Texas Industrial Congress announces sixth annual prize offer
The Texas Industrial Congress offers a $10,000 gold prize for Texas farmers with top yields and lowest cost of production in 1946 for specified crops and livestock. Open to all with free entry, contests cover crops, corn, cotton, forage crops, peanuts, beef cattle, baby bees, hogs, grain crops, and home gardens with diverse age and group classes.
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Texas Industrial Congress
Texas
Exall Model Farm Club
Texas Corn Club
Texas Cotton Club
Texas Peanut Club
Kleberg Beef Club
Wagon Yard Ready in Bryan Texas for Campers
Work on Bryan new wagon yard begins with stalls and yard to be finished by Saturday. City forces install lights and water so the yard is ready when opened. Mr and Mrs J R Witt will reside in the keeper's house and he will manage the facility for campers and traders.
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Bryan
J. R. Witt
Witt
Texas
Magazine Rack Presented by Bryan High School
Students in the Bryan High School manual training department under Professor J L Reese built a magazine stand for the Carnegie Public Library. Librarian Miss Willie Rogers says the library is growing in popularity with about fifty books loaned daily. She cites January loans of 111 on the 22nd 112 on the 29th 55 on the 31st and 50 the previous day.
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Bryan High School
J. L. Reese
Carnegie Public Library
Willie Rogers
Lieutenant Stuck to His Position in Front Line Fire
Paris reports a French artillery captain recounting a lieutenant who stayed at his post directing fire while German trenches lay seven yards away. Despite shells and danger, the lieutenant refused to retreat and kept the front line under bombardment as shells landed nearby.
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Paris
Associated Press
Alsace
Senate to Aid Flood Sufferers
The senate passes a bill to appropriate 100000 for Mississippi Valley flood relief and allows the secretary of war to loan tents to the homeless.
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Senate
Associated Press
Washington
Mississippi Valley
Secretary of War
Drowned rescuing girl at Porum water works lake
Three men died near Porum Oklahoma while attempting to rescue Stella Anderson who fell through the ice at the water works lake one mile north of town. Orbek Anderson 20 Leonard Johnson 22 Geo Steiner 20 perished with Johnson's body recovered after three hours and Anderson and Steiner retrieved after forty minutes.
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Associated Press
Porum, Ok
Water Works Lake
Here
Stella Anderson
Orbek Anderson
Leonard Johnson
Geo. Steiner
Anderson
Steiner
Johnson
New Bryan Society Forms to Promote Upright Citizenship
A group of young Italian residents in Bryan and Brazos County organize the Bryan Columbia Society to foster patriotic devotion, Republican civic duty, educational interest, and social culture. Charter members number twelve initially, now twenty six, with officers including Mike Depuma president and Andrew Restivo secretary.
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Bryan
Brazos County
Bryan Columbia Society
United States
Texas
Mike Depuma
Frank Patronello
Andrew Restivo
Sam Palermo
T. S. Woodyard
B. C. Cash
P. J. Palasoto
Ben Lambo
Mike Altimore
Arkanoag Floods Hit State Penal Farm
Arkansas River floods swept away all buildings at Cummins state penal farm with damage running into thousands. Attempts to dynamite the government levee at Pine Bluff failed. Officials investigate the unknown cause. Train service on the Iron Mountain between Little Rock and St Louis has been restored.
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Penal Farm
Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Cummins
Pine Bluff
Iron Mountain
St. Louis
April Fool’s Day Revelation After Weddings
A wry observation notes that lean hungry men often eat most and that many husbands realize after marriage that they were misled by the wedding’s romance. The piece blends humor with social commentary on appetites and marriage.
Administration Notice for C. A. Glenn Estate
Texas Brazos County notice from administrator MD Lawrence of the estate of C. A. Glenn deceased. Appointed by Judge J. T. Maloney on February 4 1916. Debtors should settle and creditors present claims at the administrator residence Bryan Brazos County Texas by this date.
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State of Texas
County of
Brazos
C. A. Glenn
Brazos County
Texas
J. T. Maloney
Bryan
A. D
The Fate of Many Convicts Unknown
Associated Press reports from Little Rock Arkansas on February 2 describe the Cummins penal farm flood crisis with 800 convicts stranded. Rescue efforts continue as levees fail and prisoners split between the levees and back camps while others are marooned near Douglas Newport with limited food. Train service to Pine Bluff was suspended.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Cummins
Arkansas
Douglas
Newport
Pine Bluff
Tron Mountain
Bailey May Come To Texas For Campaign Talks
Former Senator Bailey travels from San Francisco to Columbus Ohio for court and legal business then heads to San Francisco. He will pause in Colorado on the Slaughter case and may visit Texas for a few days before returning to Washington. Texans urged his entry into the senatorial race.
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Washington
Bailey
Columbus
Ohio
San Francisco
Colorado
Texas
Culberson
McKnight Lectures on Community Cooperation
H L McKnight of A and M College extension spoke to a large crowd of farmers Saturday at the county courthouse. He stressed community cooperation as vital and advantageous and touched on related topics in a brief discussion.
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H. L. McKnight
A. and M. College
Agricultural science proven by extensive county experiments
The speaker argued that scientific farming is practical and demonstrated through extensive state and federal agricultural experiments. He said agriculture, like medicine and law, rests on solid science and urged continued work. The county press hopes for a future return of the speaker.
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Federal Departments of Agriculture
Athens Review
Clearing Up Two Treaty Troubles
Senate relations committee reported favorably the Columbian treaty cutting payment from 25 million to 15 million and changing the apologies for Panama partition. Senator Clarke was the sole Democrat in opposition. The panel also approved a treaty to pay Nicaragua 3 million for the canal route and naval bases in Fonseca Bay.
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Columbia
United States
Panama
Clarke
Montana
Nicaragua
Canal
Fonseca Bay
Fire escape installations planned for local buildings
Parker Astin Hardware Company begins installing fire escapes on the Masonic building south rear, and on East Side High School and Parker Astin Hardware Company's building. State law now requires fire escapes on all three story or taller structures.
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Masonic
Parker-Astin Hardware Company
Parker. Astin Hardware Company
Women to Fight Immodest Dress at Federation Meeting
The General Federation of Women’s Clubs will discuss dress reform at its May meeting in New York. Mrs. William Grant Brown says ten thousand delegates will return with a plan for modest yet artful gowns. She urges four rules for reform: modesty, good taste, appropriateness, and individual expression.
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New York
General
Federation of Women’s Clubs of America
William Grant Brown
Federation
Traveler Demands Full Hotel Fares but Accepts Half Rail Fare
A traveler insists on full fare at hotels yet shows no objection to paying half price for railroad travel. The note highlights mixed pricing expectations in lodging and rail transport.
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Industrial Conpriss
Progressive Farmers of
Pryor Baby Beef Club
Frank P. Holland Hog Club
Committee On Awards
Blanks
Congress
Dallas
Tex
Carnegie
Okla
Homa
Joe Cash
Jno
Patronello
Sam Deluka
Arkanoag
MD, M. Lawrence
Cummins State Farm
Tions Committee
Star Brand
Bryan Cotton Oil
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