Texas and Texans Fort Worth Tops Postal Receipts Rise
Fort Worth led U S cities in July 1926 postal receipts gain of 35.44 percent over July 1925. The rise reflects regional growth and the surrounding Northwest Texas settlement, with Lon A Smith of the Texas Railroad Commission urging more railroads to aid grain markets and broader development. Comanche built a 90 acre lake at a cost of 120000, highlighting water supply as essential to prosperity. Ochiltree county wheat sales drought to wealth, while Perryton reports 1595000 bushels marketed with projected three to five million more in trade territory.
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Fort Worth
United States
Lon A. Smith
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Perryton
Ochiltree County
Ochiltree
Comanche
Texas rice harvest heats up in Bay City report
Bay City in Matagorda county reports the rice harvest well under way with prices satisfactory. Thousands of acres in southwest Texas are producing good rice and profitable for owners. Some Texans doubt local rice. many assume all rice eaten in Texas comes from China or Japan. Texans should recognize their own state. Texas has the combination.
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Bay City
Matagorda County
Texas
China
Japan
Texan Youths Attended A and M College Program Week
About 3000 attendees, 80 percent boys and girls, visited the A and M College program week of August 12. The varied programs offered useful instruction and inspiration, with visitors free to choose what suited them. The scene showed eagerness to learn and observe among the young participants.
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A & M. College
Agents Guide Students At Short Course In County Program
Nearly every group of boys and girls at the short course was supervised by a farm agent or a home demonstration agent or both. They ensured attendance at lectures and exposure to demonstrations aligned with the youths interests. The educators praised the agents for splendid work and urged commissioners to support such staffing after witnessing results.
First Luminous Spider Discovered by Expedition in Central Burma
A scientific expedition in Central Burma reports the discovery of a luminous spider. The species appears to be the first of its kind observed, with researchers detailing its glow under specific conditions and noting its unusual habitat. The find highlights ongoing biodiversity work in the region.
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Burma
The Clifton Record and Dallas iNews Now Price Cut
Newspapers Clifton Record and Dallas iNews raise price to two dollars and fifty cents per issue with new subscription terms. The change affects home delivery and newsstand purchases, aligning with regional market adjustments and reporting plans for expanded digital access.
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Clifton Record
Dallas
Wise Uncle Hiram Persuades Bill to Attend State Fair
Old Hiram argues the State Fair offers practical lessons from grain science to soil adaptation and cattle care. He points to Texas expositions, poultry, factory wheels, and a grand miscellany of sights from R O T C drills to dog shows. William agrees to a week at the fair.
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Hiram Hill
Bill
Lliam
Hiram
Texas
Tucker
William
State Fair to Feature Free Thrills Before Grand Stand
The 1926 State Fair runs October 9 to 24 with free band concerts by the Thavia Russian band and a series of spectacular free attractions before the grand stand. The grounds have been reorganized removing the race track fence and breachers, relocating Morris and Castle Shows to a large space in front of the grand stand for more room and crowd ease. All attractions operate throughout the fair with no admission charge and a bow area provided for spectators.
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Thavia
Fair Park
Fine Wereford Showing Expected at State Fair
Officials of the State Fair of Texas prepare for a Hereford exhibition at the 1926 fair from Oct 9 to 24. Albert K. Mitchell of Albert New Mexico will judge the Hereford classes. John C. Burns notes quarantine limits live stock to horses since 1823. 1923 saw 144 head from Colorado, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
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Texas
Albert K. Mitchell
Albert
N. M
Southwest
Mitchell
John C. Burns
Fort Worth
Colorado
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Burns
Ming dynasty porcelain vases draw high collector praise
Latter-day collectors prize china vases from the Ming era while Texas kaolin finds in Real, Edwards and Fayette counties may gain attention at the 1926 State Fair of Texas in Dallas, slated for October 984.
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Texas
Real
Edwards
Fayette
Dallas
Heads Band To Perform At Texas State Fair in Dallas
The Thayiu's Exposition Band, touring from engagements in Philadelphia and Atlantic City, will give a free concert at the Dallas Auditorium during the State Fair of Texas. The ensemble arrives after appearances at the Sesquicentennial celebration and the Steel Pier.
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Heads
Dallas
Thayiu
Sesquicentennil
Philadelphia
Steel Pier
Atlantic City
Ott. OT
State Fair Texas Horse Show Seeks Entries
Entries for the 1926 State Fair of Texas horse show in Dallas close Oct 4. W I Yopp directs, C B Teems judges. Eight classes with amateur riders only, entries must be in owners’ names and animals named. Events include saddle horses, five gaited saddlers, novelty class, five gaited sweepstakes, walk trot canter, hunters and jumpers, ladies and gentlemen riders, youths under 14, and a four rider team. Harness and saddle ponies class includes Shetlands, ponies not over 40 inches tall.
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Dallas
W. I. Yopp
C. B. Teems
Poultrymen Plan for Big Day at State Fair
Walter Burton of Arlington Texas, superintendent, predicts Poultrymen Day at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas will be a red letter event. He is highly enthusiastic about the Oct 9 to Oct 18 exposition and anticipates a range of Gentrymen's Day activities of interest to locals and the public.
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Dallas
Walter Burton
Arlington
Texas
Burton
Women in Business: Career Advice From Byrne College
A long excerpt urges young women to pursue business careers, praising stenography as indispensable and highlighting opportunities in accounting, law, banking, and economics. It touts independence, advancement, and rewards for capable female workers, citing Byrne Commercial College in Dallas for training and scholarships.
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Byrne
Byrne Commercial College
Dallas
Texas
Stolen stray horse mare mule near Turnersville Texas
One brown mare mule about 15 hands high and 900 pounds disappeared from H G McNeely Rt 1 Turnersville Texas on Tuesday August 17. Reward offered for information leading to recovery.
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H. G. McNeely
Rt. 1
Turnersvile Texas
Golf's Rapid Spread In New York Society Circles 1899
In 1899 the society weeklies listed 124 persons in New York who had taken up golf. The game is now almost universally played.
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Society
New York
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J. C. Carpenter
Carpenter Bros
T. C. Coston
D. A. Carpenter
Carpenter Bros. Drug Store
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