Prizes Awarded in Brazos County Girls and Boys Clubs
The Girls Canning Club of Brazos County and the Boys Club held their annual exhibit under Miss Mary Locke and County Agent C L Benson. Prizes included trips to the State fair and Dallas fair for top general and crop entries with cash awards for jellies, tomato catsup, Dixie relish, and canned tomatoes.
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Canning Club
Brazos County
Mary Locke
C. L. Benson
Ima Cook
Florence Conway
Winnie Mathis
Agnes Conway
Jellies
Dorothy Broach
Ruby Walker
Dallas Fair
Ted Cook
Jesse Cloud
Webster Cloud
Sherman Walker
Dallas State Fair
Judge Refuses Coffee In Hot Weather Joke
A Kentucky judge is teased about drinking coffee in hot weather. The friend suggests iced drinks and gin rickeys, but the judge quips that he has often tried men, not drinks, in similar heat. The exchange is recounted to Senator Olle James.
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Olle James
Kentucky
Conway sisters win trip and profit in tomato canning contest
Misses Agnes and Florence Conway led a Brazos county girls club project raising 360 cans of No 2 tomatoes from one-tenth acre. They won a free trip to the State Fair of Dallas and sold the canned produce at 95 cents per dozen, with canning costs about 55 cents per dozen, yielding clear profit.
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Agnes
Florence Conway
Canning Club
Brazos County
Dallas
D. Mike
Republican Candidate to Speak Here in Bryan
Announcement by J. Allen Myers says Phil E. Baer chairman of the state Republican committee will bring Gov. candidate R. B. Creagor of Brownsville to Bryan on the 12th of this month. Creagor will address the public in the afternoon with hour and venue to be announced after Myers returns from Waco.
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J. Allen Myers
Phil E. Baer
Paris
Republican Executive Committee
Bryan
R. B. Creagor
Brownsville
Texas
Creagor
Myers
Waco
Mr. Creager
City and Country Scouts Debate On Transformation Tale
The dialogue features City Scout denying and Country Scout recounting a tale where a man is turned into wood after boarding a vessel. The exchange shifts to a boy who regains speech instantly by visiting a cycle shop and selecting a wheel and spoke.
German forces withdraw as Mackensen pulls back Danube forts
London reports Field Marshal Von Mackensen orders the evacuation of Silistria and Turtukai after fears of enclosure by Russian and Romanian forces. Paris says heavy fighting continues on the Somme north of Rancicourt as French fire helps block German debouches from Saint Pierre vast woods. Petrograd notes a German offensive near Novo Alexandrovinsk met by strong Russian defense.
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London
von Mackensen
Dobrurja
Danube
Silistria
Turtukai
Rome
Mackensen
Somme
Rancicourt
Paris War Office
Saint Pierre
Bulgaria
War Office
Dvinsk
Petrograd
Novo Alexandrovinsk
Austrian monitors destroy Danube pontoon bridges after Romanian invasion
Berlin reports that Austrian monitors destroyed pontoon bridges across the Danube behind Romanian forces as they crossed the river and invaded Bulgaria.
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Berlin
War Office
Danube
Bulgaria
British naval planes attack German airship sheds near Brussels
London reports another air raid by British naval planes targeting the German airship sheds near Brussels. No further details on casualties or damage were provided.
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London
Brussels
Dove season to be shortened in Texas
Texas officials plan to amend game laws with the Audubon Society to push the dove open season from September 1 to November 1. Commissioner Fred W. Davis notes doves nest as late as mid September, supporting a sentimental and practical change to aid the birds. The proposal will be considered at the next legislative session.
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Austin
Texas
State Department of Agriculture
The
Audubon Society
Fred W
Davis
Strangers All Around Reflects on Family Ties
Edward muses on kinship asking if they have poor relations or rich ones. Father replies that none are known to be poor or rich, highlighting an absence of family ties and social connections. The dialogue underscores isolation and unfamiliarity in their lineage.
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Edward
Bryce decries hate talk after opportune pause in Britain
Vis count Bryce former ambassador at Washington told the Congress ional Union in Birmingham that the world must reject hate against Germans and avoid a prolonged trade war. He urged a league to restrain aggression and compel arbitration praising Wilson and Hughes for peace stands.
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Birmingham
England
Viscount Bryce
Washington
Congressional Union
Bryce
United States
Wilson
Hughes
United Christian Workers Executive Board Meeting
The United Christian Workers held its regular Monday afternoon meeting at 5 o clock in the Baptist church. Mrs. Seth Mooring acted as chairman in the president's absence and plans to study hospital bed provisioning for charity next meeting.
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The
United Christian Workers
Baptist Church
Seth Mooring
Charity Committee
Farm Implements for Sale by Hensarling Mercantile Co
Sale notice lists 2 John Deere stalk cutters 1 Stag sulky 2 John Deere B R 7 steel plows 6 John Deere chilled plows 1 Sharples cream separator and other items to close out regardless of cost from Hensarling Mercantile Co.
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John Deere
John Deere B. R
Hensarling Mercantile CO
World’s Series Start Set for Saturday in Boston
The National Baseball Commission announces the first game of the world series will be in Boston at the American League park on Saturday October 7. The second game will be October 9 at the Philadelphia or Brooklyn NL park, with the third in Boston October 10 and the remaining games at the winner’s NL park or Boston depending on results. If seven games are needed the locations for the odd games will be decided by coin flip.
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New York
National Baseball Commission
Boston
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Disillusion in marriage as Bennett analyzes men’s views
The October issue of Wor Vice Home Companion reprints Arnold Bennett on how engagement shifts a man’s perception. He argues rational study fails, disillusion follows, and fear arises that a wife may not prove his refined taste to the world.
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Arnold Bennett
Home Companion
Bennett
On the Border Recruit Apologizes After Near Miss
A range officer sharply warns a recruit to be careful with his rifle after a near miss. The recruit expresses remorse and vows to improve. The exchange reflects tense training conditions and strict drilling discipline.
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Marshal
Cords
CMT
Oaly Dry Goods CO
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