Texas Highways Will Pay Big Dividends
Colp argues for a state and national highway system as a public investment. He cites oil, cotton, and pecan ports and insists paved roads eliminate the mud tax, boost commerce, and generate ongoing revenue through durable highways.
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Texas
The
Highway Commission of
People of
Highway Commission
Harding
Congress
Coolidge
Pat M. Neff
Highway Department
Union
Amundsen Endorses Cook Pole Claim Over Peary
Roald Amundsen, the South Pole discoverer, declares Dr. Frederick A. Cook’s claim to have found the North Pole as plausible as Peary’s. The lecture in Fort Worth notes Amundsen’s view after visiting Cook at Leavenworth where Cook serves a 14 year oil stock promotion sentence. He criticizes Eskimo testimony as unreliable.
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Peary
Amundsen
Dr. Cook
Cook
Senate approves United States joining World Court with reservations
Washington January 27 The Senate approved adherence to the World Court with reservations by 76 to 17 ending a long battle. Mrs Woodrow Wilson attended the vote with interest as the Senate issued its advice and consent to U S membership in the court rooted in the League covenant. The cloture rule capped debate and five hours of discussion preceded firm roll calls rejecting opponents reservations. In Park County Thanksgiving shipments of turkey totaled over 75000 pounds reflecting growth in production aided by county agents and extension workers.
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Washington, D. C
United States
World Court
Senate
League of Nations
Woodrow Wilson
Paris
Park County
Big Horn
Prices Offered for Farm Produce by KNOPP AND METZGER
KNOPP and METZGER advertise they pay the highest market price for chickens eggs turkeys butter and furs. Farmers are urged to call or visit for current price quotes with contact numbers 44 and 45.
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Knopp & Metzger
Sixty at Pasteur Institute in Austin take hydrophobia treatment
Austin January 23 sixty patients are at the State Pasteur Institute taking preventive hydrophobia treatment. Rabies prevalence is noted among dogs and cats with 170 dog heads examined and over 40 percent showing signs, prompting Dr J T Willhite to warn against stray dogs and cats.
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Austin
Tex
State Pasteur Institute
J. T. Willhite
Pasteur Institute
Raising Turkeys Helps To Destroy Grasshoppers
Extension workers urge turkey production for three reasons. The climate aids fattening for early holiday markets. Turkeys provide a supplemental cash crop for livestock growers. When flocks are large enough, grasshoppers are reduced as the birds feed on them, turning a pest into an asset.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Hunter accidentally shot near Miller's Creek
Johnson City Texas January 28 Matthew Given a young farmer from Miller's Creek was accidentally shot Tuesday night while tending a campfire. A gun discharged during wood throwing an arm wound was treated at Austin for X rays.
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Johnson City
Texas
Matthew Given
Austin
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