Editorial on compulsory farm marketing in England and cooperation
The New York Times discusses England’s push for compulsory marketing boards for farmers. Sir Horace Plunkett argues voluntary cooperation is essential, warning compulsion deepens prejudice and may hurt small cultivators. The piece contrasts English and Irish experiences and notes U.S. debates favoring voluntary farmer associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Thomas Middleton
London Times
Horace Plunkett Foundation
Horace Plunkett
Thomas
Horace
Sir Horace
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Uncle Sam
Sir Horace Plunkett
New York Times
Trades Day set for Bryan on September 11
Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce join merchants to hold a Trades Day to showcase Bryan as a shopping center and market for farm products. The effort, supported by county agents, aims to boost rural conditions, unite city and county merchants, and offer unusual values to residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Bryan and Brazos County
Chamber of Commerce
Brazos County
County Home Demonstration
Brazos
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Canning factory plan advances to conserve county food supplies
Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce directors approved forming a committee to study securing a canning plant in Bryan. The project aims to help farmers conserve home grown vegetables year round, reducing waste and lowering costs compared with commercial canneries, with strong farmer and business cooperation urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan and
Brazos County
Bryan
Higgs
County Home Demonstration
Chamber of Commerce
Texans split over relief as drouth hits West Texas counties
A Texas editorial praises East Texans for rejecting relief whileWest Texas faces drought. It notes committees urging aid and highlights residents who plan to plant fall gardens and winter crops to maintain independence, reflecting division over charity amid hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Drouth
East Texas
Farming as a way of living and self-sufficiency in Texas
The piece argues relief is urgent for drought hit Wichita Falls but questions farming schemes in East and West Texas. It urges farmers to grow and consume their own food, store surplus, and raise dairy and poultry for home use, warning that reliance on cash crops alone leads to financial trouble. It stresses planning, work, and self-reliance for stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
East
Texas
West
Ohio
Indiana
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Menaces To Traffic In Navasota And Beyond
A Saturday night crash near Navasota involved a heavily loaded cotton truck forcing two Bryan youths off the road into a ditch. Their car burned and destroyed, but the boys escaped through a window as flames roared. The truck driver fled south, prompting calls for stricter inspections and more highway patrols to curb cotton truck hazards and road wear. Directors of the Bryan and Brazos County Chamber consider a municipal airport to boost growth and aviation standing, while prospects for a canning factory, pool, and garbage incinerator in Bryan are noted. The piece ends with a nudge toward a national wheat self-help push, buy a bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navasota
Austin
Railroad
Bryan and
Brazos County
Cotton Receipts Reported at Local Warehouses
Local market cotton receipts total 9 643 bales up from 9 043 bales to date. Tuesday's daily update records ongoing arrivals at area warehouses.
Receipts Listed From Farms Union and Eden Gin Totals
Farmers Union reports 4 287 and Law rence 1 472. Compress at other warehouses 3 629 and Eden gin round bales 530. When totaling receipts to date, round bales counted as half.
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Farmers Union
Lawrence
Eden Gin
Mrs G B Madley Visits Bryan From College Station
Mrs. G. B. Madley of near College Station was a visitor in Bryan today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. BE. Madley
Near College Station
Bryan
Diversification as Insurance in Farm Profits
Diversified livestock production spreads risk and boosts profit. Early sowing of oats rye and barley provides winter pasture to cut dairy costs. Loans and radio reports show farmers hit by higher prices for bought goods while income lags prewar levels. A Kurten 4 H and Lions Club program, pie contest, and turnip seed drive highlight community farming efforts. Home demonstrators in Galveston county show furniture refinishing success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Lynn Thomas
Gairyman
Farm and Home Hour
W. P. Lee
U. and M. College of Texas
WTAW
Agricultural Colleges
Department of Agriculture
Galveston County
District Six
Myer
Youpon Transplant Trials Suggested At Genoa Nursery
A Galveston county yard demonstrator reports success transplanting youpon as a foundation plant and home agents at Genoa's Japanese Nursery note minimal difficulty with ample soil around roots. Youpon is praised as a beautiful evergreen worth using locally.
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Galveston County
Genoa
Millican Labor Day Social Draws Regional Visitors
Millican marked Labor Day with a homecoming for locals and a farewell for travelers. Among visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Chas McGregor and Chas Humpiling of nearby towns, plus families from Baytown Galveston Brazoria Kosse Port Arthur and Dallas. Erin Simpson left for an institute in San Antonio to begin her schooling.
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MiLlican
Labor Day
Chas
McGregor
Jeff Royder F
Baytown
Robt
Wlace Dunlap
Thy Neeley
Hackley
Rhodes
Smiley
Frank Furman
Curtis Fuqua
Goose Creeek
Wm. Groda Sr
Brazoria
Tom Stousland
Lucile
Galveston
Sallie Monroe
Kosse
Hunter Hassel
Port Arthur
Dée Crenshaw
Bryan
K. T. Williams
Sander
Hollingsworth
Dallas
Erin Simpson
Local notices highlight fires and visits in Bryan area
Mrs Wallace Dunlap stays in Bryan with sister Mrs Min Gregg this week. J W Burrows thank neighbors for heroic help during a fire that destroyed the Smith home across the street, with shingles and cinders sparing their house. Smiths mourn loss as no insurance. Sylvia Meredith visited Troy to see grandmother Mrs Mere dith and Mr Fletcher Pool family. Irene Furman to depart for San Angelo. Hellen Black visits in Navasota. Gertrude Todd stayed with grandmother in Bryan. Mrs Jesse McFerrin is ill at home. friends wish for recovery.
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Smiley
Wallace Dunlap
Brylan
Min Gregg
J. W. Burrows
Silas Smith
Burrows
Smith
Sylvia Meredith
Troy
Meredith
Fletcher Pool
Irene Furman
San Angelo
Hellen Black
Albert Sawyer
Navasota
Mises Gertrude Todd
Bryan
Jesse McFerrin
Community Notes of Visits and Club Meetings
Steep Hollow and nearby towns record visits from relatives and friends, church Bible club sessions led by Rev. Van Sickles, and upcoming plans. Attendees include families from Goose Creek Stephenville Wellborn Millican Bryan Gause Gause and Houston with lists of names and relationships noted throughout the period.
August Birthday Celebration for Local Women and Children
A birthday celebration honored Miss Elma Bullock, Miss Anna Hollan, Mrs. T. W. Dehart, and children Jessie and Gladys whose August birthdays were celebrated together.
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Elma Bullock
Anna Hollan
T. W. Dehart
Jessie and
Gladys
Normangee Holds Poultry Course in County Meet
County Agent C L Beason and Mr and Mrs Ole Hanzen attended a one day poultry course in Normangee, with a program on production and marketing. About seven people joined including county agents and poultry raisers from Brazos Robertson Leon and Grimes counties. Speakers were Dr D H Reid Paw A Cungus and George W Johnson of A and M College.
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C. L. Beason
Ole Hanzen Wen
Normangee
Madison County
Beason
Brazqa
Robertson Leon
Grimes
D. H. Reid
Paw A. Cungus
George W. Johnson
A. and M. College
Family Reunion Held Sunday At Haswell Park
An old time family gathering and basket dinner took place at Sue Haswel Memorial Park on Sunday. Guests from Fort Worth Caldwell Bryan College Station and Houston enjoyed games, swings, reminiscences, and a bountiful oak shaded dinner. Several families attended including Koneeny Subesta Sebesta Nedbalek and Braczyk clans with others away on vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Haswel Memorial Park
Cloer
Frank Koneeny
Josie Subesta
Maggie Tulis
Fort Worth
Feresa Vasicek
Houston
Liddie Sebesta
Caldwell
Jim Turek
College Station
Bryan
G. J. Nedbalek
Mra
O. F Ryan
Albina Sebesta
Frank Nedbalek
Ane
Frank Blazek
Francesa Nedbalek
Fradl Braczyk
Pet Koneeny
Steve Koneeny
John Konicy
Tom Koneeny
Chief Jenkins to Canada to fire chiefs meeting
A. B. Jenkins, president of the Texas State Fire Chiefs Association and former Bryan Fire Department chief, will travel to Dallas on Saturday to join Texas delegates bound for Winnipeg, Canada for the International Fire Chiefs Association session September 12. The Texas group will travel with Southern state representatives from Chicago by special train, with Jenkins away about two weeks. Mr and Mrs J C Chaney motored to Bryan today from the home near Lola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Jenkins
Texas State Fremens’ Association
Bryan
Fragmented OCR: Pubic notice on Comr assist
Readable fragments show a public notice related to a commission assistant role or action. The text is garbled but indicates an official notice seeking or acknowledging a public commission assistant position. No clear names, dates, or jurisdictions are readable.
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Agricultural Cooperation IN
Cleveland
Ward van Orman
Edmund J. Hill
Roland G. Blair
C. L. Benson
Lucy Givens
Johnson County
Tennessee
Kurten Club
Willie Yearger
Kurten
Fred Hale
Lions Club
Jim Floyd
Louis Thompson
Winifred Carroll
Wallace Sabo
Will Kehlenbrink
American Legion
Bryan Boy Scouts
Kurten 4-H
Millican News
Bertie Risinger
Goose Creek
Mrs. W. N. Risinger
Theron Hensarling
Nolan
Mildred
Charles
Stephenville
Mr. Hensarling
T. A. Hensarling
Mrs. Hensarling
IL. M. Cook
L. H. Goodman
T. B. Goodman
W. B. Cook
I. M. Cook
Bible Club
van Sickles
Claude Richards
Wellborn
Will Richards
Gertrude Todd
A. C. Thompson
J. D. Barnett
I. J. Holligan
W. M. Holligan
Mr. Little
A. J. Murray
Medra Martin
Clayton Karnegy
Gause
W. M. Garney
W. H. Bullock
Noble Handy
Wynell Henry
Velma Cunningham
Audra Cauley
Arlie Wilson
Allie Hathorne
Harvey
Haswell Park
Chief Jenkins
Canada
J. C. Chaney
Lola
Bie
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