Texans Rally Behind Mission Enterprise For Texas
The Congress and commission groups back Point Isabel port project and a Gulf waterway plan. The Rio Grande Valley gains new shipping outlets, linking Texas ports from Port Arthur to the Rio Grande mouth. An editorial note urges broader Texas unity and includes satire on the Mission Enterprise newspaper and its editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Board of Water Neers
Rivers and Harbors Committees
Congress
Point Isabel
Rio Grande Valley
Europe
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Port Arthur
Rio Grande
Fighting Development in Abilene Rail Clash
A Texas railroad fights the Kell road project from Abilene to Cross Plains. Abilene shippers subscribing to Kell stock may divert shipments, raising a public interest issue over whether public good yields to existing rail lines. The writer argues the public can protect itself.
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Texas
Kell Road
Abilene
Cross Plains
Texas Fair Record Beats Nebraska Minnesota Attendance
Congressman Sumners cited Texas State Fair as the largest attended fair in 1928 and 1929, surpassing Nebraska and Minnesota combined and leading all U S fairs. He called Texas State Fair perhaps the greatest annual exhibition in the world and had the speech entered in the Congressional Record.
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Nebraska
Congress
Minnesota
Sumners
Texas
United States
Congressional Record
San Marcos Plans Modern Airport On 100 Acre Tract
The local chamber of commerce drives a Texas project as County Judge Will H. Thompson helps secure a government lease of a 100 acre tract for an emergency landing and refueling site. The facility will include all equipment of a modern airport and aims to aid San Marcos without fanfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marcos
Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Will H. Thompson
Brenham Giddings Creameries Consolidate Under One Manager
The Brenham creamery has acquired the Giddings creamery and both will be run by the same management. The two towns sit close on a well connected highway, suggesting potential economies in consolidating management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenham
Giddings Creamery
Giddings
Rural Texas Has Higher Rural Route Population Than Illinois or Ohio
The article notes that rural areas in Texas served by rural mail routes have larger populations than those in Illinois or Ohio. It reflects on Texas being considered thinly settled overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Tilinoi
Ohio
Texas Leads in Fire Prevention Studies in Schools
A National Fire Waste Council representative praises Texas for fire prevention work and school studies while noting that Texas fire losses in 1929 exceeded 1928 by about 1.6 million. Fire insurance rates reflect each town's past fire losses.
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National Fire Waste Council
Texas
Insurance Board
Paris Chamber Promotes Pure Bred Poultry Exchange
The Paris chamber of commerce plans to boost Lamar county poultry by exchanging one pure bred egg for two mongrel eggs through local merchants. They have contracted for 100000 or more pure bred eggs to support the program, urging farmers to prove pure bred flocks are more profitable than common farm chickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Chamber of Commerce
Lamar County
Chamber of Commerce
East Texas to Boost Tomato Crops for Nation
Reports from Nacogdoches Jacksonville Lufkin and other East Texas points indicate that despite January freeze damage plans are under way to plant larger tomato crops than before. Texas is expected to grow enough tomatoes this year to supply the entire country.
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Nacogdoches
Jacksonville
Lufkin
East Texas
Texas
Entertaining Club Members Get Movie Tickets
The home demonstration club women and girls of Collingsworth county held a Wellington meeting where Deskins Wells of the Leader gave all attendees who registered at the Leader office tickets to a local movie.
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Collingsworth County
Wellington
Deskins Wells
Leader
Newspaper Crew Sees Friendly Launch At The Event
The group attended the show and registered attendees while the Leader made many friends. The note hints at broader aims behind the newspaper before concluding with a reflection on the business’s depth.
Mayor Cham bers bars carnivals from San Antonio parks
The mayor says carnivals do no good but much harm and that Texas should rid itself of strolling carnival shows. He refused permission for carnival shows to run during San Antonio's spring fiesta, arguing residents receive little value for their money.
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Chambers
San Antonio
Texas
Melting Snow Reveals Man Found Dead Near Kiel
The body of Bert Crawford, 30, Kingfisher County farm hand missing since January 13, was found beside a timber pasture fence five miles from his home near Kiel. He appears to have frozen after catching a foot in the fence mesh while climbing, with his ax gun and a dead rabbit nearby and his loyal dog lying beside him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Bert Crawford
Kingfisher County
Kiel
Round Rock Cheese Factory Sold to Major Packing Firm
Round Rock leaders celebrated the sale of the local cheese factory to a large packing company. The town printed a 16 page edition in January, distributed nationwide, boasting Round Rock as an industrial center with a broom factory and civic pride despite small population.
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Round Rock
Round Rockers
Texas Tops States in Rural Mail Service
Texas leads the nation in families served by rural mail, with Ohio second and Illinois close behind. Meanwhile rural route carriers cover 67,783 miles in Texas, 72,100 in Illinois, and 67,014 in Ohio, signaling similar reach despite Texas leading in served families.
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Texas
Ohio
Post Office
Illinois
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Cobb
Hidalgo County
Mission
S. P. Cross
J. K. Freeman
Cameron, Texas
Ivome
Chas
Frank Green Cameron
Missouri
Cardus
Quilin, Mo
Robert Creasy
Cardui
Cardul
Fighting Development
Texas Fair Record
San Marcos Airport
Dog
S. R. Cotton
Palace of Sweets
Keith Electric CO
Worther
Lone Star Gas System
Lone Star” Gas Company
Community Natural Gas Company
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