Milam County seeks 402000 for road and public works
A congressional request totals 402350 for Milam County including graveling and asphalt projects on 18 to 22 mile stretches, improvements to Highways 36 and 44, and multiple road connections. Funds cover rockdale municipal allotments, cemetery repairs, school buildings, vocational building in Rockdale, and a historical park at Bryant Station.
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Congress
Texas
Milam County
Rockdale
Conoley
Oak Hill
Pleasant Hill
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Sandy Creek
Elevation
Milano
Williamson County
Detmold
Thorndale
Conoly
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Crush
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Falls County
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Falls County Line
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Salem
Highway 44
Tracy
Sharpe
Wancreck Place
Rushdale
Ben Arnold
Buckholts
Yarrelston
Daviila
Bryant Station
Would Buy And Improve Ground Bryant Station
A 19th century note recalls Sam Houston's declaration about Indian violence and a request to the federal government to fund purchasing and beautifying a park at Bryant Station Milam County. The letter to Major Bryant, now with Judge Kemp, quotes Houston’s strong stance. Benjamin Bryant was later buried in the state cemetery in Austin.
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Sam Houston
Bryant Station
Milam County
Bryant
Jeff T. Kemp
Benjamin Bryant
Austin
State Cemetery
Counterfeiting plot ends in prison for five men
In Madison Wisconsin Frank Kratzer and four companions were sentenced to a total of fourteen years for conspiracy to circulate counterfeit money. The four other men shared in the penalties after their failed attempt to stage a $50,000 counterfeiting scheme.
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Madison
Wis
Frank Kratzer
Garden plan targets five member family garden needs
Jessie Brashear of the Davilla 4-H Girls Club outlines a balanced diet garden plan for a five person family. The plan specifies 750 feet each of leafy vegetables, starchy vegetables, and other vegetables, 600 feet of tomatoes, with Jessie supervising planting, canning, and building the family pantry.
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Jessie Brashear
Davilla 4-H Girls Club
Jessie
As You Like It Club Hosts Pleasant Afternoon
A pleasant afternoon was spent by club members and guests at the home of Mrs. Tom Denson. Potted plants adorned the rooms as social chatter preceded a menu of hot chicken loaf with mushroom sauce tomato aspic potato chips sweet pickled figs hot tea and wafers.
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Tom Denson
Paralysis Serum Reported 100 Percent Success
A vaccine serum derived from spinal cords of infected Indian monkeys is claimed 100 percent effective in immunizing humans against infantile paralysis. Dr Maurice Brodie of New York developed the serum, noted as similar to the rabies treatment.
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Baserfield
Calif
Maurice Brodie
New York
Good Cheer Ridge Club Hosts Friday Games
Mrs W T Whatley entertained the Good Cheer Ridge Club Friday afternoon at her home. Flowers adorned the reception room where games were played. Mrs Hill Stedman had the club high score and Mrs Pope Sapp topped the guests. Concluding the gathering the hostess served hot coffee and fruit cake. Other guests included Mrs J L Barmore Mrs J Lacy Wills Mrs Trent Newton and Mrs Ernest Coffield.
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W. T. Whatley
Good Cheer Ridge Club
Hill@ Stedman
Pope Sapp
J. L. Barmore
J. Lacy Wills
Trent Newton
Ernest Coffield
Ringling Bros Circus Adds Pneumatic Tires to Heavy Wagons
Sansota Florida reports Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus will fit pneumatic tires on most heavy rolling stock to protect pavements. Some wagons weigh nearly twenty tons when loaded.
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Sansota
Fla
Ringling Bros. and
Barnum and Bailey Combined Circus
Mutual Savings Banks Report Higher 1934 Deposits
Washington reports that total deposits in all mutual savings banks reached 9.758 billion dollars on December 31 1934 up 163.08 million from 1933.
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Washington
Mutual Savings
United States
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Alan Hale
Richard Wallace
Sir James M. Barrie
RKO Radio
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