Farmers in Control of Cotton Prices
Austin August 7 The state agricultural department released a statement signed by W B Yeary arguing the 1920 and remaining 1919 cotton crop prices will shape world affairs. It accuses rail embargoes strikes and reserve bank actions of depressing prices to benefit speculators and spinners.
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Austin
W. B. Yeary
State Agricultural Department
West
Texas
Galveston
Federal Reserve Bank Board
New England
Reserve Bank Board
United States
State Department of Agriculture
Lynch Davidson for Lieutenant Governor
Temple Texas campaign insider Austin Callan endorses Lynch Davidson for lieutenant governor urging voters to back a candidate who supports all people, pledges no secret labor influence, and foresees favorable credit and agricultural policy to boost Texas prosperity ahead of August 28 runoff.
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Austin Callan
Temple
Texas
L. W. Culp
Press of
J.W. Culp
Culp
Lynch Davidson
Houston
Davidson
Labor
Brownwood Expands Natural Gas Supply for Winter
Brownwood Aug 11 Work has started on laying a ten inch main to replace the 55 inch line between the gas wells and the city. Pipe is arriving at Bangs and being paid for quickly so it is ready for cold weather. The larger system will supply gas to three or four times the current population with ample warmth when the first norther hits.
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Brownwood
Bangs
American Legion to Present Play Here in September
Rector Cunningham Post of the American Legion met at Woodman Hall with about thirty members. Mrs Mollie Moore Goldbold proposed her play The Microbe of Love, to be staged in September, as the post eyes football, a Legion Band, and a headquarters. Edwin Palmer was named as delegate to the Houston state convention.
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Cunningham Post
American Legion
Woodman Hall
E. P. Woodruff
Mollie Moore Goldbold
Comanche
Legion
Chamber of Commerce
Edwin Palmer
Rector Cunningham
Houston
Comanche County
University of Texas lists state officers and totals
A Texas University bulletin details 95 total state officers and employees across agencies. It lists counts for the Attorney General, Comptroller, Land Office, Auditor and other departments, plus specialized boards like Agriculture, Insurance, and Public Instruction. The tally excludes Austin institutions and statewide units.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas
Attorney General
Comptroller’s Office
Governor’s Office
Reclamation Engineer’s
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ranger Force
Fire Insurance Commissioner’s
State Board of Health
Highway Commission
Industrial Accident Board
Library and Historical Commission
Live Stock and Sanitary Commission
State Mining Board
Railroad Commission
Board of
Comanche County Teachers Institute Opens August 30 1920
Comanche County teachers convene in Institute starting Monday August 30 1920 and finish the week on Friday. A W Birdwell of San Marcos leads the High school section with A S Blankinship directing Intermediate and Mrs W O Reynolds Primary. State Department and Extension Department speakers will attend. Organizers call it one of the best institutes in the state.
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Comanche County
Institute
A. W. Birdwell
San Marcos
A. S. Blankinship
W. O. Reynolds
State Department
Cemetery Work Day at Whitney Cemetery
Graveyard work planned at Whitney cemetery this Saturday August 14. Community members are invited to attend bring their dinner and spend the day aiding maintenance efforts.
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Whitney Cemetery
Bailey Support Exposed in Texas Governor Debate
In a Star-Telegram excerpt, the editorial rebuts efforts to push Mr Bailey out of the Democratic fold arguing Bailey would be a stronger Texas governor than Mr Neff. The piece references past refusals to yield to Mr Bailey and asserts clear preference for Bailey.
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Bailey
Texas
Star-Telegram
The Salvation Army Industrial Homes Aid Desperate Men
The piece presents The Salvation Army creed of uplifting alcoholics, idlers, criminals, and the impure through sober, industrious, honest lives. It explains how its Industrial Homes work to inspire hope and rebuild ambition in those who have lost heart and refuse to move.
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Salvation Army
Style Shop Unveils Fall Hats Of Artful Economy
The Style Shop introduces fall hats blending refined design with affordable price points. Visit the new display to browse this season’s curated collection featuring versatile silhouettes and rich textures aimed at enhancing any outfit.
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Style Shop
Eastland chooses Cisco for road project unloading plant
Fleming and Stitzer, contractor for Eastland county's 5 million dollar road system, select Cisco as the unloading plant site with storage bins for crushed rock. An industrial line will run 22 miles from Cisco to Rising Star to transport materials, using six ton gasoline locomotives. The line may extend to serve other highways from Cisco after the Cisco Rising Star road is finished.
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Cisco
Tex
Fleming & Stitzer
Eastland County
Cites
Rising Star
Cisco-Rising Star
Pigs for Sale by C Wiesendanger
Duroc Jersey pigs listed for sale by C Wiesendanger. Contact details incomplete in the notice.
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Duroc-Jersey
Hs. C. Wiesendanger
Sitf
Duro Jersey Pigs
C. Wiesendanger
Sipe Springs Well Yields 300 Barrels Daily
The Puitt well near Sipe Springs, drilled for Ross Goss and Fletcher by Lie decker and Kenyon, hit Caddo lime at 2296 feet and began flowing by heads last week. It now yields about 300 barrels daily with tankage in place, signaling potential one of Texas’s largest oil pools. The spud date was June 23 and by July 23 production began, a 23 drilling-day record noted by observers.
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Sipe Springs
Puitt
Liedecker & Kenyon
Ross, Goss & Fletcher
Texas
Messrs
Lidecker & Kenyon
Denver riots scar city as streetcar strike turns violent
Denver faced a night of rioting as streetcar strikers their supporters and strikebreakers clashed leaving two dead? and numerous injuries. Eight cars were wrecked the Denver Post offices damaged and several barns attacked as crowds of up to five thousand gathered. Police planned to deploy volunteers and special officers to prevent a recurrence with federal troop options discussed.
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Denver
Denver Post
Tramway Company
East Denver
South Denver
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Bailey
Shoup
Hamilton Armstrong
State House
Jim D Slack Thanks Comanche County voters
Jim D Slack expresses gratitude to supporters in the Democratic primary for Tax Collector, especially praising the women who voted for him, and pledges to remember their loyalty.
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Comanche Co
Jim D. Slack
Comanchero Voter Letter Thanks Backing in Runoff
A voter thanks Comanchero residents for their support in the July 24 primary and anticipates backing in the August 28 runoff. The note expresses gratitude for the public input and pledges continued engagement.
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Comanchero
Sunday School Notice Inspires Comanche Youth Class
The Baptist Young People's Sunday school invites every young man and woman in Comanche to join. Organized about three months ago the class has thirty enrolled with about twenty attending weekly. Socials are held and praised. a special classroom is promised if attendance reaches 26. Join next Sunday to help secure the offer.
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Baptist Young People’s
Comanche
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Fr. Worth Star-Telegram
Eastland
Sipe
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