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Fredericksburg Standard in Fredericksburg, Texas

12 Jan 1929

Page 10

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Fredericksburg Standard

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Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1929

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10

Texas 4-H Club Boys Win Trips to Chicago Expo

Twenty three Texas 4-H Club boys earned prize trips to Chicago for the International Live Stock Exposition and the National 4-H Club Congress. Highlights include Paul Robinson’s 154 bushels of corn per acre, Milton Wakefield’s prize dairy cow yielding 6 269 pounds milk, J R Crow’s 510.63 dollars net profit from turkey project, and Jack Flynt’s 4406 pounds seed cotton per irrigated acre.

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Texas Chicago el Paso County Wyman Smelley Nacogdoches County L. T. Felty Fannin County Poland Congress College Station Tex Lone Star State A & M College of Texas Corn Club Sweet Potato Club Pig Club Dairy Cow Club Paul Robinson Madison County Lubbock W. C. Wright Lamesa Dawson County Milton Wakefield Midlothian Ellis County J. R. Crow Hillsboro el Paso Ysleta Jack Flynt Marvin Kelly Minden Rusk County Jasper County Mack Behannon Magnolia Springs South Plains Santa Fe Railroad, Armour and Company Texas Baby Beef Club Joe Hutton Fairy Hamilton County
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South's Rich Mineral Wealth Highlighted by Holland

An old quotation from Holland notes the South’s large share of national mineral output. It claims near total nickel values in bauxite and sulphur, high percentages of phosphate, asphalt, gasoline, petroleum and metals, and vast reserves of salt, coal, iron, clays, and potash.

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Holland’s
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Thief Steals Influenza Germ Tubes From Doctor’s Car

A London thief fled with tubes containing millions of influenza germs left in a car by Dr. W. M. Crofton. The doctor warns that if broken in shelter an epidemic risk exists, while open air would likely kill the germs. Police note a spate of automobile raids on physicians’ cars and suspect a gang selling medical equipment.

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London W. M. Crofton
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Three Hicks Boys Die in Fire Near Eminence Missouri

Three boys, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hicks, were burned to death when their home five miles south of Eminence burned. The parents, away visiting relatives, failed to notice the blaze until the house was fully engulfed. The father suffered head and face burns trying to enter.

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Eminence Here Oscar Hicks Hicks
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Texas Founding Ties to La Salle Landing at Lavaca Bay

The history of Texas begins with René-René-Ren La Salle landing on Lavaca Bay in February 1689 and founding Fort St. Louis.

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Texas la Salle Lavaca Bay Fort St. Lots
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Texas Leads Nation in Hotel and Telephonic Reach

Texas shows strong hotel facilities and expanding utilities with extensive pipeline and electric networks reaching remote areas. The average Texan makes about five telephone conversations daily, supported by roughly 635000 telephones statewide.

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Texas State
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Llano Estacada and the Staked Plains Origin

The name Llano Estacada or staked plains refers to West Texas where Coronado reportedly marked his route to trace his return journey. The legend links the term to the explorer’s detour and guidance across the plains.

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Llano Estacada Plains West Texas Coronado
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