Texas State Highway Department progress report 1917
Six months into operations the Texas State Highway Department reports on January 1, 1918: total public roads 132,800 miles with 112,900 surfaced, 12,500 state highways, and 41 percent of state highways improved. Federal aid totals and county distributions are given, with receipts and disbursements and a closing note praising the department's progress and public cooperation.
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State Highway Department
Texas
Estes
Roughing Yearlings Through Winter Advice From Extension
Through Mr. C. M. Evans of the Texas A and M Extension Service, methods for roughing yearlings through winter are outlined. An ordinary cow needs about 2 pounds of grain and 2 pounds of roughage per day for maintenance. When using grass based roughage, cake or meal made from cottonseed, peanuts, soy, or velvet beans is advised. when using leguminous roughage like pea or alfalfa hay, corn or rice bean grain should be fed.
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C. M. Evans
Extension Service
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
Charlester Shot and Banker Arrests in El Paso
In El Paso Texas Jan 2 Char Quailey a millionaire mining Mexico was shot and the Sheldon less man killed in front of Hotel here this evening William Russel a millionaire banker and cattleman of Lubbock was arrested in his room charged with the hotel shooting The affair began during New Year Eve celebrations and ended in a fight and shooting outcome unclear
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Il Paso
Texas
Char- Quailey
Mexico
Sheldon Les Man Ol
Wmn. Russel
Lubbock
Reliance Roller Mills Sells Corn and Milo Maize in Bulk
A dealer at The Reliance Roller Mills offers led corn and Milo maize in carload lots and invites reasonable prices. The note mentions sales terms and availability.
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Reliance Roller Mills
Texas People in the War Regiments of Everyday Heroes
A Texas city community unites in wartime patriotism. Careful pledges describe restitution through thrift, Liberty Bonds, Red Cross support, and self denial. Yet farm owners largely abstain from pledges, exposing class gaps between urban volunteers and rural landholders amid calls for broader effort.
Quarantine Quelled Areas Counted In State Meeting
Hollworm announced by State Commissioner of Agriculture Fred W. Davis at a mass meeting with farmers and businessmen. Three counties Jefferson Gal Chambers wholly affected while Bra Harris Liberty and Har partially quarantined. District not cotton focused with annual production around 3,500 bales.
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Fred. W. Davis
Jefferson
Galand Chambers
Bra- Harris
Liberty
Harare
Weasley
Yeston Voria
Din
Investor sermon on safe government bonds for farmers
A farmer seeks advice on what to do with 500 dollars. A big Southwest business man discourages risky stocks and recommends United States Government Liberty Bonds as the safest, steady return investment. The farmer is urged to buy bonds to avoid losses and to support national efforts.
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Southwest
United States
Uncle Sam
Nest
Tere
It’s Your Duty to Produce and Buy Liberty Bonds
A wartime appeal urges citizens to use power and resources to win the war. It stresses goods and services, not money, as the path to victory and invites everyone to be a patriot by producing, earning, and buying Liberty Bonds. The message frames bond purchases as patriotism and personal profit in one.
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Pather
Liberty
Red Cross and
Young Men’s Christian Association
Quarantine Declared for Southern Texas District
Houston dispatch reports a three year quarantine order covering parts of the Southern Texas district including Jefferson, Galveston and Chambers Counties due to infestation concerns. The decision, issued January 9, aims to curb spread and protect broader state interests.
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Ks. A. Express
Houston
Texas
Southern
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Koenig
E. J. Koenig
Agency For “Maxwell Automobiles
East Market Square
State Highway Departments
State Highway Officials of America
Richmond
Highway Department
Charlester
Max T. Henke
Arket
Llano Road
Edgar Kothmann
One
Jecerson
Galveston
Champers Counties
Max T. Herke
Hansen
Real Estate and Loans
Priess Building
Alfred Klingelhoefer
Gherry Spring
General Merchandise
Fredericksburg
Ernst Wilke
Mint
Kolmeier & Klier Co
Kolmeier& Klier& Co
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