Kurten Club Meets Despite Cotton Harvest Busy Season
President Wallace Sabo leads a Kurten community meeting at the Kurten auditorium with a good audience. Reports on the Short Course by Hermann Henderson Wallace Sabo Elsie Rae Gilpin and Willie Yeager featured. Mrs. Barron praises Extension Service work and local progress as local acts close with songs readings and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Sabo
Kurten
Hermann Henderson
Elsie Rae Gilpin
Willie Yeager
Guion Hall
W. S. Barron
Bryan
Cotton talk and local progress in the Texas cotton region
A Texan debate over tenant farming and efficiency opens with a jab at lazy Texas farmers and shifts to praise for intensified cultivation. The piece lauds the Austin Statesman on its fifty sixth anniversary and highlights efforts by Texas county and home demonstration agents, canning factory plans in Calvert, and the Valley’s prospects amid agricultural reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Statesman
Texas
John A. Todd
Liverpool
England
Williamstown
Mass
Confederates Reunite at Madisonville Large Reunion
The Houston Post notes a five thousand strong Confederate reunion at Madisonville with a grand success. A large party from Bryan attended led by Colonel Lanham and an elaborate barbecue dinner was served daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Post
Bryan
Madisonville
Lanham
Mitchell Country Club Women Sell 2000 Dollars in Canned Goods
Mitchell county club women through an informal cooperative marketing plan have sold over 2000 dollars of fresh and canned foods. The group charges no dues and allows any woman with farm produce to join by stamping her name on products. They plan to focus on canned goods to reduce spoilage with standards set by extension services and target local markets with potential out of state orders.
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Associated Press
Colorado
Mitchell County Club
Lee Jones
Mitchell County Federation of Women’s Clubs
Association of Women
Jones
Mrs. Jones
Ivy Belle Jones
Agricultural and Mechanical College Extension Service
Farmers Debate Cotton Price and Soil Health in Brazos County
Brazos County clubs work on 1927 projects urging early oat, rye, and barley sowing for grazing and soil nitrogen. The outlook for cotton worsens with boll weevil, worm pests, and a shift toward livestock and crops. A prize heifer is offered for top project scoring and best stories.
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E. A. Miller
Extension Service
Santa Fe Chicago Trip Advice From State Club Leader Evans
State Club Leader Evans urges participants to send in their best project record by midnight November 1. Awards will be based on best total cash returns per unit, best net cash returns per unit, and record book per unit, with age and prior trip restrictions noted.
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Clover Leaf Lady
Benson
Brazos County
Chicago
C. Evans
Washington Park To Get New Driveway
W T Gaston of Austin led a Brenham and Dallas area delegation to Old Washington to inspect Washington Park. They planned a driveway survey, bids, and planting about one hundred pecan trees along with other improvements to beautify the historic site housing a replica of the old blacksmith shop where Texas Declaration was signed.
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W. T. Gaston
Austin
State Board of Control
Washington Park
Old Washington
Arthur Hartmann
G. A. Bracher
J. J. Marek
Sam D. W. Low
Bracher
Hartmann
Washington Park Commission
Marek
Brenham
Brosig of
Navasotta
Brenham Banner Press
Bert Castles Ill In New York City
Bryan friends report Bert Castles once of Bryan and now a New York financial figure remains ill after a major operation. He spent weeks in a New York hospital before returning home to convalesce, with many here still knowing him and his relatives living locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Friends
Bert Castles
Bryan
New York
Wa Eo
Castles
Casles
Crazy-Top Cotton Disorder Impacts Arizona Yields
The United States Department of Agriculture reports the crazy top disorder of cotton, found in Maricopa and Pinal counties, is already causing notable yield loss. It may stem from soil conditions or an infective factor, with severe cases linked to cemented or impervious soils and continuous cotton cropping. Rotation with alfalfa and deeper irrigation could control the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maricopa
Pinal
Arizona
United States Department of Agriculture
Bryan Girl Wins Distinction Letter At Camp Mystic
Leona Tucker returned from a two month stay at Camp Mystic with a blue and white K letter after earning 45 distinctions in Kiowa camp events. One hundred twenty five girls attended the camp offering horseback riding tennis golf swimming canoeing dancing glee club amateur theatricals art hiking and outdoor activities. Leona visited San Antonio with friends before joining Houston for the return trip and stayed there a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Tucker
Camp Mystic
Leona
San Antonio
Houston
Card of Thanks for Joe Tarek Funeral
Card of Thanks expresses sincere gratitude to friends for kindness sympathy and floral offerings during the illness death and funeral of the late Joe Tarek. His wife daughter brothers and sisters extend thanks to all who supported them during this time.
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Joe Tarek
Ford Unveils New Automobile With High Performance
Edsel Ford announces the new Ford car as a fully tested, mass produced model designed for heavy production. He states the car will perform reliably under diverse conditions, with 65 mph capability and strong acceleration, and notes ongoing testing to ensure faultless operation before sale.
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Ford
Ford Motor Company
Alaska
South Africa
Boston
Colon
Millican Notes and Local Views From Brazos County
The Millican column reports a boy injuring a leg after a fall from a tree and details visits from residents including the Fuqua and Black families, plus travel to Mexico. It notes cotton picking, a 26 to 8 maintenance tax vote, and a critique of school consolidation and county education policy.
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Millican
Bryan Pool
Houston
F. H. Pool
Robert Fuqua
Magic Valley
Brazos County
Mexico
Brownsville
Laredo
Lewis Black
Ruth
North Zulch
Helen
Anderson
J. Walter Smith
Thelma Seeley
Gulf
Silas Smith
Goose Creek
K. T. Williams
Knox Jr
Knox
Allen Academy
Sunshine Battle
Baytown
Lalie Crawford
Sunshine
Bettie Sawyer
Beaumont
Kirkland Edwards
Tom McCallum
Wheelock
Wixon Farmer Finds Diversified Farm Profits
A. S. Rosier of Wixon reports his cotton crop will be about one third of last year and says he cannot depend on cotton. He focuses on dairy cows hogs and chickens and finds them more profitable. His pigs are five months old and average 175 pounds each.
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A. S. Rosier
Wixon
For Sale S C Reds Coffman Strain in Iola Texas
A classified brief listing announces March cockerels priced from 1.00 to 5.00 and pullets at 2.50 each from E. B. Wilcox in Iola Texas.
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S. C. Reds
Coffman
E. B. Wilcox
Iola
Texas
Oil Boom Near Bryan as Wells Progress At Axtell Field
Bryan residents watch 2,500 acres leased by W R Fairman and R L Long near Axtell field twelve miles east of Waco as drilling proceeds. The well spudded July 30 with casing set and drilling to cap rock expected August 22. Depth 837 feet in Woodbine sand tied to Mexia and Wortham fields. past attempts at the field include a 2220 foot artesian result by a five year prior English syndicate.
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Bryan
Charles
Gainer
Ee Axtell Field
Waco
W. R. Fairman
R. L. Long
Woodbine
Stratas
Mexia
Wortham
Programs For Institute May Be Obtained
The tenth annual session of the Central Texas Teachers Institute will be held at A and M College from September 5 to 7. Programs, featuring speakers Dr. H T Musselman Dr Norman Frost G O Clough J B Bright Mrs S D Webb Miss Willie Stephens Supt S M N Marrs and Roy Bedick, are available at the County Superintendent D J Mc Donalds office. The executive committee includes T O Walton C H Winkler L G Andrews E Barrett H L Durham E T Robbins S F Hoke D J McDonald W D Pluenke C L McDonald and D W Cooke.
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Central Texas Teachers’ Institute
A. and M. College
D. J. McDonald
H. T. Musselman
Texas School Journal
Norman Frost
Peabody College
G. O. Clough
Tyler
J. B. Bright
Cleburne Junior High School
S. D. Webb
Houston
Willie Stephens
Austin Public Schools
S. M. N. Marrs
Austin
Roy Bedicheck
University Interscholastic League
T. O. Walton
M.college
C. H. Winkler
M. College
L. G. Andrews
Navasota
E. Barrett
Grimes County
H. L. Durham
Bryan
E. T. Robbins
Hearne
S. F. Hoke
Madison County
Brazos County
W. D. Pluenneke
Burleson County
C. L. McDonald
Caldwell
D. W. Cooke
Somerville
Big Meeting by Rev Ainsworth at Hicks Milam County
Rev. Al S. Ainsworth, noted pastor, returned from Hicks Milam County where he led a 10 day meeting. Sunday night about a thousand people attended, with many arriving by voiture and on foot. The gathering drew large crowds each service and added new members while the preacher said he did not mention money in his sermons.
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al S. Ainsworth
The
Christian Church
Hicks
Milam County
Ainsworth
Sankey Park Returns From 1700 Mile Auto Trip
Sankey Park, local jeweler, has returned from Lansing Michigan after a 1700 mile drive in a new Oldsmobile purchased through Edge Motor Co. of Bryan. He visited Chicago for stock before returning and claimed no punctures or trouble on the trip. He confessed stage fright driving through Michigan Boulevard and State Street.
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Sankey Park
Lansing
Mich
Edge Motor Co
Bryan
Chicago
Michigan Boulevard
State Street
Sankey
Strayed horse mule sought by owner in Kurten Texas
A mouse colored horse mule about 16 hands high is missing and urged to contact Frank Operstein Jr. of Kurten Texas. Eagle Want Ads promise quick results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Operstein JR
Kurten
Texan
Eagle
Cotton Buyer and Livestock Requests in City Ad
Notice from W. E. Saunders offering to buy cotton at his office on the first floor of the Masonic building beside Geo. Adams Insurance. Also lists a request to buy 50 stocker hogs 4000 empty oat bran or cottonseed meat sacks and 50 two to three year old red steers with a phone contact 235 or see P. H. Wensarling.
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Masonic Building
Geo. Adams Insurance Agency
W. E. Saunders
P. H. Wensarling
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