Fergusons to Open Vote Drive Saturday
Former Governor James E Ferguson and his wife Miriam A Ferguson the Democratic nominee for governor announce opening the general election campaign in San Antonio next Saturday at 7 50 p m with additional speeches planned across Texas before election day The itinerary is not yet completed A Dutch engineer has invented a camera enabling minute inspection of the interior of a drill hole
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Austin
James E. Ferguson
Miriam A. Ferguson
San Antonio
Ferguson
Turkey School Planned in Waco by Chamber and Agents
A turkey school will be held Monday October 24 at the Chamber of Commerce hall in Waco Texas with cooperation from the Chamber agricultural department the county home demonstration agents and local feed dealers. A and M poultry expert Paul Cungus will lead talks on production feeding and other turkey raising topics beginning at 9 30 a m At 11 a m the group will visit Waco Packing Company to grade live turkeys with plant employees demonstrating and then grading after slaughter No 1 or No 2 will be shown and discussed The goal is to teach raisers how to finish feeding so turkeys grade No 1 for a better price.
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Waco
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Department
Paul Cungus
A. and
M. College
R. S. Miller
Waco Packing Company
Horace Smith
Miller
Paul Haines
Fred Roetschke
Vernon
John Roetschke
Lowell Cox
Carl Barton
Meridian
Miss
Carl
J. S. Barton
Cullen
Willard Moore
East Texas
Joe Weiles
Coyote
Leta
Vera Vickrey
Iredell
Fairview
Clifton
Joe Bearden
Near Valley Mills
Chas. Johnson
Hurst Springs
Wooden Soldiers Return Anticlimax Speech
A sergeant ends drill by recalling giving wooden soldiers as a child to a neighbor boy after a Sunday school talk on charity. He recounts the boy’s plea to return them and quips that the day has come, addressing his men with a sharp rebuke.
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Bertie
Global illiteracy reaches over half a billion people
A report notes that despite gains, more than 500 million individuals aged over ten cannot read or write. The figure highlights persistent educational gaps across nations and calls for renewed efforts to expand literacy programs worldwide.
Cranfills Gap School News and Local Visitors
The Cranfills Gap page reports on a new school building nearing completion and staff, local residents visiting Hamilton, Waco, and Meridian, plus an upcoming Mustang and Mount View school terms. The highway bridge on Meridian Creek is progressing, and several families move or travel for work or school.
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P. B. Rohne
Hamilton
Allie Shepherd
Bernt Bertelson
Dr. Cathey
H. J. Cureton
Meridian
Loveseco Brann
Our City
Langston
Gatesville
M. E
Rufua Clement
Temple
Gym
Homer Bronstad
Waco
Aaron Pederson
Easterwood
Mustang
Helen Powell
Burma Woods
Meridian Creek
Alle Mae Bertelson
Mildred Stanford
Mount View
Fairy High School
Guy C. Hartgraves
Lou Jones
Ted Nix
Edna Sills Lackey
Helen Gayne
Falls Creek
Heflin Backs Roosevelt Campaign For Democratic Victory
J Thomas Heflin former U S Senator from Alabama who opposed Al Smith and was barred from the party primary has volunteered to rejoin the Democratic fold and work for Roosevelt and Garner. He wrote Jerome T Fuller Alabama speakers bureau chairman who welcomed harmony in the ranks and urged moving forward under Roosevelt and Garner for a great Democratic victory.
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Heflin
Roosevelt
Birmingham
Ala
J. Thomas Heflin
United States
Alabama
al Smith
Garner
Jerome T. Fuller
Poison Ivy's Toxin Is Resin, Not Pollen
The irritant in poison ivy comes from a resinous compound in the stem and leaves rather than pollen. This resin causes contact dermatitis on skin contact, triggering itching and rash in sensitive individuals.
Lanes Chapel News Items Highlight Local Visits and Incidents
Rev Nichols completes regular duties before Conference meeting in November. No Saturday service due to missions in Mosheim. Visitations include Rev C H Sisserson of Cleburne with R M Lane. Prolonged influenza recovery for Julius and Harlow Roetschke. Local accidents and travels noted among Roetschkes Barton families. Florida cited for vast swamp wetlands at 19 800 000 acres.
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Nichols
Mosheim
C. H. Sisserson
Cleburne
R. M. Lane
Lane
Morton
Texas
W. W. Smith
Julius
Harlow Roetschke
John Roetschke
Corbin Barton
Slaton
Charley Veiles
E. Lane
Fleas Feeding On Doctor Blood Tests Cure Hope
Washington observes Dr. R. E. Dyer severely ill with American typhus fever as fleas are fed on his blood to test transmission to humans. The experiment aims to prove rat fleas can spread typhus, potentially saving lives. If guinea pigs contract typhus from bites, transmission is confirmed.
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Washington
R. E. Dyer
Dyer
National Institute of Health
United States Public Health Service
Echo of Eagle's Nest in Killarney Repeats Bagle Note
The famed Eagle's Nest in the mountains near the Lakes of Killarney Ireland creates a remarkable echo repeating a single bagle note at least a hundred times, drawing attention from hikers and researchers alike.
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Killarney
Ireland
Future of Texas rests on schools says educator
Dr. Bradford Knapp president of Texas Technological College told listeners on radio that civilization hinges on men brains knowledge and character not just machines and power He urged Texans to strengthen education to prepare youths for leadership in gas and petroleum driven industries amid shifting populations and uncertain markets including Europe and South America.
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Bradford Knapp
Texas Technological College
WFAA
Texas
Texans
Knapp
Graves and crypts rented by the year worldwide
In many countries graves and crypts are rented annually. If payments stop, the space is cleared and caskets removed, resetting the plot for reuse.
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Turkeys
Turkey
Waco Packing Co
Meridian, Texas
H. W. Hering
A. M
Waco News-Tribune
Cranfills Gap
Pacific
Iona Peaches
White House Milk
Quaker Maid
Jonathan
Lanes Chapel
Florida
Eagle’s Tailor Shop
W. A. Johnson
Optometrist
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