To Enroll Southern Veterans Medal Enrollment Plan
Atlanta March 18 The enrollment of all living Confederate veterans into a Gold Star section by the Book of Memory is being led by the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the Confederate Southern Memorial Association. Lucius L. Moss and Mrs A M Wilson back the effort with pledge of support. Counties across the South have completed enrollments and organizers hope every living veteran is enrolled by April 1 ahead of the Tampa convention.
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Atlanta, Ga
Book of Memory
South
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Confederated Southern Memorial Association
Tampa
Texas Tech Attracts Textile Mills Interest Across State
Texas Technological College, in its second year, trains a 1500 strong textile program from seed to finished bolt. John W. Carpenter, early regent and Tex Power and Light official, promotes Texas textile growth, funds the Carpenter scholarship, and helped prepare a 48 page booklet “Textiles and the New Generation” distributed to Texans and mills in America, England, and Japan.
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Texas
Texas Technological College
Texas Tech
West Texas College
John W. Carpenter
Texas Power and Light Company
Neff
Carpenter
Southeastern States
New England
Board of Regents
P. W. Horn
Texas School
America
England
Japan
Texas mills push to lure textile industry to Texas
Waldo C. Cole of Texas Power and Light travels to Boston and New England to recruit textile mills for Texas. John W. Carpenter announces a yearlong national ad campaign on Texas textile potential. Cole will stay at least six months to meet capitalists and mill owners. Several new Texas mills already operate due to Carpenter’s efforts, and Texas Tech at Lubbock is highlighted as a rising textile institution.
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Waldo C. Cole
Texas Power and Light Company
Boston
New England
Texas
John W. Carpenter
Mr. Cole
East
Mr. Carpenter
Carpenter
Cole
Carolinas
Mexico
Gale
Medal to honor veterans with gold name plaques
Florida announces a special triple plated gold medal designed by Augustus Lukeman to be awarded to each veteran as his name is enrolled in the Book of Memory. Each name will be preceded by a gold star.
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Florida
Augustus Lukeman
Stone Mountain Memorial
Meyers Old Time Blacksmith Sells Plows and Shovels
Local tradesman Meyers offers a range of farm tools including plows sweeps and shovels to farmers and homeowners in the village. The shop emphasizes sturdy hand forged implements and prompt service.
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Meyers
Death of Capt. R. F. Coleman in Bryan Texas
Capt. R. F. Coleman 72 of Huntsville died suddenly at a Bryan home while breakfasting after spending the night with friend J. R. Fain. Former warden of Texas penitentiary he had opposed the electric chair and recently ran a Huntsville hotel. He lived in Bryan Cameron and Huntsville. his wife survives.
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Bryan
Texas
R. F. Coleman
Huntsville
W. T. Hill
J. R. Fain
Coleman
Fain
Capt. Coleman
Texas Penitentiary
Cameron
Hastings Seeds Catalog Offers Finest American Seeds
Hastings Seeds promises the 1927 Hastings Seed Catalog with 112 pages of photographs color overs and culture directions. The catalog covers Eyden flowers fields seeds and plants from Hastings Seeds, offered by H G Hastings Co Seedsmen of Atlanta Georgia. A postcard request brings the catalog by return mail.
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Hastings
Eyden
America
Buckholts native remembered as prison guard and farmer
The community mourns the death of a local man who owned a home and farm on Buckholts road. He was known as a prison guard who oversaw convicts at Cameron, including work at the Riverside farm.
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Buckholts Road
Coleman
Cameron
Purification Promises Health With Calotabs
Physicians tout Purification as the foundation of health and urge a cleansing course of Calotabs once or twice weekly for several weeks. The advertisement claims Calotabs purify the entire system and improve vitality, offering a family package with directions for 35 cents at any drug store.
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Nature
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W. D. Bigbel
C. N. Green
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C.n. Green & Bros
J. H. Sapp
Cam
Eron
Mills
Pree
H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen
The
Federal Land Bank of
Houston
W. G. Gillis
Cameron National Farm Loan Association
Cameron, Texas
Ss. P. Cross
Insurance and Farm Loans
First National Bank
Raymond Sharpe
A. & M. College
College Station
John Tarleton College
Stephensville
Raymond E. Sharpe
Cameron,Texas
Royal Society
H. C. Keith
Pierce & Bradbury
Citizens National
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