Texas Items Show Crop Yields and State Finances
San Saba County reports a bumper berry crop due to moisture and more acreage. Texas cotton production in 1926 reached 5,630,891 bales. Houston May bank clearings hit 138,881,324 dollars, up from last year. A bill taxing out of state car materials failed 85 to 19. Prohibition of negro voting by parties passed in the House 77 to 26. Daniel Bond elected president of the Texas Cotton Seed Crushers Association in Galveston. Rangers withdrawn from Winkler County as conditions change. Alfalfa and burr clover urged in San Saba County. Sherman to host the 19th annual Texas Commercial Executives’ Convention June 23–25. Galveston May grain exports totaled 1,157,911 bushels. Texas cash balance about 16.6 million. warrants 3.6 million. May 1927 drought noted with 0.84 inch rain. Penitas develops citrus and other fruits on 7,600 trees and vines. Cherokee County voters to decide a 2.5 million dollar road bond June 18. Southeast Texas highways affected by floods. Shreveport–Vicksburg and Old Spanish Trail closures expected. Texas cotton area for this year projected at 17,134,000 acres, down 1 percent. Port Houston May movement up with 144 vessels. May 1926 had 95 entries and clearances.
Cheviot-Hills Mention In Mrs Ariston Kratt Exchange
Mrs Aristair Kratt discusses visits to the Cheviot-Hills in North England with Mrs Wood by Swelle. They remark on the Cheviot-Hills and compliment the family there.
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Aristair Kratt
North England
Cheviot-Hills
No Chances Taken In Marriage Proposal Refusal
Jessie recalls refusing Bill’s marriage proposal after he asked her to marry him and she kept the door locked. Joan notes he might have left without explanation, but Jessie stood firm and took no chances.
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Jessie
Bill
Joan
Kansas City Star
No Worse Than That Nell Opal Ring Gift
Nell shows Belle an opal ring given by Mr Cheap side. Belle comments on luck and superstition. Nell fears bad fortune, but Belle reassures that only an imitation of bad luck would result.
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Nell
Parrot Dealer Jolts Customer with Fluent Talk
In a brief Boaton Transcript exchange a golfer dealer jokes about a parrot that talks fluently but admits the animal will swear. The customer replies that he does not want a parrot better than himself.
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Boaton
Awfully Loud Too Hortense Marrying Sparks Banter
The fragment hints at a humorous exchange about a marriage, with Margorie noting affectionate calls and Hortense reacting to the couple’s closeness. It reads as a light, conversational piece from a social page.
Cat Rivalry Sparks Whispered Quants
In a playful exchange a cat asks about a dog named Ginger and whether he bites. the other cat responds that he does not bite but maps. The dialogue captures humorous city-slick tones between pets.
Tea Professor Bighbrow-Yea Incoherent Historical Note
A fragmented text fragment mentions Tea Professor Bighbrow-Yea and contrasts superiority of gold over a supposed prehistorical status with unclear intent or context. The passage is garbled and lacks concrete events or identifiable entities beyond the quirky name.
Rest and Resolve Mentioned in Household Exchange
A brief domestic exchange shows Celia Chatterton and another speaker not on speaking terms. One suggests resting, framing a quiet moment of reconciliation or respite within a private setting.
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Celia Chatterton
No Cause for War Read From Fragmentary Text
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a character named Billking and a question about his fate. Phrases reference pot and belts and imply tensions among groups. Limited context prevents a clear event or outcome.
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Billking
A Crushing Question
Gerald and Geraldine trade anxious lines in a short conversational exchange about concerns over reputation and how they are perceived by women. The dialogue hints at social pressures and personal insecurity in a compact exchange.
Radio Fan Orchestra Hints At Next Room Dialogue
In a brisk chat the speaker notes Radio Fan Orchestra sounds like it could be nearby. Mr. Boryd agrees and suggests moving to the next room for clarity.
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Mr. Boryd
First Bale of 1927 Cotton Sells for 1350 in Houston
Houston observers report America's first bale of the 1927 cotton growth sold at the Houston Cotton Exchange auction for 1350. J. M. Edel acquired ownership after the bid, with the bale produced by Montalvo of Hidalgo County and ginned by Cotton Belt Gin in Edinburg. It to be shipped to New York for export to Bremen, Germany.
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Houston
Tex
America
Houston Cotton Exchange and Board of Trade
J. M. Edel
Houston Cotton Man
M. Chapas Montalvo
San Miguel
Hidalgo County
Cotton Belt Gin Company
Edinburg
Cavazos
Edel
Germany
Bryant and Norton
Express
Missouri-Pacific Lines
New York
Bremen
Flyers Land Safely After German Forced Landing
Berlin reports a Bellanca Plane Columbia piloted by Clarence Chamberlain with Charles Levine aboard made a forced landing near Eisleben 110 miles from Berlin due to fuel shortage or navigation error. The craft had carried the first U.S. air mail to Europe with 125 pieces postmarked before departure.
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Berlin
Germany
Bellanca
Columbia
Clarence Chamberlain
Charles Levine
Eisleben
Chamberlain
Rome
Normandy
France
Holland
Bellance
America
Europe
Fred H. Sealey
Hempstead
Massive Louisiana Flood Covers Ten Thousand Square Miles
Maj. John C. Gotwall of the United States Engineer Corps says about 10,000 of Louisiana's 15,000 square miles are flooded, forming a lake 225 miles long and 50 to 100 miles wide, with roughly 6.4 million acres submerged from the border to the gulf along the west Mississippi.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Mississippi Valley
John C. Gotwall
United States Engineer Corps
Gulf Coast
Mississippi River
Wessendorff Sets New Academic High at Texas State College
Denton Texas report records Misa Doris Wessendorff of Richmond as a senior at C I A achieving a 26 000 grade point average with three years without a grade below A, a feat said to surpass any previous record at the Texas State College for Women which lists 25 000 former students.
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Denton
Tex
Misa Doris Wessendorff
Richmond
Texas State College For Women
Path of Glory Lights Lindbergh in New York Welcome
A three mile Golden Way of brilliant electric lights will greet Captain Charles A. Lindbergh as he is received in New York for his return. The illuminated route promises a grand homecoming with crowds lining the streets to honor the transatlantic aviator.
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Lindbergh
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Wife of Mexican President Bead Dies in Los Angeles
Senora Natalia Calles wife of President Callea of Mexico died in Los Angeles after a heart attack five days after a major operation. The death follows a period of ill health and hospitalization.
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President Bead
Los Angeles
Cal
Natalia Calles
Callea
Mexico
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San Saba
House
Daniel Bond
Vernon
Texas Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association
Galveston
R. L. Robertson
Texas Rangers
Winkler County
New Oil Field Territory
N. £. Scudder
Sherman
Texas Commercial Executives’ Association
H. A. Wickstrom
Galveston Cotton Exchange and Board of Trade
W. Gregory Hatcher
Rio Grande Valley
Penitas
H. G. Cavazos
Cherokee County
East
San Antonio
George B. Terrell
Port Houston
United States Customs House
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Lissen
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Billiville
California
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Sikiah
James Lump
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Orn
Hortense
Marfjorie
Bighbrow
Jean
Gerald
Geraldine
Southern Pacific
William D. Cleveland & Sons
J. J. Cavazos
Misai
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