Farmer grafts cotton onto mulberry root to grow new variety
Galveston Texas July 11 A Roumanian Hungarian plant breeder P Dan George at Lamarque Galveston County developed a grafted cotton on mulberry roots blending Egyptian Sea Island and long staple American varieties. The plant yielded up to 917 bolls with large leaves and 900 strong plants per acre. George plans larger acreage next season with seed sales abroad and interest from breeders worldwide.
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W. H. Schoffelmayer
Galveston
Texas
Sea Island
P. Dan George
Lamarque
Galveston County
George
Hitchcock
Mace Stewart
Mr. George
W. D
George Place
Asia
South America
Cuba
United States
Belgium
East Africa
Australia
Great Britain
Gulf Coast
Brazos County Poultry Group Forms Egg Marketing Plan
About 30 Bryan poultry raisers gathered in the Chamber of Commerce to form an egg marketing plan. A three member committee was named to locate a site for grading and packing, arrange for shipments, and find buyers for eggs in case lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Chamber of Commerce
F. W. Kazmeier
Kazmeier
New Jersey
New York
California
Atlantic
Kazemier
Farm Bureau
Texas
Petaluma
Bryan
Houston
Brazos County Poultry Association
Will M. Jones
W. O. Sanders
D. D. White
Robert F. Smith
F. W. Kazemier
Belief in God First Requisite to Teach in Texas University
The University of Texas regents adopted a resolution barring infidels atheists and agnostics from employment in any capacity. Appointments must be to those who believe in God as the supreme being and ruler of the universe. The measure rejects secular qualifications.
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God
Texas University
Associated Press
Austin
Texas
University of Texas Regents
Death of Colquitt Baby in Houston
Bryan friends report the sudden death of O. B. Colquitt III son of Mr and Mrs Rawlins Colquitt of Houston. The remains were moved to Austin for interment on Tuesday afternoon.
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Colquitt
Bryan
O. B. Colquitt III
Rawlins Colquitt
Houston
Austin
For Sale 871 Acre Farm with Five Houses
For sale an 871 acre farm with five houses, good well water and abundant stock water. Contact phone number 370 for details.
Wheat Drops Below Dollar As War-Era Low Streak Returns
Wheat opened at a dollar per bushel but soon fell under the threshold in Chicago trading. July delivery reached 99.75 cents and September 99.58 cents, marking a rare postwar low this season.
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Chicago
The Captain Sheriff Morehead Called by Convention Pass
The Galveston News notes L. E. Morehead of Bryan as Brazos County sheriff who receives a lighthearted reception before the convention ends. His perceived arrest is treated in good humor as the doors close on the meeting.
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Morehead
Peace Officers
L. E. Morehead
Bryan
Brazos County
Galveston
Home Demonstration in Texas Shows Its Wide Reach
Texas farm women and girls have expanded Home Demonstration since 1913, with 81 counties by 1922 and over 12 000 women plus 10 628 girls enrolled. The program emphasizes nutrition, milk use, school lunches, poultry, canning, clothing, and home improvements, saving an estimated 3.5 million dollars in farm homes.
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S. C. Hoyle
Texas Commercial News
Texas
M. Helen Higgins
A. and
M. College
Texas Home Demonstration
Club Women of Texas
Chambers of Commerce
Martin family visits Wichita Falls after cotton coursework
Mr. and Mrs. Phlete A. Martin Jr. have lived in Bryan for months while he studied cotton classing at A and M College. They traveled to Wichita Falls to visit his parents, Judge and Mrs. P. A. Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phlete A. Martin Jr
Bryan
Fun and Frolic at Wipprecht Barbecue Brazos Bottom Farm
A July 4 barbecue hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wipprecht at their Brazos Bottom plantation featured abundant food and fellowship. Guests from Bryan and College included Mr. and Mrs. Howell and others. the host thanked both white and Black employees, serving about forty for the feast.
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Walter Wipprecht
Brazos
Wipprecht
A. and M. College
Bryan and
College
W. S. Howell
W. W. Kraft
Wilson Bradley
Temple Visitors From Bryan For Vacation
Col and Mrs John R Lunsford their daughter Frances and son John R Jr of Temple arrived in Bryan to visit friends Mr and Mrs George Eisert at the Hotel Bryan. Lunsford a veteran Texas newspaper man and former editor praised Texas papers and the A M College. He plans to return to Temple to become news editor of the Daily Telegram after a Temple Mirror tenure.
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John R. Lunsford
Frances
John R
Temple
George E. Eisert
Bryan
Eisert
Lunsford
Texas
Galveston News
San Antonio Express
Chicago
Chicago Chronicle
Lee J. Rountree
The
Eagle
St. Louis
A. and M. College
Sul Ross
Waco
General Ross
Lee Rountree
Mr. Lunsford
Eagle Office
Kyle
Brazos County
Temple Mirror
Bob Gresham
Mirror
Daily Telegram
Boy Scouts stage a sham battle at Rotary luncheon
At the Bryan Rotary Club, Boy Scouts staged a mock battle depicting British and Colonial soldiers of 1776 ending in Colonial victory and the raising of Old Glory. Rotarians pledged to fund transport for eighteen boys to Wix on Lake on July 11, raising funds to cover pro rata costs for those unable to pay.
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BOY Scouts
Rotarians
Bryan Rotary Club
Wixon Lake
T. K Lawrence
Liberal education praised at A and M College visit
John R. Lunsford Temple Daily Telegram news editor and his family toured A and M College in Bryan. He lauded the campus, dairy barns, zoo, and exhibits while noting Texas needs more funding and facilities. Governor Neff appoints P. L. Downs Jr. to the board, and Lunsford plans to return to Temple after a brief vacation.
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M. College
John R. Lunsford
Temple Daily Telegram
Bryan
George S. Eisert
J. S Doane
Hotel
A. D. Jackson
Agricultural Experiment Division
Francis
Texas
Brazos County
Brazos River
Tutankhamen
Texas A. and M. College
Neff
P. L. Downs Jr
Temple
Downs
A. & M. Association
Bell County
W. S. Rowland
Lunsford
Temple Mirror
Club Meeting Minutes Mention Readings and Bulletin Publication
The Boy Scouts held rounds on the mat and Mrs Reynolds gave a reading to applause. The board was authorized to publish the weekly Merry-Go-Round bulletin. Present were W S Barron C L Benson Moyland S Bird J F Casey Gabe Cazell W J Coulter and others. visitors Coulter Hoppess and A G McDonald attendance noted.
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Reynolds
Maudeames de Stiguer
W. S. Barron
C. L. Benson
Moyland S. Bird
J. F
Sheriff Transports Army Deserter Bailey Warren
Sheriff L. E. Morehead brought Bailey Warren a 15 year old Army desert er back to Fort Crockett from Galveston after Warren reportedly deserted the San Antonio camp about six weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Morehead
Galveston
Fort Crockett
Bailey Warren
San Antonio
Protection Policy Notice with Guarantee Fund Lib Assn.
Winifred Carroll, agent for the Guarantee Fund Library Association in Omaha Nebraska, promotes insurance protection while noting insurability. T. P. Remy returns from a business trip to Houston.
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Lib Assn
Omaha
Neb
Winifred Carroll
T. P. Remy
Houston
Dr J N Goodwin Internal Medicine Practice
Dr J N Goodwin practices in diseases of children at Smith Building with office and residence phone numbers listed as 492 and 295.
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Smith Building
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W. J. Boriskie
Kenneth Floyd
Fred Kohler
T. J. Hanus
E. W. Ross
H. P. Wilson
I. J. Rosprim
J. W. Boney
W. L. McClendon
Robi. F. Smith
J. H. Jones
Harry Rubinsky
R. Franze
Georgia Prothro
Marguerite Stephens
Laura Belle Roten
D. J. McDonald
C. S., Gainer
W. N. Delleney
Ollie Fae Bullock
Brazos Bottom Farm
A. & M. College
Bizzell
FT. Crockett
J. N. Goodwin
Big Ben
Waterbury
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