Canning Factory Inspected by Chamber Officials
Brazos County Chamber of Commerce directors and city officials toured the local canning plant on Friday to discuss future needs. They noted the plant handled 60 000 cans and addressed tomato processing for winter use, naming a crop variety Margaret. Local Calvert growers shipped about carloads at 14 cents per pound from a 175 acre crop. President Higgs cautioned Bryan may need a similarly sized plant to start, while cull handling remains a key issue for the area.
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Commerce
J. R. Meth
W. S. Higgs
Wil Hough
Beason Unt
McCrary
Margaret
Calvert
Calvert Area
Higgs
Bryan
Chamber of Commerce
Youths Priddy Elected to APE From 3 U 7 Tote NING AUTO
A fatal car fire occurred Saturday night near the Nava sota limits after a collision with a cotton truck manned by Houston crew Frank McGee and Ross Carson. The car burned, two youths escaped before flames rose. McGee's father noted the vehicle appeared from the right side. Firefighters responded but could not save the car.
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Priddy
Navasota
Houston
Frank McGee
Ross Carson
Ding
Young McGee
Navai
Ely
McGee
Navunday
Cks
Tomato Growers Elect Officers and Plan Local Cannery
Fifteen Brazos county farmers met at the courthouse to elect officers for the Tomato Growers Association for the 1931 season and hear a report on Calvert canning plant observations. County Agent C L Benson outlined savings from canning, and a committee was formed to study establishing a local cannery before the tomato season opens. Officers elected: President J B Priddy, Vice President Lynn Sample, Secretary-Treasurer Will Jones. A Sept 27 meeting at the courthouse will hear progress on cannery plans.
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Brazos County
Court House
Tomato Growers’ Association
J. B. Priddy
Lynn Sample
Will Jones
Ja Cannery
Quote Fragments on Hope and Grace in Late 19th Century Writings
The passage catalogues brief reflections: an Erskine sedan insured per Mr. McGee, a line about hope accompanying a wretched man, and a note that a benefit loses grace if overpublished. It also cites Fletcher and Corneille in a compact miscellany tone.
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Fletcher
Corneille
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