Kincaid Again Heads Sheepmen At 1931 Meeting
Brady Texas August meeting closes with T A Kincaid reelected president for seventh term. Officers named Roger Gillis W B Brown BE B Baggett James Cornell. Resolutions urge separation of convention and sale, raise 72000 for lamb advertising, and aid livestock truck law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady
Tex
San Angelo
T. A. Kincaid
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers’ Association
Roger Gillis
del Rio
W. B. Brown
BE. B. Baggett
Ozona
James Cornell
Association
C. B. Hudspeth
Mexico
Texas
Beat Martin
Blazing Forest Fire Threatens National Forests
Drought drives extreme fire hazards across forests from the Appalachians to the West. Forest Service reports increased firefighting funding and full-strength crews, with several large fires in West Virginia, North Carolina, Virginia, and elsewhere. In Spokane region, about 1,000 fighters tackle multiple blazes as crews smother hundreds of acres and monitor ongoing flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rocky
Appalachian
Forest Service
East
Rocky Mountain
Appalachians
Monongahela National Forest
West Virginia
C. L. Perkins
Nantehala
Pisgah
North Carolina
Allegheny
Pennsylvania
Natural Bridge and
Shenandoah
Virginia
Ouachita Forest
Arkansas
Ozark Forest
Spokane
Wash
Montana
Idaho
Ione
Matten Creek
Cabinet Reserve
Missoula
Selway Forest
Kooska
Little Pend Oreile Lakes
Okanogan
St. Joe Forest
Coeur D’ Alene National Forest
Pend Oreille Forest
Panhandle
Timber Protective Associations
Canada claims land to pole in Arctic sovereignty claim
Williamstown August 4 Canada will watch any design on land between its mainland and the North Pole and likely claim yet undiscovered lands. Dean P E Corbett of McGill warned the Attic and Antarctic conference that occupation and proximity support Canada’s claim with potential strategic value for future air routes and refueling stations. He noted US indifference could hinder any polar regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Mass
Canada
North Pole
P. E. Corbett
Law Schools
McGill University
Institute of Politics
Dean Corbett
Great Britain
United States
Europe
Dream prompts man to return finds son drowned in Texas
Leslie Woodall's father recalls a dream that warned him something happened prompting a return from Oklahoma to Texas. He learned his son had drowned after arriving in Ennis for the funeral, with the family visiting Fort Worth when he left on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ennis
Texas
Oklahoma
Leslie Woodall
Fort Worth
Battleships Wyoming Utah and Florida to retire this fall
Rear Admiral Hughes announced that the battleships Wyoming Utah and Florida will be retired this fall under the London naval treaty. The move aims at economy with an estimated gross saving of 4 million dollars annually, though personnel will be reassigned to other ships. The Wyoming, fleet flagship, will be replaced by the Arkansas, reducing fleet size to fifteen ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hughes
Wyoming
Utah
Florida
Japan
United States
Great Britain
Arkansas
OhioState poultry chief builds dry floor at university
E L Dakan head poultry man at Ohio state university explains the makeshift approach for a new poultry house floor. He describes leveling the soil to rise above the outside ground, laying tar paper to block water, and pouring a two inch concrete layer to keep the floor dry through winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Dakan
Ohio State University
Dakan
Rat Snap Offers Guaranteed Rodent Kill for Homes and Farms
No More Rats or mice after you use RAT SNAP a sure rodent killer. RatS killed with RAT SNAP leave no smell. Cats or dogs won't touch it. 35¢ size one cake for pantry or kitchen. 65¢ size two cakes for chicken houses. 1.25 for farms or storage buildings. Sold and guaranteed by R M Lewis and Knopp Metz Ger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M Lewis and Knopp & Metzger
Pasteurized milk promotes health for dairy buyers
The notice touts Pasteurized Milk to guard against milk borne diseases and mentions TB tested herds. It highlights cottage cheese, butter milk, and twice daily deliveries. A neat gallon ice cream package is offered for trips and outings, with real ice cream sold in any quantity and special cream for events.
Mexican Entries Into U S Reduced
Washington reports a drastic drop in Mexican immigration, with only 1,754 Mexicans entering the United States in the first half of 1930, yielding a projected annual rate of 7,348, a 57.1 percent decline from the five year average. The reduction follows strict enforcement, visa refusals to likely public charges, contract laborers, illiterates, or defective individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
United States
Department
Mexico
Texas Cotton Damaged by Drought Estimated at 25 Percent
Austin reports that Central East and North Texas cotton suffered at least 25 percent damage from a prolonged drought. Commissioner George B. Terrell estimated the crop at no more than 4 million bales, with normal output near 5 million, noting severe losses in the early crop up to Tyler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
East
North
Texas
George B. Terrell
Terrell
Tyler
El Paso Editor Silences Women in Bold Bet
In El Paso on August 4, editor Henry Ainsley claimed no woman could talk for ten hours and wagered ten dollars. One hundred thirteen women joined the challenge to silence him while fourteen bridge tables operated to prove otherwise. Men and a local shop owner denounced the stunt and pulled advertising from the Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
el Paso Heralds
Henry Ainsley
Ainsley
Association Aims to Lift Cotton Price to Twenty Cents
Dallas August 5 The Farmers' Marketing Association of America at its annual meeting here discussed plans to hold 5,000,000 bales until the price reaches 20 cents a pound by December 1. All officers and directors were re elected for another year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Farmers’ Marketing Association of America
Kilnoc Blue Gas and Durst Service Station Report
Local report highlights Kilnoc Blue Gas and the Durst Service Station. Details mention operations, location, and service offerings with emphasis on fuel and vehicle maintenance in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilnoc Blue
Durst
Four Arrested in Edna Bank HoldUp
Four men arrested at Stinnett Texas will be returned to Edna Kansas to face robbery charges in the First National Bank of Edna hold up. The sheriff reports the suspects Alvin Payton George Manges Park Manges and J Nichols confessed and will waive extradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons
Kan
Stinnett
Texas
First National Bank of
Edna
Earl Johnson
M. C. Hamilton
Chris Smith
Edna Marshall
Stinnettering
Alvin Payton
George Manges Park Manges
J. Nichols
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Kincaid
State Highway Commission
Texas Highway Patrol
Frank Hagenbarth
National Wood Growers’ Association
Southwest
Hagenbarth
National Co-Operative
New Zealand
Australia
Frank Holland
Texas Breeder-Feeder Association
Joseph Draper
Draper & Company of
Boston
Claud Wild
Independent Petroleum Association
Son
Co-Operative Creamery
U. S
Oscar Stein
City Butcher
Max Winkel
Prop
City Cafe the Best IN
Mir
Fredericksburg Publishing
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