Wallmil Church Wedding Draws Large Ceremony
The First Presbyterian church hosted a wedding for Helen Leonidas Logan and Stephen Maurice Coke with Dr W Bristow Gray officiating. The ceremony featured pink and green decor with smilax, floral arrangements, a formal bridal party, and an informal reception at the bride’s parents home in Brownwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Helen Leonidas Logan
Stephen Maurice Coke
W. Bristow Gray
Power
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Emilax
Allison
Julia Walker
Wyman Melnnis
Ruth Montgomery
Henry Irby
Minnie Wilkins
Blue Stringer
Charlotte Knowd
Temple
Miss Knowd
Richard Slider
Comanche
Heide
P. Legon
Vincent Street
Gladiolas
Brownwood Wedding Weaves Ties Between Cleburne Campuses
The ceremony featured bridal tones and an elaborate cake as Mr. and Mrs. Coke of Cleburne celebrated a marriage in Brownwood. The bride, a Brownwood native and Daniel Baker College graduate, will teach then cohere with Mr. Coke who will be an instructor and athletic coach at Electra high school. Out of town guests gathered from Cleburne St Louis Temple Coleman Nashville and Coleman. The couple plan to reside with the bride’s parents until September before moving to Tib etra for Mr. Coke’s teaching assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Malcom
Brownwood
Daniel Baker College
San Saba
Daniel Taker College
Coke
Daniel Taker
Flectra High School
J. T. Coke
Cleburne
Mra. W. P. Coke
More County Clubs Needed to Unite Rural Farmers
Progressive Farmer advocates forming more real country clubs in the South modeled after Bartow County Georgia. Clubs meet monthly at members’ farms, fostering fellowship and practical farming business, with shared buying power and cooperative seed purchases. The piece urges readers to recruit eleven local friends to start a club and notes strong member savings on fertilizer and seed.
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Rotary
Kiwanis
Lions
Civitans
South
Bartow County
Georgia
Farmers’ Club
Hugh Gilreath
Bartow
Dixie
Evidently a Man Without Friends Group Notes
Fragmentary line cites a man without friends and a terse exchange about information and cold remedies. Context unclear, readers see brief phrases and a questioning tone about social isolation. No clear date, place, or identifiable persons beyond generic references.
Farmers' Short Course at A&M College Texas
The sixteenth annual Farmers Short Course will run July 27 to August 1 at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Notable speakers from Purdue and the U S Department of Agriculture will join sessions on animal and plant science, home demonstration work, and contests for boys and women. Rail fare is reduced to one and a fifth, with lodging and meals at cost. camping grounds and dormitory lodging available for attendees traveling by automobile.
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Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
T. O. Walton
G- 1. Christie
Purdue University
Laftytte
Indiana
O. B. Martin
U. 8S
W. Washington
U. 8
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Ola Mae Powell
Southern States
Extension Service
Washington, D. C
Edith McClure Patterson
Dayton
Ohio
Texas
Cotton Seed Growers’ Association
Agricultural Development Plan Outlined for Smith County
The Smith County Agricultural Council proposes a multi year program to improve farming. Goals include land ownership, better homes, tenant accommodations, terracing and drainage, soil building with legumes, a three year crop rotation, 40 percent feed crops, home orchards and gardens, 30 hens a cow and a sow per farm, no scrub stock, careful fertilizer use, diversification from cotton, long term leases, and community fairs. The plan envisions an ideal 60 acre demonstration farm for teaching purposes.
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Connel
McTannan
Temple
Thelton
State Fair of Texas to Showcase 75 County Exhibits
Dallas News reports Supt. J. A. Moore of the agricultural department says the State Fair of Texas in Dallas will feature about seventy five county exhibits from October 10 to 25. Counties expect stronger competition with expanded facilities and revised scoring rules to level regional advantages. premium lists and rules will be mailed by July 15.
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Dallas News
Agricultural Department
Dallas
J. A. Moore
Moore
Texas
Notice of Property Levy Sale in Comanche County
By order of the Erath court a writ of execution, dated June 15 1925, against Ben Pettyjohn for $41.14, taxes, and costs leads to a levy on real estate in Comanche County Texas. The lands, including two tracts totaling about 276 acres described by surveys Robinson and Hore, are to be sold at public vendue at the Comanche County Courthouse on the first Tuesday in August 1925 between 10 am and 4 pm to satisfy the judgment in Spencer v Pettyjohn.
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Texas
Frath
Justice Court
Erath
W. R. Goodner
H. L. Spencer
Ben Pettyjohn
J. T. Gilbreath
Comanche County
Comanche Co
Towit
Rock Hill
Toppling Creek
N. W
Seid Hope
Hope
Co. B. Robinson
S. W. Pettyjohn
A. Hore
W. W Hawkins
W. R. Hawkins
S. W
J. W. Stephens
Stone Mound
Hope Survey
N. F
N. E
Stephens Survey
Court House
Comanche
Jere
Shove
Ren Pettviohn
Fprnelich Lanpenage
Camanche Mhiet 9
Comerehe
Looming Democratic Gubernatorial Primary Faces Many Candidates
The piece weighs future campaigns for governor, noting nine to ten contenders may run, including possible bids by Mrs. Ferguson or Jim Ferguson. Lynch Davidson seeks anti Klux Klan support, with Ku Kluxism described as a waning factor. It calls for cautious, merit based nominee selection to curb factionalism in the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Ferguson
House of Ferguson
Jim
Fergusons
Lynch Davidson
T. W. Davidson
Doctor Tests Patient with Claim of Osteorathritis
A doctor explains that the patient’s condition stems from defective teeth and insists on examining them. The patient reluctantly agrees, saying to hold out his hand as the examination proceeds.
University of Memphis Adds Co op Law Course
The University of Memphis will offer a co operative marketing law course this fall under Dean S. W. Jones. Abe D. Waldauer the cooperative attorney will lead the class. The program is claimed as the first law school in the United States to teach co operation law. A loss of 50 to 100 regular law students is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University OF Memphis
S. W. Jones
Law School
United States
Abe D. Waldauer
Memphis
Spelling Class Fuss Over Extra 2s
A family dinner turns to humor as a father chastises his son for miscounting letters. The son explains he added too many 2s in scissors in a playful misunderstanding.
Editors Gather in Tyler to Debate East and West Texas Life
Over 200 editors from across the state, June 18 to 20 in Tyler and East Texas, explored regional views. East Texans see value in small farms while West Texans praise open prairies, challenging stereotypes about piney woods.
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Tyler
East Texas
West
East Texas to Get Fine Road System, Linking Farms and Villages
Western readers demand reliable roads to erase distance and travel freely. Editors traveled to Tyler to see road-building progress across East Texas, promising a network that will connect nearly every village and farm with the wider world in a few years.
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Tyler
East Texas
East
Texas
Better farming boosts profits for small Texas farms
The westerner notes that careful cultivation matters more than acres. Farms near Tyler Way with rotation and proper fertilization build fortunes and fill banks. In Anderson county near Palestine a small cotton patch well tilled outperforms a larger field poorly cultivated, a lesson applicable to all crops.
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Tyler
Anderson County
Palestine
Texas
East Texas Farmers Diversify Amid Bumper Cotton and Corn Season
The East Texas soil yields diverse crops around Tyler and Jacksonville. Tomato and peach markets open. melons, blackberries, potatoes, and poultry thrive. Improved cattle breeds replace scrubs. farmers increasingly diversify while cotton and corn remain central. West Texas relies more on large cotton, wheat, and cane acreages.
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East Texas
Tyler
Jacksonville
The Danger of Bountiful Crops Editorial
The article warns that reliance on a single crop risks overproduction and price drops. It cites tomato crops in Jacksonville and compares single crop farming to cotton, urging diversified farming with poultry and dairying as reliable complementary sempre. It notes poultry and dairy offer steadier income when near favorable markets.
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Jacksonville
East Texas Country Homes Seen as Unattractive
The article notes the unattractiveness of rural East Texas dwellings. Unpainted box houses reflect poverty or indifference, highlighting neglect by occupants. Architects, builders, and paint dealers face an untapped market in Fast Texas country districts.
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East Texas
Texas
Peter Busca Witnesses and Wins Case
Peter appeals to a lawyer and promises a thousand kroner if he wins. The lawyer demands witnesses, Peter supplies them, and he wins his case. The other party asks for payment, Peter repeats the request to gather witnesses, and the cycle continues.
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Peter
Spring Lamb Riddle as Waiter Quips About Chewing
A humorous exchange features a waiter asking about the meat. The patron jokes that he has been chewing on one of the springs for an hour, turning a menu question into a playful line.
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Waco-Times-Herald
Smith County
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Tot Gitrreatty Marte
Camanche County
Will H. Mayes
Department of Journalism
University of Texas
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