Peanut Capital Emerges as De Leon Texas Shifts From Cotton
De Leon Texas becomes the peanut capital as warehouses brim with peanuts, trainloads depart, and buyers from Comanche Denison Cleburne and Shreveport race to secure the new cash crop. Hog numbers rise with peanut feed and local mills plan to crush peanuts for oil and meal.
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de Leon
Tex
Comanche County
Peanut County
Comanche
Eastland
Erath
Callahan
Denison
Cleburne
Houston
Shreveport
Fidelity Cotton Oil Company of
Comanche Cotton Oil Company
Cleburne Oil Mill
Texas
Middle West
Texas Belt
W. E. Lowe
Farmers and Merchants National Bank of de Leon
Death of Dr J M Nicks Noted Ranger Tex Doctor Dies
Prominent physician Dr J M Nicks died early Friday morning after a long illness. Born November 21, 1850 in Duck River Tennessee he lived in Missouri Texas and Arkansas before settling in Ranger in 1906. He studied at Nashville and Louisville and practiced in Antioch Fountain Ranger. His funeral at Ranger cemetery was one of the largest Masonic services with Knights Templar escort and pastor Fitzgerald of Weatherford delivering the sermon. His death mourned by Brazos County Bryan and Ranger communities.
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J. M. Nicks
Duck River
Tenn
Missouri
Texas
Sam Houston Normal
Nettie Salisbury
McKinney
Tex
Nashville
Antioch
Louisville
Fountain
Brazos County
Brazos River
Ranger
Christian Church
Masonic Lodge
Cisco Lodge
Knights Templar
Fitzgerald
Weatherford
Nicks
Bryan
Soubrette and Comedian Singers Exhibit Paradox
A brief exchange notes a paradox between a Soubrette and Comedian duo. The Soubrette asks about their harmony and the Comedian comments on peace without money, as quoted by the Youngstown Telegram.
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Youngstown Telegram
Rice edges A and M in 24 22 thriller
Rice defeated A and M 24 to 22 at City Auditorium in a late dramatic finish. Kingsland scored the winning basket as the final play tied the game at 21 21 amid a flurry of fouls and standout plays by Tomfohrde Gilfillan and Braumiller.
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Houston
Tex
Garrison
Rice
City Auditorium
Kingsland
Kalb
Burkett
Rice Goal Rangers
Della Valle
Settegast
Braumiller
Gilfillan
Kendrick
Tomfohrde
Brown
W. Braumiller
N. Braumiller
Darling
Della
Boys and Birds Should Have Understanding
This piece applauds St Paul’s bird protection program started by schoolboy manual training projects. It contrasts city efforts with a Bryan incident where two youths killed song birds to string up a "song string." The author notes boys’ instinct and urges understanding between boys and birds.
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South
Texas
Bryan
Ladies’ Home Journal
St. Paul, Minn
America
St. Paul
High Court
Audubon and Humane Societies
Buchanan for County Commissioner in Precinct 4
The Eagle announces Claude A. Buchanan seeking the Democratic nomination for county commissioner in Precinct No. 4 for the July 22 1916 primaries. A lifelong resident he pledges safe progressive business administration guided by sound methods and asks voters to study his qualifications.
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Claude A. Buchanan
Buchanan
Extension Service Annual Report Highlights Texas Gains
The 1915 16 extension service report sent to Governor Ferguson by Director Clarence Ousley details vast work in Texas agriculture. It cites terracing 150 000 acres saving 750 000 and hog cholera control saving up to 960 000. notes 203 farmer organizations and 60 movable schools with thousands of participants.
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Ousley
Ferguson
A. and M. College
Clarence Ousley
Texas
United States Department of Agriculture
State Department
College
Extension Service
Sudan
New Naval Plan Aims Civilian Training Program
Secretary Daniels and advisers consider a civilian naval training system similar to military camps at Plattsburg. Six battleships would cruise for a month around Aug. 15, training 2,500 men along the Atlantic coast from New York to Charleston. A Pacific coast program is planned for next year. Volunteers would pay up to 20 dollars. no oath required.
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Daniels
Washington
Secre Daniels
Milit
Plattsburg
Atlantic
New York
Boston
Delphia
Norfolk
Portland
Charlton
Pacific Coast
Roosevelt
Navy
Navy Department
Naval
Four Steamers in Rescue Work Along Mississippi
Four steamer rescue operations are underway after levee breaks along the Mississippi. In Newellton refugees are moved toward Natchez as floodwaters maroon thousands. Associated Press reports crews from several boats aiding stranded residents and transporting evacuees.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Mississippi
Newellton
Natchez
Madisonville Baptists plan $250000 drive for state school fund
Creath Missionary Baptist Association meeting in Madisonville Texas discusses uniting northern half of the association to raise $250000 yearly for the state Baptist convention schools. Ten preachers and eight laymen attended from Grimes Waller Madison Walker Leon Harris counties. Reverend H R Carroll presided at the Navasota church.
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Madisoville
Madisonville
Tex
T Creath Missionary Baptist Assumption
Grimes
Waller
Madison
Walker
Leon
Harris
State Association
Norern
T State Baptist Convention
H. R. Caroll
Navasota
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R. O. Allen
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Alice Cary
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