Seeing Backward and Local News Highlights
A garbled regional note mentions Last Sundass Ts to be exhibited and school close Friday with medals for perfect marks among pupils. It covers local visits, cattle shipments to Fort Worth, and a contested precinct election where Leyendecker was declared winner by one vote. Also notes visitors from Egypt Wharton county and social events at Luna's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock
May Dobbins
I. L
Eagle
Rocery Department
Fort
J. F Beard
McDow
Beard
Sullivan
Brehen
Joe Houston
Rela
Miss Welford
Allerton
GC. Duncan
Egypt
Wharton County
C. L. Dobbins
Brad
Leyendecker
Loans Refinancing Farmers Debts in Colorado County
The Headlight reports that $35,000 in Federal land bank and Land Bank Commissioner loans were made in Colorado County between June 1, 1933 and May 1, 1934. Refinancing lowered charges for farmers and allowed cash or bonds in exchange for old obligations, with most funds repaying banks and taxes. Bond-based refinancings began March 26, with 3 to 5 percent rates and US government guarantees, boosting nationwide refinancing progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Lenhart
Eagle Lake
Colorado County
National Farm Loan Associations
United States
Land Bank and Commissioner's
Land Bank
National
Commissioner's
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
A La Mother Goose Poem Fragment In Arizona Note
A fragmentary verse titled A La Mother Goose notes varied kissing styles with lines about hot cold fast and slow, attributed to Arizona Kitty Kat. It follows with an unrelated line about 5 Complete Fountain Service at Joe Luna's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Luna
Active oil lease play near Wallis and Wallis area
In a two week span a spirited oil lease play has emerged around Wallis and East Bernard in southern Austin, northeast Wharton and northwest Fort Bend counties. Major players Tide Water Oil controls about 10 000 acres while Gulf Production Sun Oil Whitehead and Resh and others hold leases. Geophysical work since May plus Rosie Grigar No 1 findings spur activity. but no drilling obligation exists and timing of operations remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallis
East Bernard
Austin
Wharton
Fort Bend
Tide Water Oil Company
Gulf Production Company
Sun Oil Company
Whitehead & Resh
T. E. McEachlern
Showers & Moncrief
Rosie Grigar
J. S. O'Connor
Fort Bend County
Thewater Oil Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
S. O. Boothe
Texas
Tebter
L Brady
Louise Waddell
Houston
Ethel Burgess
LaPorte
Luna
Lon A. Smith
Qz Hi Record
Arizona
Kitty Kat
Jack Waddell
Rock Island
William
Thomas Waddell
Christian Science Services
P&g
Pegks
IGA
Hershey
Underwood
Maxwell House
California
Winesap
Doz
Abe
Frank Stephens Co
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