Texas and Texans by Will H. Mayes
The Federal Government will spend about 365000 dollars in erecting and enlarging public buildings in 1930. Post office sites already secured will be favored with allocations. Texas towns listed include Bor xer, Jacksonville, Lufkin, Ranger, Pampa, Ballinger, Childress, College Station, LaGrange, El Campo, Wharton, Hallettsville, Colorado, Eastland, Edinburg, Electra, Graham, Kerrville, Kingsville, Lamesa, McCamey, Mercedes, Midland, Nocona, Quanah, Stephenville, Uvalde and Atlanta. Buildings are sought for all post offices with receipts of 20000 dollars or more where not yet funded.
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Borxer
Jacksonville
Lufkin
Ranger
Pampa
Ballinger
Childress
College Station
LaGrange
el Campo
Wharton
Halletsville
Colorado
Eastland
Edinburg
Electra
Graham
Kerrville
Kingsville
Lamesa
McCamey
Mercedes
Midland
Nocona
Quanah
Stephenville
Uvalde
Atlanta
Texas Utilities Plan $70 Million Expansion Next Year
Texas utility companies announce about 70 million dollars will be spent in the state over the coming year to expand service. The report represents about 20 leading firms and excludes public utilities. Texas prosperity lures more investment, while railroads may expand further if Interstate Commerce Commission rules allow.
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Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Citrus Shipments Grow From Rio Grande Valley
The Rio Grande Valley will ship about 5000 cars or 1 750 000 crates of citrus before season end. Law requires inspection and 900 000 certificates of maturity were issued before December 15 when certificates requirement closed. Texas orchards yield growing returns and gain national note for fine fruits.
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Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Planning For The Year In Brownwood And Silverton
Chambers of Commerce map a structured year with 12 planned planks in Brownwood including an all weather highway from Fort Worth to Del Rio and Frisco railroad extension from Brady to Del Rio. Silverton vocational students report 7,059.58 in profits from 64 farm projects, four times the program cost, with earnings reinvested in livestock and equipment.
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Chambers of Commerce
Brownwood
Chamber of Commerce
Fort Worth
del Rio
Brady
Silverton
State Department of Education
Austin
Busy Political Year Ahead for State Legislature
The legislature will convene mid January and address prison relocation and building, public utility regulation, Confederate pension law corrections, officer fee limits, and a possible State road bond issue. Campaigns for office will also drive much of the agenda, merging policy with politics and blurring state interests.
Texas Oil Production Rises Through November
Texas produced 275,016,000 barrels in the first eleven months, up from 235,234,000 last year. Texas California and Oklahoma together topped about 84 percent of U.S. crude oil output for the year.
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Texas
California
Oklahoma
Large chain store buys Abilene warehouse for poultry plan
One of the nation’s largest mail order chains has acquired a cold storage warehouse in Abilene and is buying and dressing turkeys for Christmas sales. The firm plans a full poultry and egg plant in the spring to utilize surplus space, prompting questions about the motive and scale of expansion.
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Abilene
Kerrville Shipments Top 548 Cars by December 20
Kerrville town shipments show growth with 548 cars of live stock wool mohair and other Kerr county products moved by rail on December 20 up about 100 cars from last year. Cedar posts rose most while grain and pecans declined in volume.
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Kerrville
Kerr County
Cedar Posts
Texas Turkey Harvest Hits Record Levels in 1929
Estimates show Texas produced about 1800 carloads of turkeys in 1929, roughly 550 more than the prior season, with total receipts near 5 million dollars versus about 8 million last year. Farmers face uncertain income as prices tumble and earnings decline.
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Texas
The Farm Problem as a Global Economic Challenge
The speaker argues farming remains essential despite uncertainty and low returns. He notes farmers fear not earning enough to support their families, making farming the world’s greatest and hardest economic problem to solve.
Winter Egg Boom Tactics Prompted by Lighting and Feed Tricks
The piece notes rising egg prices push farmers to winter-laying hens. Jack Shelton reports a 50 percent gain by turning on poultry lights at five a.m. A Seagraves grower claims a 300 percent rise using skim milk and a corn milo ration.
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Jack Shelton
Lying Farm Foundation
Seagraves
Shelton
Methodist Church Session and Services in Measurable Time
Next Sunday at 7 p m Rev L F Mathison presiding elder will preach at the Methodist church and hold the first Quarterly Conference for the year after the sermon. The pastor will preach at 11 and administer the Lord's Supper. Sunday school 9 45 a m Epworth Leagues 6 p m Missionary Institute of the Marlin District meets at Hearne January 8 at 10 a m.
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Mathison
Marlin
Methodist Church
Epworth
Missionary Institute of the
Hearne
Card of Thanks from Miss Mary Matula
Miss Mary Matula thanks friends and acquaintances for kind cooperation at the St. Louis Store contest that helped her win first prize.
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St. Louis
Miss Mary Matula
Miller Returns to Fort Worth for TCU Studies
Cyrus Miller returned to Ft Worth Monday to continue his studies at Texas Christian University. Mrs Miller accompanied him and will visit relatives in Ft Worth for several days.
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Cyrus Miller
Ft. Worth
Texas Christian University
Discontinue College Education Prompts Business Training
The notice encourages students forced to leave college to pursue business courses at Tyler Commercial College. It emphasizes adding business training to existing college work and highlights the college's employment department connecting with Southwest businesses to place graduates on progressive payrolls.
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Tyler Commercial College
Southwest
Tyler Commercial College Promotes Business Training Course
Advertisement urges high school graduates and college entrants to enroll in a business training course at Tyler Commercial College in Tyler, Texas. Mail the coupon for the catalog Achieving Success in Business and receive careful attention from the college.
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Tyler Commercial College
Tyler
Texas
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