18 Feb 1927
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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1927
Page
1
A tenant confrontation centers on alleged damage to a cottage orchard. The landlord accuses the tenant of consuming apples and causing costly harm, while the tenant disputes the claim, leading to a reported dispute over restitution.
A Fort Mink tourist asks about wolves and is met with a quip from Toofus, the fort philosopher and guide, noting the post trader began learning the saxophone.
Bostonian notes occasional sub zero temperatures while discussing cold weather with the Adirondack guide. The guide remarks on winter chill and questions the extent of cold seasons in Boston.
A dialogue fragment shows Aunt Martha shopping for a parrot and inspecting a sailor's remark while a proprietor explains the source. Aunt Martha cautions about language and questions origin amid lighthearted banter.
A fragment from a historical page recalls Brown visiting to borrow a gun to shoot a dog that kept him awake. The caller reports the dog has been shot, exposing a tense moment and a possible motive.
In a playful exchange, Mra jokes about a leopard fur coat and spots that cannot be changed while Centipede counters with a single pair of stockings. The dialog ends with a light boast about a planned look for the year and a quip about boats.
Mrs Newrich recalls a guest arriving in an automobile and reacting with surprise at the mode and formality. The dialogue highlights social expectations and manners in a domestic scene.
The quote from the Christian Science Monitor highlights humorous views on car use and fuel efficiency. It notes a person sparingly using his vehicle while joking about running on two wheels and three cylinders while seeking free parking.
A fragment from a dialogue recalls a plea for a single kiss and a vow not to seek more, as a character asserts others speak more with kisses than the speaker.
Texas heads the nation in total cattle with 2,976,000 head and exports the most cattle, mules, horses, and sheep among states. Wisconsin tops dairy cattle with 3,014,000, while Iowa dominates hogs with 9,650,000. The figures come from the government bureau of crop estimates.
Gov. Moody announced eighteen appointments to the judiciary and state posts, sent to the senate for confirmation. Names include Roy Briggs to replace Henry Russell as district attorney in Seventieth District Reeves County. M S Long to succeed W R Bly as Forty Second District judge. W E Gee to 108th Judicial District judge. and several others serving on college, optometry, pilot, and public accounting boards across Texas counties.
January shipments from Mercedes totaled 13,650 crates of citrus by freight and express. Graded by fruit type 13,271 crates were grapefruit and 879 were oranges. A further 268 cars of vegetables were shipped during the month.
Austin Texas. Twenty five hundred Mexican quail from Brownsville district are being sent by the state game fish and oyster commission to stock preserves in 13 counties. The counties listed are McLennan Walker Smith Eastland Comanche King Wilbarger Baylor Knox Randall Coleman Taylor and Parker.
Governor Dan Moody issues proclamations for March 6 special elections in Texas House Districts 41 and 126 to fill vacancies from the expulsion of Representatives F. A. Dale of Bonham and H. H. Moore of Cooper.
Death in the electric chair was the sentence given to Harry J. Leahy after a district court jury in Georgetown Texas convicted him of murder in the killing of Dr. J A Ramsey of Mathis last May.
Washington DC The federal government collected 1 281244 64 in inheritance taxes in Texas during the calendar year 1926 compared with 1 627460 31 for the same year Blair commissioner of internal revenue announced.
In Washington the senate approved the McNary-Haugen farm relief plan by a 47 to 89 vote, reversing course in less than eight months. The bill aims to provide farm relief amid ongoing agricultural policy debates.
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