Priceless Collection Of Relics Donated To Howard Payne College
Brownwood couple Dr. and Mrs. Leslie E. Boone gave Howard Payne College a large collection of letters deeds books manuscripts and relics. items include coins wood from historic trees old newspapers Civil War sheet music and about 3000 books.
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Leslie E. Boone
Brownwood
Howard Payne College
Caroline
Chapultepu Castle
Carlotta
Mexico
Maximilian
America
William
Mary
England
Washington State
Santa Anna
Houston
Texas
Alamo
San Jose
Sam Houston
Manila
Theodore Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Cuba
Goliad
Saturday Evening Post
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Abraham Lincoln
Pembrokes
Howard Payne College gains world collection for library
Dr and Mrs Boone donated a diverse global collection to Howard Payne College Library to spur student research and future gifts. The gift includes rare books and items from John Henry Brown and geologist Robert T Hill, with additional items from other countries. The report notes the Colgate Clock in New York harbor as the largest in the world and briefly observes embezzlers as highly intelligent criminals.
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Cadia
John, Earl of Rochester
Edinburgh
Boone
Howard Payne College
John Henry Brown
Henry 8S. Brown
Brown County
Robert T. Hill
Colgate
New York Harbor
Amity Progress Contest Meeting Reelects Officers
Members of the Progress Contest met at the Amity church on March 14 to start a new year. Officers were reelected with unanimous approval. The program included historical sketches, a poem, a comedy skit, and a lamp-gift presentation to Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Jenkins. Next gathering set for March 28 at the Amity Club House.
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Amity Church
Walter Henderson
E. R. West
A. D. Jenkins
Everett Harris
Church of the Redeemer
Biloxi
Miss
Bonnie Reynolds
Janet Watkins
Long Run Baptist Church
Jefferson County
Johnnie Herderson
Gorman
Maurine Reynolds
Derrell Watkins
Gene Pierson
Oss Reynolds
Robert Watkins
Elizabeth Robertson
Ground cotton burrs prove good roughage for cattle
West Texas feeder J Smiley Triplett of Amarillo told livestock experts and Southwest businessmen how ground cotton burrs, fed with a special protein supplement, cut feed costs by comparing to $30 a ton roughage. He fed burrs to 3000 cattle and claimed potential savings over $100,000 if test results hold.
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West Texas
J. Smiley
Amarillo
Texas
Club Receives Generous Donation for Comfort Rooms
The club praised the comfort and attractiveness of its rooms along with a basket of food. It expressed gratitude to Mrs. Beryl Heath of Rising Star for donating dishes for the club hope.
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Beryl Heath
Rising Star
Hope
Feed supplement boosts cattle use of cotton burrs in Texas trial
A Fort Worth based formula by Wit-A-Way Inc aids rumen bacteria to digest cotton burrs. Cattle fed burrs under Triplett’s experimental plan showed 20 percent prime grade stock and most others were choice. Amarillo group traveled to Bovina to view the herd. Past attempts to use burrs failed due to compaction and animal deaths, but Purdue inspired corn cob supplementation improved Midwest results.
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Wit-A-Way, Inc
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Bovina
Pigs Under 200 Pounds Favor Market Demands Says Expert
A USDA official notes pork buyers prefer lighter hogs than 250 pounds. 200 pound pigs yield less lard and more lean meat, matching higher price expectations and market demand.
Vaccinating Pigs Proves Cheaper Than Hog Cholera
A report stresses vaccination as the long term cost saver for pig farmers, noting hog cholera as the nation’s major pig killer and urging preventive measures to avoid outbreak losses.
States with four-letter names and Chicago stadium capacity
Three states in the Union have four letter names Ohio Iowa and Utah Soldiers Field in Chicago has the largest seating capacity of any stadium in America
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Union
Ohio
Iowa
Utah
Soldiers Field
Chicago
America
Graf Zeppelin Completes First World Flight in 1929
The Graf Zeppelin completes the first circumnavigation by air in 1929, marking a historic milestone in aviation with a multi-month journey covering continents and oceans aboard theZeppelin.
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Graf Zepplin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Howard Payne
Annity
Guy W. Taylor
Lone Star Seed Farm
Lone Star
Ceresan
Cyril
Roberson
Automotive Service
N. Houston
Ford Station
FORD
Cyril Roberson
Pat Tupin
Jack Bratton
Chrysler-Plymouth
Chrysler
NEW Yorker
RST Family OF Fine Cars
Comanche, Texas
Midwest
Purdue
Horry
Gatbiss, Sucha
Dudley Bros
Comanche
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!