Home demonstration clubs attend Farmers' Short Course at A&M College
Miss Martha Hickman leads four county clubs to the 25th annual Farmers Short Course at College Station with demonstrations on rose propagation and home management. Despite short club histories, participants plan to compete next year and hope for broader county representation. San Marcos reports also note Floresville pair Katherine Gilley and Wilbur Seale as August bachelor’s degree candidates at Southwest Texas State College with graduation on August 22.
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Martha Hickman
J. C. Cockrell
LaVernia
Ridout
Sunnyside
Mertie King Montgomery
Pandora
Helen Albert
Floresville
A. & M. College
College Station
Howevr
Miss Jacks
San. Marcos
Texas
Katherine Celeste Gilley
Wilbur G. Seale
Southwest Texas State Teachers’ College
San Marcos
Hughes thanks voters in Wilson County after district clerk race
In a message to Wilson County voters the Democrat candidate Hugh Hughes expresses gratitude to supporters and pledges camaraderie with rivals. He promises to buy a drink for those who opposed him and vows to respond with accountability if asked about past actions each time he ran for office between 2000 and now.
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M. “Hughes
Rate Of Lean Closings In Lending Activity See Land Bank
There was little setup during July in the lending activities of See Land Bank. The report notes no appreciable change and directs readers to Page 8 for full details.
Farm Administration Pays Cotton Growers 34 Million Total
Washington Aug 7 The Farm Administration said payments to cotton farmers under the 1934 adjustment totalled 34 691 288 as of Aug 1. The first 50 million installment nears completion as the program aims for 100 million total with second 50 million payments to begin after contract compliance. Overall government payments to cotton farmers stand near 130 million with 30 million parity payments slated for December. Rental payments by states listed by state checks and amounts, with a national total of 936 188 checks totaling 34 691 288. County figures include Atascosa 24 443 Bexar 27 665 Gonzales 76 953 Karnes 85 011 Wilson 34 418.
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Washington, D. C
Farm Administration
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
New Mexico
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Atascosa
Bexar
Gonzales
Karnes
Wilson
Cotton pool plan advised for option holders
A telegram read in the Chamber of Commerce chamber details a Washington based plan to let cotton option holders tender participation trust certificates to a pool manager. Certificates would be bought at market value minus ten cents per pound plus a small carrying charge. Advise holders not to sacrifice certificates. further tendering details to follow from Oscar Johnson.
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E. D. Beck
Bryan
Chamber of Commerce
Eugene Beck
Floresville
Texas
Cotton Pool
Oscar Johnson
Beef Canning Notice In Wilson County Plants
Beef canning is being conducted in all community canning plants in Wilson County. The notice indicates widespread private beef processing activities across the region and calls attention to regulatory or operational details under review.
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Wilson County
D H Ford Found Dead Early Thursday Morning
Well known farmer D H Ford was found dead early Thursday morning in the Sag Cathen te area. He was known for cotton farming and town forming efforts in the region.
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D. H. Ford
Funeral Held for D. H. Ford at Floresville
Funeral at 10:00 am for D. H. Ford age 69 found dead in cotton wagon near San Antonio river bridge. Death from heart attack while driving to gin. no violence. Survived by wife, son Hardy Ford of Three Rivers, two sisters in San Antonio and Atlanta, and brother P. H. Ford of Floresville. Floresville cemetery interment. Ford longtime Wilson county farmer and respected resident.
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D. H
Dunk
Ford
San Antonio
Jim Anderson
Floresville
Wilson County
Hardy Ford
Three Rivers
Annie Barnes
Birdie Mixon
Atlanta
P. H. Ford
Mrs Schiffers Helps Entertain Roosevelt Party in Cartagena
Mrs Peter D Schiffers formerly Miss Mary Kerr niece of Mrs Rosa Dewees aided the American colony in Cartagena Colombia hosting a Club Tea for President Franklin D Roosevelt. She sent a letter home describing the reception the president gave Olive and herself, noting orchids linen napkins and a NBC broadcast.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cartagena
Columbia
South America
Peter D. Schiffers
Mary Rose Kerr
Rosa Dewees
United States
Olive
Papa Club
NBC
Contracts for Rented Cotton Land Modified at A M Gathering
Kileberg told attendees at the A and M gathering that aid has been granted by the department and the AAA. The remarks focused on adjustments to contracts for renting cotton land, outlining changes and expected impacts for farmers.
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Kileberg
Gathering
Dep’t
AAA
Congressman's relief victory on cotton contract rule change
Congressman Richard M. Kleberg hailed a new department of agriculture ruling that loosens cotton contracts for 1934 to allow forage use and sale of pasture hay and roughage from contract lands. The modification covers seed harvesting from meadow and forage crops and extends to the entire state as Kleberg urged. He met with state relief officials and AAA leaders to discuss further storm area relief work in Texas Gulf Coast regions and praised South Texas farmers for understanding cotton belt issues.
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W. P. Elliott
College Station
Texas
Richard M. Kleberg
Department of Agriculture
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Washington
Kleberg
Adam Johnson
C. A. Cobb
AAA
O. B. Martin
Cobb
South Texas
Corpus Christi
Rural Rehabilitation Boosts Wilson County Housing Plan
The rural rehabilitation program gains traction across Wilson County with Floresville leading in interest. About forty houses are listed in Floresville, followed by Suther and Springs and Stockdale. The plan provides up to seventy five dollars in materials and all labor to make vacant farms habitable, with screened houses and pit toilets, plus 5 to 15 acre plots for food. Community work centers will arise as small factories to manufacture home goods.
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Wilson County
Floresville
Suther and Springs
Stockdale
Federal Land Bank appraisers meet in Temple
D. A. McKenzie district appraiser and R. L. Leuschner and Ben Crider general appraisers for the Federal Land Bank of Houston are in Temple this week for a statewide short course. The session covers all phases of land bank loans and appraisals during a full week in the locality.
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D. A. McKenzie
R. L. Leuschner
Ben Crider
Federal Land Bank of Houston
Temple
Federal Land Bank
Final Cotton Acreage Reduction Campaign Figures Made Public
Texas shows 236183 contracts covering 4282723 bases of 478 pounds net weight affecting 11264746 adjusted base acres and 53228368 rented acres. Rentals total 26777280 dollars and parity payments may reach 8153513 dollars. Bankhead quotas and certificates loom as drought battering yields foretell.
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College Station
Texas
Washington
State Cotton Board of Review
United States
Senator Woodul Leads Lieutenant Governor Race in 1st Primary
Houston data show Walter Woodul with a 162,090 vote plurality over his nearest opponent in the Texas lieutenant governor race. From 251 of 254 counties, including 224 complete, totals list Woodul at 328,217, Berkeley 76,439, Hornsby 122,001, Johnson 97,836, Mooore 166,127, and Rogers 72,233.
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Houston Chronicle
Walter Woodul
Houston
Texas Election Bureau
Woodul
Berkeley
Hornsby
Johnson
Mooore
Rogers
Gratitude to Wilson County Voters After Primary Race
In a recent primary, a candidate thanks Wilson County voters for their support and courtesy. He expresses no ill will toward opponents and pledges to continue serving constituents to the best of his ability. Mrs H. T. Graham spent several days in Dallas at her sister’s bedside, who has been seriously ill for some time.
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H. T. Graham
Dallas
A. and I. Plans New Dormitories At Kingsville
The Texas College of Arts and Industries board met in Kingsville on Saturday and nominated John W. Merriott of San Antonio as architect with Phelps and DeWees as consulting architect. They presented representative plans and specifications for new dormitories awaiting final state engineer approval.
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Kingsville
Texas
Texas College of Arts and Industries
John W. Merriott
San Antonio
Phelps and DeWees
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Pothom Business
P. C. Schiffers
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J. R Kidwell
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Bankhead
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A. & L. College
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