Fairmead Creamery's Rise and the Dairy Market Shift
The piece recounts the rise and fall of Fairmead Creamery as dairy markets pivoted to cotton and wheat profits. It criticizes commercial milk distributors and ice cream factories for exploiting farmers, notes the shift from cooperative creameries to profit-driven ventures, and laments the lack of a strong local market for dairy byproducts despite a thriving ice cream factory nearby.
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Fairmead
Fairmead Creamery
Bryan
Spain Expands Cotton Trade Rising Labor Hours and Taxes
The piece details Spain’s cotton trade growth led by Barcelona with about one million residents and 2,070,000 spindles. It notes long mill hours, a 0.097 cent per pound import tax, partial shifts for workers, and plans to boost Seville and Cordoba production to reduce imports.
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Spain
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Barcelona
Japan
Seville
Cordoba
Spain Sees Shift From American Cotton To Other Growths
The report notes port charges for Spanish cotton imports, with improve ment and custom taxes comprising about 95 percent of costs. It details storage, weighing, and transport on docks, electric carts moving bales to warehouses, and the ongoing trade with Spanish spinners preferring U S middling to strict middling cotton. It cites the Centro Algoderno in Barcelona, its offices, and the Spinners Association, and presents 1934 35 import figures: 217297 American 58029 Egyptian 47098 Indian 14319 Argentine bales, plus a year earlier surplus of American cotton. It concludes Spain’s efficiency drive and willingness to explore non American sources as prices diverge from world levels.
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Rifa Spinning Company
Barcelona
Rafael Rifa
Spain
Centro Algoderno
The
Exchange
Cotton Spinners Association
Spinners Association
F. Musto
Musto Ballister & Company
Sr. F. Fontanius
M. J. Walls
Association
R. L. Johnson
Edward T. Robertson & Company
No Dove Hunting In Brazos County Until December 1
Deputy Game Warden Cavitt announces dove season in Brazos County will not open until December 1, running to January 16 with a 15 a day and 45 per week bag limit. Counties in the zone include Bastrop Brazos Burleson Fayette Grimes Lee Limestone Milam Montgomery Robertson San Jacinto Smith Washington and Wood. Cavitt also notes 5 000 catfish released in streams Tuesday with more to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
E. Cavitt
Bastrop
Brazos
Burleson
Fayette
Grimes, Lee
Limestone
Milam
Montgomery
Robertson
San Jacinto
Smith
Washington
Wood
León
Madison
Class Elects Officers At First Methodist Church
The Men’s Bible class of the First Methodist church elected officers Sunday for the year. Elected: B. C. Hoyle as teacher with Mrs. Lee J. Rountree as assistant teacher, P. B. Monosmith president, and Pat Patterson secretary.
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First Methodist Church
C. Hoyle
Lee J. Rountree
P. B. Monosmith
Pat Patterson
Drunken Driving Arrest of Ike Sikorski
Ike Sikorski was arrested Friday night by city police and jailed on a charge of driving while intoxicated.
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Ike Sikorski
Marriage Licenses for T C Thibodeaux and Blanche H Davis
The county issued marriage licenses to T C Thibodeaux and Blanche H Davis. The record lists both parties as voluntarily entering marriage without conditions or notable stipulations recorded.
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T. C. Thibodeaux
Blanche H. Davis
Growing Cotton in Egypt by J S Mogford
Associate Professor J S Mogford of Texas A&M surveys Egyptian cotton farming practices. He notes irrigation by canals, basin irrigation in upper Egypt, soil fertility, crop rotation, planting and sowing methods, labor intensity, and economic challenges facing smallholders in a densely populated, largely illiterate farming society.
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Egypt
J. S. Mogford
A. & M. College of Texas
Nile
Upper
Cairo
Mississippi Delta
Brazos
Aswan
Delta
Jacob
Egypt Cotton Dictates Farm Life and Trade
Cotton is Egypt’s leading cash crop and top export, dominating 80 to 90 percent of exports. For the fellahin, other crops provide food, but cotton funds rent, taxes, and town goods, underpinning the rural economy and national trade.
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Egypt
Fellahin
Weather pattern shows little temperature variation in Bryan
Last week Bryan recorded daily highs around 90 plus with lows from 66 to 70. No rainfall was reported. Temperatures ranged from 90 to 92 for the highs and 66 to 70 for the lows across Monday to Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Phigey
Lassesa
Syste Io Ae
Bryan dealers view Dodge 1936 models
K Halsell of the Halsell Motor Company and other firm members visited Dallas on Saturday to see the new 1936 Dodge cars. Halsell notes many mechanical improvements and luxurious interior finish, confident these models will boost Dodge Bros popularity. Shipments are expected from the factory in late September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Halsell
Halsell Motor Company
Dallas
Dodge
Negro Rural Teachers Discuss Year’s Work in Brazos County
A Saturday meeting at Kemp High School led by Mrs. W. E. Neeley and Pauline M. Watkins reviewed goals for the year. Health board chair Mrs. W. S. Howell spoke on the health program, and Mrs. R. R. Reppert discussed the Junior Red Cross. Rosenwald campus beautification prizes were awarded to Fairview, Brushey, Cedar Grove, Templeman, with honorable mention to several schools. additional entrants were listed. Teachers, pupils, and patrons were commended for last season’s beautification efforts and urged to continue.
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Brazos County
Kemp High School
W. E. Neeley
Pauline M. Watkins
Jeanes
W. 8S. Howell
Dunbar
Harmon
McDonald
McMillan
Mosley
Roans
First Baptist Young People Name Officers
Members of the Victory Harvest union of the First Baptist Training Union elected officers for the next quarter starting the first Sunday in October. Officers are Miss Dorothy Hostetter president Clarence Vick vice president Hal Haltom secretary Miss Irene Higgs and Miss Aline Williams corresponding secretaries Joe White Miss Lyda Dell Withers William Nash and Miss Dorothy Edge group captains Bill Taylor publicity chairman Ralph Ball quiz leader W S Johnson chorister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory-Harvest Union
First Baptist Training Union
Union
Dorothy Hostetter
Clarence Vick
Hal Haltom
Irene Higgs
Aline Williams
Joe White
Lyda Dell Withers
William Nash
Dorothy Edge
Bill Taylor
Ralph Ball
W. S. Johnson
Bridges on Mexico City Laredo highway open ahead of schedule
Laredo dispatch reports rapid construction of reinforced concrete bridges on the Laredo to Mexico City highway. The Moc tezuma bridge at Tamazunchale is open though not fully finished. the Aztla river bridge 20 miles north is due around Oct 1. the Tampson river bridge at Pujal is due by year end. Narrow sections widened but rock debris slows traffic. tourists and others travel daily between Laredo and Mexico City.
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Egypt
Abyssinia
Sudan
Aswan
Mediterranean Sea
Upper
Nile
Middle
Lower
Delta
Cairo
Nile Valley
Texas
Aboukir
Laredo
Mexico City
Moctezuma
Tamazunchale
Aztla
Tamazuncale
Tampson
Pujal
Summon Citizens For Jury Duty In District Court
Brazos county residents are called for petit jury service for the third week of district court. Names include P. W. McSwain L. L. Dickson F. N. German J. A. Higgins G. L. Allen V. J. Boriski R. B. Hearne Chas Noto J. E. Cook C. F. Goen Joe Berger L. E. Hearn W. G. Henderson Henry Conrad R. L. Hudspeth Dave Metzer Aubrey Holden Emmett Holland W. E. Lewis Edge Steve Koneeny Antone Kudre Frank McKaly Beneh ley Chas Merka Route 5 Joe Penica Route 5 Sam Picola Route 5 L. M. Glaze Geo. G. Griffin W. W. Halli J. H. Harris R. L. Hearne E. W. Henry P. H. Hensarling Chas. Higgs William Hilton W. C. Holmes John Collette.
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Brazos County
P. W. McSwain
F. N. German
J. A. Higgins
G. L. Allen
V. J. Boriski
R. B. Hearne
Chas. Noto
J. E. Cook
C. F. Goen
Joe Berger
L. E. Hearn
W. G. Henderson
Henry Conrad
R. L. Huds
P. H. Hensarling
Chas. Higgs
William Hilton
W. C. Holmes
John Collette
Carpet Of Roses To Highlight Tyler Rose Festival
East Texas Rose Festival in Tyler October 3 4 5 6 features a 80 by 120 foot rose display created by Mrs Henry M Eagle. The display uses tooth-picked roses set in peat moss on wet sand with a water fountain pool and boxwood borders. Over 500 rose varieties will be shown in urns amid a sunken garden with an interior rose kingdom and an external tent. Maurice Shamburger aided construction on the site near downtown Tyler as visitors tour the display and receive rose culture information from nursery wives and daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler
Mammoth
Henry M. Eagle
East Texas
Houston Boy Wins Scholarship at Allen Academy
Norman Neill 13 of Houston won the annual Allen Military Academy scholarship funded by the Boy Builders and Optimist club of Houston. He is the son of Clair Neill residing at 217 Engel Street.
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Allen Academy
Norman Neill
Houston
Jackson
Allen Military Academy
Boy Builders and Optimist Club of
Norman
Clair Neill
Engel Street
Former Bryan Resident Theo George Dies in Waco Hospital
Former Bryan resident Theo George died in a Waco hospital Sunday at 2 30 p m after a brief illness. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 3 p m at Hampton's church Waco with burial in a Waco cemetery.
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Bryan
Theo. George
Waco
Hampton’s Church
Fort Worth Man Named President AM Senior Class
Dudley J. Lewis a Fort Worth civil engineering student was elected president of the Texas A M College senior class at a banquet Monday night. He is cadet major and commanding officer of the cadet band unit. Other officers named include George Nickerson San Antonio vice president Carter Speed Corsicana secretary and treasurer D P Gallman Cotélla historian and C L Coleman Alpine social secretary. The class will meet Wednesday to select the cadet corps football trip destination Shreveport La Fort Worth and Houston are under consideration.
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College Station
Dudley J. Lewis
Fort Worth
Texas A & M. College
Lewis
Cadet Corps
George Nickerson
San Antonio
Carter Speed
Corsicana
D. P. Gallman
Cotélla
C. L. Coleman
Alpine
Shreveport
Houston
Black residents tied to cotton theft, three arrested
Ed Brown and Theodore Williams, Black, confessed to stealing cotton from John Johnson, a Negro tenant farmer south of College, per Sheriff R. W. Nunn. Reba Robinson, Black, was arrested on charges of receiving and concealing stolen cotton goods after police investigated the crime.
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Ed Brown
Theodore Williams
John Johnson
College
R. W. Nunn
Nunn
Offa Williams
Johnson
Reba Robinson
Local Architects Plan Home for W. M. Sparks
W. Olin Sanders Jr. and Jack Atkinson of Bryan architects prepared plans for a 9000 dollar residence at College Station for W. M. Sparks. The designs are on file with the F. W. Dodge corporation and bids are due next Thursday.
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Houston Post
W. Olin Sanders Jr
Jack Atkinson
Bryan Architects
College Station
W. M. Sparks
F. W. Dodge Corporation
Students Organize Choral Society At Stephen F. Austin High
Stephen F. Austin high school students perfected a choral society on Monday morning to enrich school life. Officers include Frances Darnell president, Mary Alice Saunders vice president, Mary Alice Weddington secretary, Loretta Rich treasurer, Helen Miller reporter, Stella Watts accompanist.
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Stephen F. Austin
Frances Darnell
Mary Alice Saunders
Mary Alice Weddington
Loretta Rich
Helen Miller
Stella Watts
Shoppers from Wellborn Visit Bryan on Monday Afternoon
J G Parsons J C Wade and Mr and Mrs C W Arrington all of Wellborn were among the Monday afternoon shoppers in Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Parsons
J. C. Wade
Sam's Drug Store Promotes Black Hawk Ointment
An advertisement offers Black Hawk Ointment to treat itching from athlete's foot eczema and ringworm. The jar is guaranteed to kill the itch, priced at 50 cents and one dollar.
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Sam’s Drug Store
Trench Mouth Healed By Pyorrhea Remedy Ad
Friends avoid you as sore gums and foul breath remain Your danger gums are claimed to heal with Leton's Pyorrhea Remedy Sold at Jenkins Drug Store with a money back guarantee Use as directed.
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LETON
Money Back
Jenkins Drug Store
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People’s Column
Goodloe’s
Sewing Machine Exchange
25Th and
Washington Sts
First Baptist
Mexico City- Laredo
Tyler Festival
Allen
Ramedy
Eagle Printing Co
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