County and State Represented at Farm Demonstration Celebration
Lauderdale and Newton counties join Mississippi A. & M. College at Houston Texas for a silver anniversary celebration marking 25 years of cooperative farm demonstration work begun to combat the boll weevil. Attending officials include Miss Katherine Staley Miss Myrtle Kinds and Miss Mary B. Giesen with official leave granted by Director R. S. Wilson. The program recalls early 1904 efforts by Dr Seaman A Knapp and agents who launched book farming and led to 4-H clubs with millions in farm family involvement nationwide.
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South
Houston
Texas
Lauderdale
Newton
Mississippi A. & M. College
Katherine Staley
Lauderdale County
Myrtle Kinds
Newton County
R. S. Wilson
A. & M. College
Terrall
Seaman A. Knapp
Walter C. Porter
Porter
Evans
Knapp
Louisiana
J. A. Evans
Federal Office of Cooperative Extension
W. D. Bentley
Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College Extension Service
Marie Cramer
Aiken County
South Carolina
Congress
Smith-Lever
Broome County
New York
Easy Riding Feature of the New Ford
The article praises Ford’s new car for its exceptionally smooth ride on rough roads. It credits factors like low unsprung weight, flexible springs, Houdaille shock absorbers, and especially the torque tube drive, a Ford innovation first used on the Model T.
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Ford Motor Company
Community News from Jones Prairie and Nearby Areas
Connie Mae Hickman spent weekend at home. Mrs. Birt Thrasher and children visited her mother Mrs. John Bailey on Tuesday. Rev. Dobson preached at Little River and led a Senior B Y P A social at the Jones Prairie schoolhouse with games and hot chocolate. Annie Jennings from St Louis visited Waco area relatives and Baylor hospital. Cars driven to Milano and Waco for events. families gathered for meals and church services. several locals mentioned.
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Birt Thrasher
John Bailey
Jones Prairie School House
Dobson
Annie Jennings
St. Louis
W. J. Fontaine
Jenning
Tarver Grove
Jennings
Baylor
Baylor fire leaves student in lost clothing incident
Alma McKinney returns to her school Monday after a week’s illness. Evelyn Harrell, a Baylor student, was among the unfortunate girls who lost part of her clothing in the fire.
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Alma McKinney
Evelyn Harrell
Baylor
Baylor College
Mrs Rodney Fontaine and Son Visit Mrs Carl Black and Son
Mrs Rodney Fontaine and her son spent Monday afternoon with Mrs Carl Black and her son.
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Carl Black and Son
Milano
Rodney Fontaine
Carl Black
Former Poor Boy Becomes Austin Executive Through Tyler College
The story follows F. W. Woolsey once a poor boy who secured a loan from a banker friend to attend Tyler Commercial College in Tyler Texas. After graduation he moved into banking then the State Banking Department and finally into life insurance becoming chief executive of a thriving Austin company earning over 5000 dollars annually.
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Tyler Commercial College
Tyler
Texas
Austin
Businessman Builds a Prosperous Venture with C C Training
A man credits T. C. C. training for starting from a small shop to a prosperous enterprise. He urges readers to clip a coupon to receive the free book Achieving Success in Business, noting no branch schools and inviting contact for guidance.
Tyler Addresses Scholarship Editor Of The Herald
A brief note indicates Tyler seeks an editor’s guidance on a scholarship at The Herald. The message mentions a Texas name and address. No additional context is provided to confirm the program or eligibility.
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Cameron
Call
Punny Marriage Impediment Report
A humorous quip describes a wedding obstacle as a woman’s speech impediment keeps her from saying yes. The exchange highlights a joke about romance and communication without naming people or places.
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Jones Prairie
R. K. Fontaine
Connie Mae Hickman
Rev. Dobson
Little River
Bill Fontaine
Waco
Red
Sneed
Selma Jamison
Lois Brown
Hickman Home
Wats Weise
Inez Newman
Joe Hickman
Ruby Smitherman
Miss Jewell
Abstracting Service
Milam County
Milam County Abstract CO
John B. Ji N
Poor Boy
S. P. Cross
Cameron, Texas
Tyler, ‘Texas
The
Herald
L. R. Carter
Certified Public Accountant
Rockdale
Keith Electric Co
Cameron Herald
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