All Texans for All Texas boosts state pride
Advertising manager Beeman Fisher of Texas Power & Light Co endorses the slogan All Texans for All Texas and promotes Texas weeklies and radio segments Texans Lets Talk Texas to foster state pride. Nine papers join the Texas and Texans feature, expanding coverage and support for a unified Texas message.
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Beeman Fisher
Texas Power & Light Co
Texans
Texas
Texas Power & Light Company
de Leon’ Free Press
Comfort News
New Braunfels Herald
Floresville Chronicle-Journal
Devine News
Cotulla Record
Crystal City Sentinal
Uvalde Leader News
Sabinal Sentinel
Local Editor’s Call to Pride and Home Enterprise
The citizen without pride in his community lacks state pride and patriotism. A Texas editor who has devoted his life to his town and country over personal gain recently spoke on the duty to invest in local enterprise and improve home roots.
Local townsmen urge home businesses over traveling sellers
Townspeople voice opposition to mail order imports and favor home enterprises including printing plants. The Griggs Canning Company of Indiana plans a large canning and potato curing plant near Devine at Lat alia, with a 70 by 200 foot building and 125 workers once running full time. Contracts with farmers cover bears and tomatoes, promoting vegetable growing as a safe business.
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Griggs Canning Company of
Indiana
Latalia
San Antonio
Van Zandt Oil Town to Get 22 Mile Texas and Pacific Branch
A new 22 mile rail route will connect Van to Alba via Grand Saline in Van Zandt county. The Texas and Pacific line will extend from Grand Saline to Alba with an eleven mile branch to Van. Grand Saline, already thriving, appears set to become a major business center.
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Van
van Zandt County
Texas and Pacific
Grand Saline
Alba
Texas
Million Dollar Freeze Touts Winter Weather Report
Al Swallow secretary of the Carizo Springs Chamber of Commerce tells readers via the Carrizo Spring Javelin about a notable winter freeze. The article emphasizes economic and civic reactions to the cold spell and its impact on local business activities.
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al Swallow
Carizo Springs
Palm trees and citrus thrive in cold climes at Rancho de la Pama
A Garden district showcase proves citrus fruits and tropical plants survive harsh weather. Visitors see Rancho de la Pama with palms, grapefruit, oranges and other tropical vegetation largely uninjured, some scorched leaves. Trees yield 600 to 700 pounds of dates each, planted 70 per acre, netting about 10.62 dollars per tree.
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Rancho de la Pama
Spinach Trade Boosts Crystal City Despite Freeze
Spinach marketing in the Winter Garden district grows with laborers cutting packing and shipping the health food. Editor Hardy of the Sentinel says Crystal City is the largest spinach market in the world, though not the only shipping point in that Texas region.
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Winter Garden
Crystal City
Hardy
The
Sentinal
Texas
Texas County Advances Large Scale Tomato Cultivation
Gonzales county plans about 4000 acres of tomatoes this year. East Texas shows balanced focus across tomatoes potatoes and melons in the regional industry.
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Gonzales
East Texas
Short horn calves sold to Gladewater buyer for 300 each
A Winona cattle fancier sold two pure bred short horn calves to a Gladewater breeder for 300 dollars apiece. The calves are about 12 months old. The writer notes the price gap between pure bred stock and scrubs and questions why scrubs are still raised.
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Winona
Gladewater
Agricultural schools open in Wilson county
W. E. Driskell, vocational agriculture instructor and Stockdale schools superintendent, conducts county agricultural schools where farmer registration ranges from 75 to 80. Topics include tomato and watermelon culture and other timely subjects, as farming standards rise.
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W. E. Driskell
Wilson County
Stockdale Schools
Brady Mason Fredericksburg area marketed for publicity
The Brady Standard highlights Spy Rock and other scenes in the Brady Mason Fredericksburg area as stunning as the Rockies. Chambers of commerce plan to publicize scenic attractions and outdoor activities including hunting fishing and swimming. The region is praised but urged to attract more outside publicity.
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Brady Standard
Spy Rock
Brady-Mason-Fredericksburg
Rocky Mountains
Chambers of Commerce
Nueces River Valley Irrigation Project Hopes Rise
The bond market condition now blocks the 100000 acre Nueces river valley irrigation project, seen as pivotal to making the Nueces valley among the world’s richest areas. In months, a Wall Street debacle may fade and funds for agriculture and industry will seek safe markets.
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Nueces River Valley
Nueces Valley
Wall Street
Texas rock asphalt roads endure as well as new
The piece praises Texas rock asphalt highways built from local products, noting they have stood the test of time and remain as sturdy as when first constructed, despite some areas using cheaper ride-the-waves roads.
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Texas
Smoother Brakes Feature New Essex Challenger
The New Essex Challenger introduces an improved four wheel braking system with a floating self energizing two shoe design and a roller bearing stabilizer. Cadmium plated shoes resist rust and a water oil proof lining maintains full braking power in all weather, delivering smooth operation from speed to stop.
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Essex
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Hudson
Phaeton
Detroit
Spinach
A. J. Matocha & Co
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