Bankers discuss feeder cattle movement and organization value
Barnes of the Extension Service and Mrs Maggie W Barry note the importance of organization in advancing projects while Barnes reviews feeder cattle loans. Perry Brothers’ Nueces County demonstration with 105 feeder steers shows 52.57 profit per acre vs cotton 1.82. Bankers from five districts attend with Doty and Otis expected. a banquet and conference proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Lee
Spur
Bert E. Low
Abilene
H. Griffith
Taylor
A. E. Meyers
Richmond
Frank Morris Jr
Gainesville
P. B. Doty
Federal Reserve Bank Board
Beaumont
Dan H. Otis
Madison
Wis
Agricultural Commission
American Bankers’ Association
H. H. Williamson
Extension Service
Mess Hall
Texas A and M Leads Agricultural Cooperation Conference
Texas A and M College chairs a conference on strengthening banker farmer cooperation to advance agriculture in Texas. Bankers and Extension Service staff discuss financing, diversification, and methods to lift one crop counties, with Mississippi’s dairy resurgence as a cautionary example guiding broader rural roads and development plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas A. & M. College
Texas
B. Martin
Extension Service
Lone Star
Mississippi
Texas A. & M
Better Pastures Campaign Grows in East Texas Dairy Industry
East Texas dairy move gains steam as farms join a three year Better Pastures contest endorsed by Texas A M College Extension. The program aims to improve native pastures with clovers and grasses, reduce soil erosion, and provide steady income from dairy cattle throughout the year while allowing cotton or other crops to be sold separately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Texas
Texas
Extension Department of
Texas A. & M. College
Good Lateral Roads Planned For Brazos County Bond Plan
Lateral road improvements in Brazos County will be built on a permanent basis using funds from the recently approved bond issue. County Judge A. B. states the project aims for durable construction and long term public benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
A. 8
Living at Home and Roads Improve in Bryan Area
Mitchell county farmers push a live at home plan with gardens cows and poultry to avoid debt while a new hard surfaced road system promises all weather access to markets. The piece notes Bryan Brazos county progress on roads and airport status, urging local leaders to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell County
Bryan
Brazos County
Bryan Lions Club Finances and Fire Prevention Talk
The Bryan Lions Club approved joining the Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club and offered $20 as second prize in a best records contest for Stephen F. Austin high school agricultural students. Eugene S. Sanders spoke on fire prevention, and entertainment included pianist Bernice Harris and singer H P Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar Jones
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Stephen F. Austin
Eugene S. Sanders
State Fire Insurance Commission
Bernice Harris
Senator Wirtz to Speak at Westex Convention
Corpus Christi Oct 9 A J Wirtz state senator will be a principal speaker at the Guadalupe district convention of the South Texas Chamber of Commerce in New Braunfels Oct 21 He will discuss water conservation and agricultural development topics likely to form the basis of his talk
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
A J. Wirtz
Guadalupe
South Texas Chamber of Compretce
New Braunfels
Wirtz
For Sale Fifty Barred Rock Bullets Hatch Dates May June
Miss Mary Locke offers fifty Barred Rock bullets for sale with hatch in May and June at one dollar each. Zack handles inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatch
Leach
Mary Locke
Zack
Twenty Five Years A and D Notes and Local Life
A compile of small notices from October 9 1904 including crop estimates in Lawton Oklahoma Ed Wickes visits Houston J E McGregor from Minter Springs and social remarks from Bryan and surrounding towns Dr D F Houston Col J G Harrison visit Allen Academy city annexation of State Fair grounds by Dallas and student canvassing for athletic funds
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Morning Eagle
Lawton
Okla
Ed Wickes
Houston
J. E. McGregor
Minter Springs
H. C. Cooper
Clifton
Allen Academy
D. F. Houston
Col
J. G. Harrison
College
Bryan
Joe Wren
Bedias
Si Packard
T. K. Lawrence
Joseph Gelber
Brazos Union
Brazos Union Lodge No
George R. Tabor
Austin
City of
Dallas
Main Street
Emily Thomas
Navasota
Park and Son
Mexia
C. F P. Moore
Jennie Howell
Newspaper editor warns against price wars hurting ads
Gainesville Daily Sun editor Harry Brown argues newspapers should resist encouraging intense retail competition. He notes a Florida town dropped from sixty to fourteen grocers as population fell from ten thousand to eight thousand, yet ad space rose per store. He urges publishers to avoid ruinous cuts and warn merchants about ad value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Brown
Gainesville
Florida
Daily Sun
East Texas Tomato Crop Shows Profitable Returns
Tomato growing has proved profitable for East Texas farmers as a side line. Over ten years the grower average price was 2 cents per pound with 125 bushels per acre and $180 per acre return, about 50 percent higher than other crops. County plans seek 200 acres total with wide farmer interest, details from County Agent C. L. Beason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
East Texas
C. L. Beason
Air mail volume at Houston post office rises sharply
Airmail received and delivered at the Houston post office for the six months ending September 1, 1929, totaled about three times the 1928 level. The department moved 17,006 pounds 8 ounces from March through August 1929, versus 5,673 pounds 12 ounces in the same months of 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Houston Postoffice
Postoffice
Tick Eradication Drive Focuses on Texas Border Areas
Texas leads with 65 percent of infested counties released from quarantine. Active eradication expands in East Central and lower border counties as plans target the Brazos Trinity Angelina Sabine river basins. Reinfestation risk and fence laws shape new state and federal anti tick programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Brazos River
State Sanitary Commission
Brazos
Trinity
Angelina
Sabine River
Gulf of Mexico
Aera
Rio Grande
Mexico
Sabine
Sanitary Commission
Kennedy
Jim Hogg
Books
Bryan Boys Win Roles at State U Honors
Bryan boys at the University of Texas in Austin receive honors in journalism and athletics. N Nelson Fuller son of Dr and Mrs F D Fuller is named assistant issue editor of the Daily Pexan. Lynwood Boyett son of Mr and Mrs W A Boyett is student representative to the athletic council and will earn a bachelor’s in business administration while pursuing law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Texas University At Austin
N. Nelson Fuller
F. D. Fuller
Pexan
Lynwood Boyett
W. A. Boyett
Lynwood
University
Cleburne Santa Fe Band To Enter State Contest
The Cleburne Santa Fe band will enter the state contest at the Texas State Fair in Dallas this month, according to an Associated Press report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cleburne
Cleburne Santa Fe
Dallas
County Courts Eyes Lateral Road Bond Plans and Early Work
Brazos county voters approved a 206 bond issue by a wide margin for lateral road improvements. The court plans to issue 250,000 in bonds after AG approval and bids, aiming to widen roads, add right of way, and pursue permanent drainage and durable bridges for long term safety. Officials may seek local sale options if market bids are weak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McSwain
County Commissioners Court
Commissioners Court
Brazos County
Bryan
Bobbitt
Austin
Hrvan
Notice of Intended Marriage Files in Brazos County
Intention to marry and applications for marriage licenses filed with County Clerk Jess B. McGee by M. B. Starnes and Eugenie de Steigner and O. W. Kindt and Bertha Schmidt. All parties listed from Brazos County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess B. McGee
M. B. Starnes
Eugenie de Steigner
O. W. Kindt
Bertha Schmidt
Brazos County
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Princess Mary
and Her Sons
Mary Viscountess Lascelles
England
George
Gerald
Texas A
MacDonald
Hoovés
Wilson
Europe
Bryan Lions
H. P. Black
Eugene S. Sanders, II
D. Ferguson Harry L. Durham
R. G C. Franks
Roy Danforth
Senator Wirtz
Westex
CSGN
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