Sufficient Tomato Acreage Urged To Justify Packers 1931
Nell Bentley reports J D McEnry of the Newton Wallace Co urges growers to plant 125 to 150 acres to sustain daily packing sheds during the shipping season. He advises soil drainage and texture, bermuda turf, and corn tomato rotation to fight borers. He notes growing near Bryan offers better flavor than distant shipments and signals a rising tomato and truck crop effort in Brazos county.
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J. D. McEnry
Newton Wallace Company
Jacksonville
Mr. McEnvy
McEnvy
Growers’ Association
Rug. Ell . Raney
Mr. McEnry
Bermuda
J. McEnry
McEnry
East Texas
Urge Advertising To Bring Better Times to Nation
In Waco on December 17 the Advertising Club discussed can advertising sell prosperity. Taulbee argued advertising helps but must rest on facts and dispel fear of unemployment. Quinn contended a broader basis is needed and a govt or unbiased sponsor would aid a national campaign. The group urged a coordinated effort to restore normal buying without hidden agendas.
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Waco
United States
United States Chamber of Commerce
Advertising Club
Raleigh
Taulbee
A. E. Quinn
Quinn
L. M. Coyne
E. L. McGill
Coolidge
Men’s Work Shoes Prices From Gloge Dry Goods
Prices listed for men’s work shoes at Gloge Dry Goods show several entries with two figures 1.98 2.43 and 3.48 indicating varying models or stock. The short ad reads like a price card from a local department or general store.
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Gloge Dry Goods
Prospect Pupils Take Opossum Hunt And Weiner Feast
Mrs Price teaches Prospect school pupils on an o possum hunt and weiner roast at night. The crowd gathers at Mrs Manning’s with parents joining. A bonfire forms as lanterns glow and a barbed wire mishap injures Wallis Price. A tourist praises the city’s paved streets and progress.
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Wiener
Wallis Marvin Price
W. C. Maning
Sam
Elmo
J. E. Wilson
Carl
Luther
Flossie Mae
Junior
Luke
Ben
Frank
Louis
Sam Carrabba
Henry
Bobbie Batten
Vivian
W. O. Williams
Morris Beal
John
Mike
Lena Merino
Ellen
Barney
Dude Rice
Ruby
Woodrow Sheffield
Orpha
Brenlen Evans
Lola Price
Ina Mae
Wallis Marvin
Travis Noel
First Year 4-H Girl Reports Progress in Brazos County Clubs
Jimmie Stroud a 12 year old King s Highway 4 H member completes the first year sewing and cooking unit. She has canned 36 quarts of produce and improved her yard and bedroom while noting 4 H has helped her gain friends and motivation. The piece also notes Living Room Group members and pasture improvements, plus upcoming state contest entrants and club activities in 1931.
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Jimmie Stroud
King’s Highway Club
Jimmie
A and M Plan Backed by Brazos County Leaders
County Agent Benson told the Bryan Rotary Club that Brazos County agricultural programs should be set by the A and M College with the Extension Service delivering the plan to farmers. The Bryan Chamber of Commerce supports this approach and Secretary McCullough works to partner with Extension in promoting the A and M seven point program. Help put Brazos County first.
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Son
Seven Point
Tr. O. Walton
A. and M. College
Benson
Bryan Rotary Club
Brazos County
Bryan
Christmas Card Gaffe Sparks Small Town Debate
A Brazos County family tale from Kurten and Bryan merchants surfaces in a note about a Christmas card reading We are too poor this Christmas to send presents and too proud to receive them The Early Risers Club member shared the tale as a fact with local farmers including John Yeager who reported seven bales of cotton and ample feed but had not sold cotton yet This item blends local humor with community sentiment in a period newspaper voice.
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Brazos County
Byran
Brazos Valley
Bryan
Southern Pacific
Santa Claus
John Yeager
Early Risers Club
Globe Dry Goods Shoes Marked At Bargain Prices
Men's dress shoes priced at 1.98 2.98 3.48 and 3.98 listed by Globe Dry Goods Company in a bargain offer.
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Globe Dry Goods Company
Rural School Honors For Six Weeks Across Grades
The list honors seven through first grade students: Seventh Frances Noto. Sixth Anthonette Varis so, Sarah Cotropia. Fourth Billie Scarpinato, Paul Perrone. Second Mary Church, Lucy Collette, Marie Rodriguez, Anthonia Ramerez. First Dora Garcia, Manuel Nermandez. Primer Lorene Robinson, Madaline Gandy, Katie Viola. Preparations for a Christmas tree and program begin, with a box for gifts.
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Mattie Wallin
Smetana
Edge and Local Youths Trade Visits and Scores
Edge residents including Mr C and Mes Jim Leighman from Bryan visited relatives Sunday. Miss Maude Moore a teacher at King's Highway visited Edge. Robert Kindt Rudolph Kindt and Bill Windsor from King's Highway joined B Y P U visits. Edge outlaw ball teams played Kurten 3 to 4 and then Normangee 14 to 15 with Edge as winner.
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Mes
Jim Leighman
Bryan
Tire
Maude Moore
King's Highway
Edge
Robert Kindt
Rudolph Kindt
Bill Windsor
King’s Highway
Cottonwood
Kurten
Dee. S
Normangee
George
Edge Tops Wheelock Teams in Pair of Wins
Normangee area teams traveled to Wheelock Friday evening December 12 for a boys and a girls game. Edge captured victories in both contests as they faced the Wheelock squads on the road.
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Normangee
Wheelock
Edge
Kings Highway Club Meeting And Community News
Kings Highway invites readers to a Saturday meeting while celebrating a strong girls club record this year. Notes cover gifts from Mrs. Hearne’s shower and Alma Holden’s birthday surprise, plus visits and family gatherings across several households on weekends.
Genius and Talent Quote
A compact aphorism attributed to Lytton asserts that genius fulfills its duty while talent does what it can. The saying contrasts intrinsic brilliance with practical capability in pursuit of aims.
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Lytton
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Texas
LaSalle Hotel
Galveston
Lindsey
Associated Press
Denver
New York City
Ben B
St. John the Divine
William T. Manning
Arthur Hays
Elliot White
C. L. Benson
Lucy Givens
Joe Opersteny
The
Edge Home Demonstration Club
Tory Barcelona
Kurten Road
John W. Thompson
Tabor
J. Lynn Thomas
Extension Service
Smith County
Habarta
Alphonse Habarta
Chicago
Alphonse
Devalson Buchanan
Anderson-Clayton Company
Rye Club
Jess McGee
Lions Club
Rye
Rye J IL
Probram
Wilmer
McCulloush
L. Bear
Whiz Gold
and Prestone
Central Texas Auto
Avement
Steeles Store
Little Frances
Kings Highway
Dolly
Hlouse Bamie
ABC
Gines
Montgomery Warp & Co
Bryan Street
Bryan, Texas
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