Burlington Notes and Personal Gleanings in Augril
Burlington Texas news notes list visits by Miss Bertha and Master Clinton Herring to Coleman county and reports of local residents. Banker T G Jones spent Sunday in Waco. Leo O Nea l visited with parents. W O Odom subscribed to The Herald. Robert Aigner gained first bale of cotton. A V Smith promotes The Herald. former residents L E Gerstman and family returned to Victoria. Ed Pearce did jury work in Hub City. oil mill prospects mentioned. Leo Gordon offers subscriptions. Jas Murphy returns from Chicago. O J Brod predicts heavy cotton yield and strong chicken crop. John Dillon active citizen.
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Rosebud
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Meek Country
Farmers 2000 to meet in Fort Worth for union convention
Fort Worth Texas Aug 10 2000 farmers from thirty states will gather Sept 1 for the annual Farmers Education and Co operative Union of America convention The goal is to study how European war risks may tighten farm financing and impact business nationwide An estimated 2000 farmers are expected to attend with strong delegations seen from Texas and other states President Barrett reports optimism from coast to coast Bell Cotton Yard manager J A Bell and Burlington postmaster H C Henderson are noted local figures Burlington readers learn of ginning upgrades and electric lights plus local weather delays for cotton harvest and a look at community figures including Robert Wagner and Ray McAfee.
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Farmers’ Education and Co-operative Union of America
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Gulf
Herald
Burlington
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Bell Cotton Yard
Victoria
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Henderson
Ben Arnold
Robert Wagner
Caldwell
Wagner
Ray MccAfee
Mious
Worth
Sere Robert
Officials Order A Food Probe In 1920 War Time Context
Washington orders nationwide inquiry into possible price rises for food and clothing amid the European war. Agents in New York Boston Seattle Chicago Atlanta and New Orleans instructed to assess recent retail price changes and causes including speculation and war effects. The convention and farm delegations will discuss warehousing financing and rural credit as topics.
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Murderers the cause of trouble
Berlin says the war is a life and death struggle sparked by royal murders at Sarajevo and Russia. Germany asserts France and England mounted aggression, Belgium neutrality was violated, and compensation to Belgium was promised. In Dallas, US Attorney officials discuss price rises in foodstuffs and possible investigations to curb them.
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Farmers Meetings in Milam County Aug 27 Cameron
Farmers in Milam County urged to attend in Cameron on August 27 at 1 30 PM to hear Bob Taylor state lecturer on diversified and intensive farming and better cultural methods. Institutes also set for Hearne Milano Rogers with topics Diversification Rotation Seed Selection and more.
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Bob) Taylor
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R. Kane
Governor calls Texas special session on public warehouses
Governor Colquitt issues proclamation calling a special session of the Thirty-third Texas Legislature to convene at the Capitol in Austin on Monday August 24 at 10 o clock to pass an adequate law establishing public and bonded warehouses for cotton and farm products. The aim is to ease storage, safeguard owners losses, and facilitate borrowing.
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