Consolidation of Railroads in Texas Sparks Debate
Texas railroad commissioner Wal ter Splawn surveys federal consolidation plans proposing four main systems. Opponents fear reduced competition and port impacts and urge Texas to press the Interstate Commerce Commission for a plan that brings major lines into the state and preserves competition to boost freight, roadbed, and service improvements.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Missouri Pacific
Southern Pacific
Atlantic Seaboard
Port Arthur
Missouri-Pacific
New Orleans
Kansas City
Fort Worth
Denver City
Denver
Gulf of Mexico
Burlington
Frisco
Katy
Cotton Belt
St. Louis
Union Pacific
Congress
Mississippi River
Southwest
Cottrell Family Reunion Report From Copperas Creek
The Ot trell family reunion near Copperas Creek ten miles north of Comanche gathered last Thursday August 9 with about 20 invited guests and many relatives from distant places. W R Slider of Comanche gave an appreciated address. A picnic lunch was served at noon amid joyous conversation as the sturdy pioneer family marked more than 50 years in Comanche county and the county’s transformation to a progressive community of over 25 000 inhabitants.
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W. Ls. Cottrell
McNutts
Flanagans
Cottrell
Copperas Creek
Comanche
W. R. Slider
Comanche County
Cotton buyers return from South Texas trip
W. T. House Z. C. Henderson and Jamie Clarke came back Friday after a five week cotton buying trip from Woodsboro and Linton in South Texas. Other Comanche buyers O. Brightman D. M. Brightman Odis Guthrie and A S Harris also returned from Corpus Christi Robstown and Refugio counties where the season was active. House estimated the Nueces county crop at about 50000 bales with Refugio County planting smaller acreage.
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W. T
House
Z. C. Henderson
Jamie Clarke
South
Texas
Mr. House
Woodsboro
Mr. Henderson
Linton
Clarke
Brightman
Corpus Christi
D. M. Brightman
Odis Guthrie
A .S. Harris
Harris
Robstown
Nuesces County
Foley's Honey and Tar Aids Sleepless Night
Bridgeton New Jersey resident Geo A Owens reports his wife suffered persistent coughing and found relief with Foley's Honey and Tar. He also used the remedy and felt better, urging others to insist on Foley's Honey and Tar, sold everywhere.
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Geo
A. Owens
Bridgeton
New Jersey
Foley
Last Call on Delinquent Taxes
The notice warns delinquents to settle by September 20 or a suit will be filed for collection in the upcoming district court term. The city attorney will pursue nonpayments, with the school board cooperating to collect both city and school taxes. Mayor J R Fanes signs the notice.
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J. R. Fanes
Foley's Honey and Tar Advertises Quick Cough Relief
An advertisement features Esther Adams of Adama New York praising Foley's Honey and Tar for easing severe coughing spells. It claims relief for asthma hay fever coughs and colds and states the product is sold everywhere.
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Foley
Esther Adams
Adama
New York
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