Local notices on county fair ads and farm education plans
The page recounts ads from First National Bank of Georgetown and Farm Journal snippets, including a boys and girls club prize teaser, agricultural notes on land use and farmer roles, a county agent letter detailing contest entries for corn cotton poultry and livestock, and reports of visitors and local officials in Bryan and Millican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of
Georgetown
Texas
Williamson County
Rhode Island
Eagle
Extension Service
Dallas
Bryan
Chamber of Commerce
Corn Club
Cotton Club
Truitt Cotton Club
J. H. Evetts
Corsicana
Charles FE. Conlee
M. C. Brooks
Keith
Grimes County
Samuel A. Byars
Millican
Premium long staple cotton brings extra price
County Agent A P Swallow reports from the bureau of markets at College Station that premiums for cotton with 11 16 inch or better staples are rising and likely to improve as the season continues. Short staple varieties suffer due to August drought and premature boll opening.
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Waco News—Tribune
A. P. Swallow
Bureau of Markets
College Station
Texas
A. and
M. College
Extension Service Department
Senior B Y P UJ officers named in two organizations
The newly elected officers of two Senior B Y P UJ organizations include Senior No 1 with D Jr Starkie as President H P Smith as Vice President Ethal Evans as Secretary L B Locke as Corresponding Secretary Helen Taylor as Treasurer Emily Held as Pianist Sam Johnson as Chorister Mina Terry as Librarian and group captains L B Locke W Barron Pat Newton and Dorie Crenshaw Senior No 2 lists Minnie Cahill as President James W Monk as Vice President Maude Rockout as Secretary Artie Lou Smith as Corresponding Secretary Tom G Suber as Treasurer Thelma Taylor as Pianist Lillian Howard as Chorister Grace Morehead as Librarian and group captains Vera Ball Morgan Locke Gracie Morehead and Claud Camion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Jr. Starkie
H. P. Smith
Ethal Evans
L. B. Locke
Helen Taylor
Emily Held
Sam Johnson
Mina ‘Terry
Barron
Pat Newton
Dorie Crenshaw
Minnie Cahill
James W. Monk
Maude Rockout
Artie Lou Smith
Tom G. Suber
Thelma Taylor
Lillian Howard
Grace Morehead
Vera Ball
Morgan Locke
Gracie Morehead
Claud Camion
Advertising Advice to Dallas Young Men in Business
A message urges young men in business to advertise wisely to grow into large merchants, noting that major firms in Dallas, Waco, Austin and other places succeed through good advertising. The tone emphasizes strategic branding for business success.
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Dallas
Waco
Austin
Rey
Kurten News Recounts Local Happenings Sept 24
Community notes from Kurten Texas describe cotton harvest nearing completion by Sept 15 with corn still to gather. Local child Lenard Sabo loses three fingers in an axe accident while playing in Reliance area. Residents Otto Seeman, Pete Herzog and others visit neighbors. High school opens with several teachers. Missionary picnic at Evangelical church ends with a needle threading contest and prizes.
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Kurten
Texas
Lenard Sabo
John Sabo
Reliance
Wallace
Walter Lloyd
Otto Seeman
Gus Plagens
Pete Herzog
F. W. Schmidt
Cottonwood
John Kurten
Valentine Fridel
Sidney Lawless
Rosebud
Jack Lawless
Anton Stevener
Alvin Dutford
Joe Frickey
Henry Conrad
Anton Conrad
Louis Schultze
W. M. Metzer
Ed Plagens
Otto Hahn
Emil Byer
Edge
R. J. Hearn
Kurten High School
D. J. McDonald
Maggie Fosters
Bessie Risinger
Herbert Plagens
Mitchell County
West Texas
Herbert Stevener
San Francisco
J. J. Kasiskie
New Baden
Evangelical Church
Mary Keller
Clara Plagens
Chas. Schultze
Klan Donates $100 to Colored Methodist Church
Palestine Texas September 26. The local Ku Klux Klan donated a 100 dollar bill to the colored Methodists church with best wishes. J J Vandiver of Steep Hollow was a business visitor in the city this morning.
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Palestine
Tex
Loca Ku Klux Klan
Colored Methodists Church
J. J. Vandiver
Steep Hollow
Better Foodstuff And Livestock a Necessity
A. P. Swallow of McLennan County urges expanding food and feed production while reducing cotton acreage to meet looming national shortages. He notes Texas imports large amounts of dairy and can milk products, calls for livestock-led farming, and sets McLennan County as a model for diversification and cooperative marketing to raise local income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luc Lepr
South
Texas
Wexas
McLennan County
Texas Towns To Aid Brazos Flood Sufferers
A. P. report from Cleburne Texas dated September 26 notes Red Cross requests for clothing for Brazos flood victims. Committees will begin collecting items to be shipped to W H Cole chairman Red Cross Bryan Texas via W M Baxter acting division head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Associated Press
Cleburne
Keith
W. M. Baxter
Southwestern Division
Red Cross
W. H. Cole
Bryan
Mrs. E. G. Jenkins Hosts Junior Bridge Club
Mrs. E G Jenkins will entertain the Junior Bridge Club this afternoon at her home on East 27th street.
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E. G. Jenkins
East 27Th Street
There It Is Again Heart Trouble Signals
A brief health warning outlines fluttering feelings and shortness of breath as danger signals. It describes chest pain and discomfort between the shoulders, swelling in feet and ankles, and the need to seek medical attention promptly.
Dr. Miles Heart Treatment Promoted For Years Of Use
The notice touts Dr Miles Heart Treatment as a longstanding remedy for heart troubles, urging readers to try a bottle now and warning that delays are dangerous with druggists selling Dr Miles Medicines.
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Miles
Bryan Red Cross mobilizes for Brazos flood relief
Bryan Red Cross details a comprehensive survey of flooded districts along the Brazos river opposite Bryan. The committee reports 754 families with 2895 people in need and outlines clothing and cash donations, with J E Bullock A M College women and the American Red Cross contributing. G B Coleman of the Southwestern Division arrives to advise on disaster relief operations.
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Bryan
Red Cross
Brazos River
Sadberry
Little
Big Brazos River
I. & G. N. Bridge
Mumford
Little Brazos River
Pitt’s Bridge
Jones Bridge
Koppe Bridge
Eash
Red Cross Flood Relief Fund
J. E. Bullock
A. & M. College
J. Allen Myers
Mrs. Brittain
Presbyterian Church Circles
J. H. Ransom
O. W. Goolsby
American National Red Cross
Brazos County
G. B Coleman
American Red Cross
St. Louis
Brazos County Education Rally Planned for November
County Superintendent Eck Smith led a Saturday meeting of the School Rally Committee to finalize plans for Education Rally Week in early November. Rural patrons and children are urged to participate, with groups from Farm Bureau Red Cross Brazos County Club Work and A M College Agriculture agreeing to support. committees were to be formed for publication speakers and events culminating in Bryan on November 5 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eck Smith
Farmers On Farm Bureau
Sam E. Cavitt
Red Cross
Albert Buchanan
Brazos County Club
C L. Benson
M. College
J. H. Kraft
Parent-Teachers Association
Millican Fire Destroys Five Stores in Central Texas
Dallas-Galveston News recalls a 1871 Millican blaze that burned five stores in an incendiary fire. Losses were borne by R. J. Shelton W Lambdin Dr Langley and Johnson Mrs Connolly and John McDonald in a town once among Central Texas's largest with about two thousand people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas-Galveston News
Millican
R. J. Shelton
W. Lambdin
Langley and Johnson
Connolly
John McDonald
Texas
Women to Attend State Synod in Brownwood
Mrs. J. L. Brock and Mrs. S. C. Hoyle of Bryan Presbyterian Church will attend the State Synod and Synodical in Brownwood October 10 11 and 12. Brock presides over the state meeting of women and will deliver the annual address. Hoyle is slated to speak October 11 on Home Mission Work of Synod of Texas.
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State Synod
J. L. Brock
S. C. Hoyle
Bryan Presbyterian Church
State Synod and Synodical
Brownwood
Brock
Synodical
Synodica
Synod of Texas
Cotton Is Shortest For A Generation
Texas Agriculture officials warn that the 1921 cotton crop is the shortest in a generation due to insect pests and drought. Carryover projections suggest only about 14 million bales supply for 1922 with a potential 2 million bales of spinnable stock, driving prices upward and prompting premiums for superior staple length. Farmers urged to market gradually, store old crop properly, and cooperate in pink boll worm eradication.
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South
Department of Commerce
RE. Geen
Texas
South Carolina
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
India
A and M Consolidated PTA Discusses School Needs
The A and M Consolidated school Parent Teachers Association met with about 30 patrons to plan for the year. They formed committees and discussed urgent needs including drinking water facilities, screening against flies, mosquito netting, child restraint space, a school telephone, and ongoing Red Cross health supervision.
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Parent-Teachers Association
A. and M. Consolidated School
Dent
A. Lehdigh
W. B. Bizzell
Prof. Hughes
Richey
Harvey B Y P U Honors Rev Brown At Woodman Hall
The B Y P U of Harvey entertained their pastor Rev R L Brown with a lively party at Woodman Hall on Saturday night to honor his return from a vacation with homefolks in North Carolina. A general good time was had and refreshments served.
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Harvey B. ¥. P. U
Brown
Harvey
Woodman Hall
R. L
North Carolina
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brazos County Boys and Girls Club
DEPT
C. L. Benson
The
Farm Journal
Jones
United States
I. M. Cook
Charles H. Towne
Poultry Club
Pig Club
Livestock Club
C. L. Beason
Alexander
Tabor Fair
Kurten News
Colored Methodists
Europe
Russia
County
Brazos County For Education Rally
Milligan
T. C. Walton
Extension Service A
M. College of Texas
Kom
A. & M. Parent Teachers Association
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