Notice to Road Contractors for State Highway No 9 Work
Sealed proposals are invited for 17.61 miles of road with local gravel and crushed rock surfacing in Gillespie County Texas. Bids due December 9 1919 at 2 PM to County Judge A H Kneese Fredericksburg with 5 percent bid bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
A. H. Kneese
Fredericksburg
Texas
A. F. Mourland
Tex
State Highway Department
General Land Office
Austin
A. H L. Kneese
Otf
Gillespie
State of
To the Sheriff of any Constable of Gillespie County
Notice greets the sheriff or constable of Gillespie County with formal address. No further readable details present in the fragment.
Notice of Letters Estates for Mary J Billings
K E Billings files in Gillespie County Court for Letters of Administration on Mary J Billings deceased. Hearing at the next term starting January first, 1920, at Fredericksburg Court House. Interested parties may appear to contest. Dated December 13, 1919. Herman Usener Clerk County Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
Katharine Schaefer
Willie Strempel
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Texas
Aay
Herman Usener
Mary J. Billings
K. E. Billings
Farm Notes on Legumes and Leaf Use in Soil
Legume plants like clovers cow peas and velvet beans improve soil by adding nitrogen and humus. Burning forest leaves wastes plant food and humus. use leaves to bed horse stalls on light sandy soils. Create furrows with a middle-busier or turning-plow and layer leaves by straddling furrows with wagon loads.
Can You Beat It Can You Beat The Signal Opinion
The Pilot Point Signal questions the proposal to transfer the State Agricultural Department to a federally controlled educational institution. It argues against surrendering remaining state rights to Washington and urges keeping federal control away from the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Agricultural Department
Washington
Convert Tenants to Home Owners Drive Gains for Texas Farms
The plan urges reducing tenancy to match the US average of 37 percent. Of 997 loan approvals in October, 182 were landless applicants seeking home purchases. East Texas had about 75 percent tenancy. the Black Land Belt had the smallest share. Over 30 years Texas tenancy rose from 37.6 percent in 1880 to 52.6 percent in 1910, with owners increasing slower than tenants.
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United States
Texas
Black Land Belt
South Texas
West Texas
Black Land
East Texas
Agricultural Bulletin
It Will Pay The Farmers
A Texas country paper urged farmers to advertise in their home papers to sell and exchange goods. The author cited a Wilson County example where a farmer asked for cotton seeds and another sought buyers, arguing local ads boost sales of seeds livestock and more.
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Country Press of
Texas
Wilson County
T. S. Minter
Market Bureau
Fluctuation of Cotton Market in Texas Monthly Bulletin
The Texas State Department of Agriculture notes when farmers were urged to sell at 89 cents or less, spinners earned $175 per bale converted to cloth, while purchasing cotton at 60 cents yielded about $50 profit per bale.
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Texas State Department of Agriculture
Texas
Mexican Hit by Switch Engine
Pelias Cruez was taken to Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital in San Antonio after being struck by a switch engine while crossing the International and Great Northern Railroad tracks on San Fernando Street. His leg was broken in two or three places and his body bruised.
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Pelias Cruez
Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital
San Antonio
International & Great Northern
San Fernando Street
Earthquake Hits Western Asia Minor Injuring and Destroying Towns
A serious earthquake struck Western Asia Minor on Thursday. Advices from Constantinople report seven villages in the Soma and Balikesri districts destroyed with many killed or injured. Soma near a coal field and Balikesri lies in a fruitful plain north of Smyrna.
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London
Asia Minor
Soma
Balikesh
Constantinople
Balikesri
Smyrna
Mediterranean
Rubber Boots in Bruns wick Tire Ad Mention
Felix Maier promotes Bruns wick Tires with a focus on rubber boots and tire durability in a concise ad style. The item highlights well known tire brand qualities and local trade language.
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Tonio
Daylight Store
Burrier-Maier Co
A.walter, Jeweler
the New Light
Hohmann & Stehling
Overland Service Station
The
Federal Land Bank of Houston
Brunswick
Felix Maier
Nash
Philadelphia
Standard Motor Sales CO
San Antonio, Texas
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