Burnet County Fair Showcases County Pride and Cattle
Burnet County hosts a county fair drawing 5000 to 6000 daily visitors. Exhibits from farms gardens and orchards vie for prizes in cattle sheep goats hogs turkeys and chickens while Thoroughbred horses race for premiums. The event fosters community ties and lessons in farming best practices and fair directors are urged to study Bertram as a model of success. The Texas State Banking Department faces funding gaps for examiner cooperation with associations proposing self assessment funds to improve oversight and confidence in lending and borrowing.
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Texas
Burnet County
Burnet
State Department of Banking
Building and Loan Companies Strengthen Texas Growth
Texas building and loan associations gather thousands in stock and bond investments and provide loans that have aided the state’s development. The article highlights their substantial financial role and public interest in these institutions.
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Texas
Fertilizer Use Increases Texas Output
Texas fertilizer use has doubled in the past year with 137 657 tons purchased in 1928. Farmers also rely on on farm fertilization, turning waste into productive input. A. and M. College chemistry says East Texas could use 750 000 tons yearly for best returns, as economical production yields the most profit per acre.
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Texas
A. & M. College
East Texas
Rotan celebrates dual jubilees gas and water system
Rotan marked a rare double jubilee with the advent of gas and completion of a new Camp Springs water system. The town opened for a celebration as cheap fuel arrives for West Texas and fresh water mains replace the old gypsum supply.
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Rotan
Texas
Camp Springs
Jubilees and Public Demonstrations Describe Celebratory Spirit
Fragmentary OCR notes describe broad jubilee methods and public demonstrations by a people in a spirit to celebrate. The readable text emphasizes communal display and festive expression within a historical context.
Dallas Shapes Plan To Push Two Airplane Factories
The article notes rapid airplane usage growth in Dallas aiming to attract two aircraft factories. It argues planes are becoming as common as cars and as safe, with air travel seen as the future for transport and commerce.
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Dallas
State highway gaps get priority in commission policy
Counties lacking funds criticize the State Highway Commission, but travelers praise the focus on closing gaps in already built highways. The piece compares a highway to a chain and notes it is only as strong as its weakest link.
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State Highway Commission
Farming's Greatest Need to Sell What Is Grown
The article argues government should shift focus from teaching farming to producing crops toward helping farmers market their products. It contends farming is scattered and diversified making cooperative production and marketing hard without national guidance. With railroads and banks kept competitive, farming could regain the aristocratic status it once held.
Mussel Shells Sent to Make Pearl Buttons in St Louis
San Saba residents shipped two car loads of mussel shells from local streams to a St Louis button factory. The shells will be used to produce pearl buttons sold in stores, illustrating frugal, resourceful local commerce.
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St. Louis
Contay Special Bleach promotes clear complexion cure
Advertising copy announces Contay Special Bleach for removing freckles tan sunburn liver moles and other facial blemishes. It claims to guarantee blemish removal and restore skin to a desired clear appearance for well dressed people.
Divorce Suit Filed in Milam County Court
The State of Texas commands the Sheriff to summon Joe Vidaurri by weekly newspaper publication. The defendant must appear at the Milam County District Court in Cameron on September 3, 1928 to answer a divorce petition filed July 19 1928 by Leonor Vidaurri in case No 10022 alleging cruel treatment.
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Joe Vidaurri
District Court
Milam County
Cameron
Leonor Vidaurri
Penn Wolf
Texas
Tyler Commercial College Alumni Find Good Jobs Across Texas
Former students recall rapid placement after finishing courses at Tyler Commercial College. C B Neely and B R Goldap move into automotive and banking roles in Temple and Alice, Texas. Maurine Daniel in Baton Rouge praises live job use of her training. Annie Fike helpers recruit new students after securing a position at Warren Bank in Warren, Arkansas.
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Tyler Commercial College
Kandly
America
C. B. Neely
Whitewright
Texas
Miller- Bragg Motor Company
Temple
B. R. Goldap
Alice State Bank and Trust Company
Alice
Maurine Daniel
Norwood
Louisiana
Eymond Company, Inc
Baton Rouge
Annie Fike
Tyler Commercial College Ad Promotes Free Business Book
An advertisement for Tyler Commercial College of Tyler Texas claims it offers training in bookkeeping adio shorthand telegraphy automobile accounting cotton classing civil service and other commercial subjects. It urges readers to clip a coupon to receive a free book and mentions scholarships through the Herald editor.
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Commercial College
America
Tyler Commercial College
Tyler
Texas
Cameron Men Carry Over $100000 Insurance
Three Cameron men are named among 251 Texans in the insurance list. The report notes the inclusion of their names amid a broader roster, highlighting a sizable pool of insured individuals connected to Cameron.
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Cameron
Insurance Suits and Notable Sums in Cameron Town
The Texas Index shows large claims against Cameron residents in W. A. Callaway's Southland Life publications. Notable totals include Robert McLane of Cameron at 260000 dollars, Robert Lee Batte Cameron at 155000, and Oxsheer Smith of Cameron at 106000.
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W. A. Callaway
Southland Life Publications
Cameron
Robert McLane
Robert Lee Batte Cameron
Oxsheer Smith
A-Vol Promises Pain Relief Free of Aspirin
The ad touts A-Vol as a safe pain relief free from aspirin acetanilid or heart depressants. It claims rapid five minute pain stop and a uplifting effect, suitable for headaches neuralgia rheumatism neuritis and period pains. A twelve tablet tube costs a few cents and is marketed by Litt by Sania.
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Rotan’s
General Electric
Universal
Texas Power & Light CO
Airway Cord Courier Cord
Oldfield Cord
Oldfield Fabric Firestone Cord
Courier Oldfield
Firestone
Kelly Springs
Airway Courier
Oldfield Firestone
Courier
Bes
Indianapolis
Stone Balloons
Horstmann Brothers
State of Texas
Milam Co
Tex
Tyler College
E. A. Wallace
First National Bank
Cameron, Texas
the Herald
S. R. Cotton
Palace of Sweets
Thomas L. Blanton
Alvin Owsley
United States Senate
Tom Connally
Bosqué County
Mayfield
Connally
Bell County
Travis County
Oy Sania
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