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Newspaper
Brenham Daily Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1912
Page
3
Washington June 38 The agriculture secretary reports Texas watermelon crops will be strong this year. Early condition surveys show state production ranking high among leading states, with Texas projected to surpass prior yields and rival top producers.
Washington June 28 expects Texas to harvest one of its largest peach crops. Government bulletin notes that condition on June 1 was 43 percent above last year, signaling strong upcoming yields for the state.
The Banner announces multiple Washington county officers seeking re election or new terms subject to Democratic primary action. Included are candidates for county assessor county clerk tax collector justice of the peace precinct 5 county treasurer county judge county commissioner county attorney and sheriff with names such as Win Wendt Green Morgan J H Chappell A Kingsborn Ewing Barney Parker N E Dever L E B Raspberry W H M Buck R Hoffman D Teague and others.
A large fire in Electra on Saturday night burned from 10 pm to 1 am, destroying twelve business houses and nearly all of a block including a grocery, dry goods stores, drug store, and restaurants. Estimated damage around $200,000. cause unknown though suspected arson from a matchbox.
National Road Congress announces plans for a six day event in Atlantic City from September 30 to October 6. Officials describe exhibits on highway improvement, road construction machines, and instructional talks for farmers on building and bonding roads. The gathering brings together the American Road Congress, Automobile Association affiliates, and related industries to showcase U.S. road progress and policy. A separate news note reports a road bond election in Sour Lake Texas failing by a narrow margin.
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