15. Texas A and M Extension engineer W S Allen says arranging farm buildings for convenience is crucial. He recommends grouping frequent buildings around the barn and linking walks from the house to the barnyard to save time and reduce weather exposure.
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College Station
W. S&s. Allen
Texas A & M College
Allen
Giddings Veteran Builds Productive Farm on GI Loan
Bert Domel, a Lexington GI class member taught by Fritz Graeber, uses a GI loan to own and improve a farm on String Prairie road. He practices strip cropping, hubam clover, electric well pump setup, and pasturing to raise cotton corn and cattle while producing 225 chickens and boosting yields.
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F. B. Curry
Central Texas
Giddings
Lexington
Fritz Graeber
Lee County
Bert Damel
Bert
Dome
String Prairie Soil Conservation Group
Domel
Damel
Ture
North Carolinian Argues Way Out of Prison Term
Graham Poole a 32 year old North Carolina resident argued that workhouse sentences worsen his troubles and secured a one year stay of a new 60 day sentence. He told Judge Betty Washburn he preferred returning home and that alcohol worsens after release.
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North Carolinian
Minneapolis
North Carolina
Graham Poole
Betty Washburn
Just Call Him Chu-Chu from Boston Pianist
Boston pianist Jesus Marie dele Carmen Jose y Joaquin y Terra de la Riba Porta Hipoll y Ramos Ciader Cassanovas y Gay claims the world's longest name. Friends call him Chu-chu.
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Boston
Jesus Marie Dele Carmen Jose Y Joaquin Y Terra de la Riba
Porta Hipoll Y Ramos
Ciader Cassanovas Y Gay
Chu-chu
Fredericksburg Farm Site Chosen for Range Day
A range conservation field day will be held June 15 at Arthur Blaschke farm near Comfort as Range Conservation Week opens. The event, led by Hill Country Association districts, will feature talks by W C Marshall and B W Allred, with demonstrations on brush removal and grass improvement on Blaschke’s stock farm.
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ANS
Hill Country Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Arthur Blaschke
Comfort
Dudley T. Mann
Hill Country Association
Kendall
Kerr
Lampasas
Pedernales
San Saba-Brady
Mason
Gillespie County
Blaschke
Highway
W. C. Marshall
State Soil Conservation Board
B. W. Allred
Fort Worth
Arthur Leesch
Kendall County
Mann
Gillespie
Kendall, Kerr
Blanco County
Dudley T
Truffles Dominate France and Italy Crops Trade
Truffles are highlighted as a major commercial crop in France and Italy. The piece outlines their economic significance and market role across both countries.
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France
Italy
Viaduct Stops Two Trucks As 11-Foot Gate Fails
In Madison Wisconsin two trucks with 11-foot height tried to pass a 10-foot 4-inch viaduct within 20 minutes. The first semi wedged beneath the structure during rush hour and traffic was detoured until it could be freed. Twenty minutes later a second truck scraper collided with the viaduct and police again undid the jam after tires were deflated and the carrier moved on.
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Madison
Wis
Bulldozer Dam Break Sparks Town Fish Fry at Thornton Farm
In Decatur Mississippi on June 15 a bulldozer damaged a private lake dam on Hinton Thornton’s farm, releasing water. Residents gathered to harvest hundreds of pounds of fish from the lake and held a public fish fry, promising to assist Thornton in rebuilding the dam.
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Decatur
Miss
Hinton Thornton
Thornton
Medical Society urges early care for cross eyed child
The Allegheny County medical society warns a crossed eye child will not outgrow the condition. Vision can decline with age unless treated before school entry and certainly before age ten, as restoration after that is usually impossible.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County Medical Society
Marathon Pianist Sets World Record for 176 Hours
New Zealander Jim Montecino played non stop for 176 hours and 45 minutes in Auckland at Trocadero cabaret to set a world record. He ate three meals daily with soup and tea, wore opened slippers, chain smoked 250 cigarettes a day, used smelling salts and eau de cologne to stay awake. He plans to visit the United States to challenge other marathon pianists.
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Auckland
N. Z
Jim Montecino
Montecino
United States
Union Owes $15,000 To Missing Ex-President
The AFL Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen's Union seeks to contact Michael Donnelly to deliver $15,000 in back pensions and a $3,000 yearly pension for life. Donnelly, former union president 1898 to 1905, was last heard from six years ago in San Francisco and has no known living relatives.
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AFL
Michael Donnelly
Patrick E. Gorman
Donnelly
San Francisco
Gorman
Fort Worth
Tex
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Bill) Engelhart
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